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The Most Urgent Tech-Related Tasks the New Israeli Parliament Must Tackle

22.09.19|Omer Kabir
Israel’s general election last week marked the end of nearly an entire lost year in which the Israeli parliament was effectively paralyzed. Now, the newly elected members of parliament must hurry to address pressing global and local tech issues
ליברה פייסבוק קריפטו מטבעת וירטואלי

Israeli Insurance Company Sues Facebook for Using the Name Libra

17.09.19|Lital Dobrovitsky
In addition to $1.4 million, Libra Insurance is also demanding that Facebook stops using the name for its cryptocurrency in Israel
פופאייס סנדוויץ עוף מטוגן כריך

How Chick-fil-A and Popeyes' Recent Twitter Beef Over a Chicken Sandwich Predicts the Future of Digital IDs

06.09.19|Dov Greenbaum
Could a person's digital identity be sufficient identification for anti-money laundering laws, know-your-customer regulations, and other legal requirements? Researcher Dov Greenbaum votes yes
הספרייה הלאומית ארכיון דן הדני כתה א

Israel's National Library, Facebook Share Photos of Israeli Schoolchildren Through the Years

26.08.19|Lilach Baumer
The library partnered with Facebook Israel for the venture, calling on people to tag themselves and their family members in around 1,000 school photos from the 1950s onward
שריל סנדברג סמנכלית התפעול של פייסבוק בביקור בישראל

Facebook Must Win Public’s Trust Ahead of Israeli Election, Says Sheryl Sandberg

14.08.19|Omer Kabir
Facebook’s chief operating officer launched the company’s new Playground hub in Tel Aviv Wednesday
ירון גלאי אאוטבריין

Outbrain Asks Israeli Elections Committee to Keep an Eye on Facebook and Google

14.08.19|Zvi Zerahia
Public trust in online or media-generated information is vastly more important than profit, said Outbrain CEO Yaron Galai
שריל סנדברג רובי ריבלין ביקור ישראל 2019

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Arrives in Israel, Meets With Israeli President Rivlin

13.08.19|Omer Kabir
On Wednesday, Sandberg will hold an open-to-the-public event in Tel Aviv dedicated to the launch of the local office of Sandberg’s organization, Lean In
טלפון גלישה רשתות חברתיות

Got a New Like on Facebook? It May Be Your Friendly Neighborhood Tax Investigator

02.08.19|Gad Lior
The Israeli Tax Authority has recently started tracking tax-evading businesses using social networks. The incriminating data, it turns out, it right at their fingertips
שריל סנדברג

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg to Hold Public Event in Tel Aviv

31.07.19|Hagar Ravet
At the event, Sandberg will be speaking to Rachel Ben Shoshe, who heads the local office of her organization Lean In, which is focused on promoting gender equality in the workforce
אנטואן בורדס מדען AI הראשי של פייסבוק

Companies Must Invest in Research Unrelated to Their Product, Says Facebook Exec

19.07.19|Omer Kabir
With a PhD in machine learning, 36-year-old Antoine Bordes joined Facebook in 2014 after several years as a scholar
שריל סנדברג

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to Inaugurate Company’s New Tel Aviv Space

15.07.19|CTech
The new space will house activities and events for the local tech industry, as well as a program for mid-stage startups developing consumer technologies
מוסף שבועי 28.3.19 קמפוס עליבאבא כניסה

Five Reasons Why Chinese Apps Outplay the West

05.07.19|Ofir Dor
Everything in one place, an addictive interface, an insane database, and quick logistics. Even Mark Zuckerberg has already recognized that China is an app empire. Just don’t expect privacy or freedom of speech
יובל טל מייסד Payoneer כנס פינטק 2019

Payoneer Will Do Anything to Partner With Libra, Says Founder

24.06.19|Hagar Ravet
Yuval Tal spoke Monday at a fintech conference held in Tel Aviv by Calcalist, Bank Leumi’s tech banking arm LeumiTech, and accounting firm KPMG
פייסבוק ווילו קמפוס willow מנלו פארק קליפורניה

Facebook Israel's R&D Director Relocates to Facebook's California HQ

19.06.19|Adi Pick
The company’s local research and development center, which currently employs more than 250 people, will be jointly led by Tzach Hadar, Yuval Kesten, and Amit Finkelstein
תומר בראל משנה למנכ"ל PayPal העולמית

If in 50 Years Libra Will Account for 5% of Global Transactions, it Will Be a Rousing Success, Says Facebook VP

18.06.19|Omer Kabir
On Tuesday, an association of corporations led by Facebook released the white paper for its new cryptocurrency, Libra, set to become available next year. Facebook and Calibra vice president Tomer Barel explained the new financial player in an interview with Calcalist
פייק ניוז ישראל Archimedes Group

These Are the People Behind a Coordinated Fake News Campaign Targeting African Countries

20.05.19|Omer Kabir
Calcalist has obtained the identities of executives at Archimedes Group, the company behind a recently uncovered Israeli fake social media network focused on Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Angola, Niger, and Tunisia
פייק ניוז ישראל Archimedes Group

A Network of Fake Facebook Accounts Originating in Israel Attempted to Influence Global Politics

16.05.19|Omer Kabir
Facebook removed 265 Facebook and Instagram accounts involved in a coordinated effort to influence public opinion in countries such as Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Angola, Niger, and Tunisia
מטה פייסבוק עמק הסיליקון קליפורניה

Facebook Sets Up AI Team in Tel Aviv

23.04.19|CTech
The 10-person team will focus on machine learning algorithms that can improve the company’s internal interface and create new data analysis tools
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו

Fake Social Media Accounts Promoted Netanyahu, Likud Party Ahead of Election, Report Says

01.04.19|Lilach Baumer
Citing a report by Israeli watchdog group the Big Bots Project, the New York Times reported Sunday that a group of several hundred fake accounts actively boosted Netanyahu and smeared his opponents
ראש ממשלת ישראל בנימין נתניהו ישיבת ממשלה יוני 2018

Netanyahu Data Collection Chatbot Irks Facebook

19.03.19|Adi Pick
Over the past week, Facebook's policy team has been in touch with Likud campaign managers over the use of a Netanyahu chatbot asking users about their voting intentions ahead of Israel’s general elections