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צה"ל חיילים ב טנק בדרך ליישובי עוטף עזה

Tech industry mobilizes: Israeli startups reevaluate operations amidst reserve call-up

10.10.23|CTech
Many senior executives, including founders, in Israeli and foreign startup companies have been called up for IDF reserve service, severely harming companies relying on young workers
ועידת Mind the Tech ניו יורק  נוסייר יאסין מייסד ומנכ”ל Nas

Nas Daily: “From today forward, I view myself as Israeli first, Palestinian second”

09.10.23|James Spiro
The prominent content creator had previously emphasized his Palestinian heritage, but after the attacks by Hamas has decided to put Israel first
 מתקפת פתע פגיעה  שיגור רקטה רקטות מתקפה עזה

ISRAEL AT WAR: Over 1300 murdered, dozens of civilians taken hostage, in surprise Hamas attack

07.10.23|CTech
Over 1300 Israelis confirmed dead as the IDF declared a state of war alert following the shocking infiltration of hundreds of terrorists from Gaza into Israeli cities and kibbutzim, as thousands of rockets were launched into Israeli territory
Restart Team Meital

Soldiering on: Restart gets wounded veterans back on track

24.09.23|Yonatan Sredni
Wounded a decade ago during Operation Protective Edge, Restart COO Boaz Hochstein shares his emotional journey and how Makers for Heroes utilizes innovative tech to break boundaries for wounded vets
כנס הגיוון בתעשיית ההייטק 2023  אודי הלר הכרזה על הזוכים בדירוג הגיוון לשנת 2022

"The IDF is the world's largest employer of autistic people”

30.01.23|Maayan Manela
"I know what it's like to go through dozens of interviews without anyone looking me in the eye," added Captain Udi Heller, founder of the IDF's program for autistic people, who himself is autistic
לוחמים עם מערכת ראיית הלילה

Elbit reaches $450 million in deals in just two weeks

18.01.23|CTech
Since the start of the year, the defense giant has landed deals to supply advanced electro-optical systems, rockets for armed forces, as well as the operating and maintaining of simulation centers for the Israeli Air Force's F-16 fleet and the IDF's Armored Corps
תקיפת בניין בן 5 קומות בעזה מבצע עלות השחר

Palestinian rockets reach west of Jerusalem on third day of Gaza fighting

07.08.22|Reuters
About 30 Palestinians have been killed in the weekend surge of fighting while rocket salvoes have sent hundreds of thousands Israelis to shelters
Amir Becker Sygnia

Former Unit 8200 cyber head joins Sygnia to lead Incident Response Division

25.02.22|James Spiro
Amir Becker was previously Head of Cyber Operations at Unit 8200, the IDF’s cyber and intelligence unit
סיטק פריפריה באר שבע Noam Bright

The IDF sees its move to Beer Sheva as a “fulfillment of Ben Gurion's vision”

15.02.22|James Spiro
Speaking at Beer Sheva’s Gav-Yam Negev High Tech Park, Major Noam Bright discusses the role the IDF has in teaching tech to future generations
מימין TAL ZACKON גלעד טלמון מרק גפן ו עירד אייכלר

Combat vs. Tech: Does your IDF service determine your future?

22.12.21|Daniel Farber-Ball
While many Unit 8200 recruits set themselves up for lucrative jobs, high tech leaders that served as IDF fighters say they would not change a thing
מימין גיא מזרחי גיא קרן מנכל iHLS מיטל קרן בן דב מייסדת ושותפה iHLS

How the IDF is recruiting the Israeli startup industry

11.11.21|CTech
The innovation center of the Israel Ministry of Defense is getting ready to select five startups for a six-month cohort for companies developing dual-use technological projects for the civilian and security sectors
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Tech leaders calling for combat soldiers to join their ranks

21.10.21|Elihay Vidal
With a growing manpower shortage, many in the tech ecosystem seek solutions outside traditional recruitment hubs
Yehuda Zisapel  Alon Ben-Zur

Rafael and RAD Bynet prepare to train Israel’s periphery in AI skills

18.08.21|James Spiro
The one-year program for recent veterans of the IDF is designed to boost the country’s northern region and shrink the talent shortage
עזרא כהן סגן נשיא לאסטרטגיה תאגידית באורקל

Oracle recruited DoD executive to save its Israel cloud bid

10.08.21|Hagar Ravet and Tomer Ganon
The software giant brought in Ezra Cohen, former Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence under Donald Trump, to try and thwart the tender won by Amazon and Google by pressuring members of Israel’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
הקברניט חמאס רקטות כיפת ברזל

Ministry of Defense taps VCs to fund weapon development

06.07.21|Udi Etsion
MoD representatives have held talks with venture capital funds regarding making joint investments in startups that are developing technology that can be used both in the defense and civilian sectors
הסלמה בדרום עוטף עזה  תקיפות חיל אוויר בניין 4 קומות

Israeli military's digital transformation on full display in Gaza conflict

28.06.21|CTech
“Using technology, the IDF was able to attack more targets, faster and with greater accuracy,” said Omer Dagan, the Head of Lotem, the IDF’s Digital and Data Unit
Harel Tayeb CEO Kryon

The recent escalation is a reminder that technology wins wars

03.06.21|Harel Tayeb
The IDF should invest its resources in acquiring automation systems that will turn it into the most technologically advanced military on earth, writes Harel Tayeb, CEO of Kryon
הדמיית מרכז לוגיסטי חדש של צה"ל שיקום בדרום

Move over Amazon, the Israeli military is equipping its warehouses with artificial intelligence

16.04.21|Neta-Li Binshtok
The IDF will build three logistic centers costing $1.7 billion, integrating new technologies that will become available to civilian companies
מודיעין 8200 חסוי אנשי צללים צל סודי

Unit 81: The elite military unit that caused a big bang in the Israeli tech scene

08.01.21|Sophie Shulman
Veterans of the IDF’s secretive technological division are the entrepreneurs driving major changes across the industry
רחפן רחפנים DJI 2

Chinese drone manufacturer blacklisted by the U.S. is being widely used in Israel

21.12.20|Raphael Kahan
Delay in the provision of homegrown substitutes leaves drones carrying out sensitive missions despite concerns over data use