CTech's Thursday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Don’t become Goliath, break your company into smaller factions, says Richard Branson. The owner of the Virgin Group spoke Thursday at the Business Is an Adventure event in Tel Aviv, which was co-hosted by Calcalist. Read more

Teva overcomes one hurdle, many still ahead. The Israeli drugmaker announced on Monday two major achievements regarding the opioid abuse lawsuits against it; but even without taking into consideration its additional legal complications, the settlements it has reached will severely strain its resources. Read more

Stroke detection startup Viz.ai raises $50 million. Viz.ai's deep learning and artificial intelligence-powered technology can analyze brain scans and automatically transfer the information to a doctor. Read more https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3772300,00.html

American Express backs natural language startup Voca.ai. Voca.ai develops voice assistants for call centers using natural language and artificial intelligence technologies. Read more

Nvidia partners with Blue White Robotics on autonomous vehicle testing. Blue White Robotics offers several testing, licensing, and operating services for autonomous vehicles such as cars and drones. Read more

IoT cybersecurity startup Firedome raises $10 million. Firedome develops endpoint cybersecurity technologies for detecting, preventing, and responding in real-time to vulnerabilities in connected IoT devices. Read more

Speech recognition startup Hi Auto emerges from stealth with $4.5 million round. The company is developing a device that could distinguish the voice commands of drivers from other voices in the car. Read more

Israel-based WSC Sports among three startups offered collaboration deals by UEFA. WSC Sports develops technology that analyzes sports broadcasts in real-time to generate customized video highlights of every player and team. Read more