Israel-Gaza War, Cyberterror
Report: 800 cyber attacks stopped or contained between October 7 and end of 2023
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Business & Economy
Israel-Gaza War, Economy
Fitch maintains Israel credit rating at A+, but pans its economic outlook as 'negative'
This decision stands in contrast to Moody's, which has both changed Israel's economic outlook to 'negative' and downgraded its credit rating.
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AI, NVIDIA
Globes: NVIDIA looking to acquire Israeli AI company Run:AI
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Technology, Teenagers
Pew: 95% of US teenagers have a smartphone, 72% at least sometimes feel good without it
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Technology, Social Media
Tech Times: Instagram bypasses TikTok in downloads for 2023
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Tech, Finance
Jeff Bezos takes top spot on Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, knocking Elon Musk to second place
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Tech, Apple
AFP: EU hits Apple with €1.8 billion fine for not allowing streaming services to mention subscription options outside Apple
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Israel-Guatemala Relations
Globes: Israeli free trade agreement with Guatemala goes into effect today
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October 7 Massacre, Binance
Survivors of October 7 sue Binance for allowing money transfers to Hamas and Islamic Jihad
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Economics, Currency
Calcalist: Dollar drops to 3.59 NIS, Euro to 3.88 NIS
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Israel-Gaza War, Taxes
Knesset Finance Committee approves raising VAT to 18% to cover wartime shortfall
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Israel-Gaza War, E-Commerce
Globes: Israelis are back to buying online - especially from China and supermarkets
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Israel-Gaza War, Economy
Mixed news from January 2024 jobs report
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Consumer Price Index, Inflation
Calcalist: Annual Inflation is down to 2.6, CPI unchanged
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Israel-Gaza War, Economy
Finance Ministry Accountant General Says Moody's Downgrade Too Reliant on Hypotheticals
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Mekorot, Hydroelectrity, Environment
Israeli Water Company Mekorot to Build New Hydroelectric Plant in the South
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Israel-Gaza War, Antisemitism, TikTok
President Herzog Presents Senior TikTok Executives With Evidence of Antisemitism Problem on Platform
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Nokia, Cellphones
Nokia Owner HMD Global Abandoning Name for New, Independent Line of Phones
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Jared Kushner, Finance
Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners Acquires 15% of Israeli Shlomo Group
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Environment, ESG
EIB to invest 250 million Euros in Israeli Green Projects
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