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Take a look at this picture. It was taken today at our Salesforce offices in Tel-Aviv. It shows a few dozens of Salesforce Israel employees in one of our regular all-hands meetings. What's so special about that? Well, that picture was taken exactly 36 hours after Iran launched a massive aerial strike against Israel with 100s of UCAVs, ballistic and cruise missiles carrying about 60 tons(!) of explosives. Thanks to the Israeli Air force, the air forces of the US, UK, France, Jordan and others *and* Israeli innovation and engineering talent who developed the most advanced multi-layered air defense systems in the world - luckily that attack ended up with relatively low impact. It was a sleepless night for all us in Israel who got an advanced notice of the attack and basically spent that night bracing for impact. Now take another look at this picture. 36 hours later - People showing up at the office, talking to each other, having a few laughs, having meetings, discussing deadlines, solving business problems, discussing engineering problems, doing demos, having coffee and lunch together, having an all-hands meeting together. 36 hours ago we were bracing for impact of 60 tons of explosives that were about to fall out of the sky. Take another look at this picture - This is how resilience looks like. You can count on us. We deliver. No matter what. https://lnkd.in/eXSvz3xv

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Starting a startup in the #builtenvironment is a unique journey compared to other industries for several reasons. 🏗️👷‍♀️🏬 Thanks, CivilEng קבוצת, for inviting me to share my thoughts after launching LeanCon with Sapir Tubul. While every company's path is unique, in this article, I've outlined some basic steps that most startups should consider taking in the beginning. Thinking about starting your own venture and developing a new cutting-edge technology for the #builtenvironment but not sure where to start? I'd be happy to chat 1on1 and offer guidance to help you navigate your first steps. Feel free to reach out. 🚀🚀 Liran Levin | Fusion VC | MBA Ventures | Second Century Ventures | NAR REACH 🍒💎 #TheFirstConstructionEngineeringTeamCreatedByAIIsHere #ConstructionTech #LeanConstruction #FutureOfConstruction #AIInConstruction

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What if all the trending #buzzwords, when put together, actually made sense? 🧐 I spoke about global #election campaigns, and how #AI-generated #deepfake was used in trying to skew them. The talk is in Hebrew, but I'm sure there's an AI for that 😉 It was based on detailed research by CP<R>'s Yoav Arad Pinkas, which can be read here - https://lnkd.in/dGfkR4vE Wikimedia Israel Reichman University Check Point Software https://lnkd.in/dRpPKf3X

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I had the honor of being interviewed by Globes about the recent groundbreaking advancements from OpenAI and Google. It's fascinating to witness the rapid pace of innovation and how these giants are pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI. Key takeaways from the interview: OpenAI's GPT 4o Launch: OpenAI introduced GPT 4o, a model that’s twice as fast and half the cost of its predecessor. With 100 million active weekly users, the goal is to make AI models even more accessible and integrated into daily life. Exciting features like video calls with ChatGPT are on the horizon! Google's Gemini Upgrade: At Google’s annual developer conference, they showcased enhancements to their AI model, Gemini, which can now handle more data and produce even more sophisticated outputs. Google also emphasized the integration of AI in their search engine and the development of advanced personal assistants. The Future of AI: Both companies are striving towards creating intelligent personal assistants that can handle a myriad of tasks seamlessly. This includes recognizing emotions in voice and eventually through video. In the interview, I mentioned: "Until now, integrating individual text segments into models was a manual process. The future model aims to provide continuous and comprehensive responses, seeing everything you see. However, it's unclear when this will become a reality." Challenging Business Models: It's intriguing to see how these companies might be disrupting their own business models. OpenAI’s move to offer GPT-4 for free aims to build a vast user base, which could convert to premium users in the future. For Google, integrating AI into search might reduce ad revenue but is essential for maintaining relevance. NVIDIA’s Crucial Role: Both OpenAI and Google acknowledge NVIDIA’s pivotal contribution with their advanced GPUs, which are essential for these AI advancements. This collaboration underscores NVIDIA's importance in the AI ecosystem. The AI landscape is incredibly dynamic, and it's a privilege to be part of this revolution. Looking forward to seeing how these technologies evolve and shape our future! Link: https://lnkd.in/dn_hFv5K

