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Web Summit derailed by founder’s public fight with those supporting Israel in Hamas war

TechCrunch

Founders, investors and others from the technology community in Israel have gone ballistic over comments made by the founder […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Facebook is getting pulled into a fight about the politics of Israel

The Verge

Even without a concrete policy change to respond to, JVP sees Facebook’s email as part of a broader campaign to shift how the platform treats criticism of the Israeli government. Social media companies should allow people to hold our governments accountable to us,” Wise continued, “not shield governments from accountability.”.

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Governments should invest in their diaspora founders

TechCrunch

We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. In a very small number of geographies, there is no shortage of VC funds (NY, CA, Boston, Israel, Beijing). Our proposal is that many governments that are not major tech hubs (i.e.,

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Former Israeli government official claims "Galactic Federation" of aliens is working with US in secret

TechSpot

Haim Eshed, who was head of Israel's Defense Ministry's space directorate for almost 30 years, told the country's Yediot Aharonot newspaper (via Yahoo News) that "the Unidentified Flying Objects have asked not to publish that they are here, humanity is not ready yet."

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Israel’s political crisis has activated its apolitical tech industry — and there’s no turning back

TechCrunch

As unease spread amongst a handful of entrepreneurs, alarmed at radical “reforms,” proposed by the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government, to the independence of the judiciary, WhatsApp groups were fired up, and were quickly flooded with volunteers from the tech industry. But the delay looks like being only temporary.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

TechCrunch

Released in 2011, “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” was a book that laid claim to the idea that Israel was an unusual type of country. The moniker became so ubiquitous, both at home and abroad, that “Israel Startup Nation” is now the name of the country’s professional cycling team.

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Microsoft president sounds alarm on ‘ongoing’ SolarWinds hack, identifies 40 more precise targets

The Verge

The breach targeted several US government agencies and is believed to have been carried out by Russian nation-state hackers. Approximately 80 percent of those customers are located in the US, but Microsoft also identified victims in Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Spain, the UK, Israel, and the UAE. Investigations into the hack are ongoing.

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