Israel news and trends

Bank of Israel Remains Uncertain About Potential CBDC

July 11, 2024
Israel, CBDC
Report: Israeli Tech Funding Dips Amid War but Investors Remain Committed
Investments // December 28, 2023

Israel’s conflict with Hamas hasn’t scared off investors. Israeli tech companies raised $1.5 billion during the fourth quarter, Reuters reported Thursday (Dec. 28), citing data from the Israel Venture Capital Research Center and LeumiTech. While that number is down 15% from the third quarter, 75...

War Slows Funding for Tech Startups in Israel
Investments // December 22, 2023

U.S. investors are showing support for Israeli technology firms during the war between Israel and Hamas. The high-tech sector in Israel, which is the world’s second-largest after Silicon Valley, has remained resilient, attracting venture capitalists and tech executives from the U.S., Reuters reported Thursday (Dec....

Hackers: OpenAI’s Ties to Israel Led to ChatGPT Attack
Cybersecurity // November 09, 2023

A hacking group with reported ties to Russia has claimed credit for attacking ChatGPT. The reason? The generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool’s parent company’s support for Israel amid that country’s war against Hamas. The group, dubbed Anonymous Sudan, published a post on its Telegram page Wednesday (Nov....

Hamas’ Alleged Crypto Use Has Lawmakers Pressing Biden for Answers
Cryptocurrency // October 18, 2023

Reports emerged last week that Hamas’ attack on Israel might have been financed with cryptocurrency. Now, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers — led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Roger Marshall of Kansas and U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois — wants answers...

Interviews & Exclusives
Israel’s Red Dot Capital Likes Southeast Asia’s COVID Comeback Story

November 20, 2020
Fresh on the heels of a $200 million round of fundraising, Tel Aviv’s Red Dot Capital is accelerating opportunity half a world away in Southeast Asia, as Israeli companies weigh their traditional U.S.-first global strategies. As Red Dot Managing Partner Yaniv Stern told Karen Webster in a recent interview, the venture capital firm’s new eastern outlook is all […]

Karamba And Securing The Connected Car Future

July 19, 2017
The connected car future is more or less becoming the connected car present, and with that changeover, cars are becoming more than they ever have been before. The next iteration...

Tel Aviv Fuels Israel’s ‘Startup Nation’ Reputation

May 27, 2016
Israel may be a small country, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in tech innovation. And at the heart of its thriving tech ecosystem lies Tel...

Quick Reads
Bank of Israel Remains Uncertain About Potential CBDC

July 11, 2024
The Bank of Israel reportedly plans to wait until another advanced economy launches a central bank digital currency (CBDC) before introducing one of its own. The European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to be the first to do so, “and then you may see a rush of countries going forward with it,” Bank of Israel […]

Report: Israeli Tech Funding Dips Amid War but Investors Remain Committed

December 28, 2023
Israel’s conflict with Hamas hasn’t scared off investors. Israeli tech companies raised $1.5 billion during the fourth quarter, Reuters reported Thursday (Dec. 28), citing data from the Israel Venture Capital...

War Slows Funding for Tech Startups in Israel

December 22, 2023
U.S. investors are showing support for Israeli technology firms during the war between Israel and Hamas. The high-tech sector in Israel, which is the world’s second-largest after Silicon Valley, has...

Hackers: OpenAI’s Ties to Israel Led to ChatGPT Attack

November 09, 2023
A hacking group with reported ties to Russia has claimed credit for attacking ChatGPT. The reason? The generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool’s parent company’s support for Israel amid that country’s war...