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🎤 Building Products, demystified. Had a great chat with Lior Atias and Shira Weinberg Harel at Executive Summary - תקציר מנהלים on all things Product. We discussed the synergy between company and product strategies, building Product Led organizations, and the essential talent and skills for the various stages of a company's lifecycle. 🎧 Check is out here

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𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 💡  𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲: Navigating the cultural differences between Israel and the US is crucial for successful recruitment and integration of American talent into Israeli companies. 🎯 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬: Familiarize yourself with the local work culture, which often emphasizes individualism, direct communication, and work-life balance. This knowledge helps in setting realistic expectations and creating an appealing work environment for American recruits. 🎯 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Ensure clear and transparent communication. American professionals appreciate direct and open conversations, but also value politeness and respect. Tailor your communication style to be assertive yet considerate. Explain and clearly convey the company's values and vision. This will increase the chances to attract top-tier talent. 🎯 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: Provide timely communication with the candidate throughout the hiring process. Ghosting can be very damaging to the employer brand. A positive experience can be a deciding factor in their choice to join your organization. When providing negative responses, it's customary to email the candidate and thank them for their time and effort in the hiring process and leave an open door for future opportunities. For a full article with more tips for hiring globally: English: https://bit.ly/4bguxlu Hebrew: https://bit.ly/3wvtEqg #connectim #globalsearch #headhunting #usa #uk

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16^(s^2-5)= 0.5 = ? Many failed to do this Israel Math Test question ORALLY! Can you? https://lnkd.in/dwpSefi6 #israel #maths #solveitquickly #maths #Israel #Israelites #mathtest #exponents #mathstricks #indices #explore #fastandeasymaths

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Israel is a giant playground if you can perceive it as such. One of my adventures in the corridors of Israeli academia (it’s a comedy. They all are) involved an esoteric investigation into a new class of numbers. There was a notion that there is a negative zero and a positive zero, and that it is somehow useful. I came in to the lab, understood what is required, and wrote the code that produces negative and positive zeros, and queries that perform statistical analysis on the outputs, etc, etc, etc. Negative zeros, positive zeros, perhaps useless in any case aside from slippage calculation in zero-ish trade thresholds. In any case, it’s unfeasible, due to Binance fees. https://lnkd.in/dfjKhTND

In a recent interview with Walla, I discussed the crucial topic of safeguarding business data, emphasizing the significant impact of even minor errors by employees on an entire organization. I highlighted key aspects of data security and drew parallels to the largest data breach in history, underscoring its profound implications. #DataSecurity #BusinessProtection #CyberSecurity

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TL;DR - You're likely overpaying for your cloud-database infrastructure, and it remains the weakest link in your SLA chain. When Tal Tamir and I embarked on our mission to optimize relational databases in the cloud with Rapydo, we initially didn't grasp the real root cause of high database costs. After engaging with hundreds of Amazon RDS users, we realized that high costs are merely a symptom of a few deeper issues. Cloud applications can scale infinitely, but your RDBMS cannot. This disparity creates a significant challenge: while your applications scale out seamlessly, your databases are limited to scaling up. This forces companies to prepare for worst-case scenario spikes around the clock. This challenge is particularly prevalent among the cloud-native businesses we spoke with, where over 90% rely heavily on RDBMS. Even with over-provisioning to handle potential application spikes, DevOps teams cannot be certain that the next spike will be absorbed by the available CPU and I/O resources. This uncertainty results in overpaying for database infrastructure while still facing the risk of performance bottlenecks. If you're encountering similar issues with your cloud-based RDBMS, reach out to me or Shir Margalit. Let's discuss how we can help to reduce your DB Outages by 99%, with 0 engineering efforts

