Britain eyes phone-tracker to protect women walking alone
A top British government official is backing a phone company's proposal for a new tracking service to help protect...
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El Salvador's bitcoin gain to fund hospital for 'furry friends'
El Salvador will invest some of the $4 million gains it has obtained from its bitcoin operations to build...
Australia weighs holding social media giants responsible for defamatory posts
The Australian government is considering a range of measures that would make social media companies more responsible for defamatory...
After fentanyl deaths, Snap launches in-app tool on drug dangers
Snap is launching an in-app tool to educate users searching for drug-related key words on Snapchat about the dangers...
Carbon capture startup RepAir closes $1.5M seed round
Israeli carbon capture RepAir Carbon has raised $1.5 million in a seed round to develop cell for modular direct...
Agritech startup BeeHero raises $19M to scale data-driven pollination
Precision pollination agritech startup BeeHero has announced a $19 million Series A financing round with $15 million in capital...
Google to invest $1B in Africa over 5 years
Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and...
Aquant raises $70M in Series C to use AI to revolutionize service industry
Service intelligence platform Aquant has raised $70 million in Series C funding, the company announced Wednesday. Follow Israel Hayom...
Data acceleration startup NeuroBlade raises $83M in Series B
Next-generation data acceleration solution NeuroBlade has secured $83 million in Series B funding, bringing total invested capital to $110...
Greek postal service gets robot boost
There's a new addition to Greece's postal service: a fleet of yellow robots sorting through the mail. Follow Israel...