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A new scientific development may lead to blood tests for cancer diagnosis: Weizmann Institute researchers have located genetic changes in the blood of cancer patients, which may represent a "seal" that will enable early diagnosis of various diseases and cancerous tumors - with a simple blood test. The research findings are published in the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology. Cancer is the world's leading cause of death, even before heart disease, and the diagnosis is often made too late, when the tumor has already spread and the metastases cannot be destroyed. The currently accepted...

This is the fourth day in a row with over 10,000 verified: 13,603 Israelis were diagnosed on Wednesday as positive for Corona. A total of about 71,300 tests were deciphered and the positive rate was about 19%. At the same time, the infection coefficient continues to rise and stands at 1.42 - indicating a widespread spread of the plague. Data from the Ministry of Health show that the number of patients in critical condition remains stable compared to last night and stands at 301. The data also show that 130 patients in critical condition are connected to respirators. Since the beginning of...

No plans, no manpower, no professional knowledge and no trust from the public - this is the bleak picture that emerges from the State Comptroller's report when it comes to dealing with the online crime law enforcement system (or cybercrime). According to estimates, in 2020 the global damage from cybercrime was about $ 6 trillion, and it is expected to reach $ 10.5 trillion by 2025. In Israel, the number of investigative cases dealing with cybercrime increased between 2016 and 2020 by about 250% to 8,821 Bags.

The Innovation Authority today released its comprehensive report for 2022, which raises a number of issues that are of great concern to the local high-tech industry. The State of Israel is failing to integrate ultra-Orthodox and Arabs into the high-tech industry in significant numbers, despite investing tens of millions of shekels in efforts to integrate them into high-tech. According to the report, Israel ranks first in OECD countries in terms of R&D expenditure relative to GDP. In 2019, Israel first crossed the 5% threshold in this index, and in 2020 the figure was already 5.44%. On the...

650 new infections have been diagnosed since midnight, out of 24,046 tests. The percentage of positive tests is 2.7%. This was updated by the Ministry of Health. Seven more Krona patients have died since midnight, bringing the number of victims since the outbreak of the plague in Israel to 2,319. 1,012 corona patients are hospitalized in hospitals across the country: 582 in critical condition, including 226 respirators, and 163 in moderate condition. The number of medical staff staying in solitary confinement has dropped below 1,000 and stands at 985, including 130 male and female doctors...

The open banking reform takes effect tomorrow For the first time, customers will be able to transfer banking information to innovative technological entities in a kind of "financial ZAP" that will strengthen customers vis-à-vis banks, promote fintech companies' entry into the market and increase competition in the banking system. One of the significant barriers to increasing competition in the banking system in particular and the financial system in general is the monopoly held by financial entities over the financial information of their customers. The Financial Information Service Law,...

More than five years after suspicions of corruption in the purchase of submarines from Germany were first revealed, the government will approve on Sunday at its weekly meeting the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the affair. The committee, chaired by a judge, will be empowered to investigate the decision-making processes of the political echelon in relation to procurement processes and vessel transactions, as well as the involvement of former security officers and senior officials as intermediaries in large security transactions. The proposal, promoted by Defense...

Ashstrom Group, a prominent player in the construction and infrastructure sector with a market value of around NIS 5.5 billion, has released its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2023. Despite a challenging business environment, the company demonstrated stability and growth across its diverse portfolio

The improvement trend in El Al's results was halted in the third quarter of the year following the outbreak of the Delta strain in July and the rise in the price of jet fuel. El Al lost $ 136 million in the third quarter of 2021 compared to a loss of $ 147 million in the corresponding quarter in 2020, which was the low point in the company's operations. The loss in the last quarter was affected by a $ 43 million provision made by EL AL for the impairment of two Boeing 777 aircraft that are about to go out of service and be sold. El Al's revenues increased by 546% in the third quarter of...

The Solaredge company significantly exceeded analysts' forecasts, as well as the forecasts it provided to the market regarding its revenues in the first quarter of 2022, under the auspices of a surge in energy prices in the wake of the Ukraine war. However, the company missed earnings per share forecasts, due to the component crisis and the jump in transportation costs. Solaredge released a second-quarter revenue forecast for 2022 that was higher than market forecasts, and its stock responded with a 2% increase in late trading