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Stars over Athens: The who’s who at Calcalist's first Israel-Greece conference
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Omer Kabir

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תמונות של מנכ"לי טיקטוק ו מטא בוושינגטון

Is TikTok about to be banned in the US?

12.03.24|Omer Kabir
A new bill, which gained momentum following the Hamas attack and the spread of hatred, threatens to block the Chinese platform in the US if it is not sold to American hands. Potential investors include: former CEO of Activision, who is interested in recruiting Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI
ועידת ניו יורק ועידת ניו יורק - פאנל בלינסון - ד"ר גואל שטיין ד"ר מיכאל בכר ו ד"ר ליאור פרל

"Innovation in rehabilitation in Israel will determine the future of the wounded of the war"

07.03.24|Omer Kabir
In a panel at Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s Mind the Tech conference in New York, Dr. Michael Bahar said that due to the war new rehabilitation departments with innovative technologies were opened. Dr. Joel Stein of Columbia University: "Making the exercises more similar to a computer game helps people become more involved"
ועידת ניו יורק - תערוכה רועי נחום

"Creating a new movement": A look at the new Museum of Art & Technology in New York

07.03.24|Omer Kabir
The participants of Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s Mind the Tech New York conference were given a tour of the Mercer Labs Museum of Art & Technology which will officially open in April. "The idea is to create a new movement, to decipher things that are impossible," says Roy Nachum, the driving force behind the establishment of the museum
ועידת ניו יורק - פאנל איך רותמים את ה AI כדי לבנות את ענקיות הטכנולוגיה הבאות - סיון שמרי דהן מאיה הנקין מעין כהן סער יוסקוביץ׳ בשיחה עם סופי שולמן וידאו

"October 7 showed how resilient the tech ecosystem in Israel is"

06.03.24|Omer Kabir
Maya Henkin, Director at Google Israel, was speaking on a panel at Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s Mind the Tech conference in New York. Maayan Cohen, CEO and co-founder of Hello Heart: "Two months after October 7, when investors saw that Israeli startups were delivering products no matter what, they committed to increasing investments in Israel."
Michael Rogers

Former NSA Director Michael Rogers: "The acquisition of Talon shows that the Israeli tech model is very vibrant and is recognized for its excellence"

06.03.24|Omer Kabir
"Even after October 7, Israel's reputation in cybersecurity remains incredibly strong," said Michael Rogers, former head of the National Security Agency and current Team8 Operating Partner
ועידת ניו יורק - דר ליאור פרל סמנכל חדשנות בבילינסון וידאו

Prof. Leor Perl: Beilinson is establishing a virtual hospital

06.03.24|Omer Kabir
“The war changed the perception of reality in which a hospital is a physical structure,” Prof. Leor Perl, head of innovation at Beilinson Hospital said at Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s Mind the Tech Conference in New York. “We reached our patients everywhere, from medical services for evacuees in Eilat to the establishment of a virtual hospital."
ועידת ניו יורק - דינה פסקא רז שותפה וראש תחום טכנולוגיה ב KPMG ישראל וידאו

"Israeli technology companies have a tremendous advantage in a chaotic environment"

06.03.24|Omer Kabir
Dina Pasca-Raz, Head of Technology at KPMG Israel, spoke at Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s Mind the Tech conference in New York. "As uncertainty increases and threats are more tangible than ever, the need to ensure stability and continuity creates demand for a variety of tools and measures that will require innovation"
ועידת ניו יורק יקי נוימן מנכ"ל דוראל וידאו

Doral CEO: "There is reason to be optimistic, 2024 is the year of renewable energies"

06.03.24|Omer Kabir
"The open market approach is the most important thing,” Doral CEO Yaki Noyman said at Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s Mind the Tech conference in New York. “We need to let the market, companies and consumers act because there is a great demand for our product - for renewable energy.”
ועידת ניו יורק ברק עילם מנכ"ל נייס וידאו

NICE CEO: "We won't see an economic improvement until we see a change in leadership"

05.03.24|Omer Kabir
Barak Eilam, CEO of NICE, spoke at Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s Mind the Tech Conference in New York. "When the current generation in their 30s and 40s reach leadership positions in the government, things will change for the better"
מימין ניר בר דעה חנן פרידמן מיה אייזן צפריר אריק אדמס ועידת ניו יורק

