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Facebook & Intel expand Tel Aviv offices

Posted on August 2, 2020

Social media giant Facebook says its Israeli R&D center is a significant growth engine and is taking over two more floors in Tel Aviv’s Azrieli Sarona Tower (It already leases 10 floors). Meanwhile, Intel Israel is to rent four more … Continue reading →

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Developing Facebook’s digital wallet

Posted on June 7, 2020

Facebook Vice President Tomer Barel is Chief Operating Officer at Israel’s Novi, the team developing the main components of Facebook’s digital wallet – also to be called Novi. He expressed his pride to be part of the thriving technology community … Continue reading →

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Facebook pays millions for Redkix

Posted on August 6, 2018

Facebook’s fifth Israeli multi-million dollar acquisition is messaging developer Redkix, which has developed a platform to streamline an organization’s email chat. It is centralized instant messaging for the workplace to help employees collaborate by connecting to each other. https://www.timesofisrael.com/facebook-acquires-israeli-startup-redkix-for-undisclosed-amount/ https://redkix.com/about.html … Continue reading →

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Israeli app plugs Facebook data leak

Posted on April 22, 2018

Israel’s MyPermissions (soon to be “MyPrivacy”) prevents the misuse of your data. It runs a scan on your smartphone, looking at social media accounts (e.g. Facebook) and shows which third-party apps have access to your data. You then can block … Continue reading →

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Facebook Lite has 200 million active users

Posted on March 12, 2017

Facebook says its Israeli-developed Facebook Lite app for low-end phones serves more than 200 million monthly active users globally – double that of last year.  The app supports 55 languages and is popular in countries such as Brazil, India, Indonesia, … Continue reading →

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Facebook community for Israeli startups

Posted on February 5, 2017

Israel’s Startup Stadium is a non-profit venture that maintains a Facebook page with almost 40,000 friends and a variety of other activities. It provides a network of connections between entrepreneurs, investors, and representatives of international corporations. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-startup-stadium-1001173921

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Facebook conference in Israel

Posted on December 18, 2016

Facebook is holding its first Israeli developer conference, to help creators of Israeli technologies develop their products in line with the social network’s plan to create a connected world.  Over 600 Israeli developers are attending, along with Facebook officials, engineers … Continue reading →

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Facebook screens live brain surgeries from Israeli hospital

Posted on December 18, 2016

More than half a million viewers have been watching live broadcasts on Facebook of Israeli brain surgeons at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba removing a benign tumor. The purpose was to promote the work at the new brain center. http://www.jta.org/2016/12/13/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/facebook-screens-live-brain-surgery-from-israeli-hospital

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Streaming video to Facebook

Posted on October 30, 2016

I’ve reported previously (see here) on Israel’s LiveU that provided video streaming tech for the Olympics, World Cup soccer, UK elections etc. Now LiveU has developed Solo – a wireless product that allows content providers to broadcast high-quality live video … Continue reading →

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Autistic boy uses facebook to make new friends

Posted on February 14, 2016

4-year-old Tommy Traitel from Tel Aviv has set-up a facebook page to set-up play dates with normal kids and improve his communication skills. It has also generated interest from Israelis in the US and celebrities who have arranged to meet … Continue reading →

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