Coronavirus

20 stories about Coronavirus
ינון אלרועי ראש הנציגות הכלכלית של משרד הכלכלה והתעשייה בניו יורק

Top Insights by the Israeli Tech Sector’s Eyes and Ears in the U.S.

24.04.20|Allon Sinai
Inon Elroy, Israel’s economic attaché to the East Coast, tells CTech the economic mission continues to look for business opportunities for Israeli companies even during the pandemic while assisting entrepreneurs in need
חיפוש עבודה קורונה מסיכה מחשב

Winners and Losers of the Week: Welcome to the New, ‘New-Normal’

24.04.20|Elihay Vidal
The trickle of layoffs in the Israeli tech sector is threatening to very quickly become a flood and indicates that the ‘new-normal’ will be very different and darker than even the relatively bright-eyed present we’re experiencing
מחשב גיימינג מהירות

Forcing Crowds Away From Stadiums, Covid-19 Gives E-Sports a Chance to Shine

24.04.20|Dov Greenbaum
As with telemedicine and remote learning that have been waiting for their opportunity to break away from their low-tech counterparts, the online nature of e-sports has proven to be a boon, given social distancing requirements
לשכת התעסוקה ב תל אביב אבטלה מובטלים דורשי עבודה מיתון

62% of Israeli Tech Employees are Worried About Their Job Security

23.04.20|Elihay Vidal
Nearly 30% of employees noted there were already layoffs in the company they work for, and 60% said that they are expecting additional layoffs in the next months due to the pandemic
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Elbit Places 300 Employees on Unpaid Leave

23.04.20|Meir Orbach, Tzally Greenberg
Israeli defense contractor says it is applying a balanced and precise approach to minimize the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the company
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Israeli Surveillance Company Verint Reduces Employees’ Wages and Sends Others on Unpaid Vacation

23.04.20|Meir Orbach
The company is sending dozens of employees from its Israeli offices on unpaid leave
גיא בלוך שיחת ועידה בנק הפועלים

Bringg CEO: Covid-19 Crisis Preceded Our Strategic Plan by 5 Years

23.04.20|Naomi Zoreff
CEO of Tel Aviv-based on-demand delivery management startup says company determined to make most of opportunities presented by Covid-19 pandemic
גיא בלוך שיחת ועידה בנק הפועלים

Bringg to Layoff 10% of Employees in Israel

23.04.20|Meir Orbach
CEO Guy Bloch changes his tune after telling Calcalist earlier this week that “while other companies are cutting back we found ourselves shifting up a gear”
תחבורה ציבורית נוסעים  אוטובוס

Covid-19, an Unexpected Turn on the Mobility Road And Why It’s a Turn for the Better

23.04.20| Gil Laser
The CEO of GoTo writes about what mobility will look like after the coronavirus pandemic
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Number of Covid-19 Cases in Israel Continues Downwards Trend

23.04.20|Adi Pick
According to Israel’s Ministry of Health, the number of Israelis who have recovered from the virus now stands at 5,334, while 191 people have died from the disease throughout the country so far
רוברט כהן בנסון אוק

Major Tech Investor Says Covid-19 Crisis Unlike Any Other, But Offers Opportunities For Innovators

23.04.20|Allon Sinai
Robert Cohen, managing partner at Benson Oak, has been through his fair share of financial calamities and believes that once more that entrepreneurial spirit will prevail
סייסנס רוכשת את פריסקופ

Israeli Tech Companies Sisense and Singular Firing Scores of Employees

23.04.20|Meir Orbach
Software unicorn Sisense says layoff of 80 workers, 20 of them in Israel, is part of the company’s strategy for the lean times ahead
אהרון אהרון מנכל רשות החדשנות

Israel Innovation Authority to Fast Track NIS 500 Million to Pressed for Cash Startups

22.04.20|Meir Orbach
The government's tech investment arm wants to help companies that have promising prospects but short runways
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Covid-19 May Shift Our Thinking About the Digital Bogeyman

22.04.20|Omer Kabir
With the pandemic forcing millions to stay home, many experts, once vocal proponents of limiting kids’ screen time, now believe screens are crucial to surviving the crisis while maintaining a pinch of sanity
קורונה ב ישראל מסכות מגן

Number of Covid-19 Cases Drops in Israel for Seventh Straight Day

22.04.20|CTech
A total of 14,326 people have been diagnosed for coronavirus in Israel to date, but the number of recoveries has exceeded the number of new diagnoses each day over the past week
פיטורי עובד מפוטר התפטרות מפוטר פיטורין פיטורים

Struggling Tech Sector Moves From Cutbacks to Layoffs

22.04.20|Meir Orbach
The industry is seeing a spike in firings as investors urge companies to tighten their belts. After cutting back on industry-standard perks, startups are taking a further step and reducing their human capital
ועידה כלכלית לאומית 2019 גבי אשכנזי כחול לבן

Tech Gone Too Far? Lawmakers Seek to Curb Police Surveillance of Suspected Covid-19 Patients

21.04.20|CTech
Israeli parliament Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee pushing new bill meant to replace temporary regulations that authorized widespread use of digital tracking
תל אביב קו רקיע חוף

Canadian Hospitals to Use Israeli-made Tech to Protect Medical Staff

21.04.20|Adi Pick
Binah.ai’s technology enables the extraction of vital signs measurements based on the analysis of a video taken from the upper cheek skin region of a human face
רן סער מנכל קופת חולים מכבי

The Economic Crisis Will Kill More People Than the Virus, Warns Israeli HMO Head

21.04.20|Adrian Filut and Adi Pick
The CEO of Israeli health maintenance organization Maccabi Healthcare Services Ran Saar spoke with Calcalist about the coronavirus pandemic
נמרוד שפר מנכ"ל התעשייה האווירית

Israel Aerospace Industries and Brook Aviation to Help VIPs Rise Above the Traffic

21.04.20|Udi Etsion
Flights to depart from Israel Aerospace Industries complex in Lod, with IAI responsible for maintenance and Brook providing and flying the helicopters