Israel

20 stories about Israel
Cyber Attack Shirbit

Report: 36% of Israeli companies report weekly cyberattack attempts

21.10.21|James Spiro
The Cyber Readiness Report by Acronis explains the modern cybersecurity landscape and pain points faced by businesses around the world
גורדי שחקים בניינים דובאי

India, UAE, and Israel announce cooperation to grow trade

19.10.21|Elihay Vidal
The initiative was announced Tuesday in Dubai as part of an event attended by the Beyond Business delegation organized by Bank Hapoalim and the Export Institute
Silicon Valley עמק הסיליקון

Silicon Valley to Silicon Wadi: California-Israel economic ties are stronger than ever

18.10.21|CTech
A new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute has highlighted the robustness of the economic ties between both states, with California being home to 22 Israeli-founded technology unicorns, the most of any US state
Rami Aqeilan 20

“Seeing the fruits of what you're doing is always a motivation to keep going ahead.”

05.10.21|CTech
Dr. Rami Aqeilan joins Michael Matias to discuss his desire to learn something new every day and explore the beauty of the world around him
 המנהרה שאותרה הבוקר כלא גלבוע

The Gilboa Redemption? Palestinian militants escape from high-security Israeli prison through tunnel

06.09.21|CTech and Reuters
Next stop Zihuatanejo or Jenin? Israeli police and the military are searching for six Palestinian fugitives serving multiple life sentences for involvement in the murder of Israelis after they escaped from Gilboa prison in northern Israel through a hole from their cell toilet floor
דני כהן Viola

New unicorns in Israel growing at an unprecedented rate

02.09.21|Allon Sinai
The report by the Viola investment group showed that the level of business traction required to become a $1 billion company is falling over time and that the “time-to-unicorn” parameter has significantly decreased over recent years
יצחק גל Wokwe

First year of open economic relations between Israel and UAE provides promising signs of things to come

26.08.21|Yitzhak Gal
“The tremendous growth in the business relations between the two countries gives us a perspective about the potential that is still not fully fulfilled,” writes Yitzhak Gal of YOKWE
Shlomi Kofman

“Every nation has its advantages and it has its disadvantages. And we have both too.”

22.08.21|CTech
Being a Consul General of Israel means telling the story of Israel, Shlomi Kofman tells Michael Matias
Hilla Ovil-Brenner Techstars

Applications for Techstars TLV’s new accelerator are underway

17.08.21|James Spiro
12 startups will participate in this year’s second cohort, its third overall in Israel
Itai Margalit Salesforce איתי מרגלית סמנכ"ל מכירות סיילספורס

Salesforce Israel appoints Itai Margalit as Area Vice President of Sales

16.08.21|James Spiro
Before joining Salesforce, he was CEO of Starhome and led its acquisition by Vista
משה אדרי מנהל חברת ה קולנוע יונייטד קינג בעלת סינמה סיטי

Just like home: Screen iL will offer Israelis abroad access to leading local television content

02.08.21|CTech
The new streaming service, which was co-founded by Israeli media leader Moshe Edri, will cost $19.99 per month
דליה פדילה עתידנא

Elevation and Atidna launching training program to integrate Arab population in Israeli high-tech

28.07.21|CTech
Executives from leading companies, including Facebook, Google, WIX, and Salesforce, will take part in a unique training program aimed at integrating young people from the Arab population into the tech market
Kazuhiko Nakamura Gilad Cohen Guy Lachman

"The potential of Israeli technology in Japan is no less than in the US"

18.07.21|CTech
As part of the annual Big in Japan conference, the business opportunities for Israeli tech entrepreneurs and businesspeople in Japan were highlighted, including the way they can be exploited
איילת שקד על רקע מאגר ביומטרי

Israel's secret biometric database revealed

17.07.21|Omer Kabir
The database was created without planning by Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority, which wants to legalize it, without the restrictions regulating the country’s official database
תל אביב קו רקיע Tel Aviv Skyline

Israeli tech sets yet another record, raising $11.9 billion in H1 of 2021

14.07.21|Meir Orbach
According to the IVC-Meitar Tech Review, Israeli companies surpassed the total amount raised in 2020 ($10.3 billion) in the first six months of 2021
עמי אהרונוביץ' Country Manager Aerospike

Rising tech salaries and exchange rate pushing multinationals to reconsider Israeli R&D

08.07.21|Ami Aharonovich
"A significant increase in salaries can provide a nice addition to the Israeli tax authorities, but at the same time, it can become a real threat for future investments in Israel," writes Ami Aharonovich of Aerospike
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
Israel Invest

How are corporate VCs reshaping the Israeli tech landscape?

23.06.21|James Spiro
We’re all familiar with venture capital firms - but what happens when large corporates check into the game?
הדמיית מערכת לייזר להגנה מפני רקטות מפא"ת

Israeli airborne laser system successfully completes first-ever interception tests

21.06.21|Udi Etsion
The High-Power Laser system was installed on an aircraft and successfully intercepted and destroyed UAVs
Align Technologies

Align Technology prepares to hire 150 Israelis in 2021

17.06.21|James Spiro
The company intends to add to its 500-strong team of employees in the country