Omri Zerachovitz
Haaretz.com
Israel
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Russia’s Yandex Looks to Sell Its Services in Israel Amid Critical Losses
Sources said the company would likely earn hundreds of millions of shekels should it sell all three of its scooter, taxi, and delivery services in Israel, but its unclear whether it can close the necessary deals → Read More
Israel’s youngest – and most senior – hi-tech exec
After quitting hi-tech for a career in music, Efrat Rapoport, then eight months pregnant, was tapped to lead Salesforce’s Israeli R&D center. This is how this 32-year-old plans to shape the tech industry → Read More
Fearing sanctions, Russia’s Yandex wants to relocate workers to Israel
Russian technology giant Yandex, known as ‘Russia’s Google’ has approached Israeli authorities about brining 800 employees to Israel → Read More
NSO chairman quits as cyber firm reels from Israeli police scandal
NSO’s Pegasus spyware was reportedly used by Israeli police to snoop on mayors and protesters without warrant, but chairman says he’s leaving for other reasons → Read More
The rise – and crash – of the Israeli anti-fraud tech star
Forgot about Black Friday, global supply chain problems, EU regulations and the end of the pandemic boon spell major problems for Israel’s Riskified → Read More
With Google event, Israeli PM Bennett repeats his mistake with Facebook
Bennett is about to be the guest of honor at a Google event. What is the Antitrust Authority or the Tax Authority supposed to think? → Read More
4 ways big money is changing the face of Israeli high-tech
Israeli high-tech is expected to pull in over $26 billion dollars this year, shattering funding records. Here are four ways the industry is changing → Read More
100% growth, with a caveat: How Israel's microtransit firm Via reached a $3.3b valuation
TransitTech company Via proudly announced $100 million in revenues from smart transit software, but declined to mention presumably low growth in other fields. The company closed a $130 million fundraising round on Tuesday → Read More
Wix, Fiverr and Lemonade crash: Israeli technology bubble bursts on Wall Street
Many Israeli tech companies are trading at less than half of the peak values they hit in the midst of the pandemic → Read More
Israeli cabinet plan to let high-tech companies hire Palestinian workers
The government will soon vote on a measure to allow 500 Palestinian workers into Israel’s high-tech workforce to help alleviate the sector’s labor shortage → Read More
The problem with Microsoft’s massive expansion plans in Israel
The tech giant has set itself an ambitious goal of recruiting 2,500 workers in four years and opening five R&D centers, including in outlying areas ■ Are the high-tech multinationals taking too big a piece of the employment pie? → Read More
The problem with Microsoft’s massive expansion in Israel
The tech giant has set itself an ambitious goal of doubling the workforce in Israel within four years and opening five new R&D centers ■ Are the high-tech multinationals taking too big a piece of the employment pie? → Read More
Wix teams up with Wolt to arm small websites with the one thing they’re missing
Wix-based websites in Israel will now have the ability to provide local delivery services. However, antitrust concerns loom large → Read More
Despite Pegasus scandal, NSO’s workers ‘sleep well at night’
The pay is good and the office pampering, but while most former and current NSO employees say they believe the Israeli company aims to do good, others admit: ‘Today it’s an embarrassment to say you worked at NSO’ → Read More
This Israeli startup wants to stop cyberbullying
SafeSchool Analytics is helping schools help students. The company has raised nearly $ 1 million from the likes of Nir Zohar, Michael Eisenberg and others → Read More
Don't mind the unicorns: The man charged with saving Israeli high-tech
‘I don't sleep well at night because of the unicorns. We are on a slippery slope,’ says the chairman of Israel’s Innovation Authority, warning that despite boon, serious issues loom → Read More
Taboola to list on NASDAQ following approval of merger with acquisition company
Israeli online content-recommendation company Taboola will merge with a SPAC formed by ION, an Israeli investment fund ■ More than $500M to be invested in Taboola, and existing shareholder will receive up to $150 million → Read More
The dark secret threatening this Israeli cyber firm’s plans
Israel cyber firm SentinelOne is trying to hitch a ride on its major rival’s success, but the numbers aren’t in its favor → Read More
Israel's PM-designate Bennett stands to profit from Payoneer SPAC merger
Formerly a high-tech entrepreneur, Bennett invested a few hundred thousand shekels in the company years ago. His shares are expected to be worth millions following an SPAC merger announced earlier this year → Read More
Israel’s Taboola facing antitrust probe in U.S.
Taboola, which is going public, reveals in SEC filing it is under U.S. Department of Justice antitrust investigation for its hiring policies → Read More