SHARON WROBEL 
Israeli reserve soldiers in the Golan Heights on October 30. Photo: David Cohen/Flash90
November 13, 2023, 6:38 am
VCs launch fund for war-affected start-ups
Israel's cabinet has also approved an outline of a war compensation package to help businesses continue operating as the war continues.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Tel Aviv's financial business district skyline. Photo: Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images ONLY RUN PIC IF ROOM
November 6, 2023, 12:11 pm
70 per cent of tech firms face operating difficulties
These worrying trends prompted the IIA last week to launch an emergency funding plan that will allocate NIS 100 million ($A 39 million) in aid grants to provide about 100 cash-strapped start-ups with a lifeline.
By SHARON WROBEL 
A volunteer blows balloons for children from Kibbutz Nir Am, near Gaza, who have fled fighting in the south to the Herods Hotel in Tel Aviv. Photo: Sue Surkes/Times of Israel
November 1, 2023, 4:15 pm
Israeli tech entrepreneurs launch kids fund
The fund is seeking to raise capital first by a media campaign and crowdfunding, then by speaking with high-net-worth donors, tech companies, family offices and VCs.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Web Summit in Lisbon. Photo: AFP/ Patricia de Melo Moreira
November 1, 2023, 4:10 pm
Tech leaders boycott Europe’s biggest tech confab
"We at AI21 cannot be part of such indecency and moral bankruptcy. We will not attend Web Summit, and I will not give the keynote."
By SHARON WROBEL 
Rubble in central Tel Aviv from a rocket fired from Gaza on October 8. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90
October 9, 2023, 4:20 pm
Tel Aviv shares plunge amid fears of prolonged war
Major stock indices drop more than 6%, bank and insurance stocks suffer losses of around 9% after Hamas assault kills hundreds of Israelis
By SHARON WROBEL 
Tech workers march in Tel Aviv to protest against the government's planned overhaul of the judicial system, January 31, 2023. Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
July 27, 2023, 12:14 pm
Almost 70 per cent of Israeli startups act to shift funds, relocate
Steps by startup heads and investors to withdraw cash reserves and move operations outside Israel have accelerated in past 3 months, according to a poll by Start-Up Nation Central
By SHARON WROBEL 
A person stands in front of a water cannon during a protest in Jerusalem on Monday. Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit
July 27, 2023, 9:09 am
Moody’s overhaul warning
Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service has lowered Israel's credit outlook from "positive" to "stable"
By SHARON WROBEL 
Professor Tal Dvir presents a 3D print of a heart with human tissue at Tel Aviv University on April 15, 2019. Photo: Jack Guez/AFP
July 26, 2023, 7:08 am
Israel seeks to bring the future closer
"We are funding experiments in tech fields with a huge market potential that do not have regulation, or full regulation, or regulatory processes for approval," Sagi Dagan...
By SHARON WROBEL 
OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman (center) and Ilya Sutskever (right) on a panel at Tel Aviv University, June 5, 2023. Photo: Chen Galili
June 7, 2023, 10:15 am
Israel will have ‘huge role’ to play in AI revolution, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says
The visiting co-founder of Microsoft-backed OpenAI says the firm is examining various investment options in Israel.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Over the next two years, Israeli drone operating companies will conduct test flights throughout the country for one week each month. Photo: Mark Nomdar/B.Y. Creative & Productions
June 7, 2023, 9:52 am
Drone taxis take first test spin in Israel in bid to ease traffic congestion
As part of a government-led initiative, Israel prepares infrastructure for national airspace network of large drones that are designed to carry passengers and heavy cargo.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Finance committee head Moshe Gafni and Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich at a hearing on the state budget in April 16. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
May 22, 2023, 7:19 am
Cabinet approves NIS 13.7b for Charedim
Opposition leader Yair Lapid called the amount and allocation of coalition funds "irresponsible and corrupt", and a robbery of public money.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Students protesting against the judicial overhaul in Jerusalem on March 23. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
April 26, 2023, 6:55 am
Judicial overhaul negotiations tackle judge picks
"There is much to work on, but there are also partners to work with. The optimism I voiced after the previous discussion still stands, believe it or not."
By Michael Bachner, Ash Obel, SHARON WROBEL  and TOI STAFF
Demonstrators block a highway during protests in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. Photo: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg
March 23, 2023, 11:46 am
‘The abyss is within touching distance’
Protest organisers vowed to escalate demonstrations, declaring Thursday a "national day of paralysis".
By Emanuel Fabian, SHARON WROBEL , Jacob Magid and TOI STAFF
Women walk through the lobby of a building in the Bnei Brak Business Centre. Photo: Yaakov Naumi/Flash90
February 13, 2023, 7:06 am
Women only about a third of Israel’s tech employees
"Changes occur over time and we are implementing a step-by-step plan with the goal of achieving total gender equality in employment."
By SHARON WROBEL 
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