Do breaks increase productivity and how can technology cure the American healthcare system?

Interview | David Blumberg: When visiting Israel, I leave my heart at passport control and follow my head. For decades David Blumberg has been part of the local tech scene, now in a rare interview with Calcalist, he discusses his vision, Israel, and how come a Jewish, Gay, fourth-generation Californian supports Donald Trump. Read more

Forenza’s ‘digital forensics’ platform can help cops catch TikTok criminals. The subscription service scans public videos to categorize noticeable features. Read more

Good news for job-seekers: the market has shifted in their favor. According to The OurCrowd High-Tech Jobs Index, Israel’s bounceback from Covid-19 has shifted to favor the job seekers, not the employers. Read more

From the White House to a $30 million seed fund. Lee Moser, AnD Ventures founder, traded the White House for tech investments on her road to success, “pandemic or no pandemic." Read more

Libra targeting TASE IPO at NIS 400 million valuation. The digital-insurance company became profitable in 2020, less than three years after its founding, and is now looking to raise NIS 50-100 million. Read more

From a kibbutz to Mars. Ricor Cryogenic Systems builds cooling systems for spacecraft, including NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover, and it’s doing so from no other than kibbutz Ein Harod in northern Israel. Read more

Taking breaks can actually increase productivity, Microsoft study finds. “For nearly all the companies in the survey, productivity went up once they incorporated a hybrid work model,” says Microsoft-Israel VP of Marketing, David Gal. Read more

Opinion | The next war scares me even more, and it's not against Hezbollah or Iran. "I still estimate, hope, that most Israelis prefer to live in a democracy. The problem is: They are certain that democracy is here forever, can be taken for granted, is secure. Therefore, they observe the writing on the wall with eyes wide shut," writes Yoel Esteron. Read more

Israel’s Bright Data to help UK with its national data strategy. “The NDS will put the UK at the forefront of unlocking the full social and economic potential of data,” said Or Lenchner, CEO of Bright Data. Read more

Opinion | Technology can cure the American healthcare system. "The American healthcare market is facing an inevitable revolution that will be based on innovative and secure technology and on changes in corporate culture due to Covid-19," writes Oron Afek, co-founder and CEO of Vim. Read more