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Victoria Petroff

Feb 26, 2021, 6:46 PM

Streaming: the global impact of the pandemic or a new profession?

The average viewing time of streams has increased almost twofold during the coronavirus pandemic. These are the numbers given in a recent report by an American company called "Streamlabs". Can we now consider streaming to be an actual profession? Streams are a...

Feb 25, 2021, 7:58 PM

I wish I’d bought some Bitcoins!

I remember the heated conversations 10 years ago during Shabbat kiddush at our shul: “I’m investing in this brand new cryptocurrency called Bitcoin. It’s going to change the world! Do you also want to invest?” “How much does it cost?” “You can...

Feb 25, 2021, 5:52 PM

Israel’s looming conundrum: a US-China cleantech arms race

What has long been hailed as an area where rival nations can find avenues for cooperation is now poised to become the next arena of geopolitical competition. Israeli policymakers should take note. According to a 2021 risk assessment recently published...

Feb 17, 2021, 6:50 PM

The war on privacy

Last year several of the world’s leaders stood up and declared war. Not against a nation, not against a group of terrorists or militants, but against a virus. A virus that threatened, and continues to threaten, the very fabric...

Feb 16, 2021, 6:51 PM

Wikileaks revisited: Diplomacy’s greatest scandal?

On the 28th of November 2010, pandemonium spread among foreign ministries throughout the world as WikiLeaks began publishing some 250,000 diplomatic cables sent between US missions around the world and the State Department in Washington. These cables included frank...

Feb 14, 2021, 6:58 PM

Protecting Yourself from Internet Fraud and Scams

The American Journal of Public Health estimates that about 5% of the elderly population suffer from some sort of scam every year. Here are a few reasons why: Elder people in general are more isolated, more trustworthy and vulnerable to social...

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