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ארמיס Armis ייבגני דיברוב נדיר יזרעאל

Google Backs IoT Security Startup Armis

14.11.19|Meir Orbach
Armis provides information security software for enterprise IoT systems, analyzing and classifying devices and their behavior to identify risks and protect information and systems
סנייק snyk

Google Backs Open Source Vulnerabilities Hunter Snyk in $70 Million Round

10.09.19|Adi Pick
Founded in 2015, Snyk develops and markets software that helps developers detect and fix vulnerabilities in third-party code modules
 מנכ"ל גרופ DSP עופר אליקים

DSP’s Chips Help Alexa Home In on Your Voice

26.08.19|Hezi Sternlicht
DSP has had to reinvent itself several times since its 1994 Nasdaq IPO, but today the company’s advanced voice recognition chips are installed in devices used by Amazon, Samsung, Google, Baidu, and Alibaba
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
מאט בריטין גוגל

Google Wants In on 6,000 Israeli Startups Within the Next 3 Years, Says Exec

24.07.19|Elihay Vidal
Matthew John Brittin, Google’s president of business and operations, EMEA, spoke with Calcalist about the company’s role in Israel’s tech ecosystem, navigating regulation, and future plans
אייל מנור Google  גוגל Cloud

Credibility Is the Most Crucial Quality for Cloud Services, Says Google Cloud Executive

17.07.19|Omer Kabir
Eyal Manor joined Google in 2007 and has previously worked on an array of products including YouTube and Google Ads, before transferring to the company’s cloud division in 2016
ערן שיר

Auto Machine Vision Startup Nexar Launches Interactive Digital Map

17.07.19|Adi Pick
By connecting user-generated updates with Nexar’s data from car cameras and sensors, the company’s new map can warn drivers of real-time road hazards, construction zones, and missing road signs
הנשיא רובי ריבלין בביקור ב waze

Navigation App Waze to Add Female Pronouns Option in Israel

16.07.19|Adi Pick
The second feature Waze revealed, available since Monday, is a toll pricing feature that is also available in the U.S.
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Israeli Entrepreneurs Have a Daring Mentality, Says Google Mentor

09.07.19|Elihay Vidal
Five Israeli startups are set to graduate at the end of July from the first cohort of Google’s startup residency program in Tel Aviv
העיר תל אביב זירת הנדל"ן

Corporate Funds Are Taking Over Israel's Startup Scene

19.06.19|Hagar Ravet
Israel has seen a record $7.5 billion invested in startups in 2018. Unlike previous years, corporate venture arms played a role in almost half of the year’s deals
יוסי מטיאס פרופסור מנכל ב גוגל ישראל

From Crisis Response to Accessibility Tools: Some Recent Developments From Google’s Israel R&D Center

19.05.19|Omer Kabir
“There is nothing new about solving problems with tech, but AI can help us accomplish things that were just science fiction until now,” Yossi Matias, head of Google’s research and development center in Israel, said at a press conference Wednesday
מטה גוגל תל אביב אלפבית

From Pooptech to Traveltech, Google Announces Startups Selected for its Tel Aviv Accelerator

12.05.19|CTech
Throughout the four-month program, startup executives will meet with experts from Google to receive training and support for scaling up and expanding to global markets
אביגדור וילנץ מנכ"ל אנפורנה

Avigdor Willenz Is Looking for Entrepreneurs to Do Battle Against Amazon, Apple, and Google

02.05.19|Meir Orbach
The Israeli tech entrepreneur sold his chip development company Annapurna Labs to Amazon in 2015 for $370 million
סלולארי אפליקציה ווייז וויז waze

Waze Partners With WPP to Offer En Route Ads to Drivers

21.02.19|CTech
As part of the partnerships, Waze users will receive en route messaging directing them to nearby retail locations
alooma יוני ברוידא

Google Cloud to Acquire Data Management Company Alooma

20.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Tel Aviv-based Alooma offers a platform that lets companies stream and migrate their organizational data from multiple locations and sources into one single location
ווייז WAZE

Waze’s Obvious, Yet Acute Epiphany

26.12.18|Adi Pick and Meir Orbach
The company’s peer-to-peer carpooling service, Waze Carpool, launched as a pilot in July 2015 in Israel. In October, Waze expanded the service to all 50 U.S. states
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Whatsapp Used for Child Pornography, Online Safety Company Warns

20.12.18|Meir Orbach and Adi Pick
Israel-based AntiToxin has identified more than 1300 videos and photographs of minors involved in sexual acts on WhatsApp groups
אורית שילה

As Part of Startup Residency Program, Google Leases New Tel Aviv Building

29.10.18|Meir Orbach
The company announced the program last week for its six global startup campuses, located in Tel Aviv, London, Madrid, São Paulo, Seoul, and Warsaw
מנהל חיפוש גוגל אודי מנבר

Google's Former Head of Search Udi Manber Joins Insurer Anthem, Report Says

25.10.18|Omer Kabir
According to a Wednesday CNBC report, Manber will join the health insurance company as its head its artificial intelligence business
משרדי גוגל ניו יורק מרפסת

Google Launches Startup Residency Program

24.10.18|Adi Pick
Participating startups will get a workspace for up to 6 months at a Google for Startups Campus in one of six locations—London, Madrid, São Paulo, Seoul, Tel Aviv or Warsaw