Jerusalem – A new weapon of the Shin Bet security service was revealed during the Netanyahus’ Passover vacation which will be used to neutralize a new threat – drones. A security guard was holding a rifle intended to neutralize drones in the air. The anti-drone rifle is a product of the Chinese company HIKVISION, which [...]

During his weekly motzei Shabbos shiur, Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef explained there are two members of the Chief Rabbinate Council who wish to change the Chief Rabbinate of Israel’s position opposing visits to Har Habayis.

Washington – The United States and Israel have launched a reciprocal policy allowing major investors to reside in each country. Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday that it would grant investor visas permitting U.S. citizens, including vital workers and their families, to reside and work in Israel on a temporary basis for the purpose [...]

U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths.
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The Chabad-led Passover event at a hotel overlooking the former ghetto may have been memorable, but it was far from unprecedented, and calling it so misses the point, locals say

Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has watched the launch of a new submarine intended to carry prospective underwater nuclear drones — a doomsday weapon capable of causing a devastating tsunami. During Tuesday’s visit to a military shipyard in St. Petersburg, Putin viewed the departure of the Belgorod nuclear submarine at the Sevmash plant in [...]

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An offshoot of Alphabet’s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an important step that gives it the legal authority to begin dropping products to actual customers.
The subsidiary, Wing, now has the same certifications that smaller airlines receive from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation. It plans to begin routine deliveries of small consumer items in two rural communities in Virginia within months, the company said.
“It’s an exciting moment for us to have earned the FAA’s approval to actually run a business with our technology,” Wing Chief Executive Officer James Ryan Burgess said in an interview. He called it “pivotal” both for his company and the drone industry in general.

When Sarah Koenig launched the law-oriented 'Serial,' she had no idea how big it would be. But after over 340 million downloads, will success mean reform on the ground?