Covid-19

20 stories about Covid-19
דריוש מיודוסקי לגיה ורשה

Harnessing Israeli tech to succeed on the sports field

07.06.20|Ouriel Daskal
Dariusz Mioduski, owner of Polish football club Legia Warsaw, is counting on Israeli tech to take his team to the next level
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States should green-light individual risk scoring apps to help prevent Covid-19 spread

07.06.20| Ido Erev and Oren Fuerst
Resistance to tracking apps can be tackled by encouraging the use of voluntary risk assessment apps that transmit information to users while maintaining privacy
קורונה בית ספר גבעת רם קריית אתא תלמידים תלמידות מסכות

As the U.S. mulls technological tracing of students, Israel must slam the door on such proposals

07.06.20|Omer Kabir
Despite infections in schools increasing, Israel must resist the temptation of deepening its surveillance tactics
רפת ממוחשבת אפימילק

Afimilk left to seek greener pastures after $70 million exit canceled due to Covid-19

07.06.20|Golan Hazani
In a shareholders meeting held to approve the deal, 70% of LIC's shareholders voted against the acquisition, mainly due to the ramifications of the coronavirus epidemic on the world's economy
דורית דור צ'ק פוינט

“Covid-19 did more good than ill. We refrained from layoffs and cutting salaries. We’re hiring”

07.06.20|Diana Bahur Nir
Dorit Dor, the number 2 executive at cybersecurity giant Check Point talks about the impact of coronavirus on the company
ליאת שחם נספחת כלכלית ספרד

As Spain slowly emerges from Covid-19 catastrophe, Israeli companies should tread carefully

05.06.20|Allon Sinai
Spain suffered a painful blow from the pandemic but there are still plenty of opportunities abound
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Niio wants to be the Netflix of the digital art world and Covid-19 has proven there’s a market for it

05.06.20|Adi Pick
Hosting more than 13,000 artworks, Niio has the biggest digital art collection in the world. The company’s technology enables you to stream artworks onto any digital screen or canvas anywhere in the world
ישיבת זום שדנה בנושא פתיחת השווקים בישראל

Is it all downhill from here for Zoom and which Israeli company is planning a $10 billion IPO?

04.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Zoom generated in Q1 $252 million in free cash flow on revenue of $328 million.
תלמידים לומדים מרחוק זום Zoom

Zoom by the numbers: Does it have what it takes to outlive its 15 minutes of glory?

04.06.20|Sophie Shulman
The video conferencing company generated in Q1 $252 million in free cash flow on revenue of $328 million
פלייטיקה חברת משחקים הרצליה פיתוח

Online gaming company Playtika targeting $10 billion IPO

04.06.20|Tzali Greenberg
Playtika, acquired by Chinese consortium Alpha Frontier for $4.4 billion in 2016, intends to raise around $1 billion in the IPO
מטה קספרסקי מוסקבה סייבר אבטחת מידע

Kaspersky: 120 Million Phishing Attacks Worldwide in Q1, Israelis Targeted Twice as Much as 2019

04.06.20|CTech
According to a new report by the cybersecurity company, spam makes up 45.24% of all email transactions in Israel
עמירם שחר מייסד ספוטינסט סטארט אפ ענן

Which Israeli Company is Making a $450 Million Exit and Whose Executives Were Detained on Bribe Allegations?

03.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: DC economic attache safeguarding Israeli interests amid Washington mayhem
יפעת אלון פרל נספחת כלכלית וושינגטון

DC Economic Attache Safeguarding Israeli Interests Amid Washington Mayhem

03.06.20|Allon Sinai
Yifat Alon Perel describes dystopia playing out in America’s capital and breaks down the unique responsibilities of the DC trade mission
דגלים כנס סייברארק

Survey Finds Widespread Security Negligence Among Work From Home Employees

03.06.20|Adi Pick
77% of remote employees use unmanaged personal devices to access corporate systems, says CyberArk
הכניסה לקמפוס התעשייה האווירית 2

Which Israeli Startup Sold for $365 Million and Who is the Billionaire that Fell Victim to a Real Estate Sting?

02.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: National Instruments acquires Israel-Based data analytics startup OptimalPlus for $365 million
ניסוי בלב ים של מערכת הנשק לורה

Israel Aerospace Industries Showcases Ballistic Strike Missile

02.06.20|CTech
The trial, held in the open sea, was designed and performed under Covid-19 restrictions and demonstrated the capabilities of the advanced system to customers
צביקה אורון ויולה ונצ'רס

Viola Ventures is Seeking Technologies that Combine AI and Fundamental Scientific Disciplines

02.06.20|Allon Sinai
After investing in Immunai, Zvika Orron is hungry for more of the same formula
עובדים משרד מחשבים אופן ספייס

Covid-19 Does not Have to Mean an Untimely Demise for Young Israeli Startups

02.06.20|Meir Orbach
If Israel wants its growth engine back on track, it is going to have to be far more creative and generous
מתקן התפלה פלמחים

Did Iran Really Try to Poison Israeli Civilians and How is the Israeli Military Reducing Pollutant Emissions?

01.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: According to the Financial Times, the cyberattack could have triggered fail-safes that would have left tens of thousands of civilians parched in the middle of a heatwave
אוהד ארזי מנכ"ל זברה מדיקל

Israeli Tech to Help Indian Hospitals Diagnose Coronavirus

01.06.20|Meir Orbach
Zebra-Med’s software offers a faster alternative for detection of Covid-19 when PCR testing is unavailable or delayed