Ronen Fauer  credit: Eyal Izhar

SolarEdge to shut Energy Storage division

The division is based on Korean company Kokam, which SolarEdge acquired six years ago for $88 million.

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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.

Fiber-optic guided drone credit: Tehiru Israel to expand use of fiber-optic guided drones

The Ministry of Defense is expanding deployment of a new generation of drones, already used extensively in the Russia-Ukraine war.

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.

Teva's R&D labs in Netanya  credit: Teva PR Can Teva sustain its comeback?

Analysts are bullish on Teva, which is once again Israel's most valuable company, due to an improved US generics price environment and promising branded drug pipeline.

Masih Alinejad credit: Caitlin Ochs Reuters Iranian dissident says she is a "dead woman talking"

US-based Iranian human rights journalist Masih Alinejad has survived assassination and kidnap attempts and tells "Globes" that most Iranians want peace with 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.

Olive oil credit: Shutterstock Weather and war blight Israel's olive oil output

"Globes" examines why prices have risen 40% over the past year for the healthy, delicious and traditional staple.

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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