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צוות CyberX

Microsoft announces the acquisition of Israeli IoT security firm, CyberX

22.06.20|Hagar Ravet
The Israeli cyber company has raised $48 million to date. It was founded in 2013 by Omar Schneider and Nir Giller, graduates of Israel’s IDF encryption unit
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What is the World Bank doing to help Palestinians and does opening a Tinder account constitute infidelity?

15.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Microsoft launches Israel-developed AI-powered virtual classroom for remote learning
אלעד גרייבר מנהל מוצר בקבוצת החינוך במיקרוסופט ישראל מחקר ופיתוח

Microsoft launches Israel-developed AI-powered virtual classroom for remote learning

15.06.20|Hagar Ravet
New virtual classroom to be the teacher’s eyes, providing insights on each student, says senior program manager
בוט רובוט בינה מלאכותית

Robo-journalists will not protect human rights and free speech, says media expert

05.06.20|Maayan Manela
AI is great at making connections and finding patterns but is weak when it comes to the high-level creativity humans are capable of, says researcher and author Noam Lemelshtrich Latar
רז בכר מנהל  מאיץ מיקרוסופט ב ישראל

Microsoft's AI for Good accelerator selects 14 Israeli startups for new cohort

04.06.20|Hagar Ravet
Microsoft announced the launch of the new accelerator in March, with select startups receiving expert training alongside an average of $500,000 in funding
אינטל מעבד מעבדים לפטופ שבבים שבב

Intel and Microsoft Investing in Secretive Israeli Company

14.05.20|Meir Orbach
Xsight Labs, a startup partially funded by tech entrepreneur Avigdor Willenz, has raised $100 million in funding. It’s previous round, led by Intel Capital brought in $50 million
Nanofabrica team נאנופאבריקה

Microsoft Backs 3D Printing Startup Nanofabrica

11.05.20|Adi Pick
Founded in 2016, Nanofabrica develops and sells industrial ultra-precise 3D printers, specializing in the printing of precision mold inserts
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים מימין רועי ביק ירון עברון ניר ארז מייסדי מוביט moovit

Winners and Losers of the Week: Moovit Walks Away With the Win

08.05.20|Elihay Vidal
A selection of this week's winners and losers by CTech's Editor
יובל מטלון מנכ"ל לייבפרסון

LivePerson Soars, Microsoft Shops and Cannabis Goes Up in Smoke in Today's Roundup

06.05.20|CTech
The Israel GM of LivePerson talks about call centers automatization, Microsoft closing on CyberX deal and Cannabis business not living up to promise
צוות CyberX

Microsoft in Negotiations to Acquire Israeli Cybersecurity Company CyberX

05.05.20|Meir Orbach
Estimated $170 million deal is set to be completed in June
מוסף שבועי 7.4.20 מיכל ברוורמן בלומנשטיק מנכלית מייקרוספט ישראל

Israel's Top Tech Woman Shares Four Insights on Change

14.04.20|Diana Bahur-Nir
A conversation with Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, head of Microsoft Israel research and development and one of the world's leading women in tech, about the ability to undergo change in order to go the distance
כפפות חד פעמיות מסכות קורונה

The Israeli Development That Could Produce Hundreds of Ventilators a Day

29.03.20|Adi Pick
The ventilator, being developed by Microsoft’s local team, uses a manual respiration balloon and operates it autonomously
ועידת הדיגיטל והמובייל אוריאל רווה Anyvision

Microsoft Sells its Stake in AnyVision, Desists Minor Investments in Facial Identification Technologies

29.03.20|Raphael Kahan
In November, Microsoft started an investigation into the Israeli startup after multiple media outlets reported its technology was being used by Israeli forces to surveil Palestinians in the West Bank
מיקרוסופט ישראל הרצליה 25.9.19

Mid-Pandemic, Microsoft Israel Wants to Hire 200 New Employees

15.03.20|Meir Orbach and Hagar Ravet
The company is recruiting software engineers, product managers, and data analysts, among others
רז בכר מיקרוסופט ישראל במרכז  התמונה

Microsoft Israel to Set Up Social Enterprise Accelerator

10.03.20|Meir Orbach
Microsoft is looking for companies operating in the fields of sustainability, accessibility, humanitarian activities, cultural heritage, and the health sector
מיכל ברוורמן בלומנשטיק

Microsoft Appoints Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk to Head of Israel R&D

12.02.20|Adi Pick
Braverman-Blumenstyk joined Microsoft in 2013, founding the cybersecurity center within the Microsoft Israel Development Center
דאנס אירוע חשיפת 50 חברות ההייטק הנחשקות בישראל  אסף רפפורט מנכל מרכז המחקר והפיתוח מיקרוסופט ישרא

Former Microsoft Exec Assaf Rappaport’s New Startup Raises $21 Million

09.02.20|Meir Orbach
Less than two months after stepping down as Microsoft's head of research and development in Israel, Rappaport and his three co-founders raised $21 million for Beyond, the new cybersecurity startup they recently founded
מיקרוסופט ישראל רונית אטד

Microsoft Announces Plans for Cloud Datacenter Region in Israel

22.01.20|Adi Pick
The new cloud region in Israel, set to launch in 2021, will be the company’s 56th region in the world
מוסף שבועי 26.12.19 חיים כהן

Israeli MasterChef Judge to Feed Hungry Microsoft Employees

12.01.20|CTech
The multinational software company has hired celebrity television chef Haim Cohen to oversee six dining areas in Microsoft’s new Herzliya campus, Ynet reported Sunday
אדם מחופש ל גלקסי נוט 7

10 Biggest Tech Fails of the Decade

29.12.19|Raphael Kahan
From anonymous social networks, through failed IPOs, to combustible smartphones, Calcalist reporter Raphael Kahan gathered the 10 most cringe-worthy tech flops of the past decade