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Tel Aviv-based Scentech Medical is in second stage of trials and awaiting FDA approval for test with 98% accuracy

https://www.timesofisrael.com/instant-covid-19-breath-test-as-precise-as-swab-test-israeli-company-says/

US tech giant Intel Corp. appoints Pat Gelsinger to top post, to replace Bob Swan on February 15

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-likely-to-remain-key-for-intel-as-multinational-readies-for-new-ceo/

In policy shift, central bank announces the scope of forex purchases, to provide market with certainty about its commitment to keep shekel appreciation in check

https://www.timesofisrael.com/bank-of-israel-to-buy-30-billion-in-forex-in-2021-to-curb-shekel-rise/

Startup, which provides law enforcement with real-time location, video and mapping tools for emergency responses, raises $25 million in funding round

https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-cia-chief-david-petraeus-among-investors-in-israels-carbyne/

A 'highly polarized political context' is a risk, and a lack of consolidation measures could lead to a negative rating action or a downgrade, ratings firm says

https://www.timesofisrael.com/fitch-reiterates-israels-a-rating-citing-diversified-economy-strong-finances/

Globes: With offices in Tel Aviv, London, San Francisco and Singapore, the company was founded in 2016 as Cashdash by CEO Arik Shtilman, Arkady Karpman, and Omer Priel

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-fintech-company-rapyd-raises-300m-1001357046

Shares of the Tel Aviv-based firm surge as businesses turn to its online marketplace of freelancers to adapt to digital world

https://www.timesofisrael.com/fiverr-to-tout-wares-in-us-super-bowl-ad-spot-next-month/

NoCamels: Yearly trade show, one of the most important tech events in the world, is usually held in Las Vegas and brings together hundreds of thousands of players in the field

https://nocamels.com/2021/01/israeli-tech-shines-at-first-virtual-ces-2021-summit/

No way of knowing illicit vaccines are genuine, even as demand spikes; Check Point snoops bought a $750 'Chinese vaccine' that never showed up, seller account disappeared

https://www.timesofisrael.com/dark-net-vendors-tout-likely-fake-covid-19-vaccines-as-prices-soar-researchers/

Facebook-owned messaging app denies new terms of service will make it less secure: 'We can't see your private messages or hear your calls'

https://www.timesofisrael.com/whatsapp-stresses-privacy-as-users-flock-to-rivals/

Under the terms of license agreement, Biond could get $1 billion as milestones met; Sanofi will be in charge of commercialization and clinical development

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-biond-biologics-to-get-125-million-from-sanofi-to-develop-cancer-drug/

As Israel’s third wave rages, university says swift saliva checks it developed can help prevent outbreaks in dorms and allow school to reopen when lockdown ends

https://www.timesofisrael.com/technion-rolls-out-home-made-coronavirus-spit-tests-on-campus/

US maker of antivirus software employs 60 in Tel Aviv, most of whom will be laid off as the firm moves operations overseas to cut costs, Globes says

https://www.timesofisrael.com/mcafee-reportedly-to-shut-down-israel-development-center/

In February 2020 Microsoft for Startups and Yazamiyot, Israel’s largest female entrepreneur community, launched a joint accelerator, touted as the first such program in Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/2020-recap-israels-women-in-tech/

One project develops an electromagnetic imaging solution to find threats in open areas; the other is creating a 3D mapping system for air and ground

https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-homeland-security-ventures-get-backing-from-israel-us-bird-fund/