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Illustration. New immigrants arrive to Ben Gurion airport in Israel. (Gideon Markowicz/FLASH90)
August 29, 2017, 3:44 pm
Let’s get digital, ‘Startup Nation’ tells new immigrants
Online Hebrew-language courses and job-searching apps aim to make moving to Israel a touch easier
By Shoshanna Solomon
Conan O'Brien, with the Orange T-shirt, meets participants of the Tower of David Museum Hackathon in Jerusalem, Aug. 28, 2017; Elat Lieber, director of the Tower of David Museum, is at the far left (Courtesy: Ricky Rachman)
August 29, 2017, 2:27 pm
Conan O’Brien, Israeli teenagers storm Tower of David in hackathon
American comedian is honorary hacker at Jerusalem event that aims to find out what makes venues attractive to teenagers
By Shoshanna Solomon
Team works on a high-tech project (Photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 28, 2017, 9:22 pm
Finance Ministry: Arabs, women underrepresented in high-tech
Study shows Arabs account for just 1.4% of technology workforce, missing out on networking and role models
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli-American oncologist Arie Belldegrun, founder of Kite Pharma. (YouTube screenshot)
August 28, 2017, 6:55 pm
Gilead to buy Israeli-founded Kite Pharma for nearly $12 billion
The US firm, founded in 2009 by Israeli-US oncologist Arie Belldegrun, develops cell therapies for cancer treatments
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustration (iStock)
August 28, 2017, 4:18 pm
Israeli firm sees the spy agencies behind the sexy images
Tel Aviv-based ClearSky tells tale of pretty women luring social media friends into networks of deceit in bids to steal data
By Shoshanna Solomon
Man uses a laptop (Photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
From Our BlogsAugust 27, 2017, 4:13 pm
Marketing 360 — essential strategies for the one person technology marketing team
Most marketing professionals specialize in one or another marketing professions -- campaign management, content or social media; but if you are in a small company or startup, you may well be in charge of all of the above
By Kenny Sahr
Statue of Liberty (photo credit: CC-BY-SA Elcobbola, Wikimedia Commons)
August 27, 2017, 2:24 pm
Startup nation urged to put business ties with America first
US commerce chief calls for upgraded free trade agreement, less red tape - and tells Israel to find its way to parts of US that don't know it
By Shoshanna Solomon
Dotan Goshen, the owner of a bio-farm in the kibbutz of Hama'apil, in central Israel, walks between rows of vegetables at his organic fruit and vegetable farm on May 8, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)
August 27, 2017, 6:50 am
Israelis log out of high-tech jobs for a life offline
A growing number of workers in the flourishing industry are abandoning good salaries for a lifestyle more suited to their ideals
By Delphine Matthieussent
AppsVillage aims to help businesses, from the small nail salon to the coffee shop and larger businesses, create their own app quickly. (YouTube screenshot)
August 24, 2017, 7:31 pm
Israeli startup helps businesses get an app ‘in a snap’
AppsVillage wants to do for apps what Wix.com did for websites: make them easier and cheaper to create
By Shoshanna Solomon
Sergeant Ilan Regenbaum, right, and his commander Maj. Omer Yuval of the Israeli Air Force Innovation Unit (IDF Spokesperson Office)
August 24, 2017, 2:49 pm
26-year-old from Atlanta wants the Israeli army to innovate like Google
Sure, ranks and discipline are important in the military, says the air force's Sgt. Ilan Regenbaum, but the culture should allow good ideas to circulate freely
By Shoshanna Solomon
Locals watch the view of the Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower in Shanghai, China, September 14, 2013. (Liron Almog/Flash90)
From Our BlogsAugust 24, 2017, 1:02 pm
China’s new outbound investment policy: Is Israel an ‘irrational’ investment?
The Chinese government encourages high-tech investments, establishment of research and development centers and cooperation in agricultural fields; in these areas, Israel is considered a world leader
By Adi Weitzhandler
DayTwo's Lehi Segal (standing) discusses nutrition with members of Israel's national basketball team (DayTwo)
August 23, 2017, 5:03 pm
Israel’s national basketball team has new strategy – at mealtime
Israeli nutrition startup has program based on Weizmann Institute research to control blood sugar levels, which is crucial for athletes
By TOI staff
Mapped human gene (YouTube screenshot)
August 22, 2017, 4:10 pm
Israeli gene-crunching firm aims to cut data down to size
Mapping individuals' genomes is easier and cheaper with Genefomics's compression system
By TOI staff
A library full of books, similar to Bashaer Othman's vision for Allar's library (photo credit: Flash90)
From Our BlogsAugust 22, 2017, 12:39 pm
Jerusalem: A library-poor city
A petition was recently launched by residents of a Jerusalem neighborhood with no municipal library branch whose population – mainly young families – is now approaching 30,000 people
By Julie Rosenzweig
Illustrative image (iStock)
August 21, 2017, 4:12 pm
Technion’s De-Jargonizer translates science-speak for the layman
New web tool helps scientists communicate more clearly with those outside their field of expertise
By TOI staff
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