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Russian government's expanded data access sparks privacy worries for Yango users

08.08.23|Sophie Shulman

Reports indicate that the law's effects might extend beyond Russia, potentially affecting Yango users worldwide, including in Israel

חייל אוקראיני מטפל ברחפן

Starlink Wars: Musk controls battlefield from his office chair

02.08.23|Omer Kabir

Starlink, Elon Musk's Internet satellite company, dominates its sector and, among other things, enables the Ukrainian army to fight against Russia. The problem: one person holds extraordinary power to connect or disconnect large areas of the world

Irena Ben-Yakar Deloitte Israel

For companies, ESG efforts invite both celebration and scrutiny

01.08.22|James Spiro

Environmental, Social, and corporate Governance is becoming a mainstay for companies - to the delight and ire of many

Melanie Garson Tony Blair

The internet is “at risk of fracturing” amid geopolitical unrest and unregulated tech companies

10.07.22|James Spiro

Technology is both the underlying problem and solution to the world’s biggest challenges off and on the internet, explains Dr. Melanie Garson of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

From Russia with cash: One billion shekels have already flowed into the country because of the war

09.06.22|Sophie Shulman

In recent months, one billion shekels from Russia have been deposited in Israeli banks, and another similar amount is looking to enter the country, along with start-ups that want to move to Israel in their entirety. But the banks, as well as high-tech funds and companies, are afraid of interacting with Russia

ארקדי וולוז נשיא יאנדקס על רקע מונית יאנגו

Yandex wants to move its headquarters to Israel but has some conditions

17.05.22|Sophie Sulman

Arkady Volozh, one of the founders of Yandex, wrote to the Israeli Prime Minister and three ministers telling them that he has decided to move the company's headquarters to Tel Aviv. He is seeking special conditions for the company's non-Israeli workers as he attempts to move the “Russian Google” away from Russia and the sanctions

זבל חלל של ספייס X

The dangers of politicizing space

07.04.22|Dov Greenbaum

"This disconcerting emerging breakdown in space is unprecedented. Even at the height of the Cold War, an American Apollo spacecraft docked with a Soviet Soyuz counterpart, culminating in an historical handshake in space in July 1975 between representatives of two warring nations," writes Dov Greenbaum

מונית גט Gett מוסקבה רוסיה

Gett cancels SPAC merger, exiting Russian market

11.03.22|Meir Orbach

The Israeli-founded ground travel company said that recent market volatility led to the decision to call off the merger with Rosecliff Acquisition Corp I, but it didn’t detail the reasons for its departure from Russia

Dan Fishel OurCrowd

4 ways the war in Europe will change global tech

04.03.22|Dan Fishel

How might the war between Russia and Ukraine affect the global tech ecosystem in case of a protracted conflict, asks Dan Fishel of OurCrowd

מורגן רייט מומחה להגנת סייבר ויועץ לסנטינל וואן

"Putin is using Iran for his cyber warfare"

04.03.22|Raphael Kahan

“Russia and China will continue to be forces that will cause a lot of trouble in the Western world as agents of chaos, but in the end people are looking for freedom - so the situation will change for the better,” says cyber expert Morgan Wright, Chief Security Advisor at Israeli cyber unicorn SentinelOne

מימין ויקטור וקסלברג רומן אברמוביץ' ו מיכאיל פרידמן

From Russia with Money: Amid Ukraine invasion investors look toward Israel

02.03.22|Sophie Shulman

Panic-stricken wealthy Russian Jews, many of whom have already fled in private planes or on yachts for homes abroad, are realizing that Israel is an attractive and important investment option

נשיא ארה"ב ג'ו ביידן טקס לזכר 500 המתים ב קורונה

Further U.S. restrictions against business with China and Russia may potentially impact Israeli companies

20.04.21|Nicholas Klein and Nathaniel Bolin

As the United States continues to take a hard line in its national security approach toward Russia and China, Israeli companies must evaluate whether their products and services trigger U.S. sanctions

Ben Rabinowitz Amiti Ventures

Israelis should tread lightly between the US and China trade war

16.01.21|James Spiro

As trade wars between the two countries show no sign of slowing down, Amiti Ventures’ Managing Partner and Founder Ben Rabinowitz urges Israel to lean into America

משרד האוצר האמריקאי וושינגטון ארה״ב

Israeli companies at risk after suspected Russian hackers spied on U.S. Treasury emails

14.12.20|Raphael Kahan and Reuters

Hackers got into U.S. government systems by surreptitiously tampering with updates released by IT company SolarWinds, which also serves companies and governmental bodies in Israel

נשיא רוסיה ולדימיר פוטין יולי 2020

Rights activists petition court to block export of Cellebrite spy tools to Putin’s investigative committee

24.09.20|Hagar Ravet

The petition claims that the export of the system has gone on for years despite a long list of embargoes and sanctions initiated by the U.S. and European Union against the committee

Frutarom’s CEO, chairman, auditor knew of eastern Europe bribes, claims 2018 letter before action

07.06.20|Tomer Ganon

A letter instigating IFF’s internal probe into subsidiary Frutarom outlines how for years the company used questionable payment methods in Russia and Ukraine

קנאביס רפואי מריחואנה כנס כלכליסט

What Next in the Israel-Iran Cyberwar and Which Innovation Center is Cultivating Cannabis?

CTech Daily Roundup: Thousands of Israeli websites down after suspected massive Iranian cyber attack

יקיר דוידסון נספח כלכלי רוסיה

Pressure to Unfreeze Markets may Open the Doors for Israeli Tech Companies to Enter Russia

21.05.20|Allon Sinai

Moscow trade attache explains the complexities of doing business with the country second hardest hit by Covid-19

אלכסנדר פרידמן Alexander Fridman

The Father, the Son, and the Wealthy Spirit

11.05.20|Sophie Shulman

Alexander Fridman is not your typical 19-year-old. The son of Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman, he recently started his third business and is hoping to make it on his own, with a little help from daddy’s contacts

שלג ירושלים הכנסייה הרוסית עין כרם

Jerusalem Light Rail New Point of Contention Between Israel and Russia

24.12.19|Udi Etsion

Israel-Russia relations have been fraught with tension since an Israeli backpacker was arrested in April for Marijuana possession during a Moscow layoff