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After decades of being unappreciated, the pandemic could give distance learning a new lease on life

09.06.20|Dov Greenbaum
Covid-19 has brought the option of remote learning to the forefront of child and adult education alike, but whether it will rise to the occasion and become the new norm or be dragged down by ill-prepared professors and over distracted students is yet to be seen
אבירם שוטן קוואליטסט

6 Principles to Prevent Misuse of Network-Based Tracking in the War on Covid-19

02.06.20|Aviram Shotten
The software discloses substantial details about one’s habits and routines, hence these systems need strict governance as to when and how they should be used
ריצארד לוקסון סמנכ"ל אולקלאוד

Pandemic Planning: Finance and IT Must Align to Maintain Business Continuity

01.06.20|Richard Lockson
Three things companies can do to ensure Finance and IT are on the same page
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From Earth to Mars, New Agtech Developments Bring New Regulatory Hurdles

30.05.20|Dov Greenbaum
As farming IoT devices become the new norm, new regulations are required to protect farmers’ trade secrets while allowing them to migrate between technologies
חרגול פודטק חרקים

This Shavuot, Have Another Slice of Grasshopper Cheesecake or Be Brave Enough to Try a Real Insect

28.05.20|Dov Greenbaum
With awareness to the damages of the global meat industry on the rise, there is no time like the present to examine the green (and kosher) alternative to bovine meat, that has been there all along: grasshopper
איתן סטיבה

The Climate Crisis is Painting the Capital Market Green

27.05.20|Eytan Stibbe
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the oil wars, green investments are gaining strength. Only business management based on measuring both financial and social performance can lead to solutions for future crises
מדריך מצלמה לפטופ פרטיות אבטחה

Who is Watching Our Backs With Unprecedented Growth in Online Consumption?

24.05.20|Or Lenchner
Websites are in dire need of transparency, especially now when our digital lifeline seems to have taken center stage and is here to stay
מוביט Moovit

The Intel-Moovit Deal and the Precious Data that the Government is Hoarding

19.05.20|Shlomi Bielawsky
22 years after passing the Freedom of Information Law, Israeli researchers, entrepreneurs, and citizens must still jump through hoops to receive access to databanks that are essentially theirs
אור לוקיי כהן סמנכ"לית Bittax

Covid-19 Might Be the Best Thing To Happen to the Blockchain Industry

17.05.20|Or Lokay Cohen
Blockchain technology has a lot to offer, and the Covid-19 spotlight can increase its adoption in various sectors including supply chain, healthcare, finance, and taxation
נינטנדו אנימל קרוסינג Animal Crossing

How Covid-19 Might Create an Onerous Economy Inside Video Games

15.05.20|Dov Greenbaum
Home-bound and recently unemployed, many gamers turn to Nintendo’s popular Animal Crossing universe to make some virtual currency that they can sell on eBay for hard cash. This could spell regulatory trouble for Nintendo and other game developers
רועי סער קרן מנגרוב

Mangrove Capital Exec says Israeli Tech Does not Need a Bailout but Could Definitely use a Slight Nudge

07.05.20|Roy Saar
Roy Saar responds to fellow investors who called on the Israeli government to refrain from bailing out startups
אלון ליפשיץ' שותף מייסד בקרן ההון סיכון הנקו ונצ'רז

The Current Crisis Offers a Golden Opportunity for Startups

04.05.20|Alon Lifshitz
As Covid-19 shatters longstanding practices, venture capitalist Alon Lifshitz highlights three questions every investor should be asking their portfolio startups
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Startups Urgently Need to Be Put on Life Support

03.05.20|Oren Bar-On
To secure the industry’s future, along with its contribution to the state’s economy, the Israeli government must set up a fund dedicated to young companies that are completely dependent on venture capital funding
פנאי סרט מלחמת הכוכבים עלייתו של סקייווקר

With Star Wars Day Just Around the Corner, Disney Tests the Limits of Intellectual Property

01.05.20|Dov Greenbaum
The owner of the well-beloved franchise recently claimed Tweets relating to it are subject to its own terms of service, appropriating users’ intellectual rights and igniting a wide discussion on the validity of often unread user agreements
מחשב גיימינג מהירות

Forcing Crowds Away From Stadiums, Covid-19 Gives E-Sports a Chance to Shine

24.04.20|Dov Greenbaum
As with telemedicine and remote learning that have been waiting for their opportunity to break away from their low-tech counterparts, the online nature of e-sports has proven to be a boon, given social distancing requirements
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Covid-19 May Shift Our Thinking About the Digital Bogeyman

22.04.20|Omer Kabir
With the pandemic forcing millions to stay home, many experts, once vocal proponents of limiting kids’ screen time, now believe screens are crucial to surviving the crisis while maintaining a pinch of sanity
בית חולים שדה לטיפול ב חולי קורונה ב איטליה

The War on Coronavirus Brings With it a Dangerous Fog

17.04.20|Dov Greenbaum
With nothing else to report on, mainstream media, social media, and fringe media are all inundating the public with so much conflicting information that they are all actively contributing to confusion and even false hopes regarding the pandemic
גון ברנן John Brennan

How to Engage with CISOs During the Covid-19 Era

06.04.20|John Brennan, Partner at YL Ventures
While we remain optimistic about the industry's long term viability in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear that in the short term, we must reevaluate how we operate under the present conditions
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Let's Mask, and Unmask the Power of Science

02.04.20|Yuri Milner
It may not seem like it, but throughout our ancient war with viruses, humanity has the upper hand
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Israeli Tech Is Uniquely Positioned to Survive the Covid-19 Crisis

15.03.20|Elihay Vidal
The fact that most of its products are virtual could help the Israeli tech industry get back on its feet more quickly following the global pandemic