The Weekly - Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

A dating app that uses AI for personalized matchmaking. Photo illustration by Stokkete via Shutterstock.com

Bye-bye Tinder: New AI app aims to sweep dating off its feet

Founders say Heyoosh is the world's first AI-based personal matchmaker that steers away from predatory tactics of Tinder and similar services.

Yulia Karra

The SOLIS system installed on a roof to bring in sunlight. Photo courtesy of Solight

Innovation

Bringing sunlight indoors for better health

Solight collects natural light and directs it through a series of tubes to illuminate the indoors through holes in the tube or light fixtures.

Brian Blum

Intel’s Lunar Lake processor. Photo courtesy of Intel

Innovation

Intel unveils fastest-ever AI processor for PCs

Yulia Karra

Innovation

Faster, clearer bone scans offer game-changer for patients

Abigail Klein Leichman

Children can spend much less time in nuclear medicine imaging machines thanks to the Veriton-CT. Photo courtesy of Schneider Children’s Medical Center

New arrivals from Iran at the Atlit immigrants camp in northern Israel, 1944. Photo by Zoltan Kluger/Government Press Office

Explainer

Who are the Iranians living in Israel?

Naama Barak

Life

Montana Tucker honors memory of Nova massacre victims through dance

Yulia Karra

Montana Tucker, survivors from the Supernova massacre and dancers from Lilach Friedman’s Dance Ensemble perform at the site of the festival. Photo courtesy of the Combat Antisemitism Movement

The sixth FemForward cohort includes 33 participants, chosen out of some 90 applicants. Photo by Dmitry Pogosov

Life

FemForward gives a boost to high-tech women in wartime

Naama Barak

Life

Surgeon uses AliExpress metal detector to save patient lives

Nicky Blackburn

Head and neck surgeon Dr. Eyal Sela with the metal detector. Photo by Roni Albert

Innovation

OpenAI cofounder starts new firm dedicated to safe AI

Zachy Hennessey

Life

Israeli swim triumph in Europe launches team to Olympics

Abigail Klein Leichman

Earth

Eye-tracking study finds trees offer huge mental benefits

John Jeffay

Life

Rare coins found in remnants of ancient Jewish building

John Jeffay

Innovation

Biolojic Design signs Merck deal potentially worth $373M

Yulia Karra

Life

Actress Shira Haas wins Monte Carlo TV Festival prize

The festival also featured a gripping film about the life of released Hamas hostage Abigail Edan.

Zachy Hennessey

Shira Haas photo via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/shirahaas)

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