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Palestinian terrorists take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. (Said Khatib / AFP)
July 2, 2024, 9:00 am
In war with low-tech foe, startups could prevent costly failings – so why don’t they?
On Oct. 7, Israel’s $1 billion border fence sensors were blinded by cheap Hamas drones. Companies developing solutions claim they still face resistance from the defense establishment
By Amir Mizroch
'The Genius of Israel' co-author Saul Singer. (courtesy)
December 1, 2023, 9:14 am
What Matters Now to Saul Singer: Refounding Israel the day after the war
Co-author of ‘The Genius of Israel’ explains how unity of purpose is essential to the health of the country. While Israeli society presents a unified front right now, will it last?
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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Experts and entrepreneurs discussed the business potential of the next big step in online technology at OurCrowd's 'Investing in the Metaverse: Startups Inventing a New World.'
June 27, 2022, 12:30 pm
Israeli companies eye potential across the Metaverse
OurCrowd startups aim to insert emotion, personality into virtual space.
By Noa Shapira
Israelis stand still next to their cars on a freeway as a two-minute siren sounds in memory of victims of the Holocaust in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 28, 2022 (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 11, 2022, 10:04 pm
Government must invest more in R&D to keep tech sector growing, warns new report
In sobering annual study, Israel Innovation Authority says technology industry strong but plagued by challenges that require action
By Ricky Ben-David
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
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
RetiSpec COO Roy Kirshon, left, and CEO Eliav Shaked. (Robert Sarner/ Times of Israel)
November 21, 2020, 4:18 am
Israeli duo’s early Alzheimer’s detection test brings cure one step closer
Toronto-based biomedical engineers Eliav Shaked and Roy Kirshon are working on a quick, non-invasive retinal diagnostic for patients decades away from showing symptoms of dementia
By Robert Sarner
Illustrative image of a race, ranking or competition. (SARINYAPINNGAM; iStock by Getty Images)
October 29, 2020, 12:33 pm
Israel losing ‘Startup Nation’ image, needs rebranding, study shows
Under 1% of businesspeople in survey associate Israel with startups; pandemic is the time to position country as forward-thinking and problem-solving, urges nonprofit Vibe Israel
By Shoshanna Solomon
Two men play backgammon while smoking a shisha water pipe at a restaurant overlooking the canal and the Dubai Marina neighborhood in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on May 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
August 31, 2020, 11:01 pm
UAE and Israel deal opens doors to business
From coronavirus cooperation to oil sales: The key areas where the Jewish state and its new Arab partner share economic interests
By AFP
Illustrative: Medical tech (ipopba; iStock by Getty Images)
June 26, 2020, 8:30 am
Israel wields startup tech against coronavirus second wave
Using thermal cameras, data-scanning algorithms and more, innovators from hi-tech sector seek balance between controlling infections and allowing daily life to go on
By Guillaume LAVALLÉE
Senior German politician Armin Laschet, center, the minister-president of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, attends the opening of his state's new cultural and business office in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2020. (Ralph Sondermann/ NRW)
March 1, 2020, 9:19 pm
Germany’s most populous state opens culture and trade office in Tel Aviv
Office inaugurated by North Rhine-Westphalia’s minister-president Armin Laschet, leading contender to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as head of country’s ruling party
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative image of a race, ranking or competition (Dekdoyjaidee; iStock by Getty Images)
September 26, 2019, 3:02 pm
Startup Nation slips four spots in global ranking of ‘digital readiness’
Ranked 16th in the world, Israel shows declines in knowledge, tech and readiness for the future; UAE climbs five places to No. 12
By Shoshanna Solomon
A visitor uses a joystick to navigate through a virtual heart at a display by RealView Imaging, at the Israeli Expo technology exhibit at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on September 3, 2019 (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
September 10, 2019, 9:56 am
Israeli tech looks to the future — whoever wins the election
The success of the industry is one of the few subjects not up for debate ahead of September 17 elections
By Mike Smith
Illustrative: Participants at the DLD Tel Aviv Digital Conference, Israel's largest international Hi-tech gathering, featuring hundreds of start ups, VC’s, angel investors and leading multinationals, held at the Old Train Station complex in Tel Aviv on September 8, 2015. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
July 24, 2019, 7:30 pm
Israel among world’s top 10 most innovative countries — global index
Switzerland tops list, followed by Sweden and US; Jewish state has climbed steadily in rankings since 2015
By ToI Staff and AFP
The deck overlooking views of Tel Aviv at new headquarters of Start-Up Nation Central (Amir Geron for Start-Up Nation Central)
April 5, 2019, 6:35 pm
‘Start-up nation’ expects no change of course after elections
Whether Likud or Blue and White come out on top, businesses expect a continued focus on bolstering Israel’s high-tech sector
By Stephen WEIZMAN
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