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Interview | PatenSee’s imaging device spots health abnormalities with the touch of a button. The medical device startup’s product scans kidney dialysis patients’ arms, using artificial intelligence to detect risks to fistula. Read more
WalkMe files for Nasdaq IPO, reveals $157 million annual revenue. The Israeli website navigation company is believed to be targeting a $4 billion valuation. Read moreJewish-Arab Coexistence | "Israel is a unicorn powerhouse. Why aren't Israeli Arabs part of it?" Imad Telhami, Founder and Chairman of Babcom Centers, believes equality in education and joint job centers are crucial in the effort to reach peace between Arabs and Jews. Read more
"Arab integration must also take place in politics, not just in economy." "The conditions for equality for Israeli-Arabs are not ripe," says Orni Petruschka, a former high-tech entrepreneur and now the co-chairman of the Abraham Initiatives, "but despite the low we are in, chances of rehabilitating our society are better than ever." Read more
Intel Israel CEO: Diversity brings business resilience and a competitive advantage. The company, which has about 14,000 employees including hundreds of Arabs has built workers’ communities and runs programs in different languages. Yaniv Garty, the CEO: Between the flames, we do a lot to promote coexistence and cooperation. And this is the direction we will take once things calm down. Read more
“Coexistence is real when it’s year-round,” says SodaStream CEO Eyal Shohat. Shohat recommends not mixing politics and business. “Every day we should be working on living together,” he says. Read more
“The human factor in high-tech should represent the diversity in the population." Efi Cohen, co-founder of Datorama and CEO of Salesforce Israel’s R&D center, thinks equal representation in tech will foster coexistence. The key, he says, is in a geographical layout that will better suit the Arabs. Read more
Opinion | A global perspective: how individual empowerment can transcend hatred. "The conflicts get the attention but there are ample places here where hi-tech is truly bringing sides together," writes Robert Cohen. Read more
Opinion | What should Israelis learn from MIT’s Product Management program? Taking lessons from MIT, Matan Ravid shares how Israelis can shift their focus from traditional MBA occupations to Product Management to help increase the number of innovative, international leaders coming from Israel. Read more