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Nir Tal is an example that not all successful entrepreneurs are tech founders    He is the CEO of Maskit, Israel's first fashion house, originally established in 1954 as a governmental company and led by Ruth Dayan. Over ten years ago, Nir and his wife, Sharon, revitalized the iconic brand, blending the country’s cultural heritage with contemporary fashion (Sharon, a globally experienced and super talented designer, serves as Maskit's Head Designer, while Nir oversees the company's business operations)   Before leading Maskit, Nir worked as the head of Innovation at Deloitte, led a few holding companies, and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. Under their leadership, Maskit has reestablished itself as a prominent name in luxury fashion, both in Israel and internationally Oftentimes, especially in the Startup Nation, we tend to focus on tech, but innovation reaches far beyond that in the Israeli ecosystem There is something to be noted about facing and overcoming challenges in old school industries as Nir did when reviving Maskit, and reestablishing the brand’s identity in a competitive global market while seeking to merge tradition with modernity   At its core entrepreneurship is always about tapping a market need and building a strong narrative and brand around it. This is true for fashion and tech, Maskit had the added challenge of revitalizing a legacy brand   Nir believes that “with entrepreneurship it doesn't make a difference if it's urban agriculture, hotels, or a passion project. It's about creating value. It's about starting from zero, and going to one. They’re pretty much the same concepts, the same basic ideas, and that doesn't really change”   Parlaying those principles, today Nir is working on a bold plan to bring the Tel Aviv lifestyle (as was done with food, music, and entertainment) to the US and beyond Especially during these times, he believes that there is an opportunity as Israel’s brand is prominently featured -"any publicity is good publicity" and that we can tap into the extreme interest with regards to Israel… and show some positive innovation Nir’s Ask for the LinkedIn community is to connect with any investors interested in hearing more about this project (you can connect with Nir directly on LinkedIn) The Zell Entrepreneurship Program at Reichman University #startupnation #entrepreneurship #thursdaythoughts

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Looking forward meeting you at this Negev Web Developers meetup this Wednesday 18:30pm at #wix Gav Yam, Beer Sheva. This will be a very interesting and relevant topic for developers who want to stay up-to-date on using AI DevTools for test generation and, most importantly, building better code, faster. #israelsoftwaredevelopment #israelsoftware #genai #unittesting

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CASE STORY - PART II ------- We are on with the second part of story about our implementation to Tel Aviv Medical Center - T.A.M.C Ltd. This time it's more detailed, and tells about how we moved this medical center from 6 systems to one. All-in-one is one of the basic concepts of our software. We really thing, that using multiple solutions (sometimes over 30) only make your clinic way less efficient. If you have a software mess in your medical center or chain of clinics - that one is for you 😊 https://lnkd.in/eQM-tNK8

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"AR computing!" Say goodbye to traditional laptops. An Israeli entrepreneur has innovated a technology that bids farewell to our traditional laptops. Tamir Berliner- founder of Sightful and the innovator behind the Spacetop G1! What is the Spacetop G1? Spatial computer that seamlessly integrates the functionality of a laptop with the capabilities Of Augmented Reality (AR). A 100-inch virtual workspace replaces the need for a physical screen. Spacetop G1 adapts to various environments, whether at home, in the office, or on the go. This represents a step forward in integrating AR technologies with daily tasks. Spatial with AR transforms how we interact with digital content, personally and professionally. The real test will be in its execution. The usability of the AR interface, the battery life, the comfort of AR glasses, etc., are crucial. I believe Sightful has managed to address these practical concerns effectively. And I am awaiting the official release in india. Congrats to Tamir Berliner and the team for their bold move and fantastic innovation. The Spacetop G1 is an evolution in how we think about personal computing. Soorya Narayanan | AppLogiQ #applogiq #innovation #entrepreneur #techentrepreneur #augmentedreality #spatialcomputing #management #startups

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NSO Group, which makes Pegasus spyware, keeps trying to extract information from Citizen Lab researchers — and a judge keeps swatting it down. researchers at Citizen Lab have monitored Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and its banner product, Pegasus. In 2019, Citizen Lab reported finding dozens of cases in which Pegasus was used to target the phones of journalists and human rights defenders via a WhatsApp security vulnerability. Now NSO, which is blacklisted by the U.S. government for selling spyware to repressive regimes, is trying to use a lawsuit over the WhatsApp exploit to learn “how Citizen Lab conducted its analysis.” The lawsuit, filed in U.S. federal court in 2019 by WhatsApp and Meta (then Facebook), alleges that NSO sent Pegasus and other malware to approximately 1,400 devices across the globe. For more than four years, NSO has failed repeatedly to get the case thrown out. With the lawsuit now moving forward, NSO is trying a different tactic: demanding repeatedly that Citizen Lab, which is based in Canada, hand over every single document about its Pegasus investigation. A judge denied NSO’s latest attempt to get access to Citizen Lab’s materials last week.

