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Blackstone CEO: "Our arrival is a sign of the maturity of the Israeli economy." Stephen A. Schwarzman believes there is only upside in the entrance of Blackstone Growth's $4.5 billion fund to Israel. Read more

 

Analysis | Blackstone in Israel: Pouring fuel on the raging fire of local tech. Israeli tech entrepreneurs are used to working with VC funds, but Blackstone is very different. Read more

 

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Check Point surpasses market forecasts for Q1, plans to recruit 600 new employees this year. The Israeli cybersecurity giant ended the first quarter of 2021 with total revenues of $508 million, a modest 4% increase year over year. Read more

 

Israeli startup generates oxygen from lunar soil. The Israeli Space Agency and the Ministry of Energy are backing an initiative that will generate oxygen from lunar soil, enabling space agencies to establish permanent colonies on the Moon. Read more 

 

The war over digital wallets has begun. Apple Pay’s entry into Israel in the next two weeks will ignite the battle between multiple vendors offering digital wallet services. Read more

 

Kaspersky: Over 8 million cyberattacks on remote working Israelis during Covid-19. According to a survey by the cybersecurity company, more than half (56%) of ransomware victims paid the ransom to restore access to their data last year. Read more

 

Augury helps Carrier with its new digital offering. The digital offering connects customers' equipment to Carrier's cloud-based IoT platform. Read more 

 

Latest count reveals 912 Israeli startups in the EU, employing 24,000 people. The report was conducted by EIT Hub Israel, ISERD, and CQ Global. Read more

 

Tech on the Roof | Zoomin CEO shares insights after returning to Israel. Gal Oron returned to Israel after a year and a half of building his company in New York - what did he miss? Read more