Category: Business

Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, told Reuters on Thursday that she has resigned from the social media company. Irwin, who had joined Twitter in June 2022,took over as head of the trust and safety team in November when previous head Yoel Roth resigned. She oversaw content moderation. Twitter has faced criticism for […]

‘Everyone disregards the power of consistent optimism,” says Ofer Yannay, founder and chairman of Nofar Energy, one of the largest commercial and industrial solar companies in the world. Yannay, 48,  has utilized his optimism and determination to propel Nofar Energy to its position as a global leader in renewable energy investments. His book about the […]

The summer season has officially started in Tel Aviv as locals and international tourists flock to Israel’s cosmopolitan jewel. Internationally renowned as one of the most popular summer destinations, Tel Aviv’s famed promenade – seven kilometers of sun-kissed beaches, top restaurants and dynamic entertainment – makes it the epicenter of this Mediterranean escape, and at […]

Oren Sagi was appointed Thursday morning as the new chairman of the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Israel). The selection was confirmed at AmCham’s annual General Assembly, attended by US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides. Sagi is set to succeed Yaniv Garty, former CEO of Intel Israel, who held the position for the past five […]

Elon Musk is being accused of insider trading in a proposed class action by investors accusing the Tesla Inc TSLA.O CEO of manipulating the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, costing them billions of dollars. In a Wednesday night filing in Manhattan federal court, investors said Musk used Twitter posts, paid online influencers, his 2021 appearance on NBC’s “Saturday […]

TruTac, as part of the Microlise Group, will be presenting new modules and product features within its range of fleet management and compliance control software at this year’s Road Transport Expo in Stoneleigh. Headlining the new modules is TruFleet Workshop: designed to improve asset management and maintenance planning. The new tool enables TruFleet users to […]

Michiel Scheffer is hardly new to the world of innovation. For 15 years the Dutch national ran an innovation consultancy for fashion and textile companies. And on top of that he served as regional minister in the Dutch province of Gelderland. Now, Scheffer says he’s eager to start his new job in Brussels as president […]

Los Angeles implemented a so-called “mansion tax”. At a rate of 4% for real estate purchases between 5 and 10 million dollars and 5.5 percent for properties over ten million dollars. All in all, the tax is expected to bring in about 670 million dollars of revenue. The money is mend to finance affordable housing […]

Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, published its financial statements for the first quarter of 2023 yesterday, showing a net profit of NIS 51 million, compared with a net profit of NIS 75 million for the same period last year. The decline in net profit was due to an expenditure of NIS 50 million, as part […]

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Eitan Neishlos, considered one of the up-and-coming Jewish leaders of tomorrow, is the founder and president of Neishlos Capital and its philanthropic wing, Neishlos Foundation, which utilizes scalable and sustainable philanthropy to fight for Israel, combat antisemitism and promote the values of the Abraham Accords – tolerance, multiculturalism and coexistence. Neishlos will […]