Geeks meet geeks for UK/Israel technology parley

It was a unique moment when our geeks met their geeks to discuss what the UK can learn from Israel’s work in successful innovation.

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Thousands join debate on dangers of internet

A conference to discuss steering young strictly Orthodox Jews away from online dangers is expected to attract up to 6,000 people.

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Israel brainwave gets French robot to walk

A man in Israel has controlled a robot in France using just his brainwaves, in what is being heralded as a major scientific breakthrough.

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Scientist says Higgs boson discovery 'just the beginning'

An Israeli scientist whose efforts led to the discovery of the “God particle” has stressed that the project is far from over.

Technion professor Shlomit Tarem is one of 2,500 physicists from 37 countries who helped build Atlas, the largest of the six particle detector experiments constructed at the Large Hadron Collider at the Cern facility.

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Google invests in Mussolini project

Google is investing millions of dollars in a YouTube channel dedicated to Benito Mussolini.

Having struck a deal with the Italian government, Google will upload an archive containing 30,000 newsreels and documentaries, many of which glorify Mussolini and his reign.

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BT turns to Israeli Hi-tech expertise

BT has appointed an Israeli hi-tech firm to manage security issues for its leading global accounts.

The British communications company selected Petach Tikvah-based firm Cyber-Ark Software in a deal said to be worth millions of shekels.

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Ed Balls unveils plans for UK-Israel 'economic dialogue'

An incoming Labour government will learn from the Israeli hi-tech success story and consolidate the UK-Israel trade relationship, according to Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls.

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Auschwitz town gets app to remember Jewish past

The town in southern Poland where the Auschwitz concentration camp was located now has its own iPhone app.

The app, called Oshpitzin - the Yiddish name for the town, uses the latest technology to tell the story of the pre-war Jewish community of Oswiecim.

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