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הוועידה הכלכלית הלאומית 2018 ערן יעקב בשיחה עם עמרי מילמן

Income Taxing of Options Applies to a Small Share of Israeli Tech Employees

19.12.18|Omri Milman
Out of 500 employee option plans reviewed across around 90 private companies, only three employees had plans that could, perhaps, fall under the purview of the new memo
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Israeli-German Team Wants to Use Micro-Satellites to Study Climate Change

18.12.18|Lilach Baumer
The researchers, who plan to launch 10 satellites the size of a shoebox into orbit in just a few years, recently won a 14 million euros research grant
מגזין נשים 21.6.17 אלי קאראן עובדת מטבח ב בולטימור

The Gender Wage Gap is Bigger in Israel

18.12.18|Adi Pick
Women in Israel earned 69% of the average male monthly salary in 2017. The global average gender wage gap for 2018 stands at 19%
מפעל אינטל ב קריית גת 15.5.18

Intel to Expand Operations in Israel as Part of Global Plan

18.12.18|Hagar Ravet
The company, which is the largest multinational operating in Israel in terms of investments and number of employees, expects to start the multi-year process in 2019
כסף מחשבון

Israel to Fully Tax IPO or Exit-Dependent Employee Options, in Some Cases

18.12.18|Omri Milman
The Israeli tax authority now considers such options income, meaning employees could pay an income tax of up to 50% on options exercised instead of a capital gains tax of 25%
יאיר נתניהו בנו של ראש הממשלה בבית משפט השלום ב תל אביב

Facebook Temporarily Blocks Netanyahu’s Son for Hate Speech

17.12.18|Omer Kabir
The social network temporarily banned the son of the Israeli Prime Minister following three anti-Palestinian posts, prompting him to take to Twitter and accuse Facebook of operating a "thought police"
גוגל שבב קוונטי מחשוב קוונטום

Israel Sets Up a Government Quantum Research Fund

16.12.18|Shahar Ilan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the goal of the new fund is to place Israel “at the top of global technology and research”
פפרצי מטה טבע בפתח תקווה

Teva Chooses New Israeli Headquarters in Tel Aviv

16.12.18|Micky Grunfeld and Tzally Greenberg
The company will relocate from Petah Tikva, 8 kilometers east of Tel Aviv, to northeastern Tel Aviv neighborhood Ramat HaHayal in mid-2020
The view from SOSA TLV

Can More Israelis Join the Country’s Tech Boom? Two Reports Draw Conflicting Conclusions

16.12.18|Amarelle Wenkert and Hagar Ravet
Jewish, non-Orthodox men take up 74.1% of the country’s tech jobs. Two-thirds of the tech companies that participated in a survey reported having zero Arab employees
חגי רביד קוקרמן Cukierman

Six Investment Trends That Will Shape Israeli Tech in 2019

14.12.18|Haggai Ravid
From European recovery to changes in emerging markets, these are the trends that will affect Israeli tech in the upcoming year, according to Haggai Ravid, CEO of Israeli investment house Cukierman & Co.
דולרים דולר כסף מגולגל

Israel Accepted as Member of Global Anti-Money Laundering Organization FATF

11.12.18|Lilach Baumer
Financial Action Task Force is an intergovernmental organization founded to create anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism funding policies
מתוך מבצע מגן צפוני פעולות צה"ל בגבול לבנון באיזור מטולה

More Hezbollah Hideout Tunnels Running Within Lebanon, According to Israeli Military

10.12.18|Adi Pick
The Israeli military has briefed the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon forces (UNIFIL) about the whereabouts of at least one such tunnel and requested that the matter will be investigated
קודמאנקי מימין רובין באי ישי פינצ'ובר עדו שור יונתן שור גייל הואנג וויני שייאה

Israeli Edtech Companies Inspired by Recent China-Israel Deal

09.12.18|Ofir Dor
During the Global Education Summit held in Beijing last week, TAL Education Group—one of China’s largest education service companies—announced it acquired Israeli game-based learning startup Codemonkey
יאנדקס יאנגו

Yandex's Yango Taxi Hits Israel's Roads

05.12.18|Nitsan Sadan
The company, which uploaded its Hebrew-language app to Google and Apple's stores last week, wants to challenge local market leader Gett
פגישת אידריס דבי נשיא צ'אד בנימין נתניהו ו שרה נתניהו

Netanyahu Flying to Chad to Resume Relations With the Muslim-Majority African Country

28.11.18|Adi Pick
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, to announce the recommencement of diplomatic relations with the Muslim-majority African country
קנאביס קנביס רפואי מריחואנה יצוא

Israeli Cannabis Reform Still Entangled in Red Tape

22.11.18|Adrian Filut
Israeli Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman refused to bring an amended proposal to vote Sunday
לונדון מונית אוטובוס

The U.K. and Israel Launch Joint Innovation Initiative

21.11.18|Adi Pick
The U.K. and Israel have launched a £4 million joint tech innovation initiative, calling for Israeli and British tech companies seeking funding to submit joint project proposals
חקר DNA מעבדה

Lonza Opens Israeli Innovation Center

20.11.18|Lilach Baumer
The company announced plans for the center in 2017, stating it is looking to tap Israel's tech talent
התנחלות אפרת יהודה ושומרון התנחלויות

Israel-Airbnb Clash Over Listings in West Bank Settlements

20.11.18|Lilach Baumer
Airbnb announced it decided to remove listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank Monday
פאנל הון סיכון באירוע לאומיטק ב SOSA A venture capital panel at Sosa 1

A Tel Aviv Rooftop With a View to New York

18.11.18|Orr Hirschauge
A panel of venture capitalists assembled to discuss The Israeli Hop—the bi-continental existence many Israeli startups opt to go for