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מוביט Moovit

The Intel-Moovit Deal and the Precious Data that the Government is Hoarding

19.05.20|Shlomi Bielawsky
22 years after passing the Freedom of Information Law, Israeli researchers, entrepreneurs, and citizens must still jump through hoops to receive access to databanks that are essentially theirs
אור לוקיי כהן סמנכ"לית Bittax

Covid-19 Might Be the Best Thing To Happen to the Blockchain Industry

17.05.20|Or Lokay Cohen
Blockchain technology has a lot to offer, and the Covid-19 spotlight can increase its adoption in various sectors including supply chain, healthcare, finance, and taxation
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How Covid-19 Might Create an Onerous Economy Inside Video Games

15.05.20|Dov Greenbaum
Home-bound and recently unemployed, many gamers turn to Nintendo’s popular Animal Crossing universe to make some virtual currency that they can sell on eBay for hard cash. This could spell regulatory trouble for Nintendo and other game developers
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Mangrove Capital Exec says Israeli Tech Does not Need a Bailout but Could Definitely use a Slight Nudge

07.05.20|Roy Saar
Roy Saar responds to fellow investors who called on the Israeli government to refrain from bailing out startups
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The Current Crisis Offers a Golden Opportunity for Startups

04.05.20|Alon Lifshitz
As Covid-19 shatters longstanding practices, venture capitalist Alon Lifshitz highlights three questions every investor should be asking their portfolio startups
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Startups Urgently Need to Be Put on Life Support

03.05.20|Oren Bar-On
To secure the industry’s future, along with its contribution to the state’s economy, the Israeli government must set up a fund dedicated to young companies that are completely dependent on venture capital funding
פנאי סרט מלחמת הכוכבים עלייתו של סקייווקר

With Star Wars Day Just Around the Corner, Disney Tests the Limits of Intellectual Property

01.05.20|Dov Greenbaum
The owner of the well-beloved franchise recently claimed Tweets relating to it are subject to its own terms of service, appropriating users’ intellectual rights and igniting a wide discussion on the validity of often unread user agreements
מחשב גיימינג מהירות

Forcing Crowds Away From Stadiums, Covid-19 Gives E-Sports a Chance to Shine

24.04.20|Dov Greenbaum
As with telemedicine and remote learning that have been waiting for their opportunity to break away from their low-tech counterparts, the online nature of e-sports has proven to be a boon, given social distancing requirements
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Covid-19 May Shift Our Thinking About the Digital Bogeyman

22.04.20|Omer Kabir
With the pandemic forcing millions to stay home, many experts, once vocal proponents of limiting kids’ screen time, now believe screens are crucial to surviving the crisis while maintaining a pinch of sanity
בית חולים שדה לטיפול ב חולי קורונה ב איטליה

The War on Coronavirus Brings With it a Dangerous Fog

17.04.20|Dov Greenbaum
With nothing else to report on, mainstream media, social media, and fringe media are all inundating the public with so much conflicting information that they are all actively contributing to confusion and even false hopes regarding the pandemic
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How to Engage with CISOs During the Covid-19 Era

06.04.20|John Brennan, Partner at YL Ventures
While we remain optimistic about the industry's long term viability in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear that in the short term, we must reevaluate how we operate under the present conditions
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Let's Mask, and Unmask the Power of Science

02.04.20|Yuri Milner
It may not seem like it, but throughout our ancient war with viruses, humanity has the upper hand
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Israeli Tech Is Uniquely Positioned to Survive the Covid-19 Crisis

15.03.20|Elihay Vidal
The fact that most of its products are virtual could help the Israeli tech industry get back on its feet more quickly following the global pandemic
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The World Needs More Female Investors

08.03.20|Efrat Shuster
From greater diversity to an emphasis on impact technologies, women who invest can potentially transform the tech industry for the better
פעילי הליכוד אחרי פרסום המדגמים בחירות 2020

Election Results Pending, One Thing Is Clear: Israel Needs Better Privacy Laws

03.03.20|Omer Kabir
The recent election brought to light many privacy-related issues that have flourished in Israel under outdated privacy laws. From the triple leak of Israel’s voting registrar to an anonymous texter that trolled Likud supporters, something needs to change
בחירות 2020 בנימין נתניהו יו"ר הליכוד ו ורעיתו שרה מצביעים

Whatever the Results of Monday’s Election, Israel Must Pass a Budget for 2020

02.03.20|Omri Milman
As Monday's election is unlikely to bring an end to Israel’s political limbo, it is becoming apparent that a state budget might need to be abnormally passed without an elected government in place
תרגיל מסכם לקראת הגעת הגעתם של ישראלים מ ספינת הקורונה נגיף קורונה בית חולים שיבא תל השומר

Enlivex Leveraged Coronavirus to Get Money out of Shareholders

26.02.20|Uri Tal-Tene
The company announced on Monday a plan to increase the manufacturing capacity for its experimental drug “in preparation for potential requests for treatment of coronavirus patients” and used the resulting stock boost to raise a direct offering of $8 million
בנימין נתניהו שר האוצר משה כחלון ישיבת ממשלה שבועית

S&P Is Overconfident About Israel

02.02.20|Omri Milman
The credit rating agency reaffirmed Israel’s AA- credit rating over the weekend, downplaying concerns about the country’s local political limbo and its effect on the mounting deficit
פנאי סרט מלחמת הכוכבים עלייתו של סקייווקר

China, Russia, and the Galactic Empire All Have One Thing in Common: Internet Censorship

31.12.19|Dov Greenbaum
Rather than deposing dictatorships, the internet, through fake news on one hand and legal censorship on the other, now seems to empower them
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On Big Data, Patent Law, and Global Warming

13.12.19|Dov Greenbaum
Researcher Dov Greenbaum examines the legal protections provided for big data and whether our insatiable internet appetites should be curbed to save the planet