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Natural Intelligence Tal Brener

Too much of a good thing? The rising shekel puts Israeli tech companies at risk

27.12.20|Tal Brener
The strengthening of the shekel exchange rate against the dollar is a real problem that if left unresolved will hurt all of us Israelis.
Itay Sagie איתי שגיא

U.S. investors doubled down on Israeli tech in 2020

27.12.20|Itay Sagie
American buyers made up 63% of M&As of Israeli tech companies as Asian and European deals falter due to Covid-19
Online Sharing

A hidden bill may strike a blow to our favorite Covid-19 pastime — online sharing

25.12.20|Dov Greenbaum
The role of private parties in enforcing copyrights and limiting speech through technical mechanisms is a center point of the new draft copyright proposal, reflecting the aforementioned copyright report and hearings, from earlier this week.
Oracle Jason Williamson

Oracle VP offers up seven predictions for startups in 2021

21.12.20|Jason Williamson
In a highly unpredictable 2020, we got a few guesses right with last year’s predictions piece. Here are my thoughts on things I believe we’ll see happen next year
A team brainstorming how to call their industry

Is it time to finally kill tech?

18.12.20|Dov Greenbaum
Our modern world has become so inundated with hyphenated techs that the term has become cliched, essentially meaningless
ביל גייטס מייסד מיקרוסופט תורם

“Occasionally Bill Gates and Warren Buffett got it right”

17.12.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert, though he hates to admit it, has learned something from the world’s top entrepreneurs
רותי אדר Rutie Adar Samsung

Israeli startups can become major players in the quantum computing ecosystem

16.12.20|Rutie Adar
Some applications, especially in optimization and quantum chemistry, will potentially be ready for implementation in the coming years.
Hannukah חנוכה

It’s time for the university system to embrace the spirit of Hanukkah

11.12.20|Dov Greenbaum
Postgraduate education, like Hanukkah, might be a great opportunity for proof of concept in applying a truly personalized experience
מינגלינג ועידת דובאי

What are you rushing to Dubai for? Have you read the fine print?

08.12.20|Yossi Borenstein
Some words of warning for Israelis seeking to do business in the UAE
יעל בנימין Yael Benjamin

Pitching investors online? How to bypass the Zoom doom

06.12.20|Yael Benjamin
To crack the secret of the remote pitch, early-stage ventures must “grow up” and start thinking like revenue-generating companies
אילוסטרציה בן אדם מגלה חיים בכוכב מאדים

Morality on Mars: What’s to stop future spacefarers from ruining other planets?

04.12.20|Dov Greenbaum
It is unclear how an Earth-bound society could enforce proper stewardship of the Martian ecosystem
קרן שווק Karen Schwok Lucid Investments

A "new" tech revolution is coming and the winds of change will hit the U.S. first

02.12.20|Karen Schwok
How this transition phase will impact the various sectors in the US and will these new technological trends outlast the pandemic?
John Morris Seagate

2021 Data Storage Trends: What They Mean to Business Leaders?

01.12.20|Dr. John Morris
Here are some of the latest storage trends businesses can look out for as we enter a new year
רוברט כהן קרן בנסון אוק

The evolution of the 'Passion Economy' - New trends on where to invest

30.11.20|Robert Cohen
The Passion Economy represents the intersection of entrepreneurship and the concept of a “job,” with huge implications for the future skills and capital required
השחקנית אמה קורין בתור הנסיכה דיאנה בסדרה הכתר

Do showrunners have an obligation to historic accuracy?

28.11.20|Dov Greenbaum
Popular culture is shaping people's perception of the real world, but Hollywood often plays fast and loose when combining fact and fiction
מנת חיסון פייזר קורונה covid 19

How will Pfizer and Moderna protect their vaccine patent applications?

25.11.20|Adv. Ephraim Heiliczer
While regulatory exclusivity will effectively protect Covid vaccines for at least a decade in Europe and the U.S, they will be unprotected by regulatory exclusivity in Israel.
חברת תרופות מודרנה חיסון קורונה מבוסטון מסוצ'סטס

40 years on, we can thank the Bayh Dole Act for enabling Covid-19 vaccines

20.11.20|Dov Greenbaum
The law effectively allows universities, small business, and non-profits to claim the ownership of patented inventions developed with US Federal research dollars
מוסף שבועי 10.1.19 דנא אורנה הוזמן בכור יור נמל אשדוד

The fruits of peace will pass through Israel’s seaports

19.11.20|Orna Hozman-bechor
Collaboration and mutual investments by the Israeli and UAE seaports meet the definition of sustainable economic fruits and the best interest of the entire Israeli economy and public
פנאי The Social Dilemma

Three things they didn’t tell you in Netflix’s ‘The Social Dilemma’

18.11.20|Gal Ringel
The documentary is a case of good intentions that got a little off course and could use some fine-tuning.