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New AI Software Predicts Where the Next Car Accident is Most Likely to Happen

31.01.18|Yoav Stoler
Developed by Israeli researchers, the software outputs optimal daily traffic police patrol schedules. Israeli police is planning to start testing the technology soon
מנכ"ל סקייבוקס גידי כהן

420 Israel-Based Cybersecurity Startups Raised Over $800 Million in 2017, Report Says

30.01.18|Lilach Baumer
Investments in Israeli cybersecurity startups were up 28% in 2017, according to a new report
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JVP to Offer $1 Million Investment to the Winner of a Startup Contest at Calcalist's NY Conference

30.01.18|Omer Kabir
Calcalist's Mind the Tech conference will be held in New York on March 12-14 in partnership with Israel's Bank Leumi
מוסף שבועי 7.12.17 ג'אנג גינגצ'ו שחקנית סינית בביקור בירושלים

On the Heels of Increasing Chinese Tourism, Alipay is Coming to Israel

29.01.18|Lilach Baumer
The number of Chinese tourists visiting Israel more than doubled over the last two years
תל אביב מבט מלמעלה

Report Shows Slowdown in Non-Israeli Venture Capital First Investments in Israel

29.01.18|Lilach Baumer
233 first time investment deals were made by 151 non-Israeli investors in 2017, down from 267 in 2016 and the lowest number seen since 2013, according to a new report
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SEC Hires an Israel-Based Lawyer to Handle Mobileye Insider Trading Investigation

28.01.18|Tomer Ganon and Ran Abramson
In November, the SEC asked for the Israeli authorities' assistance in obtaining witness testimonials from five Israeli residents
שאול אלוביץ יושב ראש יורקום תקשורת

Israeli Investors Side with Elliot Fund, Demand Board Reforms in Probed Israeli Telecom Provider

28.01.18|Raheli Bindman and Aviv Guter
Earlier this month, Elliot called for a sweeping corporate governance reform of Bezeq, Israel’s biggest telecom provider
מלאנוקס פארק התעשייה תל חי

Seeking to Force Changes at Mellanox, Activist Investor Starboard Met with Israeli Investors

28.01.18|Dror Reich
Starboard representatives visited Israel last week and met with institutional and major shareholders in Israel-based chip maker Mellanox
תל אביב בורסה Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

As Bitcoin Seems to Rally, Bitcoin-Related Trading Picks Up on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

25.01.18|Lilach Baumer
Corresponding to bitcoin’s current bullish trend, two companies made cryptocurrency-related announcements and saw stock value increase
חנות לממכר ביטקוין ב ת"א תל אביב

Israel’s Big Crypto Winners Have a Hard Time Cashing Out

25.01.18|Omri Milman
The country’s banking laws and tax regime impose red tape, hindering crypto-to-shekel conversion
כיל ים המלח ICL Dead Sea

After 78 Years, Israel May Extend Dead Sea Mining Rights to Non-Israeli Companies

24.01.18|Omri Milman and Lilach Baumer
The current permit held by Israel-based ICL will expire in 2030. A government draft proposal recommends allowing non-Israeli entities to participate in a future tender
טכנולוגיית המציאות הרבודה של InfinityAR

Israel-Based InfinityAR Partners With China’s Nibiru to Market VR Technologies

24.01.18|Tofi Stoler
In 2016 InfinityAR raised an $18 million C round investment from Chineses e-commerce company Alibaba and Japanese entertainment and IT company Sun Corporation
ליאור דיב מנכ"ל סייבריזון CYBEREASON

Supercharged by Softbank, Cybereason Plans Aggressive Ramp Up for 2018

22.01.18|Yoav Stoler
The company plans to nearly double the number of employees to better serve new clients and look into new domains including autonomous vehicles, blockchain and the Internet of Things
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U.S. Department of Defense, Israeli Ministry of Defense, to Hold Anti-Terrorism Startup Contest

21.01.18|Lilach Baumer
This is the third year of the contest. Over $200,000 in prizes will be awarded to the most promising startups
צוק איתן מלחמה צנחנים רצועת עזה מנהרות

Israel Has No Iron Dome Against Tunnels

21.01.18|Amir Rapaport, Israel Defense
Despite massive investments, technologies capable of giving operators a clear view of underground tunnels are still not in existence
תל אביב קו רקיע Tel Aviv Skyline

Investment Firm Schroders to Open Tel Aviv Offices

21.01.18|Golan Hazani
Founded over two centuries ago in 1804, Schroders has over 4,000 employees in offices in 27 countries and circa $577.3 billion in assets
בניין NDS ב הר חוצבים ב ירושלים

CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

18.01.18|CTech
Starboard attempting to replace Mellanox’s entire board. Review of refundable Sirin Labs tokens points to six major transactions. A startup that develops tow truck satellites signs a $100 million deal
בנימין נתניהו ראש ממשלת הודו נרנדה מודי בשדה התעופה של מומביי

India and Israel $500 Million Missile Deal “Back On the Table,” Says Israeli Prime Minister

18.01.18|Amarelle Wenkert and Itamar Eichner
During his state visit to India, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that a deal for the purchase of Israeli anti-tank missiles has been revived. Signed in 2016 the deal was retracted by the Indian government earlier this month
אסף רפפורט 18.1.18

Microsoft Taps Cloud Security Executive as New Head of Research in Israel

18.01.18|Lilach Baumer
Assaf Rappaport, the company's new research manager in the country, joined Microsoft in 2015 after it bought the cloud security startup he co-founded
בניין NDS ב הר חוצבים ב ירושלים

Cisco Looking to Sell Video-Software Unit NDS at Steep Discount

18.01.18|Meir Orbach
Six years after shelling out $5 billion for NDS, Cisco is now putting a $1 billion price tag on the Jerusalem-based business, which mainly develops software for the pay TV industry