CTech's Sunday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Interview | Healthtech is Israel’s next growth engine, says venture capitalist. Yair Schindel was a decorated army medic, a doctor, an entrepreneur, and the head of Israel’s National Digital Bureau. Now, he manages Israeli venture capital fund aMoon and wants to turn Israel into a healthtech empire. Read more

Election | Third time's a charm: Israel's voter registry leaked, again. Yet another vulnerability in Israel’s ruling Likud party's digital system has leaked the country’s voter registry for the third time in just two weeks. Read more

On target | Cannabis may be stalled, but cannabis tech is racing forward. 2019 may have temporarily halted the growth of the global cannabis sector, but the shockwave impacted public companies more than the technology itself. Read more

Analysis | China’s growth engine is dragging the global economy down. Apple’s Monday profit warning for the first quarter of 2020 following the continued spread of the coronavirus is only the precursor of the upcoming chaos. Read more

Expert | Can the IRS tax your Fortnite avatar? Legal ownership of digital assets is a complex issue that raises serious questions regarding taxation, rights of inheritance, and post-mortem privacy. Read more

 

Israel’s top 1% makes eight times more than its entire fifth decile, report says. Between 2015 and 2018, the income of Israel’s top 1%’ grew by 20%, compared to just 10% for the rest of the top decile and the fifth decile, according to a new report by non-partisan Israeli policy analysis organization Adva Center. Read more

List | 7 startups to level up your gaming game. From playing against your favorite streamer to hanging out with friends within a video game, these technologies promise to enhance your gaming experience. Read more

 

Synopsys acquires semiconductor startup Terrain EDA. Terrain EDA develops chip designs for the semiconductor industry. Read more

Cybersecurity startup zero networks raises $4.65 million in seed. Zero Networks develops a cloud-based network security service that automatically defines and enforces a zero-trust network model. Read more