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After the average wage in the economy for Israeli workers rose in February and March and reached a peak of NIS 12,740 - it fell in April by 6.9% compared to the previous month to NIS 11,661. This is according to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). During the crisis, which may explain the sharp decline in the average wage this month. The largest increase in the number of employee jobs was in the accommodation and food services industry - 12.5% ​​and in the entertainment and leisure arts industry - 11.1%. These industries were the main victims of the Corona crisis, and...

An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data provides further evidence that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire outfit, is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents. From a list of more than 50,000 cellphone numbers obtained by the Paris-based journalism nonprofit Forbidden Stories and the human rights group Amnesty International and shared with 16 news organizations, journalists were able to identify more than 1,000 individuals in 50 countries who were...

The Israeli company PandoLogic, which assists large companies in recruiting employees through artificial intelligence, is being sold to the American company Veritone for $ 150 million in cash and shares, the American company announced. Veriton, based in Costa Mesa, California, is developing the first artificial intelligence operating system, and the acquisition will allow it to expand into the field of manpower and recruitment. The deal consists of $ 50 million in cash, $ 35 million in Veriton shares, and $ 65 million in cash and shares - another amount that depends on the company's...

Three Israeli universities were ranked among the top 100 universities in the world in 2021, in the Shanghai index, which is considered one of the main indices for university rankings. This is the first time since 2013 that three Israeli universities have managed to make the list. This is despite the government's attempts to harm their public status. The Hebrew University was ranked 90th in the ranking and as the leading university in Israel, after failing to make the list of the top hundred in the previous year. According to the ranking, the Hebrew University is ranked 25th in the world in...

The Israeli cyber company Cybellum is acquired by the Korean giant LG. Seiblum was founded in early 2016 and has raised $ 15 million so far. LG acquires 64% of the company for $ 140 million, at a value of $ 220 million. "The remaining shares will be acquired in the near future, after the company's final valuation," the exit announcement now said. LG will also invest an additional $ 20 million in the company, bringing the company's value to $ 240 million after the money. Sybelum is a company in the field of car cyber. "We are developing a solution that helps car manufacturers and suppliers...

Successful exit for the Israeli cyber company Guardicore: The American company Akamai has announced that it will acquire the Israeli company in a $ 600 million cash transaction and integrate its security solution into its Zero Trust basket of solutions. The closure of the transaction, which is subject to acceptable closing conditions, is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2021. To the purchase amount will be added the cash in the Guardicor fund, which will be divided among the shareholders and employees, as well as an additional amount that will be used as a package for employee...

Global glitch strike began on Monday evening on Facebook platforms, including WhatsApp and Instagram. Users have reported a glitch that prevents them from accessing networks, apps or websites. After midnight, Facebook and Instagram resumed operations, and around 02:00, the WhatsApp messaging app also returned to function, about six hours after it started. "We apologize to anyone who could not use WhatsApp today," the company tweeted, "WhatsApp is starting to work slowly and carefully again. Thank you for your patience." Earlier it was written in a Facebook account: "To the huge community...

Cyber ​​company Orca Security closed a $ 550 million capital raising round, valued at $ 1.8 billion. This is an extension of a series C round that was announced earlier this year in the amount of $ 210 million. The company has since expanded its round by raising an additional $ 340 million, which has increased the company's value by about 50%. In total, Orca has raised $ 640 million since its inception, $ 605 million of which has been raised in less than a year. The round was led by the Singapore Government Investment Fund Temasek. Which is one of the largest investors in the world,...

Microsoft Israel Research and Development announced on Wednesday that it intends to double the number of its employees in the next four years - from about 2,000 to about 4,500. Due to the expected jump in the number of employees, Microsoft has announced that it will open five new development centers in Israel in the coming years. The company will establish a new campus in Tel Aviv that will be spread over 25,000 square meters and will house more than 1,000 employees. A new center in Herzliya will be built with a size of 17,000 square meters that will accommodate 1,000 employees as well...

After a year and a half of partial distance learning, the academic year opened on Sunday and hundreds of thousands of students will fill the campuses and study in classrooms. The studies will take place under the rules of the "green character". Thus, higher education institutions have announced that most of the learning will take place on campuses, but they intend to incorporate distance learning on a limited scale as well. 350,000 students are expected to study in the current academic year at 59 institutions of higher learning. This is an increase of four percent compared to the previous...