We are the State of the Start-Up Nation and need to act like it. Will that be easy? No. But if there’s any country in the world that can make chaos work efficiently, it is Israel. By ZVIKA KLEIN FEBRUARY 7, 2025 05:54 WOULDN’T IT be great if every prime minister had an advisery group comprising the top Jewish and Israeli businessmen and women? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes Elon Musk on a tour of Kibbutz Kfar Aza in November 2023. (photo credit: Amos Ben-Gershom-GPO/Handout via Getty Images) It would appear as though no day goes by without another scandal or story hitting the headlines involving Elon Musk – the candid, colorful billionaire who has become the right-hand man to US President Donald Trump since the campaign trail. He disrupted the
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Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek has gone quiet this week as it enters “holiday mode” for Lunar New Year while its recent technological developments continue to send shock waves through Wall Street and Silicon Valley, prompting reflections about current industry strategies and business models. DeepSeek’s rapid rise in AI has attracted attention across the Pacific this week with comments from US President Donald Trump and OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, after stocks related to the industry saw significant declines on Monday. The correction resulted in the largest single-day loss ever for semiconductor giant Nvidia . Yet the Hangzhou-based start-up, including founder Liang Wenfeng and the firm’s young scientists, has shunned public attention as China entered its week-long Lunar New Year holiday. The company made its last update at
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OpenAI has announced the appointment of Nigerian billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi to its Board of Directors. Ogunlesi’s addition signals a strategic pivot for OpenAI, focusing on long-term global strategy, governance, and innovation in artificial intelligence. OpenAI described Ogunlesi’s appointment as integral to its mission of responsibly advancing artificial general intelligence (AGI). With decades of experience and leadership expertise across critical domains, including infrastructure investment, corporate strategy, and regulatory frameworks, Ogunlesi will bolster OpenAI’s ability to navigate the complex landscape of AI development and its real-world implications. OpenAI’s Board Chair, Bret Taylor, praised Ohunlesi, saying, “Bayo has an exceptional track record of driving success in organizations with global reach, expertly navigating complex and dynamic commercial landscapes. We’re honored to welcome him to the Board.” Related Post: Adebayo Ogunlesi Joins Africa’s Billionaire After
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Camarria Williams, a Chicago middle schooler, has uncovered a cancer-fighting compound in goose poop. The droppings that the 13-year-old collected contained a novel compound that scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago found to be toxic to human skin and ovarian cancer cells. STEM Program For Underserved Communities Williams made the discovery while attending the Chicago Antibiotic Discovery Lab—a 14-week STEM outreach program at the Boys and Girls Club in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago. In a class assignment, she learned how to isolate bacteria and program a robot to catalog and track antimicrobial activity. She was drawn to the program for its unique hands-on experiences for local STEM students. “We walked around and they had these chemicals, and they were working on something. It was just fun,”
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In 1997, Nokia designed a kids’ phone that was shaped like Winnie the Pooh. Some 12 years later, the company dreamed up a phone that could stretch over your wrist and even change its appearance. These concepts never made it into people’s hands, but they are now available for your viewing pleasure at the Nokia Design Archive. Launching today, the Nokia Design Archive was developed by Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. The online portal hosts about 700 exhibits. The full scope of the archive, however, amounts to 20,000 exhibits, so what is currently available now on the website is “just the tip of the iceberg,” says Anna Valtonen, lead researcher on the Nokia Design Archive. Valtonen previously spent 12 years at Nokia, including holding a position as the head of