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Omer Kabir

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מימין ניר בר דעה חנן פרידמן מיה אייזן צפריר אריק אדמס ועידת ניו יורק

Back to New York: Who’s who at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech 2024 conference

03.03.24|Omer Kabir
The best of Israel’s dynamic high-tech industry and American business leaders will come together on March 4th in Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s 6th annual conference to stand with Israeli tech
טים קוק מנכ"ל אפל מסיבת עיתונאים השקת מוצרים חדשים 12.9.23

Apple's U-turn: After investing billions, Apple gives up on autonomous car in favor of AI

29.02.24|Omer Kabir
While Apple tried to reach the next breakthrough through autonomous cars, it missed the breakthrough that came through AI. Now it has decided to close one of the most ambitious projects in its history and divert resources to the hottest field in tech
משרדי גוגל תל אביב

How Google is bypassing EU attempt to curb its search monopoly

26.02.24|Omer Kabir
The European Union's Digital Markets Act, which will go into effect on March 7, aims to reduce the power of the technology giants; Google chose to leverage the changes in the law to increase its dominance in the search field
טים קוק מנכ"ל אפל מסיבת עיתונאים השקת מוצרים חדשים 12.9.23

EU sends strong signal with 500 million euro Apple fine

22.02.24|Omer Kabir
At the end of an investigation that determined that Apple harmed the competitiveness of Spotify, the technology giant was fined half a billion euros. Ahead of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) taking effect, the fine opens the door for Amazon, Netflix and others to file similar complaints
מתוך סרטונים שיוצרו במחולל טקסט לווידאו סורה Sora של חברת OpenAI בינה מלאכותית AI

Is OpenAI's text-to-video AI model Sora a blessing or a curse?

18.02.24|Omer Kabir
The AI pioneer has unveiled Sora, a text-to-video model that enables the creation of spectacular videos using a simple text command; The fear: the new technology will be used to create fake videos featuring real people
חשבון X של חסן נסראללה עם וי כחול

X under scrutiny for enabling Hezbollah, Houthi propaganda machine

15.02.24|Omer Kabir
A TTP report found that over a dozen X (Twitter) accounts linked to Hezbollah, Yemen's Houthi rebels, and other Iranian-backed militias had been granted blue checkmarks. Twitter charges a fee for this verification, potentially violating U.S. sanctions that prohibit financial dealings with terrorist entities. After the report was published, most of the evidence was removed from the accounts in question.
שבוע הסטארטאפים של גוגל יום 2 פאנל מאיה הנקין, ירון אינגר, אורי גבאי וידאו

"The fact that Israel started late in AI doesn't mean it's impossible to catch up"

14.02.24|Omer Kabir
Uri Gabai, CEO of RISE Israel, was talking on a panel on AI development in Israel with Maya Henkin, director of Client & Partner Solutions at Google Israel, and Yaron Inger, co-founder and CTO of Lightricks
משרד ריק הייטק עובדים נעלמים גוסטינג

Profits are at record highs, so why are tech companies laying off so many workers?

12.02.24|Omer Kabir
The technology giant Cisco is set to announce a restructuring move that will include layoffs of thousands of employees. And it is not the only one. Since the beginning of the year, 141 technology companies have laid off 34,300 employees, despite most of them displaying excellent financial results. So why are workers still being fired, even when all the data indicates that it's time to go back to hiring?
משרדי NSO ברחוב מדינת היהודים 58 הרצליה

Will NSO employees soon be barred from entering the US?

07.02.24|Omer Kabir
The US announced that it would restrict visas of individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. In 2021, Israel's NSO and Candiru were placed on a blacklist which prohibits American companies from doing business with them
סייבר איראן סייבר איראני

Microsoft uncovers extensive Iranian AI-based cyber ops against Israel amid Gaza war

07.02.24|Omer Kabir
“Amid the rising potential of a widening war, we expect Iranian influence operations and cyberattacks will continue to be more targeted, more collaborative and more destructive,” warned Microsoft’s report
מרק צוקרברג מנכ"ל מטא 2023 ארוע connect

Facebook turns 20: Is it time to say goodbye to Zuckerberg?

