The NSA has Values and Baby Monitors Go Hi-Tech

CTech Daily Roundup: Mike Rogers, who was named head of the NSA at the height of the Snowden scandal is acutely aware of how fragile the public trust is in the intelligence entities of the democratic nations.

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Interview | Former NSA chief: Values must not be compromised in the name of security, not even during a pandemic. Mike Rogers, who was named head of the NSA at the height of the Snowden scandal is acutely aware of how fragile the public trust is in the intelligence entities of the democratic nations. Read more

 

AI baby monitor startup Nanit raises $21 million. Nanit develops a machine learning and computer vision-based monitor that tracks and analyses babies’ sleep. Read more

 

Mike Rogers. Photo: Bloomberg Mike Rogers. Photo: Bloomberg

 

 

SAP.iO foundry Tel Aviv's second cohort to focus on consumer products industry. During the 12-week program, the startups will have access to SAP executives and top industry mentors and have the option of deploying their solutions on the SAP App Center. Read more

 

Israel Innovation Authority doubling down on strapped tech startups. Sagi Dagan, Vice President, Growth Division says the authority is determined to give the industry’s good companies a longer runway to survive the pandemic. Read more

 

 Interview | Spoiled for choice? Natural Intelligence cuts down your brain clutter. Taking his cue from Moses, CIO Yoav Tzuker says 10 recommendations are enough to help consumers make the right choices for them. Read more

 

Bucking the trend, Spot.IM announces major employee recruitment. "We have the power to recruit workers, even at times like this, because we are funded by people and companies that believe in us and our unique solution," says CEO. Read more

 

Automated legal contract startup LawGeex raises $20 million. LawGeex develops software that automates legal contract reviews for customers including HP and General Electric. Read more 

 

Covid-19 gave Medtech a push forward, says EarlySense CTO. Guy Meger, the chief technology officer of nonintrusive patient monitoring company EarlySense, believes the pandemic helped eliminate innovation-blocking hurdles. Read more

 

“A layoff strategy costs money, recruiting workers afterward is expensive.” The heads of Anodot, IntSights, Kaltura, and Workiz speak about running companies during a crisis at Calcalist and Google’s Startup Week conference. Read more

 

Pitango leads $5 million seed round for digital health startup Alike. Currently still in stealth mode, Alike develops an AI-based system that helps patients monitor their own condition. Read more

 

Fuson leads $17 million round for Israeli autotech company IRP. IRP develops energy-efficient high-performance engines and controls for electric vehicles. Read more