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דגל ישראל ו דגל ארצות הברית משולב 'USA Israel Flags

Israel-U.S. BIRD Foundation invests $8 million in 10 new collaborations

13.07.20|James Spiro
The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation approved projects in automotive, cybersecurity, healthcare, and more
זיהוי פנים ריגול מעקב פרטיות

Unmasking the potential and risks of facial recognition technologies

06.07.20|Dov Greenbaum
While FRT is ostensibly as useful a tool in combating crime as facial masks are in stopping the spread of Covid-19, its inherent ethical issues and quickly changing science could muddy the waters for its future uses
מנכ"ל דונאט רובוטיקס טייסוקה אונו Taisuke Ono מסכה חכמה C-Mask קורונה

7 gadgets that gained popularity in the coronavirus era

05.07.20|James Spiro
We all had a lot of time sitting at home this year. Here are some gadgets people collected to keep busy
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These startups will make your air travel healthier and safer

25.06.20|James Spiro
A lot of Israeli startups have pivoted to assist in the re-opening of airports around the world
מרכז קונגרסים דאבוס 2020 פורום כלכלי עולמי WEF

6 Israeli companies selected as tech pioneers by World Economic Forum

21.06.20|James Spiro
This is the 20th year the WEF has highlighted pioneers, with past members including Google, Twitter and Wikimedia
אהרון אהרון מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות 17.4.19

Covid-19 May Have Hurt the Economy, but Israeli Innovation is Here to Stay

28.05.20|Ron Friedman
Israel Innovation Authority CEO Aharon Aharon says agile tech sector will rebound within a year
שיעור ביולוגיה ימית ב בית ספר רמה ב רמת השרון

School-Age Education May Offer Best Hope for Israel’s Tech Talent Crunch, Says Report

05.06.19|Lilach Baumer
Israel’s tech industry is already tapping most of Israel’s existing highly skilled workers, casting doubt on the viability of various incentive programs intended to draw more people to the sector, according to a new report by the Taub Institute for Social Policy Studies
מחסן הפצה של אמזון ב פולין

Amazon Can Have its Cake and Eat it, Too

01.05.19|Uri Pasovsky
Amazon is so massive, even an announcement of it entering a new domain can cause the valuation of other retailers to fall. Its entrance into Israel will necessarily change the market
מוסף שבועי 14.3.19 מגדל מידטאון תל אביב

Israel Tax Authority Issues Pre-Ruling on Tax Benefits for Small Startups

11.04.19|Omri Milman
In October, Calcalist reported that to encourage the local tech sector, the authority is updating its regulation to award companies with less than 10 people the same benefits as large enterprises
ועידת תעשייה ישראלית 2018 יהודית ברוניצקי מייסדת משותפת אורמת

Israel’s Business Sector Weighs In on the Challenges Facing the New Government

10.04.19|Diana Bahur-Nir
Recurring themes were the importance of education, more budgets to healthcare, social inequality, and the creation of a long-term fiscal policy
כנס פינטק 15.5.18 פאנל דור ההשקעות יפעת אורון

Trade Wars, Autonomous Car Race Pushing Tel Aviv and Berlin Closer

13.02.19|Yifat Oron
In recent years, Berlin has attracted a great number of entrepreneurs that turned it into one of Europe's leading tech hubs, alongside London and Paris
נמרוד קוזלבסקי ו מאיה קוזלבסקי כנס כשטכנולוגיה פוגשת ילדים

The Disputed Territory of Technology Plus Kids

07.02.19|Omri Milman and Naomi Zoreff
Entrepreneurs and researchers discussed subjects including technology-based education, advertising to children, and the potential effects of gaming at a Calcalist and Bank Leumi event on Tuesday
דגל ישראל דולק על מגדלי עזריאלי

More Israeli Patents Filed in the U.S.

03.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Around 340,000 patents were filed in the U.S. in 2018, almost 5,000 of them by Israeli inventors
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Israel Announces First Five Startups Selected to Pilot Tech in State-Owned Companies

28.01.19|Meir Orbach
First announced in June, the program is intended to provide local tech startups with access to large-scale infrastructure for testing, and state-owned companies with access to innovative technology early in the development chain
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Can More Israelis Join the Country’s Tech Boom? Two Reports Draw Conflicting Conclusions

16.12.18|Amarelle Wenkert and Hagar Ravet
Jewish, non-Orthodox men take up 74.1% of the country’s tech jobs. Two-thirds of the tech companies that participated in a survey reported having zero Arab employees
חגי רביד קוקרמן Cukierman

Six Investment Trends That Will Shape Israeli Tech in 2019

14.12.18|Haggai Ravid
From European recovery to changes in emerging markets, these are the trends that will affect Israeli tech in the upcoming year, according to Haggai Ravid, CEO of Israeli investment house Cukierman & Co.
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Back to Back to the Future II

22.11.18|Tal Shachar and Dov Greenbaum
Today marks the 29th anniversary of the worldwide release of Back to the Future II. As such, it is worth considering where the movie got it right, and where it got it wrong, in predicting the future
ועידת הדיגיטל והמובייל אהוד שניאורסון שותף בלאמברג קפיטל

Veterans of Unit 8200 Are Feeling Like A Million Bucks (a Year)

02.11.18|Adi Pick
When one of his subordinates got a job offer with an annual compensation of $1 million, this Israeli former cyber general knew he was in trouble
תל אביב קו רקיע חוף

Israel Wants to Make Hiring of Non-Israeli Experts in the Country Easier

31.10.18|Omri Milman and Lilach Baumer
Among the changes considered are an expedited issuing of employment permits and the removal of compensation thresholds
תל אביב קו רקיע חוף

To Encourage Local Tech, Israel to Expand Tax Benefits to Small Companies

28.10.18|Omri Milman
Israel’s tax authority has decided to expand the country’s capital investment law, intended to offer large companies tax benefits, to companies employing less than 10 people