Week at Glance: Cloud Computing #175 - 06.10.23 - 20.10.23
US banks, tech firms offer support for Israel victims, announce aid
Executives, employees & companies donate funds and say that they would match sum to assist in war effort, rehabilitation of traumatized civilians. As big U.S. corporations kicked off corporate earnings season this week, executives speak out in support of Israel in its war with Hamas and some companies launched fundraising efforts.
Israeli tech leaders to boycott Web Summit after CEO tweet
Senior Israeli tech figures, including CEOs and investors, have canceled their participation in Web Summit, the world's biggest technology conference due to be held next month in Lisbon, after CEO and founder Paddy Cosgrave posted on X (formerly Twitter) condemning Israel's action in Gaza.
Israeli tech entrepreneurs launch bid to raise $100m for kids orphaned by Hamas war
A group of about 20 Israeli tech startup founders, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have created a fund to seeking to raise $100 million for children who have lost one or both parents in Hamas’s terror onslaught on southern Israel.
