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Startup Daily

Daily Updates from Silicon Wadi for Sunday, February 21, 2021

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People swim at the Holmes Place health club in Modiin on February 21, 2021, after it was opened for people who have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Israelis pack sports venues, malls as country loosens 2-month lockdown

Shoppers largely adhere to health guidelines, though some fail to maintain social distancing; virus czar warns not to ‘behave however you want’; transmission rate falls to 0.79

People clean tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean sea in Gador nature reserve near Hadera, Israel, on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israelis told to stay away from beaches due to health fears over oil spill

Authorities urge keeping distance from entire Mediterranean coast from Rosh Hanikra to Zikim due to worry over tar exposure, a day after people fell ill helping cleanup efforts

The Daily Briefing

Times of Israel PodcastPODCAST: Daily Briefing, Feb. 21 — Censoring the Israel-Syria prisoner exchange

Illustrative image of artificial intelligence research, robots and banking (Blue Planet Studio; iStock by Getty Images)

Fintech startup Earnix raises $75m, attains ‘unicorn’ status at valuation of $1b

By Shoshanna Solomon

Funds raised will help startup access new markets, finetune software that helps banks and insurers offer clients personalized pricing and products

An illustration by Nasus Pharma, makers of the Taffix spray, showing the novel coronavirus entering the nasal cavity. (Screenshot)

Study: Israeli-made anti-COVID nasal spray reduced infection at mass gathering

In trial amid Rosh Hashanah prayers in ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, just 2 out of 83 people who were given the spray contracted virus

Tyson Foods team members receive COVID-19 vaccines from health officials at the Joslin, Illinois facility, February 19, 2021. (John Konstantaras/AP Images for Tyson Foods)

US study suggests efficacy of 1st Pfizer, Moderna shot increases with time

In this Feb. 4, 2021 photo, Israelis receive a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from medical professionals at a coronavirus vaccination center set up in a shopping mall parking lot in Givatayim (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Israeli study: 75% protection from 1st Pfizer vaccine dose, so okay to delay 2nd

By Nathan Jeffay

Doctors say research answers if first booster can be delayed, one of the most burning vaccine questions internationally; doesn’t prove how long impact of 1st dose alone will last

NASA’s Perseverance rover beams back spectacular new images from Mars descent

Spacecraft sends stunning photographs from touch down near an ancient river delta on Red Planet

Gabe Plotkin testifies to the House's financial services committee online, Feb. 19, 2021. (US House Committee of Financial Services)

Hedge funder who tried to short GameStop says he received anti-Semitic messages

By Gabe Friedman

Gabe Plotkin, head of one of the hedge funds that bet on demise of video game store, testifies before Congress on event that sent Wall Street reeling

Sharon Weiss-Greenberg

For my second pandemic Purim, I’m focusing on giving to the poor

JTA — One year ago, we were debating how to navigate Purim carnivals — not if they should or should not take place. We were told that masks would not protect you from COVID-19 and were to be worn to celebrate Purim purely for entertainment. Last year, my family dressed and attended Megillah readings with fewer than 100 people, which was considered extremely cautious at the time. By forgoing a potluck Purim meal for pizzas that were delivered and served to family units, we did not feel like we were... Continue Reading

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