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Tech giants seek gov’t relief to offset strong shekel

Representatives of Israel development centers of global tech giants say the critical ‘red line,’ in which tech workers in Israel are more expensive than in Silicon Valley, must not be reached.

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Dr. Jeremy M. Levin  credit: Victoria Forte The betrayal of biotech

Former Teva CEO Jeremy Levin has published a sobering critique of a critical industry. He talks to "Globes" about his conclusions, and how Israel should act.

Dr. Marc Abitbol credit: Visionix Revenio acquires Israeli medical device co Visionix

Dr. Marc Abitbol, who founded Jerusalem-based Visionix in 1994, tells “Globes” why he has finally decided to sell the eye care company and step down as CEO.

Upwind Security founder and CEO Amiram Shachar credit: AI Gemini Upwind fills vacuum left by Google’s acquisition of Wiz

Upwind founder and CEO Amiram Shachar, who completed his first exit when just 16, tells “Globes” that his cloud cybersecurity startup is courting the tech giants reluctant to work with rival Wiz, now part of Google.

EU ambassador to Israel Michael Mann  credit: EU "We decided to exert a little pressure on Israel"

EU ambassador to Israel Michael Mann justifies sanctions on human rights violators, but admits that Europeans underestimate the trauma of October 7.

Prof. Yosi Shacham-Diamand  credit: Alon Gilboa “Let’s get bacteria to produce oil”

Reichman University’s Prof. Yosi Shacham-Diamand is developing chips that monitor plants, detect hazards in drinking water, and help medical teams treat wounded soldiers. Now he has an ambitious new vision.

Yardena Bagantz  credit: PR Commit to every child

The alarming under-achievement of Israeli school students will have dire economic and social consequences unless decisive action is taken now, warns Yeholot CEO Yardena Bagantz.

Israel's Internet founders credit: Shlomi Yosef Meet the founding generation of Israeli Internet

It’s been 40 years since Israel first entered the Internet age. “Globes” catches up with the people who saw the revolution before everyone else and connected us to the world wide web.

AI-driven layoffs  credit: Shutterstock Tech industry mutating before our eyes

Companies are profitable, demand is high, but the race is on to become leaner and more agile, and the current wave of layoffs is the result.

Israel Tax Authority head Shay Aharonovich credit: Yossi Zamir "How much tax I've paid, God preserve us!"

"Globes'" exposure of the Tax Authority's plans for keeping tech companies taxable in Israel has drawn fierce responses and dire warnings, although not everyone objects.

Similarweb founder and CEO Or Offer credit: Eyal Izhar Surviving the software storm

At 42, rich in both experience and financial terms, after 20 years at the helm, Similarweb founder and CEO Or Offer is stepping down, leaving a company that is performing strongly despite losing 80% of its market cap.

Ben Kliger credit: Eyal Toueg Following in the footsteps of Wiz

“Globes” profiles Zenity cofounder and CEO Ben Kliger, who worked under Wiz founders Assaf Rappaport and Yinon Costica at Microsoft and aims to build a cybersecurity company as successful as Wiz.

Prof. Lior Zalmanson and Lior Schachter credit: Boris Giltburg and DHM Studio How AI can save employees 5-20 hours work per week

Natural Intelligence CTO Lior Schachter opened the company’s doors to Prof. Lior Zalmanson, Head of the AI Lab at Tel Aviv University to monitor the process of integrating AI into the company. The impact was surprising.

Elbit's Extra missile with Tomer rocket propulsion credit: Elbit Systems Explosion near Beit Shemesh puts Tomer in the spotlight

A major explosion has been attributed to Tomer, the mysterious government-owned defense company that develops rocket propulsion. “Globes” investigates.

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