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CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

27.12.17|CTech
Axel Springer in discussions to buy Israeli e-commerce firm Zap Group. Sirin Labs announced it had raised $157.8 in an ICO
אולם ה מליאה כנסת ישראל

Israeli lawmakers to Bring Use of AI in Hospitals to Parliamentary Discussion

27.12.17|Yoav Stoler
Patients were kept in the dark regarding a pilot program that utilized artificial intelligence to help doctors decide if they should undergo surgery
מגזין נשים 13.12.17 עדי אופק כמנהלת המרכז למחקר ופיתוח החדש של מרסדס

Daimler’s Tel Aviv Research Chief Weighs In on the Future of Cars

24.12.17|Ruta Kupfer and Tofi Stoler
The journey towards a fully autonomous car is still far from over, says Adi Ofek, head of the automaker’s Tel Aviv research and development center
ועידת לונדון איזי וידרה antidote

The Ten Tech Trends that Shaped 2017

22.12.17|Eze Vidra
As we head into 2018, Eze Vidra, the founder of Google’s Campus London, lists the trends that shaped the tech industry over the past year. From the rise of crypto to sexual misconduct, 2017 is one for the books
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Verint Buys Conversational AI Company Next IT

21.12.17|Amarelle Wenkert
Customer service and surveillance products company Verint says it paid $30 million in cash for Next IT, which develops natural language technology for customer engagement
איאן סיגל זיפריקרוטר

ZipRecruiter Aims for a Single Day Hiring Process

03.12.17|Omer Kabir
CEO Ian Siegel said that the recruitment platform is increasingly counting on algorithms to make up for the fact that employers are “terrible” at writing job descriptions
בניין ה בורסה משכן חדש רחוב אחוזת בית תל אביב

Japanese Technology Holding Company IRI Wants to Raise $30 Million in Tel Aviv IPO

03.12.17|Dror Reich
Tokyo-headquartered Internet Research Institute registered in Israel in August
כנס ביג דאטה אווירה מינגלינג מקום ראשון  intensix

Predictive Care Startup Intensix Harnesses AI to Help Intensive Care Units Run Better

28.11.17|Tomer Hadar
Intensix developed a platform that analyzes data for the early detection of life-threatening complications at intensive care units
ועידת MIND THE DATA 2017 יואל אסתרון מו"ל כלכליסט

The Ethics of Algorithms, or Why Coders Need an Ethics Code

27.11.17|Yoel Esteron
Should humanity set boundaries for big data technology, or can it be applied to all areas of life?
ועידת MIND THE DATA 2017 מורן בן גיגי שותף ו ראש תחום Data _alt Analytics KPMG סומך חייקין

Trusting Intelligence

27.11.17|Moran Ben-Gigi
You can’t make good decisions if you can’t trust your data
מימין שלומי אביגדור יונתן ליפניק ו בני גנץ תחרות סטארט אפים BIG DATA

Ten Big Data Companies to Vie in Startup Competition

26.11.17|Yoav Stoler
The finalists in Calcalist’s “Mind the Data” startup competition include a company that help marketing executives better understand what their customers are thinking, and a company that helps doctors in emergency rooms give patients life-saving treatment
עידן פלוטניק אוראטו Aorato

Cybersecurity Entrepreneur Wants AI to Make the Web a Nicer Place

21.11.17|Amarelle Wenkert
Israeli cybersecurity entrepreneur Idan Plotnik says that fixing the way we behave online is his “life’s mission”
ג'נסן הואנג מייסד ומנכ"ל אנווידיה

With New Hire, Nvidia Targets Mobileye, Report Says

17.11.17|Lilach Baumer and Orr Hirschauge
The chipmaker has hired Claire Delaunay, co-founder of the self-driving trucking firm Otto, to focus on AI and robotics, The Information reported
תומר לוי ו אסף יגאל צילום Logzio

AI Log Analytics Company Logz.io Raises $23 Million in Series C Funding

15.11.17|Hagar Ravet
Logz.io’s platform uses machine-learning and AI technology to cut through large amounts of data generated by IT systems
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AI-Powered Headhunting Company Woo Raises $7 Million

14.11.17|Amarelle Wenkert
Woo unveiled its virtual headhunting bot, “Helena,” which the company says can match employers and employees by applying artificial intelligence technologies
ג'יליאן טאנס מנכ"לית Booking

Booking.com Leases Office Space for Its Tel Aviv AI Innovation Center

13.11.17|Meir Orbach
The online accommodations booking service has rented seven office spaces in a central Tel Aviv coworking space
ירון גולגר מנכ"ל i know first כנס פינטק Fintech

AI Will Directly Impact Capital Market Forecasting, Says Fintech Startup CEO

08.11.17|Yoav Stoler
A team of AI specialists working from offices in Tel Aviv’s trendy port created an algorithm that learns how to predict short, medium and long term market trends
קטרינה לייק סטיטצ' פיקס

How Much is Stitch Fix Worth?

02.11.17|Assaf Gilad
A case study valuating pre-IPO companies
תאונת דרכים תאונה מכוניות

Traffic Optimization Startup Waycare Raises $2.3 Million

31.10.17|Lilach Baumer
A pilot of Waycare's AI-based service is currently underway in Nevada
ד"ר יוסי קשת אוניברסיטת בר אילן ועידת מובייל ו דיגיטל

Tricking Algorithms—Fraudsters’ Next Frontier

30.10.17|Keren-Or Grinberg and Orr Hirschauge
Computer scientists systematically tricked speaker verification systems into making false identifications