Latest Israel Headlines
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At Least 2 Bidders Interested in IDB Unit, Tel-Aviv-Based Clal Insurance
Apr 24 2017 // Eduardo Elsztain, the Argentine real estate developer who controls Israeli conglomerate IDB Development Corp., said he has at least two bidders for the company’s insurance unit, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings...
Harvard/UCLA Study Questions High Costs of Hospital-Based Primary Care
Apr 11 2017 // Patients with common conditions such as back pain, headaches and upper respiratory infections are more likely to receive tests and services of uncertain or little diagnostic or therapeutic benefit— so-called low-value...
U.S. Chipmaker Intel to Enter Driverless Car Tech with Acquisition of Mobileye
Mar 13 2017 // Intel Corp. will acquire Mobileye NV for about $15 billion, paying one of the highest takeover premiums this century to play catch-up in the market for technology that helps cars drive themselves. The U.S. chipmaker will...
Israeli Government Opposes Sale of Insurers to Chinese Investors: Source
Jan 4 2017 // Israel’s Finance Ministry opposes the sale of insurance companies to Chinese investors because it’s hesitant to put pension money in their hands, a senior government official said, a stance that could bode ill...
Israel’s ‘Facebook Law’ Targets Content ‘Liable to Incite’ Terrorism
Dec 27 2016 // Israeli courts could demand that companies such as Facebook Inc. remove content deemed as incitement, under a bill that that will head for parliamentary approval amid concerns about free speech. The law would give Israel...
Next Big Car Safety Feature Could be This Smartphone Camera App
Nov 16 2016 // Drivers in San Francisco, Manhattan and Tel Aviv may soon have another safety tool at their disposal: a mobile app that alerts them to dangers ahead in the road. Nexar Ltd., an Israeli startup whose app records video from...
SpaceX Keeps Insurance Terms Secret
Sep 6 2016 // Israel’s Space Communication Ltd. said on Sunday it could seek $50 million or a free flight from Elon Musk’s SpaceX after a Spacecom communications satellite was destroyed last week by an explosion at...
Republican Platform Under Trump: Reinstate Glass-Steagall, Go Slow on Trade Pacts
Jul 19 2016 // Republican National Convention delegates approved a platform Monday that calls for reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act and scaling back the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul, calling it the Democrats’ “legislative...
Israeli Cyber Security Business Foundry, Team8, on Track to Build 5 Firms by 2020
Feb 26 2016 // Team8, a cyber security business foundry created by veterans of the Israeli army’s technology and intelligence unit 8200, said it closed a $23 million round of financing. Team8 plans to use the money to develop five...
China’s Fosun Scraps Plan to Buy Israel’s Phoenix, Vowing More Prudent Strategy
Feb 17 2016 // Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd.’s deal to acquire Israeli insurer Phoenix Holdings Ltd. for more than $460 million has unraveled, the firm’s second withdrawn overseas purchase in the past two...
Firms Look at New Tools Designed to Foil Hackers as Firewalls Prove Inadequate
Jan 27 2016 // With firewalls no longer seen as enough of a defense against security breaches, companies are looking at new tools to foil hackers trying to enter a computer network. U.S. and Israeli startups are leading the way, with new...
Israel Emerges as Leader in Developing Cyber Defenses for Cars
Jan 13 2016 // Building on its expertise in technology, Israel is emerging as a leader in the race to keep cars secure and prevent the nightmare scenario of a hacker commandeering your vehicle. Most cars today are equipped with some...
Fosun Chairman’s Troubles Raise Doubts about Bids for Israeli Insurers
Dec 14 2015 // The protracted sale process of two of Israel’s largest insurance providers faced further setbacks on Sunday as concern grew over a Chinese probe into Fosun International Holdings Ltd. Fosun’s troubles represent...
U.S. Charges 3 in ‘Securities Fraud on Cyber Steroids’ Scheme
Nov 11 2015 // U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and generated hundreds...
China’s Fosun International to Acquire Phoenix Holdings From Israel’s Delek
Jun 22 2015 // Delek Group Ltd. agreed to sell its controlling stake in Phoenix Holdings Ltd., Israel’s fourth- largest insurance provider by market value, to China’s Fosun International Ltd. The Netanya, Israel-based holding...
Israel’s Illusive Networks Aims to Foil Hackers by Directing Them to Fake Data
Jun 9 2015 // Israeli start-up Illusive Networks says it can foil cyber hackers by lulling them into thinking they have found a way to steal data, which is actually fake. The company, set up last year, says algorithms in its software...
Hackers, Spies Hired to Fight Cyber Attacks
Apr 15 2015 // It’s a seller’s market for the cyber war’s special forces. Just ask Scott Davies, 30, who left a career snooping on Australia’s enemies in December for a similar gig at FireEye Inc. Or Brian Varner,...
It’s Easy to Get Hacked: Just Connect to Fraudulent Wireless Hotspots
Mar 3 2015 // If anyone attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week doubts how easy it is to hack smartphones and tablets, Filip Chytry and his team plan to set them straight. By hacking into their devices. Chytry’s...
Iran Hackers Targeted Airlines, Energy Firms Across Globe: Cylance Report
Dec 3 2014 // Iranian hackers have infiltrated some of the world’s top energy, transport and infrastructure companies over the past two years in a campaign that could allow them to eventually cause physical damage, according to...
New York Lawmakers Push for Airline Safety Devices
Jul 29 2014 // Two U.S. legislators urged the government to study whether American passenger jets should be equipped with devices protecting them against missiles like the one that brought down a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine and...
