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ניסוי טיל חץ 3 ב אלסקה ארה"ב צה"ל

What is the Secret Behind the New Israeli State-Owned Company and Who is Delusional in Thinking the Covid-19 Crisis is Over?

31.05.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Is mobile the future of gaming? Twitter’s Head of Gaming certainly thinks so
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Is Mobile the Future of Gaming? Twitter’s Head of Gaming Certainly Thinks so

31.05.20|Itamar Zigelman
Rishi Chadha gives Calcalist an inside look into what the social media giant is doing in the field of online games and where he thinks it is heading next
יאיר נתניהו בנו של ראש הממשלה

Prominent Journalist to Sue Netanyahu’s Son for Posting Sexist and Offensive Tweets About Her

27.05.20|Ynet News, CTech
Television network and anchor allege Yair Netanyahu’s statements were "misogynist and bordering on sexual harassment”
נפתלי בנט שר הביטחון פורום קהלת

Hackers Use Israel's Defense Minister’s Account for Pro-Palestinian Tweets

08.03.20|Raphael Kahan
Naftali Bennett's official Twitter account was hacked on the night between Friday and Saturday, apparently by Turkish or pro-Palestinian hackers
Tipalti חן עמית

Former Twitter CEO Backs Payment Automation Startup Tipalti in $76 Million Round

24.09.19|Meir Orbach
Tipalti operates a cloud-based payables automation service that processes more than $8 billion in transactions annually and counts Amazon, Vimeo, Foursquare, and Twitter among its clients
פופאייס סנדוויץ עוף מטוגן כריך

How Chick-fil-A and Popeyes' Recent Twitter Beef Over a Chicken Sandwich Predicts the Future of Digital IDs

06.09.19|Dov Greenbaum
Could a person's digital identity be sufficient identification for anti-money laundering laws, know-your-customer regulations, and other legal requirements? Researcher Dov Greenbaum votes yes
טלפון גלישה רשתות חברתיות

Got a New Like on Facebook? It May Be Your Friendly Neighborhood Tax Investigator

02.08.19|Gad Lior
The Israeli Tax Authority has recently started tracking tax-evading businesses using social networks. The incriminating data, it turns out, it right at their fingertips
טוויטר הנפקה twitter וול סטריט

Report: Twitter Suspends Chinese Accounts Suspected of Attempts to Influence Israeli Elections

08.04.19|Adi Pick
The accounts, operated by Chinese Christian movement Church of Almighty God, reportedly boosted the messages of right-wing Israeli politicians ahead of the country’s general election on Tuesday
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו

Fake Social Media Accounts Promoted Netanyahu, Likud Party Ahead of Election, Report Says

01.04.19|Lilach Baumer
Citing a report by Israeli watchdog group the Big Bots Project, the New York Times reported Sunday that a group of several hundred fake accounts actively boosted Netanyahu and smeared his opponents
קלפי בחירות הצבעה 2018

Twitter Unveils Special Emoji for Israeli Election

18.03.19|Adi Pick
The emoji, which depicts the emblem of the State of Israel, shows a menorah surrounded by an olive branch on each side with a dark blue backdrop
טיול ב אירן איראן פסח 1

Israeli Foreign Ministry Entered a Satirical Iranian Twitter Contest—And Won

13.02.19|Adi Pick
An ironic tweet crafted by the Israeli Foreign Ministry garnered nearly 1,500 likes. It predicts the downfall of the Jewish state, and ends with an emoji
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Korean Wave Takes Over Israeli Twittersphere

05.12.18|Adi Pick
The Twitter account of K-Pop group BTS topped the charts when it comes to new Israeli followers in 2018
טוויטר אירוע תל אביב

Twitter to Grow Commercial Presence in Israel

26.11.18|Meir Orbach
The company’s first B2B event in Israel is being held Monday with attendance by hundreds of local entrepreneurs and executives
השר לביטחון פנים גלעד ארדן מסיבת עיתונאים אי הפללה שימוש ב קנביס

Twitter Hiring Israel Lobbyist Amid Government Criticism

30.07.18|Asaf Shalev
Israeli government ministers have been pushing to pass laws that would help force social media networks to remove content deemed harmful and likely to incite terrorism
השר לביטחון פנים גלעד ארדן מסיבת עיתונאים אי הפללה שימוש ב קנביס

Israel Prevented Hundreds of Terror Attacks by Monitoring Social Media, Official Says

13.06.18|Lilach Baumer
In 2017, Yisrael Katz, then Israel's minister of intelligence affairs, confirmed Israel uses a predictive policing system that relies heavily on social media to identify and sometimes detain Palestinians thought to be potential attackers
מייסדי Cyabra מימין עידו שרגא סנדי פרנג'י יוסף דאר דן ברמי

Startup With Israeli Intelligence Bona Fides Offers Defense Against Fake News

11.06.18|Raphael Kahan and Asaf Shalev
Tel Aviv-based Cyabra uses a deep learning and big data-based algorithm to identify patterns typical of fake profiles, avatars, or bots
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CTech’s Weekly Roundup of Israeli Tech News

27.04.18|CTech
Printing the perfect burger from cellulose. The challenges of living on Mars. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Visit Israel
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Gal Gadot Tweeted Her Love for Huawei—from an iPhone

26.04.18|CTech
The Israeli actress known for her title role in Wonder Woman deleted the tweet and explained that a member of her publicity team had posted the tweet from a personal device
מצפה רמון אסטרונאוטים d-mars

CTech's Tuesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

24.04.18|CTech
The challenges of living on Mars: air, water, lack of personal space. Israeli lawmaker’s Twitter account suspended after tweet saying Palestinian girl in custody should have been shot
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Israeli Lawmaker’s Twitter Account Suspended After Tweet Saying Palestinian Girl in Custody Should Have Been Shot

24.04.18|Omer Kabir and Tofi Stoler
Twitter suspended the account of right-wing Israeli lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich after he published a tweet saying a Palestinian 17-year old placed in custody for slapping and kicking Israeli soldiers should have been shot, “at least in her kneecap”