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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

high-tech industry

Departures hall at Ben Gurion Airport, on Sunday August 4, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)
November 5, 2024, 8:33 pm
Faced with flight shortage, tech firms relocate staff and seek to run a NY route
As US airlines stay away and fares are high, tech executives embark on plan to operate an airline with leased planes and crews to New York to keep sales and operations running
By Sharon Wrobel
File - Israel's Ambassador to Ireland, Dana Erlich, speaks during a Kristallnacht commemoration ceremony at the All Nations Church in Dublin, Ireland, November 9, 2023. (Screen capture: YouTube/All Nations Church, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 27, 2024, 6:39 pm
Envoy to Ireland, recalled amid Palestinian state row, warns tech industry may suffer
Israeli workers looking to relocate from emerald isle as Dublin recognizes Palestinian state, putting possible dent in countries’ robust IT trade relations, says Dana Erlich
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Skyscrapers in Tel Aviv. March 2023. (Anna Arinshtein via iStock by Getty Images)
February 23, 2024, 6:53 am
Economic downturn, tech slump send commercial real estate prices tumbling
Rental prices for office space in Israel plunged by 16% last year, as technology firms downsize and drive down demand
By Shoshanna Solomon
Tech workers march in Tel Aviv to protest against the government's planned overhaul of the judicial system, January 31, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 20, 2023, 10:15 am
Facing multiple crises, Israel’s high-tech looking to emerge stronger
A key driver of Israel’s economy, the sector has been buffeted by a global economic slowdown and uncertainty over internal political turmoil, but analysts remain bullish
By Jonah Mandel
Illustrative: The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 13, 2023, 6:01 pm
Tech worker indicted for secretly filming people in bathrooms at company, residence
Shay Yakobi, 31, reaches agreement with prosecutors that will see him admit to charges
By Michael Horovitz
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, December 25, 2018. (Adam Shuldman/Flash90/File)
February 8, 2023, 2:57 am
Tech firm Skai said set to pull funds from Israel due to judicial overhaul plans
Company worth reported $1b joins others in move to withdraw from market amid proposed legal shake-up; Finance Ministry officials warn uncertainty threatens state revenue
By ToI Staff
A combination of photos showing former Bank of Israel governors Karnit Flug (L) and Jacob Frenkel. (Yonatan Sindel and Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
January 22, 2023, 10:49 pm
Ex-Bank of Israel chiefs warn judicial overhaul ‘could deal severe blow’ to economy
Jacob Frenkel, Karnit Flug say ‘strength of judicial system a central factor determining Israeli economy’s status in world’; dozens of companies plan strike Tuesday
By ToI Staff and Sharon Wrobel
TLV Partners is managed by (left to right): Rona Segev, Eitan Bek, Adi Yarel-Toledano, and Shahar Tzafrir. (Eyal Tueg)
January 18, 2023, 4:38 pm
VC warns: If Israel democracy is harmed, tech firms will need to flourish elsewhere
TLV Partners says makeover of justice system could force best minds to leave and local tech entrepreneurs to create startups outside of Israel
By Sharon Wrobel
Sapir Harosh, formerly of Pitango, to head new Third Point Ventures office in Tel Aviv, October 2022. (Sharon Levine)
From the WebOctober 25, 2022, 5:14 am
US hedge fund Third Point opens Tel Aviv office in scouting bid for tech investments
Reuters: Billionaire investor Dan Loeb says outpost will seek to back startups in data infrastructure, cybersecurity, software; Sapir Harosh, formerly of Pitango, to manage office
Illustrative. Shoppers at a mall in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, July 24, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
August 4, 2022, 8:46 pm
Average salary in Israel falls slightly; tech wages hold steady
Monthly salaries for Israeli workers average NIS 11,753 ($3,514); tech employees pull in about NIS 26,828 ($8,019)
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative. High-tech office buildings in Herzliya Pituach, in central Israel, December 12, 2015. (Nati Shohat/ Flash 90/ File)
July 25, 2022, 4:32 am
Over 500 Israeli tech employees fired in one day, amid ‘bubble’ fears
AID Genomics moves its R&D center abroad, laying off 400 workers, while Asurion closes its development center; thousands have lost their jobs in recent months
By ToI Staff
UAE Ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja (right) and Executive Director at Start-Up Nation Central Wendy Singer. (Eran Beeri)
February 14, 2022, 5:36 pm
Israeli tech sector is strong but ‘areas of vulnerability’ pose challenges
Wendy Singer, outgoing executive director of Start-Up Nation Central, looks back at nearly a decade of innovation outreach with the organization
By Ricky Ben-David
Economy Minister Orna Barbivai in Jerusalem, on June 14, 2021. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
December 27, 2021, 9:18 pm
Tech sector leads Israeli exports, projected to reach record high of $140b in 2021
According to Economy Ministry, exports up 18.5% from last year; services exceed goods exports for 1st time
By Ricky Ben-David
December 22, 2021, 4:40 pm
Introducing ToI’s Tech Israel
The Israeli tech industry has changed dramatically in the near-decade since The Times of Israel launched; this section’s new name recognizes that journey
By Ricky Ben-David
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett talks to reporters before boarding a plane to Scotland for the COP 26 United Nations climate talks, October 31, 2021. ( Haim Zach GPO)
November 1, 2021, 4:30 am
Bennett says Israel to set up fund to encourage investment in green technology
En-route to climate summit, PM says Israel’s real contribution to climate change lies in its ability to innovate, but this needs huge capital investment
By Sue Surkes
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