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Israeli AI model predicts COVID-19 cases among general population using self-reported symptoms

By Dave Muoio 11:03 am January 6, 2021

Israeli researchers have recently detailed a new machine learning-based COVID-19 model that predicts a positive diagnosis from symptoms and – notably – is designed to be implemented among the general population. Published in npj Digital Medicine, the tool was developed and tested on roughly 100,000 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing records recorded from Israeli...

Unispectral gets $7.5M for smartphone hyperspectral camera with food-scanning aspirations

By Jonah Comstock 12:48 pm April 19, 2016

Unispectral, an Israeli startup developing technology created at Tel Aviv University, has raised $7.5 million. The round was led by Jerusalem Venture Partners, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Samsung Catalyst Fund and The Tel Aviv University Technology Innovation Momentum Fund. Unispectral is developing a hyper-spectral digital camera that could eventually be built into a smartphone. The camera...