Porat's father immigrated to Mandatory Palestine from Ukraine and fought in Independence War; her mother was born en route and grew up in pre-state Israel

Firings come day after Microsoft says it will reduce staff in coming months, similar decisions by other prominent firms, as sector faces economic downturn

New network part of $1.2b Nimbus project to bring cloud-based regional data centers and services to government, public entities; expected to boost economic growth, employment

Technology giant says initiative to help 'diversify workforce,' encourage integration of Arab, ultra-Orthodox professionals into high-tech sector

Backing values Salt Security, an API security company, at $1.4 billion; new clients include innovation unit of oil giant BP

American-Israeli company, also backed by former US treasurer Steve Mnuchin's fund, expects to go public later in 2022

Singapore-based firm Temasek leads extended Series C round in Israeli cybersecurity startup, founded just 2 years ago

Verily Life Sciences opens R&D center in Israel, will partner with Jerusalem hospital to prevent and manage disease

Google's growth fund leads investment in the Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity firm set up 2 years ago by former execs of Check Point Software Technologies