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20 stories about USA
BIRD will invest more than $6 million in the new projects

BIRD invests $6.3 million in three homeland security projects

08.01.24|James Spiro
Companies include features that can detect fraud in real-time, scan for improvised explosives, and advance wildfire situational awareness
מחרשה חקלאות דשנים

BIRD Energy invests $9.75 million in Israel-U.S clean energy projects

01.01.24|James Spiro
“Strengthening technology cooperation between the U.S. and Israel is more important than ever,” said Jaron Lotan, Executive Director at BIRD Foundation.
הפגנה ב וושינגטון בעד הפסקת אש מלחמת עזה

California Jewish man dies after altercation at pro-Palestinian protests

07.11.23|Reuters, CTech
Paul Kessler's death was determined to be a homicide. He died of blunt force head trauma a day after an altercation with pro-Palestinian demonstrators in West Los Angeles
 Atlanta Georgia

"Israelis still don't understand how significant a place Atlanta plays in the business world"

24.07.23|James Spiro
The state of Georgia - and the American Southeast more generally - shouldn’t be overlooked by those looking to make it in the U.S.
Richmond Virginia

Israelis should look to Virginia to cozy up to U.S lawmakers

29.06.23|James Spiro
The state of Virginia is near the nation’s capital and a unique spot for Israeli companies looking to partner with the U.S. government
BARD

BARD awards $9 million to support US-Israel agricultural R&D

25.06.23|James Spiro
The funding will go towards 28 research projects and nine postdoctoral fellowships through the Va'adia-BARD fellowship program.
Zahi Kapeluto AT_altT Israel BiblioTech

CTech's Book Review: A sensitive parody about race and identity in the U.S

06.01.22|Zahi Kapeluto
Zahi Kapeluto, AVP Research Technology Management at AT&T Israel R&D Center, shares insights after reading “The White Boy Shuffle” by Paul Beatty
בירד Bird Foundation Eitan Yudilevich

Israel’s BIRD Foundation selects two US-Israel partnerships for $1.5 million grants

07.10.21|James Spiro
This is the sixth consecutive year that the organization has invested in U.S-Israel technology projects
Ayelet Ayal Gal Lior

The Dos and Don'ts before moving your company overseas

17.09.21|James Spiro
CTech spoke with four industry experts who have personally experienced and witnessed the actions that companies take when they cross the pond
Ayelet Ayal Gal Lior

Should Israeli companies move overseas?

14.09.21|James Spiro
More companies are moving to Europe and the U.S to conquer larger markets - CTech searched for some of the best ways to do it
Srulik Dvorsky TailorMed

TailorMed’s uphill challenge to reform American healthcare

27.08.21|James Spiro
It may be the land of the free, but Americans’ dizzying healthcare costs are preventing adequate treatment
Shay Seth Merlin

Israeli cyber companies are eyeing the U.S government

28.07.21|James Spiro
Private cybersecurity companies that want to expand their market to the public sector can turn to Merlin Ventures for help
Lendai Team

Lendai lends a hand to foreign investors looking at American real estate

26.07.21|James Spiro
The company uses three different algorithms to pair foreign investors and local properties
Jarred Gali Hili July4

American Israeli experts share insights on US Independence Day

04.07.21|James Spiro
As Americans celebrate their independence, CTech spoke with three Israelis who live their lives in both nations
אורון אפק מייסד ומנכ"ל Vim

Technology can cure the American healthcare system

23.05.21|Oron Afek
"The American healthcare market is facing an inevitable revolution that will be based on innovative and secure technology and on changes in corporate culture due to Covid-19," writes Oron Afek, co-founder and CEO of Vim
Michael Bolliger Arwed Christensen UBS

Why China has become too big and distinct to ignore

09.03.21|Michael Bolliger and Arwed Christensen
The rising tensions between the U.S and China have created new risks, but it’s also possible that the two countries pursue distinct economic and technological models that prosper in parallel
Covid-19 Map

Individualism vs. Collectivism: How a country’s culture determined the severity of Covid-19

27.02.21|James Spiro
Research from IDC Herzliya and Yale University has shined a light on how citizens view their role in society - and it shows some worrying trends about how countries deal with a global pandemic
בירד Bird Foundation Eitan Yudilevich

BIRD Foundation approves $7.45 million funding for eight new projects

19.01.21|James Spiro
The new additions bring the total number of approved projects to more than 1,020 over 43 years
Hate Speech

“A coalition of hate”: The online extremists that are testing Big Tech

15.01.21|James Spiro
Hate speech has been bubbling on social media and the internet for decades - but it all came to a climax this month at the heart of America’s democracy
Amit Serper Guardicore

“Election hacking” is just a buzzword, says incoming Guardicore VP of Security Research for North America

04.01.21|James Spiro
With elections in the U.S. and Israel dominating headlines, Amit Serper puts concerned minds to rest - while warning us of the actual threats to look for.