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אנדראה אניילי אלסנדרו דל פיירו

Football legend Del Piero teams up with Israel’s Stads to revolutionize sports advertising

10.06.20|Ouriel Daskal
Stads has created a platform that allows advertisers and clubs to maximize advertising boards
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Where do Israeli tech companies go to die and what is a data sandbox?

09.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: In these post-coronavirus times of shrinking valuations, companies cannot be too picky but heading for an IPO at any cost could stain a company’s reputation for years
שרה אן מאדי נספחת כלכלית פולין 2

Global pandemic and severe local drought spell opportunities for Israeli tech companies in Poland

09.06.20|Allon Sinai
Economic attache Sarah-Ann Madi believes the untapped potential of the Polish market makes it worthwhile the effort for Israeli businesses
מפעל חברת טבע הר חוצבים ירושלים

Who raised $175 million and how do you mess up a $2 billion takeover?

08.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Israeli court documents reveal worrying details on Teva’s decision to acquire Mexico’s Rimsa
הכניסה לקמפוס התעשייה האווירית 1

Israel Aerospace Industries develops model to predict the medical progression of Covid-19 patients

08.06.20|Adi Pick
The predictive capabilities of the model can alert medical staff on the possible deterioration in the patient’s condition, thus enhancing patient care and flagging the cases with higher chances of medical escalation
ח"כ יועז הנדל לשעבר ממפלגת כחול לבן

Israeli government gets another 48 hours to submit bill regulating spying on Covid-19 patients

08.06.20|Zvi Zrahiya
According to the Israeli Ministry of Health, security agency Shin Bet was only approached to track one patient in recent weeks
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Is your car being hacked and who said 'Covid-19 did more good than ill'?

07.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Dorit Dor, the number 2 executive at cybersecurity giant Check Point talks about the impact of coronavirus on the company
דריוש מיודוסקי לגיה ורשה

Harnessing Israeli tech to succeed on the sports field

07.06.20|Ouriel Daskal
Dariusz Mioduski, owner of Polish football club Legia Warsaw, is counting on Israeli tech to take his team to the next level
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States should green-light individual risk scoring apps to help prevent Covid-19 spread

07.06.20| Ido Erev and Oren Fuerst
Resistance to tracking apps can be tackled by encouraging the use of voluntary risk assessment apps that transmit information to users while maintaining privacy
קורונה בית ספר גבעת רם קריית אתא תלמידים תלמידות מסכות

As the U.S. mulls technological tracing of students, Israel must slam the door on such proposals

07.06.20|Omer Kabir
Despite infections in schools increasing, Israel must resist the temptation of deepening its surveillance tactics
רפת ממוחשבת אפימילק

Afimilk left to seek greener pastures after $70 million exit canceled due to Covid-19

07.06.20|Golan Hazani
In a shareholders meeting held to approve the deal, 70% of LIC's shareholders voted against the acquisition, mainly due to the ramifications of the coronavirus epidemic on the world's economy
דורית דור צ'ק פוינט

“Covid-19 did more good than ill. We refrained from layoffs and cutting salaries. We’re hiring”

07.06.20|Diana Bahur Nir
Dorit Dor, the number 2 executive at cybersecurity giant Check Point talks about the impact of coronavirus on the company
ליאת שחם נספחת כלכלית ספרד

As Spain slowly emerges from Covid-19 catastrophe, Israeli companies should tread carefully

05.06.20|Allon Sinai
Spain suffered a painful blow from the pandemic but there are still plenty of opportunities abound
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Niio wants to be the Netflix of the digital art world and Covid-19 has proven there’s a market for it

05.06.20|Adi Pick
Hosting more than 13,000 artworks, Niio has the biggest digital art collection in the world. The company’s technology enables you to stream artworks onto any digital screen or canvas anywhere in the world
ישיבת זום שדנה בנושא פתיחת השווקים בישראל

Is it all downhill from here for Zoom and which Israeli company is planning a $10 billion IPO?

04.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Zoom generated in Q1 $252 million in free cash flow on revenue of $328 million.
תלמידים לומדים מרחוק זום Zoom

Zoom by the numbers: Does it have what it takes to outlive its 15 minutes of glory?

04.06.20|Sophie Shulman
The video conferencing company generated in Q1 $252 million in free cash flow on revenue of $328 million
פלייטיקה חברת משחקים הרצליה פיתוח

Online gaming company Playtika targeting $10 billion IPO

04.06.20|Tzali Greenberg
Playtika, acquired by Chinese consortium Alpha Frontier for $4.4 billion in 2016, intends to raise around $1 billion in the IPO
מטה קספרסקי מוסקבה סייבר אבטחת מידע

Kaspersky: 120 Million Phishing Attacks Worldwide in Q1, Israelis Targeted Twice as Much as 2019

04.06.20|CTech
According to a new report by the cybersecurity company, spam makes up 45.24% of all email transactions in Israel
עמירם שחר מייסד ספוטינסט סטארט אפ ענן

Which Israeli Company is Making a $450 Million Exit and Whose Executives Were Detained on Bribe Allegations?

03.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: DC economic attache safeguarding Israeli interests amid Washington mayhem
יפעת אלון פרל נספחת כלכלית וושינגטון

DC Economic Attache Safeguarding Israeli Interests Amid Washington Mayhem

03.06.20|Allon Sinai
Yifat Alon Perel describes dystopia playing out in America’s capital and breaks down the unique responsibilities of the DC trade mission