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Seattle startup’s co-founder rejoins Israeli military in war: ‘I cannot just stand aside and do nothing’

by Kurt Schlosser on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 at 8:06 am

When Boaz Arbel woke up Saturday to the news of what was happening in Israel, he knew immediately that he would need to go back and find a way to… Read More

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Microsoft CEO ‘heartbroken’ by attacks on Israel; tech giant has nearly 3k employees in the country

by Taylor Soper on October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 at 11:20 pm

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella issued a statement on the war in Israel and the company shared a memo it sent to employees. “Heartbroken by the horrific terrorist attacks on Israel… Read More

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Amazon CEO calls attacks on civilians in Israel ‘shocking,’ says company will support relief efforts

by Kurt Schlosser on October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 at 10:44 am

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy called the attacks against civilians in Israel “shocking and painful to watch” in a post on X on Monday night. Jassy joined the chorus of those… Read More

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Israeli president coming to people’s homes via unique hologram video tech from Seattle startup

by Kurt Schlosser on April 28, 2020April 30, 2020 at 5:31 pm

Politicians used to shaking hands and hoisting babies in person may want to check out the technology being employed by the president of Israel as he addresses the nation this… Read More

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Archaeological dig in Jerusalem unearths evidence of biblical Babylonian conquest

by Alan Boyle on August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 at 9:33 pm

One month after offering up archaeological evidence to back up a contested claim about the First Crusade, researchers say they’ve found traces of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in a… Read More

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A rush of rockets: SpaceX Falcon 9 puts Israel’s Amos-17 telecom satellite in orbit

by Alan Boyle on August 6, 2019August 11, 2019 at 2:06 pm

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched a Boeing-built, Israeli telecommunications satellite called Amos-17 into geosynchronous transfer orbit today, adding to what’s shaping up as a largesse of liftoffs. The launch from… Read More

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Exclusive: Archaeologists confirm contested tale of the Crusades, 920 years after battle

by Alan Boyle on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 at 4:40 am

GeekWire aerospace and science editor Alan Boyle reports on a significant archaeological find during his Middle East science tour.  JERUSALEM — Exactly 920 years after Jerusalem fell in the First… Read More

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NASA’s lunar orbiter spots the smoking hole left behind by Israel’s moon lander

by Alan Boyle on May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 at 10:55 am

The Israeli-built Beresheet moon lander made history when it went into lunar orbit and descended to the surface — and although it didn’t survive its crash landing, it did leave… Read More

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Beresheet bummer: Investigation of Israeli lunar lander’s crash points to human factor

by Alan Boyle on April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 at 3:51 pm

A manually entered command apparently set off a chain reaction of events that led to last week’s crash of an Israeli-built lunar lander during its attempt to touch down on… Read More

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Israel’s Beresheet lander crashes on moon, ending privately funded space odyssey

by Alan Boyle on April 11, 2019April 26, 2019 at 10:01 am

An Israeli-built lander crashed onto the moon today during its final descent, bringing an unfortunate end to the first privately funded lunar mission. “We had a failure on the spacecraft,”… Read More

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Israel’s lunar lander switches from Earth orbit to moon orbit; touchdown in a week

by Alan Boyle on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 at 10:20 am

The Israeli-built Beresheet lander successfully started orbiting the moon today, marking a crucial step toward next week’s scheduled lunar touchdown. Today’s maneuver changed the orbit for Beresheet (Hebrew for “In… Read More

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Israeli lunar lander looks back at Earth

by Alan Boyle on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 at 7:37 pm

An Israeli lunar lander gets photobombed by Earth in a selfie released today by SpaceIL’s Beresheet mission team. The selfie was captured from a distance of more than 23,000 miles… Read More

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‘Big step for Israel’: SpaceX launches lunar lander along with high-flying satellites

by Alan Boyle on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 at 7:20 pm

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent the Israeli-made Beresheet lunar lander on the first leg of its journey to the moon tonight, as a ride-along payload accompanying Indonesia’s Nusantara Satu… Read More

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To the moon? Israel’s SpaceIL says SpaceX will launch team’s lunar lander this year

by Alan Boyle on July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 at 7:42 pm

News Brief: SpaceIL, an Israeli team that was once a competitor in the now-defunct Google Lunar X Prize, says it will have its lander launched toward the moon in December. The lander… Read More

Oracle opens second cloud accelerator program, attempting to court startups

by Dan Richman on January 16, 2017January 24, 2017 at 7:15 am

Database giant and cloud contender Oracle has opened a cloud accelerator program in Tel Aviv, with the aim of helping startups that use cloud technology, according to Israeli press accounts.… Read More

Microsoft to acquire Israeli cyber security firm Secure Islands for reported $77M

by Jacob Demmitt on November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 at 7:09 am

Microsoft confirmed rumors on Monday that it is acquiring Secure Islands, a 9-year-old cyber security firm based in Israel. The company plans to keep selling Secure Islands’ product to its… Read More

Microsoft reportedly paying $200M to buy Surface digital pen maker N-trig

by Taylor Soper on February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 at 1:27 pm

Microsoft is reportedly set to pay $200 million for N-trig, the Israel-based startup that manufactures digital pens — including the stylus used for Surface Pro 3 tablets. Israeli websites Calcalist and Globes are reporting… Read More

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