High tech
Jerusalem inaugurates renewed Har Hotzvim Hi-Tech Park, projects it will generate 10,000 new jobs
"It is an investment in thousands of employees, leading companies and the next generation of Jerusalem’s high-tech entrepreneurs," said Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion.
Israeli tech companies raise $3.6 billion in Q3, up 53% year over year
Haifa startup HydroSight raises $5 million in seed round
From Weizmann computers to start-up nation: How Israel grew to become a high-tech powerhouse
$7.6 billion in half a year: Tech fundraising surged by 52%
The innovation industry concludes a dream first half with $7.6 billion, led by cyber and foreign investors.
Aligned is raising $60 million
After being ranked at the top of G2's summer reports, the Israeli company Aligned signs an impressive Series B funding round.
Ability Industries, two officials indicted in NIS 35m. defense-export case
Prosecutors charged the company and two officials with aggravated smuggling offenses and unlicensed defense marketing.
Israel launches NIS 1.6b. package to support exporters, hi-tech
Finance officials said the plan offers immediate relief, but warned companies must also improve efficiency and adapt to the stronger shekel.
Tech workers laid off and collapsing under the mortgage burden
Crash course: The AI and the dollar are emptying the tech sector, and mortgages are threatening those laid off.
Smotrich launches NIS 1.6 billion aid plan for high-tech and exporters
The Ministry of Finance will inject NIS 1 billion to save startups from closing, and will distribute hundreds of millions more to industrial plants.
After Wix: Elementor fires about 30% of its employees
Only a month after the massive cuts at Wix, the website development company Elementor joins the wave and will part ways with about 100 employees.
The rate of young Haredim in tech has tripled
While the issue of Haredi conscription continues to agitate Israel, a first-of-its-kind study reveals a significant leap in the integration of Haredim into the tech sector.
Record of leading Israeli companies in LGBT equality
Alongside pride and institutionalized chapters, the data on the ground is concerning: 35% fear harm to promotion, and a quarter of employers refuse to employ transgender people.
The historic opportunity hidden within the tech layoff wave
In a reality where there are many laid–off tech workers and an immense shortage of science teachers: It is time for the government to build a real bridge between the technology world and schools.
