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Shoshanna Solomon

Shoshanna Solomon

Shoshanna Solomon is The Times of Israel's Startups and Business reporter
Shlomo Marmor at the flower shop on Yehuda Halevi Street in Tel Aviv that his family has owned for 70 years. September 2023. (Shoshanna Solomon / The Times of Israel)
September 28, 2023, 11:57 pm
Shops along route of Tel Aviv light rail still waiting for promised business boom
Stores on Yehuda Halevi Street were told a bonanza would come after 8 years of mere survival in a construction site; so far this has not materialized
By Shoshanna Solomon
A DALL-E illustration created by Shoshanna Solomon: A futuristic cyborg riding a wave in the middle of the sea with an Israeli flag in the background.
August 2, 2023, 8:26 pm
As AI rides global wave, troubled Israel risks missing the splash
If judicial overhaul turmoil prevents Israel from being part of AI revolution, ‘we will weep for generations;’ argues expert who led task force on national cybersecurity policy
By Shoshanna Solomon
Scientists analyzing DNA helix and editing genome within organisms, CRISPR technology (elenabs via iStock by Getty Images)
June 15, 2023, 3:10 pm
‘Next’: A glimpse at innovators and tech set to change the world as we know it
This summary of Avi Jorisch’s new book takes a look at how people and countries are helping meet 13 key sustainable development goals
By Shoshanna Solomon
Innovation Africa founder & CEO Sivan Yaari bringing solar panels to an African village in Karamoja, Uganda. (Courtesy)
June 15, 2023, 3:06 pm
Kernels of hope: This book picks 13 earthshaking innovators for world’s challenges
Avi Jorisch’s ‘Next’ spotlights countries and entrepreneurs playing outsized roles in tackling major challenges and finding solutions to mankind’s problems in the coming 30 years
By Shoshanna Solomon
Prof. Michal Lotem, head of Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI), left, and Inna Ben David, HCRI's head lab technician. (Credit: HCRI/courtesy)
April 23, 2023, 9:38 pm
Israeli universities churn out startups as ties with tech industry grow
Data shows rise of over 120% in startups set up yearly by academic institutions, from 34 in 2016 to 75 in 2020, accounting for 13% of total new startups established in Israel
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)
March 9, 2023, 3:17 pm
Israeli entrepreneurs seen incorporating startups in the US amid judicial overhaul
Some local tech firms are reincorporating their businesses abroad, wiping out 30 years of ‘investor education’ about Israel, lawyers warn
By Shoshanna Solomon
Digital artwork created by Ofir Liberman, a designer of innovative interactive products, and a lecturer at the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design, and Art with the assistance of AI technology. (Image created with Midjourney)
December 18, 2022, 5:06 pm
Paint by algorithm: Can AI make art, or is it all just derivative?
Drawing on advances in machine learning, engineers are pushing the boundaries of creativity, creating a new medium and raising questions about what art can be
By Shoshanna Solomon
Nvidia employees in Israel. (Courtesy)
November 21, 2022, 7:00 am
Israeli AI startup helps firms like Nike, PayPal hire for diversity
Joonko builds network of vetted job candidates with emphasis on people from underrepresented communities
By Shoshanna Solomon
Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami (second from right) is joined by (left to right) CMO Omer Shai, President and COO Nir Zohar, Co-Founder and CTO Giora (Gig) Kaplan, and Co-Founder and VP Client Development Nadav Abrahami, November 2013. (Courtesy/Nasdaq/Wix)
October 31, 2022, 4:14 pm
Israeli tech firm Wix under the gun after activist investor Starboard acquires stake
NY-based investment firm presents maker of DIY website development software with big challenge amid push to improve performance and operations
By Shoshanna Solomon
Food technologist Yaron Renasia displays the Solato ice cream machine at the PLANETech World 2022 in Tel Aviv, September 21, 2022. (Shoshanna Solomon)
September 22, 2022, 12:23 pm
In booths of recycled waste, Israel’s fast-growing climate tech sector holds confab
Israel’s first climate innovation event for investors and entrepreneurs hosts range of products and services for sustainable future, including instant ice cream and smart trees
By Shoshanna Solomon
From right to left: Mohamed Al Khaja, the UAE Ambassador to the State of Israel; ADGM Chairman Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, and Ittai Ben Zeev, TASE CEO. (Kobi Wolf)
September 7, 2022, 6:09 pm
‘Just scratched the surface’: Israel, UAE celebrate growing ties and trade
Two years after signing of Abraham Accords, enthusiasm and awe prevail at Tel Aviv business conference with Emirati delegation
By Shoshanna Solomon
Soldiers at the 74th Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on May 04, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 4, 2022, 7:11 pm
Israel at 74: Economy shows resilience, though clouds loom large on the horizon
While Israel has weathered the past two years well, economically speaking, experts note areas of caution like flow of funds, inflation, housing prices, cost of living
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli self-employed and small business owners participate in a rally calling for financial support from the government outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 1, 2022, 3:12 pm
Business owners who must repay undeserved COVID grants go to battle with the taxman
Israel Tax Authority demands return of funds paid out to small businesses and to self-employed professionals who didn’t lose as much income as they had thought during lockdowns
By Shoshanna Solomon
People hold placards as they take part in a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, outside government office in Tel Aviv, March 12, 2022. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
March 21, 2022, 3:54 pm
Israel hasn’t joined anti-Russia sanctions, but its firms need to tread carefully
There are many pitfalls facing Israeli entities, and they’d do well to seek help in not falling afoul of myriad new measures imposed by the West over Ukraine invasion, experts say
By Shoshanna Solomon
View of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. November 29, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
March 1, 2022, 12:41 pm
Israel left out of Europe index by MSCI, dashing hopes for stock bonanza
Citing ‘misalignment of trading days between Israel and Europe,’ global index provider retains regional classification within Mideast
By Ricky Ben-David and Shoshanna Solomon
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