Google chief says Israeli tech second only to Silicon Valley

Google chief says Israeli tech second only to Silicon Valley Tel Aviv (AFP) June 14, 2016 - A top Google official on Tuesday hailed Israel's tech sector, saying it trailed only Silicon Valley in the United States when it comes to "initiatives". Eric Schmidt, formerly Google chief executive and now executive chairman of its parent company Alphabet, said Israel, a country of only around eight million people, was punching far above its weight in technology. "For a relatively small ... more

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