en_il-hotdailynews: 2015-03-24 Israel Sci/Tech

Facebook Expands Operations in Israel
JP Updates
Israel is a powerful force in the world of high-tech but not all of the stories end in happiness and big money. Early in 2011, Facebook made its first Israeli acquisition, Snaptu, an Israeli startup, for $60 million. Normally that would be reason for celebrating, but it ...

Facebook Israel to hire 40 new employees   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Facebook Inc (FB) Israel to Appoint 40 New Employees For R&D And Marketing   Benchmark Monitor
A sneak peek at Facebook's new office in Tel Aviv   Geektime

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International Business Times AU

Recently Discovered 500000-Year-Old Ancient Stone 'Swiss Army Knife ...
International Business Times AU
A team of scientists has unearthed the mystery behind the primitive hunting tool used by the prehistoric man called “Swiss Army knife.” The tools were discovered in 2003 at Revadim in Israel, next to the remains of the slaughtered animals. The latest findings ...

Unearthing of Prehistoric Stone Tools by Archaelogists: A Major Breakthrough in ...   Yibada (English Edition)
500000-Year-Old 'Swiss Army Knife' Sheds New Light On Ancient Animal ...   Huffington Post
Cavemen ate 'elephants' 0.5 million years ago to sharpen their brains   Daily News & Analysis
New Historian
Headlines & Global News
Ancient Origins
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Jewish Business News

Cyber Security co SolebitLABS raises $2m
Globes
The Israeli company develops cyber-security solutions that protect networks from zero-day attacks and advanced persistent threats. Israeli cyber security company SolebitLABS today announced a $2 million funding round from Glilot Capital Partners.
Israeli Startup Solebit LABS Raises $2 Million   Jewish Business News
Solebit Labs snags $2 million in funding   ZDNet
TEL AVIV, Israel, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --   Virtual Press Office (press release)

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Jspace News

Israeli Scientists Researching Thousands of Sinkholes Around the Dead Sea
Jspace News
In the past 50 years, the salty lake has shrunk by at least a third, leaving pockets of salt behind. When mixed with freshwater, the salty pockets can dissolve, leading to sinkholes. The first sinkhole was documented in 1980, but according to watchdog ...

Lowest place on earth getting lower and lower   i24news
3000 Huge Sinkholes Break Open As Dead Sea Dries Up   American Register
New Sinkholes Around Drying Dead Sea Threaten to Swallow More and More ...   Sputnik International
Clapway
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DesMoinesRegister.com

Microsoft sues Iowa over software contract bid
DesMoinesRegister.com
Microsoft Corp. has sued the state of Iowa, claiming officials unfairly awarded a software contract to its competitors. The Redmond, Wash.-based technology company filed a petition for judicial review last week in Polk County District Court. The petition claims ...

Microsoft and Iowa Get In Legal Tussle over Cloud   CloudWedge
Microsoft claims unfair treatment in US cloud contract   Cloud Pro

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Forex Magnates

Discussing Design Based Data Messaging Integration with Volante Technologies
Forex Magnates
Wth the release of their latest messaging integration software, version 5.1, Forex Magnates spoke to Fiona Hamilton, VP Europe and Asia at Volante Technologies to learn more about the upgrade. Mar 23 2015. Posted on March 23, 2015 by Ron Finberg in ...

Volante Technologies Releases Latest Version of Volante Designer   www.waterstechnology.com
Financial messaging adapts to support international payment formats with ...   LeapRate
Volante launches Designer Version 5.1   Asset Servicing Times
Automated Trader
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Geektime

Can't stop checking your smartphone while driving? RayGo will let you do it, but ...
Geektime
Driving while texting is even more dangerous than driving drunk. Project Ray has launched an Indiegogo campaign for RayGo, a system to help addicted drivers stay safer. Israel-Flag-Small Israel · Simona Weinglass1 min ago ...

RayGo: Steering Wheel Controller to Limit Distracted Driving   GPS Business News

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Jerusalem Post Israel News (blog)

Brooklyn Tragedy: Trying To Make Sense Of It
Jerusalem Post Israel News (blog)
These sort of tragedies really throw me religiously...a religious, ultra-orthodox family, their Shabbos hotplate (apparently) caused the fire...incomprensible, indeed...so if they hadn't been shomer Shabbos, they'd have been fine?? who knows...if H"M wanted the ...

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