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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 341

Israeli technology

Mobileye co-founder and CEO Professor Amnon Shashua speaks at the Nasdaq exchange in New York after the Intel subsidiary went public, October 26, 2022. (Nasdaq)
Mobileye founder warns about how war, judicial overhaul hurt Israeli tech
By Sharon Wrobel
Prof. Amnon Shashua says that while Israelis are used to living in a routine of war, the uncertainty puts off foreign investors and clients, hurting the local tech environment
Mobileye co-founder and CEO Professor Amnon Shashua speaks at the Nasdaq exchange in New York after the Intel subsidiary went public, October 26, 2022. (Nasdaq)
September 4, 2024, 9:08 pm
Mobileye founder warns about how war, judicial overhaul hurt Israeli tech
Prof. Amnon Shashua says that while Israelis are used to living in a routine of war, the uncertainty puts off foreign investors and clients, hurting the local tech environment
By Sharon Wrobel
Nir Alfasi, Science Lead at the Israeli Quantum Computing Center (second from right) with the Quantum Machines team operating the new lab based at Tel Aviv University. (Dima Karminsky)
June 18, 2024, 6:26 pm
Amid war, Israel opens R&D center to put the country on the map of quantum computing
Tel Aviv’s Quantum Machines, the operator of the new center, says the lab boasts the ‘world’s best-equipped testbed’ for startups and researchers to develop quantum computing tech
By Sharon Wrobel
An illustrative photo of the Tel Aviv financial business district skyline. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
June 10, 2024, 7:06 pm
Tel Aviv moves up to 4th place in annual ranking of global tech ecosystems
In a year of political unrest and ongoing war, city climbs 1 spot in annual Startup Genome survey ranking; Silicon Valley retains top spot followed by a tied New York and London
By Sharon Wrobel
The Waze navigation app will map more than 1,200 Zikaron Basalon gatherings and events across Israel dedicated to Holocaust remembrance. (Courtesy)
May 2, 2024, 10:48 pm
Microsoft, Meta and Google’s Waze provide tech for Holocaust remembrance projects
Ahead of Yom Hashoah, Microsoft rolls out AI platform for Zikaron Basalon events with survivors; Google’s Waze navigation app will map 1,200 meeting locations across Israel
By Sharon Wrobel
Founders of Israeli startup Mentee Robotics (from left to right) Prof. Shai Shalev-Shwartz, Prof. Amnon Shashua, and Prof. Lior Wolf with prototype AI humanoid robot. (Courtesy)
April 18, 2024, 7:38 pm
Mobileye founder gives sneak peek into human-like AI robot doing household chores
Israeli startup Mentee Robotics debuts prototype of general-purpose robot that can move everywhere, clean dishes, do the laundry, work in warehouses… and learns on the fly
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. Cybersecurity protection. (Thinkhubstudio via iStock by Getty Images)
April 7, 2024, 11:20 pm
Israeli cyber startups attract interest as cybersecurity attacks surge during Gaza war
Merger and acquisition deals of cyber startups amounted to $985 million so far in 2024; cybersecurity watchdog says there was a 2.5 times increase in cyberattacks during war
By Sharon Wrobel
For Illustration: Investors, founders and entrepreneurs gather at annual VC trends conference in Tel Aviv, Dec. 28, 2023 (Talmid Tali)
January 2, 2024, 2:59 pm
VC funds stay bullish on Israeli tech as ‘resiliency is off the charts’
After global and local events sideline investors, tech ecosystem will likely find ‘new normal’ in 2024, investors say — and the national challenges may even prove to be a tailwind
By Shoshanna Solomon
An EyeControl device being applied to a patient. (Courtesy of EyeControl)
January 1, 2024, 6:07 pm
Israeli med tech company’s innovative headset could reduce delirium in ICU patients
EyeControl shifts focus in hopes of diminishing mental distress experienced by war wounded and other seriously ill individuals who are sedated and intubated
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Israeli-made radiation protection suit developed by StemRad. (Courtesy)
December 21, 2023, 4:01 pm
Israel’s StemRad inks $4.5m contract to shield US troops from gamma radiation
Israeli-American company has developed shielding technology gear to protect first responders, defense forces, and space explorers from deadly radiation and nuclear threats
By Sharon Wrobel
Israeli information technology provider Matrix IT headquarter building in Herzliya. (Courtesy)
December 4, 2023, 5:59 pm
Amid war with Hamas, Israel’s Matrix is seeking to hire 700 new employees
The information technology provider says businesses and organizations are in need of tech solutions to challenges that have emerged as a result of the war
By Sharon Wrobel
Tables and chairs at a restaurant that has closed in Sderot, Oct. 25, 2023 (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
October 31, 2023, 12:17 pm
Israel’s economy bounced back after previous Hamas wars, but this one may take longer
A protracted conflict, potentially expanding to multiple fronts, could cause even more damage to an economy already battered by the controversial planned legal overhaul
By AP and ToI Staff
Victor Shamrich (left) and Ido Neuberger, co-founders of Israeli investment bank Value Base. (Courtesy)
September 28, 2023, 8:00 pm
Israel’s Value Base raises NIS 700m for debut fund to invest in locally traded firms
Investors in the Tel Aviv-based fund include Clal Insurance & Finance, More investment house, and former Bank of Israel governor Jacob Frankel
By Sharon Wrobel
An illustrative photo of a hacking concept. (Sergey Shulgin on iStock via Getty Images)
August 9, 2023, 6:38 pm
Israel-based Laminar gets snapped up by Microsoft-backed cybersecurity firm Rubrik
Laminar’s visibility and security tools will be integrated into Rubrik’s software solutions to help businesses protect against cloud-based breaches
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. Cybersecurity protection. (Thinkhubstudio via iStock by Getty Images)
July 25, 2023, 4:22 pm
Israeli-founded Imperva is snapped up by France’s Thales in $3.6b cybersecurity deal
Co-founded by tech entrepreneur Shlomo Kramer in 2002, Imperva is a data and application cybersecurity firm that operates an R&D center in Israel with 500 employees
By Sharon Wrobel
A drone with a pollination device is used in a demonstration of avocado tree pollination at an orchard near Kibbutz Eyal in the center of Israel, April 24, 2023. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
June 29, 2023, 12:12 pm
Israeli technology pioneers using drones, AI and big data to farm for the future
From artificial pollination to picking fruit with robots, innovators aim to fill gap caused by growing demand for food and dearth of agriculture workers
By Jonah Mandel
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