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תל אביב יקרה מגדלי עזריאלי הקרייה

Intel renting four more floors in Tel Aviv’s Azrieli Center despite pandemic real-estate crunch

30.07.20|Shlomit Tzur
Intel is renting the four floors with a total space of 6,000 square meters for the employees of Habana Labs, the Tel Aviv-based artificial intelligence chip developer Intel purchased for $2 billion last December
למונייד ביטוח

What did Goldman Sachs do to Lemonade and how long do employees spend on social media when WFH?

29.07.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Israeli cyber company Ermetic completes $17 million series A round
מלצר עם מסכה ברצלונה ספרד 27.5.20

As Covid-19 sees layoffs surge, app that offers short term jobs prospers

29.07.20|Allon Sinai
Nano developed an application that connects employees seeking a daily income with employers in need of temporary workers
בדיקת קורונה אור יהודה 22.7.20

Israel’s Covid-19 proximity detection app rolls out, with much criticism

29.07.20|Omer Kabir
Experts highlight problems in the app’s security, code, privacy protection and methodology
אסתי איילון קובו נספחת כלכלית בייג'ין

With the pandemic behind it and V-shaped growth charts, China holds great promise for Israeli tech

27.07.20|Allon Sinai
Israel’s economic attaché to Beijing urges companies to consult with her on regulation, before rushing into the lucrative market
נמל תעופה שדה תעופה נתב"ג המראות

Quarantine for incoming Israelis from safe countries to be cut to five days, if and when skies open

27.07.20|Navit Zomer
Israelis are currently unwelcome in many countries, including Cyprus and Greece, due to the recent dramatic rise in new coronavirus infections
טלי סגל נספחת כלכלית ריו

Israeli startups will want to be here when Brazil bounces back, says trade attaché

25.07.20|Allon Sinai
Despite Covid-19 devastation, Brazil’s economy is recovering and could use the help of Israeli technology
Lonne Jaffe  מנהל שותף Insight Partners  כנס סייבר

Cybersecurity profitability on the rise due to Covid-19, says Insight Partners managing director

23.07.20|CTech
Lonne Jaffe admitted that there was plenty of uncertainty at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but that Insight Partners never wavered in its belief in the potential of cybersecurity
מוסף שבועי 21.3.19 ד.נ.א גיל שוויד

Covid-19 and no flights mean more money for Check Point as Q2 profits soar

22.07.20|Sophie Shulman
IT security powerhouse beats analysts' predictions with revenue climbing 4% to $506 million and diluted earnings per share surging 15%
פרופסור גבי סרוסי עם מכשיר ינשוף לבדיקת קורונה

One-minute Covid-19 detector at center of bitter legal battle

20.07.20|Lital Dobrovitsky
Ram Group, which claims to be the rightful owner of the invention, is suing Ben-Gurion University and professor Gabby Sarusi, who have been touting the technology in recent months
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What did the former Mossad chief say about cyberattacks and why might an EU court topple Israeli tech?

19.07.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: The industry is hanging by a thread: 10 laid-off tech pros tell their stories
מחאה הפגנה עצמאיים אמנים משבר כלכלי קורונה בלפור ירושלים

Protests escalate in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as discontent from government’s response to Covid-19 grows

19.07.20|Ynet
During Saturday's protests, police used water cannons to disperse the crowd of 1,500 people around Netanyahu's residence, while in Tel Aviv, police used tear gas to try to stop the demonstrators from marching through the streets and blocking traffic
Dr Laurent Choppe Managing Partner at Cukierman  Co Life Sciences

Israel third only to U.S. and China in Covid-19 solutions, says life sciences expert

17.07.20|Allon Sinai
"We don't talk anymore about devices or drugs. We talk about healthtech convergence, which for me is the future," explains Dr. Laurent Choppe, Managing Partner at Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
מעטפות אדומות מעטפה אדומה ראש השנה סין פסטיבל האביב

What does the future hold for Israel-China economic relations and which Israeli companies won a prestigious international award?

16.07.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: $100 million investment in Israel is just the beginning, says Shengjing Peakview Capital executive
בנימין נתניהו ראש הממשלה מסכה קורונה יוני 2020

Israeli government to hand out relief payments amidst record number of Covid-19 infections

16.07.20|CTech, Ynetnews
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that the state will be awarding a one-off payment for all Israeli adults to alleviate some of the financial pressures caused by the crisis
מזוודה אבדה טיסה סודות החופשה 2

Stuck in Covid-19 limbo: Three tales of relocation during a global pandemic

12.07.20|Maayan Manela
Calcalist spoke to three tech professionals who had already packed their bags are were off to an exciting new job at a new location when Covid-19 broke and altered their plans
מחאה הפגנה משבר כלכלי קורונה בכיכר רבין עצמאים חסימת צומת עזריאלי

Protesters detained as Israelis rally against PM's economic response to coronavirus

12.07.20|Itay Blumenthal, YNET
Police say at least 19 protesters were arrested following a mass rally in Tel Aviv over the government's response to economic woes brought on by Covid-19
פוקר משחק קלפים פנאי

Has Israeli tech got a winning hand and what is going to happen to all the empty office space?

09.07.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: VC funds are engaging in a high stake poker game with Israel’s tech sector
קורונה מעבדה של קופת חולים מכבי ב רחובות

Israeli company developing 75-minute Covid-19 test kit

09.07.20|Meir Orbach
The target audience of this kit is airports, sports arenas, entertainment venues and others, with the quick screening aimed at making gatherings of large crowds more feasible during the pandemic
חוות גידול קנאביס חברת בטר 2

Can cannabis really help in fight against Covid-19 and how did Israeli tech startups raise $2.5 billion?

08.07.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Israeli tech investment celebration continues as startups raise $2.5 billion in Q2