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Startup Daily

Daily Updates from Silicon Wadi for Wednesday, February 17, 2021

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Wix co-founders (L. to R.): Giora Kaplan, Nadav Abrahami and Avishai Abrahami (Courtesy)

Web creator Wix revenue jumps to almost $1 billion as virus sends firms online

By Shoshanna Solomon

Tel Aviv-based company posts 2020 revenue of $989 million in ‘phenomenal year’; net loss for year widens to $216 million vs net loss of $86 million in 2019 as costs jump

Children return to school in Tel Aviv on February 11, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Thousands more kids to go back to school as Health Ministry eases criteria

More kids in medium-infected areas to return to classroom Sunday, along with grades 5-6, 11-12 in ‘yellow’ and ‘green’ localities; transmission rate drops to near key level of 0.8

The Daily Briefing

Times of Israel PodcastPODCAST: Daily Briefing, Feb. 17 — Bibi rises as Israelis see end of pandemic

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives a certificate after having his second COVID vaccine shot, on January 09, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Experts reject Netanyahu’s claim Israel is almost ‘done with COVID’

By Nathan Jeffay

End-of-crisis prediction a mere ‘campaign statement,’ immunologist says, after PM declared Israel will be out of the woods if 570,000 more citizens age 50-plus get vaccinated

An Israeli medic waits during an event to encourage the vaccination of young Israelis at a vaccination center in Holon, Feb. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Proposed bill: Public-facing staff must vaccinate or be tested to go to work

Legislation to be initially targeted at teachers, medical staff and police officers but could be extended to other jobs; civil rights group says move would be illegal

Illustrative: A broker works in a trading room of a Portuguese bank in Lisbon, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. (AP/Francisco Seco)

ToI investigates

Austrian authorities allege ex-IDF intel officer ‘mastermind’ behind €200m scam

By Simona Weinglass, David Horovitz and Joshua Davidovich

No charges, but investigators say Ilan Tzorya and Tradologic provided software to manipulate financial data and help swindlers defraud consumers; Tzorya denies wrongdoing

In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo people walk by a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, California (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Nonprofit Ogen gets $1 million impact investment loan from Google

By Shoshanna Solomon

‘Landmark’ boost from US tech giant will help the Israeli organization provide low-interest funds to small local businesses that are struggling due to pandemic

Hiring! Female Orthodox clergy who are younger than a certain age

On January 20, 2021, Kamala Harris was inaugurated as the vice president of the United States, and with that, came many firsts. First woman, first Black American, the first woman of South Asian descent. And while those adjectives are historic and breathtaking, the most striking to me was her age, 56. Downright middle-aged. Granted, compared to her boss President Biden, who, at 78, is the oldest president ever elected, VP Harris can be seen as almost youthful. She exudes a healthy, no-nonsense image that has been achieved by years... Continue Reading

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