The University of Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team is going to Israel on a summer trip starting Aug. 9 and concluding on Aug. 20. Arizona — National Collegiate Athletic Association
“Our kids also come from a perspective culturally and educationally that they will return to the U.S. as allies and friends of the State of Israel,” said head coach Bruce Pearl.
Israel is leveling up to join the race for quantum proficiency as leading countries, including in the European Union, seek.
Peleg was an Israeli champion 800-meter runner before becoming a developer, while Blouvshtein served in the IDF’s 8200 Unit, designing a number of solutions to overcome the debugging challenges he encountered in his military service.
“Around the age of 20, we met each other on the bus. I was an elite athlete and was making my way to training at the Hadar Yosef Stadium in Tel Aviv while Leonid was on his way to his studies as part of the military’s Academic Atuda program. We sat next to each other and started to talk about technology,” said Peleg. “We would go on to found a small startup called Hommyfood, a service to sell home-made food, and the company was acquired after eight-and-a-half months. This wasn’t some crazy exit, but we had a great time working together, felt that we complemented each other really well and began to dream together. It wo