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מגדל עזריאלי שרונה תל אביב

Meta leaving its office space in Azrieli tower in Tel Aviv in apparent cutback move

22.06.23|Sophie Shulman and Dotan Levi
The company will move out of its 12 floors in Azrieli Sarona Tower in 2025 and will move to the Landmark Tower in Tel Aviv, in which it is also set to rent out 7 of the 20 floors it has leased
מטה מטא פייסבוק דבלין אירלנד

A cautionary poke: $1.2 billion fine imposed on Meta is a warning sign for Israeli companies

28.05.23|Omer Kabir
If Israel does not act soon, Israeli high-tech companies will face a similar situation and possibly more severe consequences
מטה מטא Meta פייסבוק קליפורניה

Meta cuts 90 jobs in Israel as part of global layoffs

19.04.23|CTech
After the first wave last month included mainly employees from the HR departments, this time employees from a wide variety of fields, including programmers and engineers, were let go
פיטורים בהייטק מפוטר מפוטרים

Director's cut: Amazon and Google getting rid of middle managers at the expense of future productivity

18.04.23|Omer Kabir
After huge recruitments during the pandemic, the technology companies are adopting a more economical organizational structure. Even if efficiency is expected to improve in the short term, the move may cause significant cumulative damage
Metaverse

VR is hoping for a perfect world. Too bad for its creators, we don’t live in one

09.01.23|James Spiro
“Creatures in the metaverse are neat and obedient, leaving no room - or tolerance - for the messiness of real life.”
משרדי פייסבוק בתל אביב

HR on the chopping block: “When I received a layoff email I was shocked"

19.12.22|Maayan Manela
At the beginning of the year, high-tech companies had difficulty finding recruiters to locate the necessary talents for them to meet their growth goals. But in recent months, following the crisis, recruiters and HR personnel are the first to be laid off
מנכ"ל מטא מארק צוקרברג

Meta layoffs have global effect, including in Israel

09.11.22|Meir Orbach and Reuters
Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that the company will cut 11,000 jobs, and Meta Israel will also be affected
ווטסאפ אפליקציות צ'ט

WhatsApp Down: Messaging service suffers major disruption

25.10.22|CTech
Users of Meta-owned WhatsApp from across the world have reported problems with both sending and receiving messages
Meta program

16 companies graduate from Meta’s first B2B Disruptors Program in Israel

10.08.22|James Spiro
The program, which ran for seven weeks, included strategic and practical content for early-stage B2B product-led startups
גיא רוזן

Meta names Guy Rosen chief information security officer

07.06.22|Reuters and Rafael Kahan
Rosen, who has been at Facebook since 2013 when it acquired the startup he co-founded, Onavo, most recently led the company's product safety and integrity efforts
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Melio appoints Sivanne Goldfarb as VP of Risk, Credit & Data Products

18.05.22|CTech
The former Meta executive will help lead Melio’s product team
גיא קליזמן

The forgery and fraud history of the intelligence officer blacklisted by Meta

20.12.21|Tomer Ganon
Bluehawk, owned and founded by Guy Klisman, was among half a dozen companies called out by Facebook owner Meta for hacking or other abuses
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Meta joins forces with Israel’s yellowHEAD to launch Meta Startup Hub

16.11.21|James Spiro
The announcement comes shortly after the company’s rebrand from Facebook and its new emphasis on the metaverse
Metaverse

Welcome to the Metaverse… whether you like it or not

14.11.21|James Spiro
ByondXR has joined CTech to discuss all the ways that tech giants will take us into an ecosystem of virtual existence
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Israel’s Spike joins Facebook’s new ‘Metaverse’

31.10.21|James Spiro
Its app works on top of existing email and is available for iPhones, Android devices, desktops, and now the Oculus Quest 2 headset
מציאות מדומה VR

Augmented Reality Company Meta Company’s Assets Sold

20.01.19|Adi Pick
Founded in 2012 by Israeli-born entrepreneur Meron Gribetz, Meta develops augmented reality headsets that combine 3D glasses and a camera made by Intel that tracks hand movements
מלאנוקס פארק התעשייה תל חי

CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

21.01.18|CTech
Pushed by activist investor, Mellanox to review development lineup. After raising over $220 million, flash storage startup Kaminario shifts to software