Show me a successful tech firm, and I’ll show you a company that knows how to interview software engineers effectively… If you think the interview is only about assessing whether a candidate is right for your business, you’re doing wrong Israel is home to some of the most innovative tech startups in the world and strong engineers have got lots of options So, Interviews need to be a 50/50 split 50% based on actual interviewing & the other 50% discussing the opportunity, describing the projects, the vision, culture, and mission.. the nonfinancial stuff you pitch to investors Fail to do this and you’ll always be 2nd choice However, if you implement this properly, you’ll open the door to an incredible array of talent 

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#IsraeliStartups, particularly in the #healthcare sector, are thriving due to a combination of factors. 🇮🇱 #Israel is recognized as a global leader in #medicalinnovation, boasting a vibrant ecosystem of about 1,500 companies in healthcare and life sciences. 🦾💻🌐 This innovation is driven by a strong foundation in technological advancements, such as AI and #RemoteDiagnostics. 🧲💸 Significant #investment is another pillar supporting Israeli healthcare startups. In recent years, these companies have raised billions, exemplified by the $6.5 billion amassed by 250 active startups in areas like #DigitalHealth, #MedicalDevices, and #Biopharma. These factors combined, position #Israeli #healthcareStartups not only as leaders in innovation but also as crucial players in the global healthcare market. 🇮🇱

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ONLINE BOOKING FOR MEDICAL CENTERS ---- Back in Russia, it was a must. You don't have online booking - patients will go to a clinic that has it. Period. Here in Israel Health IT and service level in medical centers is way less advanced (but the doctors are way better 😁), but it's gonna change. And we are working on that=) All clinics using our solution have online booking, and, hopefully, the number of them will increase. We've been doing online booking for over 10 years, and yes, we know A LOT about it. Online booking helps you: 1. Increase site conversion level up to 2x 2. Increase the level of patient's service 3. Lower costs on call-center. So, here is a short story in our blog: https://lnkd.in/eUHaHDjq

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Top Israeli Applications that I should use, but I hate them. In this article, I want to address a simple improvement that could be made to mobile phone applications that are commonly used in Israel but aren't very user-friendly. Many applications, such as those for banking, parking, government services, medicine, and discounts, should have translations available, at least in English. Since there are many expatriates in Israel and Hebrew is not widely spoken globally, it can be very difficult for non-Hebrew speakers to use these apps. The solution is to use variables in the app instead of hardcoding the text and to provide a table with translations for desired languages. There should be a disclaimer stating that the translations are automated and may not be perfect, but it would be 10000% more useful than trying to use endless screenshots in Google Translate. 1. BIT Bit - it is an application for transferring money from your bank account (card account) to other people. In Russia, I can make this type of transfer directly from my bank application to any other bank. Here, everyone needs to install a special app and add a credit card there. But this is beyond the scope, also a language problem which are present too. Okay, installed. What is the most popular pattern of use? Sending money regularly! For example, every month I need to send payment for electricity to my landlord. But I can't find my previous payment and press "repeat operation," instead of this I should find his mobile phone number in the phone and arrange payment like a new one. Not good practice. 2. PANGO Pango is a parking payment program that has added a lot of extra functions, but focusing on these additional features has taken away from the main feature - paying for parking. The app doesn't automatically detect the user's location or city, so whenever I travel to a new city, I have to manually search for it in the list of about 25 cities. Then, I must choose the type of parking for my car, which requires knowledge of the city's geography, street names, etc. After using the app for 3 years, I still don't know what happens if I choose the wrong type of parking. In addition to parking, Pango offers the ability to pay for gas and transport and shows ads and alerts when starting, even when I need to start it quickly. Continue in comments.....