Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich credit Noam Moskovich Knesset Spokesperson

Smotrich reduces hike on EV purchase tax

Purchase tax on electric vehicles will rise from 35% to 45% next month, instead of the planned 83%.

OPINION & FEATURES
Omri Casspi and David Citron Credit: PR Omri Casspi closes $60m Swish Ventures seed fund

Former NBA basketball star Omri Casspi tells "Globes" about the transition from sport to investment and why he is leaving Sheva to set up a new venture capital fund.

Yoav Karny Israel must defeat its foes, and understand its critics

Israelis are hardly aware of the breach that pictures from Gaza cause in the hearts of people once well-disposed towards them.

Prof. Tamir Tuller and Dr. Eyal Afergan  credit: Eyal Izhar Regulator approves alternative proteins, but you can't try them yet

As ImaginDairy becomes the third alternative protein producer to receive regulatory approval in Israel, why are promising food technologies finding it hard to get onto market shelves?

Job security credit: Shutterstock Patriotism beats pay as defense firms poach techies

Since the start of the war, many Israeli tech employees have been drawn to the defense industry, in search of more meaningful work, despite a drop in salary.

Tel Aviv fast lane car park credit: Ministry of Finance spokesperson Tel Aviv fast lane failure

The State Comptroller reports that cars using the fast lane and passengers on shuttle buses are both in decline, triggering state subsidies for the operator, yet three more fast lanes are being built.

Sean Maguire credit: Sequoia Capital Sequoia bets on Israel because of the war

Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire tells "Globes" why the venture capital fund has resumed operations in Israel since the start of the war, after closing its office here in 2016.

F15IA fighter jets credit: Boeing How will Israel pay $5.2b for the latest F-15IA deal?

According to Brown University's Watson Institute, the US provided Israel with $17.9 billion military aid in the first year of the war, well above the annual $3.8 billion in aid the US has formally agreed to grant Israel.

Juan Delgado credit: Courtesy Hamilton Lane “There has been no better time to invest in Israel”

Alternative investments manager Hamilton Lane co-CEO Juan Delgado says Israel’s lower valuation environment provides ideal investment opportunities.

NextSilicon CEO Elad Raz credit: Allblocks NextSilicon welcomes rival Nvidia's Blackwell platform

Elad Raz, CEO of Israeli chip unicorn NextSilicon insists that the company's new Maverick chip beats Nvidia's chips in terms of performance-to-power-consumption ratio.

Rafael chair and CEO Yuval Setinitz and Yoav Tourgeman credit: Rafael Spokesperson Iron Beam - world's most powerful laser defense system

Iron Beam, which unlike rival laser systems can intercept a cruise missile, has gone into serial production. "Globes" examines the implications for Israel's air defenses.

Daniel Hahiashvili credit: Bank of Israel Spokesperson Insurance cos to gain from banking competition changes

Recommendations by the Supervisor of Banks to allow more banking competition would grant even more business to Israel's already powerful insurance companies.

2024 ''Globes'' most promising startups "Globes'" ten most promising startup of 2024

This year's crop includes technologies from underground mapping to metabolism monitoring to autonomous tractors, and of course features plenty of AI.

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