Covid-19

20 stories about Covid-19
רחפן DJI MAVIC PRO מאוויק פרו

Who raised $60 million and how are amateur hackers poking holes in Israel’s image as a cyber superpower?

21.12.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Chinese drone manufacturer blacklisted by the U.S. is being widely used in Israel
Noam Avimor Paneth Otorio

OTORIO created ‘Meet the Mates’ to combat Covid-19 loneliness

21.12.20|CTech
As its 70 employees were sent into lockdown, the cybersecurity company knew it had to find a way to keep employees engaged
שיגור חללית בראשית לחלל 3

Which Israeli company was hacked this time and is it time to kill tech?

20.12.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Netanyahu urges to seal the skies amid fears of coronavirus mutation
נתב"ג קורונה עמדות בידוק

Netanyahu urges to seal the skies amid fears of coronavirus mutation

20.12.20|Calcalist, Ynet News
The Israeli prime minister said the price of shutting down air traffic was negligible compared to the risk of a new strain breaking out; Effectiveness of vaccines uncertain
בנימין נתניהו מקבל חיסון חיסונים שיבא תל השומר 2

No tracking chips in the vaccine: Facebook removes four Hebrew groups spreading misinformation

20.12.20|Reuters
Justice Ministry battling attempts to mislead the public with 'Fake News' about sinister motives behind the national innoculation effort
Rachel Barouch-Haik SafeBreach

Covid-19 brought “positivity and evolution” to the employment world, says SafeBreach VP of HR

20.12.20|CTech
The pandemic may have brought uncertainty and confusion to companies around the world, but SafeBreach found ways to combat them.
סלולר סלולרי מכשיר סלולרי ב כיס זהירות סלולרי

Why is Israel ending its cellphone surveillance and who said Israel’s technology is a ‘gift to the world’?

17.12.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Moovit’s CEO explains why there’s more to its new public transport payment scheme than meets the eye
קורונה סמארטפון Covid 19 אפליקציה

Israel is ending its cellphone surveillance to track Covid-19 next month

17.12.20|Reuters
The method has faced challenges in courts and parliament because of privacy concerns and questions about its efficacy
Iguazio Yaron Haviv Yaron Segev Orit Nissan-Messing Asaf Somekh

Iguazio signs strategic agreement with Sheba Medical Center for real-time Covid-19 treatment

17.12.20|James Spiro
The data science platform will be facilitating Sheba’s transformation using AI to help predict and mitigate Covid-19
נמרוד וקס ו דימיטרי סירוטה מייסדי BigID ביג איידי

BigID reaches unicorn status after raising $70 million series D

16.12.20|Hagar Ravet
Co-founder Nimrod Vax says the company didn’t really need the money, but excellent terms by investors offered them a chance to leap ahead of the competition
Aya Jakobovitz

Covid-19 was one of the biomed industry’s finest hours, says Israeli Silicon Valley veteran

15.12.20|Ron Friedman
Aya Jakobovits, a trailblazer in the biomed sector who is participating in J-Ventures’ annual investor’s conference, speaks of how the coronavirus vaccines showcased the depth of new technology
רון אייל

Israeli air filtration company creates car filter capable of removing Covid-19 viruses

15.12.20|Yafit Ovadia
Vootto has engineered an air filtration system that shows 99.9% efficiency at removing viruses, including Covid-19 out of moving vehicles
Ziv Yekutieli and Dima Gershman Montfort

Israel’s Montfort expands its brain-monitoring app to test for Post-Covid symptoms

14.12.20|James Spiro
The FDA-approved smartphone technology can help patients after their battle with Covid-19 symptoms
Lior Eldan COO CoFounder Moburst

Remote working opened our talent pool to Israelis across the country, says Moburst

14.12.20|CTech
To help attract Israeli top talent, Moburst knew it could reach the entire country instead of just the Tel Aviv bubble
סייבר אבטחת מידע האקר האקרים

Who hacked Israel's supply chain and what did the cyberattack on Intel Israel achieve?

13.12.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Cyberattack on Intel Israel: Hackers claim they breached the network of chipmaker Habana Labs
            תחנת חיסון קורונה קופת חולים מכבי

Will the quickly developed vaccines deliver Covid-19 a knockout blow?

13.12.20|Sophie Shulman
An urgent global crisis, near-limitless funds, and a scientific development ripe for use combined to produce rapid results, but will today’s vaccines eradicate the pandemic?
ענת כץ נספחת כלכלית ניו יורק וקנדה

Israeli tech companies have no more excuses to overlook Canada

12.12.20|Allon Sinai
Could Covid-19 end up being what finally unfreezes the dormant trade between Israel and Canada?
מנות חיסון חיסונים פייזר קורונה

Survey: One-third of Israelis would prefer to take homegrown Covid-19 vaccine

10.12.20|James Spiro
The results come a day after America’s Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine touches down for distribution
Ravid Shomer Shalom Windward

“Our employees were all in the same boat” during Covid-19, says maritime intelligence platform Windward

10.12.20|CTech
Due to the pandemic, all 90 of Windward’s employees work remotely - something that used to be reserved for only a few located overseas
רפי סווירי מייסד ונשיא WalkMe ועידת Mind The Tech

“Some companies had to totally reinvent themselves amid the pandemic,” says WalkMe founder

09.12.20|Elihay Vidal
Rafael Sweary said he’s concerned about the long-term economic impact of Covid-19, but remains optimistic, saying “we’ve overcome far worse”