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Good? Bad? Technology's Effect on Mental Health is U-Shaped

05.06.18|Nir Eyal

By classifying all time spent on social media together, studies overlook the fact that people do all sorts of things on the web, writes author Nir Eyal

Instant Video Startup Magisto Reaches 100 Million Users

24.05.18|Amarelle Wenkert

Magisto develops and operates an automated digital video editing mobile app

Facebook Can Still Grow by Connecting People to Who They Need to Know

26.03.18|Amit Shafrir

Entrepreneur and former AOL executive Amit Shafrir thinks the biggest challenge for the social network is to figure out what people need, not what they think they want

Artificial Intelligence Lets Storytellers Focus on the Story, says CEO of Video Automation Startup Wibbitz

19.03.18|Omer Kabir

Automation minimizes production time, reduces costs and increases creativity, Zohar Dayan said at Calcalist's Mind the Tech conference in New York

Technology Allows Us to Unleash Deep-Seated Needs and Desires, Says Google Executive

18.03.18|Orr Hirschauge

As innovation unlocks new technologies, people still feel the need to connect it to their everyday lives, says Head of Strategic Planning at Google Abigail Posner

כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק דאג ואנס ו שחר אורן

ABC News Undaunted by Facebook Feed Changes, Executive Says

16.03.18|Meir Orbach

The Facebook algorithm was tweaked to benefit content that is reliable and engaging, says Doug Vance, ABC News’ vice president of product

כנס כלכליסט ניו יורק ירון גלאי אאוטבריין

The Only Way to Fight Fake News Is to Destroy Its Business Model, Outbrain CEO Says

14.03.18|Omer Kabir and Hagar Ravet

Google and Facebook have a model that is based purely on the number of clicks and this gives advertisers an incentive to create fake news, content promotion company Outbrain’s CEO Yaron Galai said in an interview at Calcalist’s the Mind the Tech conference in New York

Deloitte Report Traces the Rise of Israel’s Gaming Industry

26.02.18|Asaf Shalev

Roughly 170 gaming companies operate in Israel, with a total of around 4,000 employees

To Reclaim Their Audiences, Publishers Must Unlock the Power of Innovative Visual Storytelling

20.02.18|Moti Cohen

Facebook’s new content policy is favoring user-generated content to publisher content. It is wake-up call for publishers to seize the opportunity and innovate storytelling to reclaim audiences

סרחיו אגוורו לירוי סאנה מנצ'סטר סיטי פרמיירליג

How Soccer Teams Compete on Digital Turf

23.01.18|David Haimovich

In the era of globalization, soccer clubs are getting ever more creative about how they engage with fans around the world

Chipset Developer DSP Group Makes Moves into Automotive Market

05.01.18|Asaf Shalev

The Israel-linked company provided the hardware for a new device that will enable HearMeOut’s voice-based social media app to run while users are driving

פרופ' יצחק ברוורמן מנהל יחידת אף אוזן גרון ב בית חולים הלל יפה ב חדרה

CTech’s Weekly Israeli Tech News Roundup

29.12.17|CTech

Israeli startups are in for fierce competition for talent in 2018. Israel is considering issuing an official state cryptocurrency. Sirin Labs announced it had raised $157.8 million in an ICO

Israeli Official Reports Increased Cooperation on Removing Content from Social Media

29.12.17|Shahar Ilan

Israel’s Ministry of Justice requested thousands of posts be removed from Facebook, Twitter and other networks this year. 85% of the time, the requests were accepted

Mossad Ups Recruitment Game, Opens Jobs Facebook Page

21.12.17|Lilach Baumer

Earlier this week, Israel's National Intelligence Agency launched a Facebook page to broaden its recruitment reach

Automated Video Company Wochit Hires Storyful Executive

20.12.17|Tofi Stoler

New business development director Colm Curneen previously worked at The New York Times, The Financial Times and the International Herald Tribune

Jerusalem's Online Intifada is Already Underway

08.12.17|Doron Peskin

President Trump succeeded in what many others have failed in recent years—raising the Palestinian issue back to the top of the Arab agenda

Snap Partners With Advertising Company to Boost Revenue

03.10.17|Dror Reich and Amarelle Wenkert

The social platform partners with ad-tech company Perion’s creative ad division in attempt to boost ad revenue