04.02.24|Omer Kabir
Among the tech giants, Facebook-turned-Meta is the only one whose founder still serves as CEO. Mark Zuckerberg created a company that changed the world, a monster that reached a peak value of more than a trillion dollars and over 3 billion active users, but if Meta wants to continue to dominate, it needs a new vision and especially a new CEO
מנכ"ל אפל טים קוק עם לקוחות שממתינים להשקת הויז'ן פרו בניו יורק

Vision Pro launch: Apple unable to reproduce iPhone-like enthusiasm

04.02.24|Omer Kabir
The technology giant launched its mixed reality glasses in New York, attracting a relatively small crowd of fans; However, the reactions to the new product were positive ("it's a real computer, not just a gadget"), and a preliminary test shows that it’s relatively resistant to falls or blows
לוגו אפל apple

Apple's new developer terms spark outrage as Pro Vision launch nears

30.01.24|Omer Kabir
Apple’s recently unveiled policy announced in response to the EU's new Digital Markets Act, that is forcing it to allow users to download apps from third-party app stores, may help it maintain control and profits in the short term, but is already dividing and frustrating developers
רוגלה פגסוס NSO

NSO's attempt to halt Apple pegasus lawsuit fails in US court

25.01.24|Omer Kabir
Apple's legal battle against NSO progresses as court denies dismissal motion
נשיא ארה"ב ג'ו ביידן 11.10.23

‘What a bunch of malarkey’: Deepfake robocalls mimic Biden's voice, sparking election manipulation fears

24.01.24|Omer Kabir
Ahead of the New Hampshire Republican primary, voters received phone calls impersonating President Biden, prompting fears that such deepfake robocalls will be increasingly used to manipulate voters in the 2024 US presidential election.
אפל משקפי AR אפל ויז'ן פרו הושקו ביוני 2023

Apple's Vision Pro: A revolutionary headset hindered by developer reluctance?

23.01.24|Omer Kabir
The mixed reality glasses, which Apple will launch at the start of February, are expected to receive a frosty reception. The world's most popular apps, such as Netflix and YouTube, have not agreed to make their apps available to the product. At $3,499 for the cheapest model, it will be difficult to market a product with a user experience that doesn’t include essential apps
מטה נציבות האיחוד האירופי בריסל בלגיה

EU Commission: Israeli companies can continue to process personal data transferred from the EU

21.01.24|Omer Kabir
After conducting a review of 11 countries including Israel that have adequacy status for transferring data from the EU, the European Union Commission announced that they would renew Israel’s status, but only if it makes updates to its current legislation
כנס TechTLV - פאנל השקעות מימין דן אמיגה שרית פירון עפר בן יהודה ליזה כהן ומנחה: מאיר אורבך וידאו

"There will be fewer investments next year, but we believe in the Israeli economy"

15.01.24|Omer Kabir
Lisa Cohen, a partner at Intel Capital, Intel's venture capital fund, spoke as part of a panel on investments at Calcalist's Tech TLV conference. Regarding the consequences of the current war, Dan Amiga, co-founder and CTO at Island, said, "People have gone from asking what is my next project to worrying about existential security"
כנס TechTLV - שלמה קרמר יזם הייטק סדרתי מייסד שותף ומנכ"ל Cato Networks

Shlomo Kramer: "Israeli cyber is still a global brand, but security, democracy, and stability have been severely damaged"

15.01.24|Omer Kabir
The high-tech entrepreneur, co-founder, and CEO of Cato Networks spoke about the numerous challenges faced by Israeli tech over the past year, from the judicial reforms to the ongoing war
פיטורים בחברת גוגל

Unhappy new year: 2024 opens with wave of layoffs in tech, and AI could be making it worse

11.01.24|Omer Kabir
The layoffs of hundreds of employees at Google this week came on the back of the cuts at other companies to start the year, including Amazon, Xerox and Duolingo. Although this is a relatively small wave, it is enough to raise concerns that high-tech will not return to accelerated growth any time soon
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