Apple Expanding Operations In Israel
Electronic giant Apple is recruiting more Israeli workers. The company posted some 20 job offers on its official website for positions in Israel, most of which in the offices of recently acquired...
View ArticleRussia To Cooperate With Israel On Renewable Energy Projects
Israeli and Russian officials have agreed on collaboration between the two countries in the field of renewable energy. Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anton Inyutsyn met with Israeli Energy and Water...
View ArticleNavajo President Visits Israel To Learn About Agricultural Tech
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and his wife, Martha, are visiting Israel to learn about the Israeli approach to agricultural technology and tourism. Shelly also intends on formally inviting...
View ArticleBritish PM Cameron Announces ‘Tech Envoy To Israel’
Prime-minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron has announced that he intends to encourage cooperation between Britain and Israel in the field of high tech. Cameron made the announcement during the...
View ArticleIsrael, Canada Sign Pact To Promote Waste Water Reuse
Israeli minister of energy and water, Dr. Uzi Landau and Canadian environment minister Peter Kent, have signed an agreement to promote the reuse of waste water. The two agreed to advance the United...
View ArticleSingaporean Spring Capital Eyes Israeli Startups For Investment
Spring Capital, a VC owned by the Singaporean government, which manages $150 million, is looking to invest in Israeli startups. Israeli financial magazine Globes reports that the VC is in talks with...
View ArticleIsraeli Port Security Technology To Be Implemented In Spanish Ports
Following a visit by Spanish Minister for Development Ana Pastor to Israel and Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz’s visit to Spain, the countries have agreed to work towards implementing...
View Article66 Indian Scholars To Receive Scholarships In Israel
The Israeli government has announced a scholarship program for Indian scholars. The three-year plan will allow 66 post-doctoral students from India to come to Israel and do research in various fields....
View ArticleIsrael And Germany To Invest €3M In Brain Research Center
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Max Planck Society will jointly open a brain research center in the Israeli university’s Givat Ram campus. The collaborating bodies will invest a total of €3...
View ArticlePwC: Average Israeli Exit Price Soars To $111M In 2012
Accounting firm PWC Israel sums up 2012 as an extremely positive year for Israeli high tech companies. The firm indicates that since 2008, there average exit price has been constantly rising. In 2008,...
View ArticleGoogle Street View Expands In Israel
After introducing Google Street View in major cities in Israel last year, the popular search engine now offers a wider variety of locations in Israel. The expansion includes many other Israeli towns...
View ArticleIsrael 7th In Innovation On GE Global Innovation Barometer
General Electric (GE) has released its Global Innovation Barometer report, which ranks countries according to their innovative qualities. After being ranked 10th last year, Israel has climbed three...
View ArticleIsrael Is One Of Three Focus Regions For New Samsung Investment Fund
Korean electronics giant Samsung has announced that its new $100 million seed-investment fund will focus on three regions: Silicon Valley, Massachusetts and Israel. In addition, the Korean company...
View ArticleFacebook Selects Israel And Netherlands To Test New ‘Buy Tickets’ Button
Israeli and Dutch Facebook users may have noticed a new addition to event pages – a “buy tickets” button. According to a report on Israeli technology blog Feeder, the button is being tested locally by...
View ArticleIsraeli High Tech Companies Raise $1.92B In 2012
According to the IVC research center, 575 Israeli high tech companies have raised a total of $1.92 billion in 2012 from local and foreign investors. The figure presents a 10 percent decline from 2011,...
View ArticleMassChallenge Accelerator Sets Up Shop In Israel
American accelerator program MassChallenge is setting up shop in Israel. The accelerator, which was founded in Boston in 2010, is a nonprofit organization supported by Kraft, Verizon, Fidelity...
View ArticleSingTel To Set Up Development Center In Israel With Amdocs
Asian telecommunications group SingTel has announced that it is opening a research center in Israel, in collaboration with Israeli software giant Amdocs. Though the amount invested in the center has...
View ArticleIsraeli-Chinese Car Company Qoros Debuts New Sedan In Geneva
Qoros Auto Co Ltd., a joint Israeli and Chinese car manufacturer, has unveiled its first model at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. China Daily reports that the sedan is the first in a series of...
View ArticleFacebook Recruiting Israeli Workers For Its CA R&D Center
Over the past few weeks, Facebook has been recruiting Israeli engineers and flying them out to the company’s development center in Menlo Park, California. Calcalist reports that the company is offering...
View ArticleChina EverBright Group To Invest Over $100M In Israeli High-Tech
Chinese government-owned organization China EverBright Group plans to invest $100-200 million in Israeli high-tech firms. TheMarker reports that Chen Shuang, CEO of the group’s investment branch, which...
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