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[Consumer Physics in Geek Time] Israeli innovation aims to save costs for $53B U.S. corn industry

Jun 27, 2020 |

Corn continues to play a critical role in global agriculture, whether it be for food production or for its various other industrial uses, carrying a 2019 estimated market value of $53 billion in the U.S. alone. Depending on the crop’s purpose, moisture in corn kernels needs to be tested regularly for optimal harvesting time. With this in mind and heavy backing from crop and specifically corn related industries and research centers, the Israeli based Consumer Physics had developed, SCiO, the world’s first-ever pocket-sized connected micro-spectrometer. Read...

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[CyberX in TechCentral.ie] The biggest tech acquisitions of 2020

Jun 26, 2020 |

Microsoft announced the acquisition of Israeli IoT security specialists CyberX in June for an undisclosed amount. Microsoft will incorporate CyberX technology and talent into its cloud Azure unit, where it already offers the Azure IoT stack, Azure Security Center for IoT and Azure Sentinel. The CyberX team will now report in to fellow Israeli Yuval Eldar, Microsoft GM of IoT Security. Read more...

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[Juganu in Ein Presswire] Juganu’s Smart Lighting System Transforms Main Border Crossing Between Brazil and Paraguay

Jun 26, 2020 |

In just three days, Juganu completed installation of its patented foam™ technology on the Friendship Bridge – a border crossing between the Brazilian city of Foz de Iguaçu and the Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este. This 1,812-ft-long arch bridge with a pedestrian path that crosses over the Parana River is the main economic corridor between the two countries. It is also known for its lax security and frequent smuggling of goods from Paraguay into Brazil. Read more...

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[Hailo in CRN] 5 processors powering the future of IoT applications

Jun 26, 2020 |

Hailo, an artificial intelligence chip startup, revealed its synonymous Hailo-8 deep learning chip last year, promising server-level performance at the edge while beating competing edge processors in size, performance and power consumption. The Israel-based startup says Hailo-8’s structure-driven Data Flow architecture combines high performance, low power and minimal latency in a chip smaller than a penny to provide up to 26 tera operations per second in edge devices like smart cameras, smartphones and autonomous vehicles. In benchmarks for image classification and segmentation, the startup says Hailo-8 can outperform Nvidia’s AGX Xavier chip multiple times over. Read...

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