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Bezeq has released its sixth report on the state of the Internet in Israel for a summary of 2019. The report, which reviews the Israelis' use and behavior in the digital age, is based on in-depth research conducted by the Company on Internet usage patterns in Israel, its controlling trends and its various uses, as well as data from the Company's activities and systems. The survey included a national sample of 1400 respondents aged 13+ from all sectors, including the first sample of children aged 8 to 12. The survey and infrastructure data collected from Bezeq systems, together with market...

Israeli cleantech startup UBQ collaborates with German company Daimler, Mercedes' parent company, to pilot the eco-plastic substitute produced by UBQ as a raw material in automotive production. The UBQ venture from Kibbutz Ze'elim has developed an innovative and efficient recycling process that transforms household waste into new plastic-like material. In the production process, waste is reduced to its most basic natural components at an almost molecular level. These particles connect together to the new raw material. It is a decomposition of a diverse bulk containing all the components of...

The International Holocaust Forum held in Israel is an event in which more than 50 leaders from around the world came to Israel, although some disagreed with Israeli policy. All this to say in a clear and uncompromising voice of the Holocaust must not happen again. State President Reuben Rabin holds dozens of meetings with the leaders who came to Israel and does the characteristic of the necessary statehood. Among the key leaders who came to Israel, we see French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who with all his toughness is very close to the Jewish people and...

The Vicarius startup, which has developed a technology platform to help corporations identify and deal with software threats and weaknesses, has completed a $ 5 million Seed fundraising round. The capital raised will accelerate the company's international growth and expand its operations in the international arena. The investment was led by the Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) fund, with the participation of Innogy Innovation Hub and Goldbell Investments. Established in 2016 by Michael Asraf, Roy Cohen and Yossi Zeevi, Vicarius aims to change the way organizations manage and secure...

An intern doctor in one of the internal wards of Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva put an end to his life, probably after a long period of crisis that the hospital was aware of. The circumstances of the incident are unclear at this time. Apparently, from the beginning of the crisis experienced by the young doctor, the department manager and the intern accompanied him by many factors that were aware of the situation. This is the fourth case of a doctor's suicide in the same medical institution in about a year and a half. In July 2018, Director of Surgery Plastic Surgery Department, Dr. Alex...

A new report from the Manufacturers Association indicates that the downward trend from which Israeli exports are also suffering in the coming quarter, with a further decline of about 2%. This is at the same time as the output of Israeli industrial companies' overseas production lines is projected to jump 17%, after falling in the last quarter of 2019. President of the Manufacturers Association, Shraga Brosh: "The Bank of Israel should concentrate on its goals of strengthening the economy and improving the competitiveness of exports and will not act to introduce uncertainty in the Israeli...

IAI successfully demonstrated the Alta, a division and subsidiary of IAI developed by Drone Guard. The system designed to deal with drone threats has been successfully demonstrated at major international airports in Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia. The demonstrations were carried out during the normal working hours of the airports to examine how the system would detect and neutralize the skiers without disrupting flights and without frightening passengers in the terminal. The operational need for airports around the world to respond to the threat of terminals in the terminals,...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement of a waiver of immunity is speeding his way to the bench, as Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit is no longer in charge of filing the indictment tomorrow morning. It is doubtful he will do so now that the prime minister is still in the US or back from his mission, but surely that will happen in the coming days

"US Comtech acquires Gilat Satellites for $ 577 million: The deal will be made in cash and shares, with the share price at $ 10.25 - the price at which the stock closed yesterday's trading at $ 10.11. The consideration - 70% cash and the remainder of Comtech. The main beneficiaries of the deal are the Ishi Davidi Phimi Fund, which holds 34.1% of the company's shares and will receive $ 181 million for them. Mivtach Shamir is the second largest shareholder in Gilat, with a 9.7% stake in the company's shares - you will receive $ 52 million for the shares. Gilat shareholders, including the...

The aerospace industry's management continues to prepare for the issue, despite demands from the workers' committee that is delaying it. The management, headed by CEO Nimrod Shaffer, presented to the company's board of directors a long-term equity compensation plan for the aerospace industry, which will be implemented when the issuance of 25% of the company's shares is implemented. The remuneration program includes distributing shares to RSUs (shortening Restricted Share Units) that will mature over several years. The plan is in the approval stages of the Government Companies Authority and...