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By Jake Coyle, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stars are arriving at the 96th Academy Awards, where protests over Israel’s war in Gaza are taking place near the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Scattered demonstrations were held in the vicinity around the Oscars on Sunday. Los Angeles police, which had expected protests, beefed up their already extensive presence. The Dolby Theatre and the red carpet leading into it are cordoned off for several blocks in every direction, though protesters disrupted traffic for some…

Israeli digital brokerage eToro is seeking a valuation of more than $3.5 billion and considers the U.S. a potential destination to list its shares, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.The retail trading platform is weighing an initial public offering (IPO) in New York or London, CEO Yoni Assia told the newspaper, adding that a US listing would give the company access to a broader range of investors than a presence on the British market.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

Israeli venture capital fund OurCrowd said on Tuesday its new artificial intelligence (AI) fund was collaborating with Nvidia to fast track some of its AI startups into the Nvidia Inception programme.Inception helps startups evolve faster through cutting-edge technology, connecting with venture capitalists, and having access to the latest technical resources and tools from Nvidia.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIIM…

OurCrowd, Israel’s most active AI investor according to data from Pitchbook, announced on Tuesday a partnership with the world’s biggest AI chipmaker Nvidia that will help develop the next generation of AI startups. The new collaboration will see startups in OurCrowd’s AI Fund portfolio get easy access into the Nvidia Inception program, which offers access to Nvidia’s latest tools and resources.“Investors need to take a vertical view of the AI revolution,” says OurCrowd founder Jon Medved. “The application of AI to each…

Israel-based Tower Semiconductors specialises in high-value analog semiconductor solutions for automotive, medical, industrial, consumer, aerospace, and defence, among other industries. Tower's proposal aligns with PM Modi's strategic push to increase chip manufacturing in India…

Cover Image. Credit: Tel Aviv University On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University presents its third "For a Righteous Cause" Annual Report. The sixty-five-page report reviews and analyzes initiatives and programs for combating antisemitism and racism in…

In the months since Hamas attacked Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking hundreds more hostage, Israeli forces have pummeled Gaza in a campaign to dismantle the group, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. The offensive has killed 22,000 Palestinians and dealt a grievous blow to the territory’s fragile air, water, and land — and risks the long-term health of its residents.The ruin dwarfs anything Gazans have ever experienced. The ongoing aerial, naval, and ground assault has by one United Nations…

Israel’s chipmaker Tower Semiconductors has resubmitted a proposal to set up a semiconductor fabrication unit for 65 nm and 40 nm chips in India, sources in the know of the development told ET. The company, however, is also facing legal action from its erstwhile joint venture partner Abu Dhabi-based Next Orbit Ventures which is considering suing Tower Semiconductors for going ahead and submitting a fresh proposal with a new partner. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

A new front has emerged in Israel's fight against the funding of Iran-backed militant groups from Hamas to Hezbollah: A fast-growing crypto network called Tron.Quicker and cheaper than its larger rival Bitcoin, Tron has overtaken its rival as a platform for crypto transfers associated with groups designated as terror organizations by Israel, the United States and other countries, according to interviews with seven financial crime experts and blockchain investigations specialists.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value…

The skewed numbers of those killed in and around the Gaza Strip so far — around 1,200 Israelis and 15,000 Palestinians — in the latest phase of a more than century-long conflict point to the enormous disparity between these two sides.These numbers are characteristic of colonial wars, one of many facts often obscured by the media, as are the nature and origins of this war. This is not simply a straightforward struggle between two sovereign peoples, such as France and Germany. Instead, this is the last colonial war in the…