Bay Area billionaire technology investor Yuri Milner announced that his foundation was donating $3 million to three Israeli institutions for the battle against the coronavirus. The Russian-born Milner is Jewish and has Israeli citizenship. In a statement he said the gifts were “an investment in the present and the future.” The Milner Foundation, founded by…
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Finally, Israelis can tell people to wait in an emoji
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Bay Area
Email scam targets Bay Area rabbis and their congregants
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Tech
Silicon Valley CEOs to bring Holocaust speakers into their homes
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Program helps local Jewish organizations build their tech know-how
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Tesla to launch operations in Israel
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App lets people give to favorite causes by lifting just one finger
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Local Voice
The tweets of Twitter vs. the chirps of Torah
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WhatsApp sues Israeli surveillance company for stealing users’ information
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