Back to New York: Who’s who at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech 2024 conference

03.03.24|Omer Kabir
The best of Israel’s dynamic high-tech industry and American business leaders will come together on March 4th in Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s 6th annual conference to stand with Israeli tech
טים קוק מנכ"ל אפל מסיבת עיתונאים השקת מוצרים חדשים 12.9.23

Apple's U-turn: After investing billions, Apple gives up on autonomous car in favor of AI

29.02.24|Omer Kabir
While Apple tried to reach the next breakthrough through autonomous cars, it missed the breakthrough that came through AI. Now it has decided to close one of the most ambitious projects in its history and divert resources to the hottest field in tech
משרדי גוגל תל אביב

How Google is bypassing EU attempt to curb its search monopoly

26.02.24|Omer Kabir
The European Union's Digital Markets Act, which will go into effect on March 7, aims to reduce the power of the technology giants; Google chose to leverage the changes in the law to increase its dominance in the search field
טים קוק מנכ"ל אפל מסיבת עיתונאים השקת מוצרים חדשים 12.9.23

EU sends strong signal with 500 million euro Apple fine

22.02.24|Omer Kabir
At the end of an investigation that determined that Apple harmed the competitiveness of Spotify, the technology giant was fined half a billion euros. Ahead of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) taking effect, the fine opens the door for Amazon, Netflix and others to file similar complaints
מתוך סרטונים שיוצרו במחולל טקסט לווידאו סורה Sora של חברת OpenAI בינה מלאכותית AI

Is OpenAI's text-to-video AI model Sora a blessing or a curse?

18.02.24|Omer Kabir
The AI pioneer has unveiled Sora, a text-to-video model that enables the creation of spectacular videos using a simple text command; The fear: the new technology will be used to create fake videos featuring real people
חשבון X של חסן נסראללה עם וי כחול

X under scrutiny for enabling Hezbollah, Houthi propaganda machine

15.02.24|Omer Kabir
A TTP report found that over a dozen X (Twitter) accounts linked to Hezbollah, Yemen's Houthi rebels, and other Iranian-backed militias had been granted blue checkmarks. Twitter charges a fee for this verification, potentially violating U.S. sanctions that prohibit financial dealings with terrorist entities. After the report was published, most of the evidence was removed from the accounts in question.
שבוע הסטארטאפים של גוגל יום 2 פאנל מאיה הנקין, ירון אינגר, אורי גבאי וידאו

"The fact that Israel started late in AI doesn't mean it's impossible to catch up"

14.02.24|Omer Kabir
Uri Gabai, CEO of RISE Israel, was talking on a panel on AI development in Israel with Maya Henkin, director of Client & Partner Solutions at Google Israel, and Yaron Inger, co-founder and CTO of Lightricks
משרד ריק הייטק עובדים נעלמים גוסטינג

Profits are at record highs, so why are tech companies laying off so many workers?

12.02.24|Omer Kabir
The technology giant Cisco is set to announce a restructuring move that will include layoffs of thousands of employees. And it is not the only one. Since the beginning of the year, 141 technology companies have laid off 34,300 employees, despite most of them displaying excellent financial results. So why are workers still being fired, even when all the data indicates that it's time to go back to hiring?
משרדי NSO ברחוב מדינת היהודים 58 הרצליה

Will NSO employees soon be barred from entering the US?

07.02.24|Omer Kabir
The US announced that it would restrict visas of individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. In 2021, Israel's NSO and Candiru were placed on a blacklist which prohibits American companies from doing business with them
סייבר איראן סייבר איראני

Microsoft uncovers extensive Iranian AI-based cyber ops against Israel amid Gaza war

07.02.24|Omer Kabir
“Amid the rising potential of a widening war, we expect Iranian influence operations and cyberattacks will continue to be more targeted, more collaborative and more destructive,” warned Microsoft’s report
מרק צוקרברג מנכ"ל מטא 2023 ארוע connect

Facebook turns 20: Is it time to say goodbye to Zuckerberg?

04.02.24|Omer Kabir
Among the tech giants, Facebook-turned-Meta is the only one whose founder still serves as CEO. Mark Zuckerberg created a company that changed the world, a monster that reached a peak value of more than a trillion dollars and over 3 billion active users, but if Meta wants to continue to dominate, it needs a new vision and especially a new CEO
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