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2017 Sees Significant Increase in Wages in Israeli Tech Market

20.12.17|Maayan Manela
High salaries, signing bonuses and high demand for algorithm developers and data scientists—this year has been very good for software professionals in Israel
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CTech’s Weekly Israeli Tech News Roundup

01.12.17|CTech
Amazon’s plans to open local distribution center, Uber’s retreated after facing legal pressure, and Teva is going back to its roots
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CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

27.11.17|CTech
Amazon’s potential Israeli invasion sends shopping mall stocks down, and deeply troubled telecom firm Bezeq is possibly being courted by four different equity funds. Also, a taste from Calcalist’s big data conference, which was held today in Tel Aviv.
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Israeli Mall Operators Slump on News of Amazon’s Local Ambitions

27.11.17|Yaniv Rahimi and Orna Yefet
Retail executives are more optimistic than investors, saying increased taxation on Amazon’s sales will offset the logistical advantages of opening a local distribution center
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CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

26.11.17|CTech
Amazon plans to set up a shipping center in Israel. Israeli parliamentarian criticizes Israeli arms export policy.
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Amazon Plans to Set Up a Shipping Center in Israel

26.11.17|Golan Hazani
The company is in talks to lease warehouses of at least 270,000 square feet in the country, as part of a plan to set up a local shipping center
תמר יסעור בנק לאומי Fintech כנס פינטק

Fintech Will Save the Bank, Says Head of Digital Banking in Israel’s Bank Leumi

09.11.17|Keren-Or Grinberg
Banks today are in competition with tech companies including Amazon, Uber, Google and Facebook, said Tamar Yassur, head of digital banking at Bank Leumi
דוראל בליץ מנהל מחלקת פינטק KPMG סומך חייקין כנס פינטק Fintech

Finance Companies Should Look to Amazon for Inspiration, Says Fintech Executive

09.11.17|Yoav Stoler
The online retailer sets an example of how to provide personalized value to the customers, said the Head of Fintech at accounting firm KPMG Israel Dorel Blitz
הדמיה של מתחם ToHa בדרך השלום בתל אביב

WeWork Leases Offices at a Ron Arad “Iceberg” Tel Aviv Building

06.11.17|Nimrod Bousso
The company leased four floors in a tower being built near one of Tel Aviv’s main traffic arteries
ד"ר יוסי קשת אוניברסיטת בר אילן ועידת מובייל ו דיגיטל

Tricking Algorithms—Fraudsters’ Next Frontier

30.10.17|Keren-Or Grinberg and Orr Hirschauge
Computer scientists systematically tricked speaker verification systems into making false identifications
קטרינה לייק סטיטצ' פיקס

Five Interesting Points from Stitch Fix IPO Prospectus

23.10.17|Daniel Shinar
Daniel Shinar finds hidden gems in the prospectus of the online fashion retailer
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Samsung Considers Opening an AI Research Center in Israel

19.10.17|Meir Orbach
The Korean conglomerate could join multinational companies such as Intel and Amazon who are already expanding their AI business in Israel
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The New Azrieli Sarona Tower is Israel’s Hottest Tech Real-Estate

08.10.17|Yoav Stoler
Located in the fashionable Sarona complex in Tel-Aviv, at the center of a major public transportation hub, the skyscraper is attracting Israel’s top tech companies
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Amazon Announces Israeli Alexa Development Outpost

02.10.17|Meir Orbach
The company plans to hire a 100 person team to develop Alexa’s shopping features. Former Microsoft executive was named general manager of the new team
אייל איטח מיקרוסופט ישראל

In Hunt for Local Talent, Amazon Poaches Microsoft Executive

26.09.17|Meir Orbach
Amazon is in the process of ramping up its research and development operations in Israel
יואל מארק מנהלת מרכז הפיתוח של Oath יאהו לשעבר בחיפה

Yahoo Senior Executive Yoelle Maarek Moves to Amazon

19.09.17|Meir Orbach
Yoelle Maarek, a leading expert on web search, is leaving her post as Vice President and head of research at Yahoo after eight years with the company
ועידת לונדון 2017 דארן מאורי

Amazon’s Alexa Could Forecast Consumer Behavior

17.09.17|Orr Hirschauge
The company said data gathered by its artificial intelligence service could be used to analyze consumer behavior in real time
מתחם שרונה ב תל אביב בנייני מגורים

Amazon to Build Alexa’s eCommerce Capabilities in Tel-Aviv

10.09.17|Nitsan Sadan
In June the company signed a 5-year lease for 11 floors in Israel’s tallest tower, currently under construction in Tel-Aviv
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The Game of Voice

30.08.17|Daniel Shinar
Walmart and Google just joined forces against Amazon in the battle for voice-based shopping