"I want to build more bridges between Palestinians and Israelis": Creating a Palestinian tech hub in East Jerusalem

"I want to build more bridges between Palestinians and Israelis": Creating a Palestinian tech hub in East Jerusalem. The ongoing multi-front war has placed great strain on East Jerusalem’s nascent tech sector as well as ties between the Israeli and Palestinian tech industries. With the Palestinian economy facing potential collapse, the stakes for the industry have never been higher.

$100M in savings not enough to justify Intel’s coffee cut. Intel reinstates coffee and tea service, acknowledging the importance of small perks for employee morale. “Although Intel still faces cost challenges, we understand that small comforts play a significant role in our daily routines,” the company stated.

Trump’s return to power: What it means for Google, Amazon, and Meta. As CEOs rush to congratulate him, Trump’s impact on Silicon Valley’s future remains unpredictable.

"The genome project will change the face of medicine in Israel and save human lives." Psifas is an ambitious new genome project aiming to create a genetic database of Israel’s citizens, with a budget of NIS 250 million. The collected information already provides information that will make it possible to treat life-threatening diseases in the subjects. The hope is that after accumulating 100,000 samples, the database will help jumpstart the biotech industry. CEO Prof. Gabi Barbash: "Psifas is a great achievement and advantage for Israel, which aspires to become a global hub of biotechnological information."

Cyber startup Upwind raising $100 million at $850-900M valuation. The Israeli company, founded by Amiram Shachar and his founding partners from Spot.io, which was sold to NetApp for $450 million, is set to take its total funding to $180 million in two years.