Apple acquires Q.ai, whose tech can analyze facial expressions and could enable non-verbal discussions with AI assistants; sources: the deal values Q.ai at ~$2B
iPhone-maker strikes deal for secretive group that creates technology that analyses facial expressions
Nexite, which develops a tagging system and data platform to track merchandise in physical stores, raises a $67M Series C, bringing its total funding to $100M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Tweets: @pitango , @calcalistech , and @batteryventures Tweets: @pitango : After three years of R&D, Nexite is announcing their $67m #SeriesC, for a t...
Imagene AI, whose AI tech can help detect cancerous biomarkers directly from a digitized biopsy image, raises a $18.5M Series A from Larry Ellison and others
Meir Orbach / CTech :
Tel Aviv and Palo Alto-based Metrolink.ai, which is developing a data management service, raises a $22M seed led by Grove Ventures
Israel- and Palo Alto, California-based Metrolink.ai, which is developing a platform for data management, today announced that it raised $22 million … Source: Business Wire .
Phone numbers belonging to ten prime ministers, three presidents, and a king were among the list of 50K potential NSO targets, leaked to Amnesty International
Spies for centuries have trained their sights on those who shape destinies of nations: presidents, prime ministers, kings.
NSO CEO claims leaked list of 50K+ phone numbers potentially targeted with NSO spyware has “nothing to do with us” and had first heard about the list last month
Zencity, which uses AI to analyze resident-generated data from social media and other sources to provide insights to cities and municipalities, raises $30M
The Israeli startup offers government organizations insights from resident feedback through the analysis of millions of pieces … Source: Business Wire .
Juno Journey, which uses AI to offer learning and personal development programs for employees, raises $19M Series A led by Insight Partners
Meir Orbach / CTech : Tweets: @calcalistech Tweets: @calcalistech : Juno Journey raises $19 million led by @insightpartners. The Israeli AI startup customizes the learning and per...
Israeli tech companies note the rising quality and number of applicants for senior tech roles, as exec and junior tech roles seem less impacted by the pandemic
Maayan Manela / CTech : Tweets: @calcalistech Tweets: @calcalistech : Covid-19 ended the heyday in the Israeli tech job market. Hundreds of applicants for each position and senior...
Sources: Intel is in talks to acquire Israeli startup Moovit, which makes a journey planner app and provides transit data APIs to cities and companies, for ~$1B
Omri Zerachovitz / Globes Online :
Sources: Moovit, which makes a journey planner app and provides transit data APIs to cities and companies, in talks to be acquired by Intel for about $1B
Intel Capital is one of the shareholders in the company, which has developed a public transport journey planner and mobility app.