In 1992, Israel’s government created the Yozma Program at the urging of Chief Scientist of Israel’s Ministry of Industry and Trade – Yigal Erlich – as Erlich moved to leave that position. The Yozma Program aimed to “incentivize venture investment” by creating state-linked venture capital funds, which later spawned a myriad of Israeli hi-tech start ups with merging them […]
They’re here! No, not the pod people from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. We’re not being colonized by giant alien fruit. I’m afraid it is a little more serious than that. People’s minds are being taken over by a much more destructive and less otherworldly force … a force that transforms them overnight into aggressively paranoid, […]
As drugmakers race to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus, several legal questions are emerging: could the government require people to get it? Could people who refuse to roll up their sleeves get banned from stores or lose their jobs? The short answer is yes, according to Dov Fox, a law professor and the director […]
Denmark boasts one of the lowest COVID-19 death rates in the world. As of August 4, the Danes have suffered 616 COVID-19 deaths, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University. That’s less than one-third of the number of Danes who die from pneumonia or influenza in a given year. Despite this success, Danish leaders recently found themselves on the […]
Pubs create the “perfect storm” for spreading coronavirus and carry more risk than planes, according to academics. Punters drinking together in an indoor pub are potentially subjecting themselves to a build-up of infected droplets caused by poor ventilation and people having continuous conversations, often speaking more loudly to be heard over the din of a […]
Hundreds of illegal migrants arriving daily on small boats and dinghies are being housed in 3- and 4-star hotels across the country, causing consternation among local residents. Why are officials being so silent over this? As a journalist in Britain, you don’t expect to be shut down by the police. But that’s precisely what happened […]
NM GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM SAID THAT THE CURRENT COVID MEASURES ARE THE "RIGHT PUBLIC HEALTH PATH FOREVER IRRESPECTIVE OF COVID." She was referring specifically to social distancing, mask wearing, and mass gathering restrictions. She sai…
A company based in Frome is championing an artificial intelligence (AI) system that it claims could be key in helping enforce social distancing or stopping terrorist activities. Level Five Supplies, which has been based in Frome over the last 18 months, has been pitching SENSR software across the world, which could be used very easily to monitor […]