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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 343

Yossi Vardi

Israeli high-tech entrpreneur Yossi Vardi speaks at the Israel Democracy Institute conference in Jerusalem, May 31, 2023. (Oded Karni)
May 31, 2023, 6:08 pm
Startup guru Vardi warns ‘there will be no high-tech or foreign currency’
Veteran entrepreneur and investor says Israeli tech sector faces ‘terrible crisis,’ urges decisionmakers to resolve political debate around judicial overhaul
By Sharon Wrobel
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, speaks at the DLD Munich Conference 2019, January 20, 2019. (Picture Alliance for DLD | Verwendung weltweit)
January 20, 2019, 10:28 pm
Facebook hasn’t yet hired fact-checkers for problematic Israeli election content
Social media giant was caught off-guard by April 9 vote, Times of Israel learns, but plans to soon unveil tools to protect platform and users from manipulation and abuse
By Sue Surkes
Amnon Shashua, co-founder and chairman of Mobileye arrives at a Mobileye and Intel Workers Conference in Jerusalem, March 14, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 14, 2017, 1:11 pm
Tech chiefs get seat in ranking of most influential Israelis
TheMarker financial website names more than 20 tech luminaries in its annual list of the top 100 people with the most influence in Israel
By Shoshanna Solomon
Minister of Economy, Eli Cohen, speaking at the Invest in Isarel event at DLD Tel Aviv, on Sept. 6, 2017. (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)
September 6, 2017, 8:55 pm
Israel sets up one-stop-shop to help foreign firms beat the red tape
More than 300 multinationals already have R&D centers in Israel, but the country is looking to woo advanced manufacturing businesses too
By Shoshanna Solomon
TEDXWhiteCity event in Tel Aviv in 2015 (Courtesy)
January 16, 2017, 2:24 pm
TED to hold major Tel Aviv Destination: Unknown event
1,500 participants set to explore the future of technology, education and arts
By Shoshanna Solomon
Infinity Group's Amir Gal Or, left, with Yossi Vardi at the bi-national Israel-China Summit (Courtesy Koby Cantor)
September 25, 2016, 4:40 pm
Chinese-Israeli fund to invest $250m in med tech
Joint annoucement between Neusoft and Infinity Group made at start of China-Israel Investment Summit in Tel Aviv
By Shoshanna Solomon
Tovanot kids at work at Herzog High School, Holon (Courtesy)
October 25, 2015, 5:34 pm
Mentors, tutors and sandwiches join forces in the pursuit of higher math education
Skills needed to prepare students for high-tech careers are now being taught at some of Israel’s toughest high schools
By David Shamah
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian arrive in Israel for a short visit, March 2015. (YouTube screenshot)
October 1, 2015, 5:28 am
Why are non-Jewish American celebs buying real estate in Israel?
From Madonna’s kabbalistic lyrics to Ashton Kutcher’s tech portfolio, celebrities find many reasons to invest in the Holy Land
By Ronen Shnidman
Illustrative: Haredi and secular entrepreneurs attend a high-tech forum event. (photo credit: Courtesy)
April 21, 2015, 7:57 pm
Secular Israel’s ‘mitzvah:’ Usher the ultra-Orthodox into tech jobs
Hundreds gather to launch the new Kamatech accelerator, the latest program to help Haredi Israeli entrepreneurs
By David Shamah
Yossi Vardi (Photo credit: Courtesy)
From the WebApril 7, 2015, 1:03 am
Yossi Vardi has high hopes for mainland China
SCMP: Israel’s tech guru sees a great future for Chinese entrepreneurs, even though food is his main connection with the country
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaking at the Israeli-American Council on Friday, November 7, 2014. (Courtesy)
November 8, 2014, 9:22 am
Romney hammers Obama as ‘dictatorial’ to friends like Israel, ‘naive’ on Iran
At Israeli American Council event, former Republican presidential candidate says president ‘continues to diminish himself and America’
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
In this Wednesday, May 28, 2014 photo, a man works with a pocket-sized scanner called SCiO at the Consumer Physics laboratory near Tel Aviv, Israel. The scanner can identify the molecular structure of a substance by shining an infrared light on an object and reading its chemical makeup. It can then send additional information to a smartphone. (AP Photo/Jon Gerberg)
July 3, 2014, 4:37 pm
Israeli’s chemical scanner could change shopping
Inventor hopes SCiO, a tiny gadget that can read the makeup of foods and drugs, will have life-changing uses
By Jon Gerberg
Yossi Vardi speaking at the INSS Conference (Photo credit: Courtesy)
April 8, 2014, 7:05 pm
Start-up guru Vardi: Cyber-insecurity here to stay
Israel’s high-tech pioneer is bullish on the cyber-tech industry — because it is going to be around for a long time
By David Shamah
Yossi Vardi at AIPAC 2014 (photo credit: AIPAC video screenshot)
March 30, 2014, 9:53 pm
Yossi Vardi’s ‘what’s next’ formula for Israel
End the conflict, integrate poor communities more effectively, and enable our talented and energized young minds to flourish, top high-tech investor-guru urges
By David Horovitz
Yossi Vardi and David Horovitz at AIPAC 2014 (photo credit: AIPAC video screenshot)
March 5, 2014, 4:03 pm
When Israel’s high-tech guru turned the tables on me
How an AIPAC interview turned into a comedy improv, and a Times of Israel lovefest, in front of 14,000 people
By David Horovitz
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