Silicon Valley

No. 39: Shaun Maguire, Jordan Fried, and Joe Lonsdale: Catalysts of innovation

Together, these leaders bridge the gap between Silicon Valley ingenuity and national security imperatives.

(L-R): Joe Lonsdale, Shaun Maguire, Jordan Fried
PALO ALTO Networks will pay $25 billion for CyberArk, the vast bulk of which will be paid in shares.

Israel's gold rush: Inside Palo Alto Networks’ $25b. acquisition of CyberArk

Silicon Valley

 Denial of October 7 in Silicon Valley - opinion

 Dr. Anat Lea Bonshtien

WATCH: 'My studies gave me the ability to integrate knowledge and take it to where I want'


SVB Financial sues US FDIC to recover $1.93b. seized in SVB rescue

SVB Financial Group is suing the FDIC for more than a billion dollars following its takeover in March.

 FDIC Seal

Russian rouble soars as US banking intervention hurts dollar

"The key event of the week is Friday's central bank rate decision, where we do not expect to change, with the hawkish rhetoric to remain," said Dmitry Polevoy, head of investment at Locko-invest

 A model of the natural gas pipeline is placed on Russian Rouble banknote and a flag in this illustration taken, March 23, 2022.

Biden says to do 'whatever needed' as banks hit despite SVB action

US regulators on Sunday stepped in after the collapse of SVB - the largest US bank failure since 2008, which suffered a run after a big hit on a portfolio of bonds.

 US President Joe Biden delivers remarks ahead of the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, outside the Royal Castle, in Warsaw, Poland, February 21, 2023.

Signature Bank collapses after SVB in biggest US bank failure since 2008

Biden on Sunday hinted at new regulation of big banks after the biggest US bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, but faces a divided Congress.

 A security worker reads a newspaper inside of one the Signature Bank branches in New York City, US, March 12, 2023.

Israeli SVB branch closes after collapse, dozens laid off

Experts warned that following the collapse, Israeli startups will face decreased valuation and increased competition for funding.

  The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) logo is seen through a rain covered window in front of the SVB headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.

Silicon Valley Bank fallout starts to spread around the world

SVB had branches in Canada, the UK, China, Denmark, Germany, India, Israel and Sweden, and the scenes coming out of California are just the beginning.

 A sign for Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters is seen in Santa Clara, California, US March 10, 2023.

Silicon Valley Bank collapses, largest failure since 2008 crisis

Netanyahu says he is closely following the events.

 SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) logo is seen through broken glass in this illustration taken March 10, 2023.

Simulation Creationism: Are we all living in an advanced simulation? - opinion

Nir Ziso: “Simulation Creationism takes Creationism out of its pseudo-scientific position while supplying powerful apologetic toolkits to believers worldwide.”

 Are we all living in a simulation? Is this the modern bridge of creationism? (Illustrative)

This artist returned to Israel's embrace from a life in Silicon Valley

Sagi Erez’s work is appearing in ‘Illusion,’ a solo exhibition at the Tribal Art & Israeli Art Gallery, 13 Merkaz Ba’alei Melacha Street, Tel Aviv, until February 11.

 SINCE RETURNING home, her artwork has taken on a more colorful dimension.

Google to merge mapping service Waze with maps products teams

In a letter dated July 12, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company would streamline processes and consolidate investments where they overlap.

WAZE, AN Israeli-developed navigation app, is just one example of the country’s innovation

Apple pays top talent huge bonuses to prevent defections to Meta

Last week, the company informed some engineers in silicon design, hardware, and select software and operations groups of the out-of-cycle bonuses, which are being issued as restricted stock units.

FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019