A refurbished 1904 building on Rothschild Boulevard, in the heart of Tel Aviv, is the site of eBay’s new global center for social shopping, a sign that the Israeli capital is making inroads in its bid to become a global tech hub.

It is also a symbol of the evolution of Israel’s high-tech sector. For years Israeli companies believed that the best route to success was to move their headquarters to the U.S. and leave research and development in Israel.Read more

Tech industry veteran Daniel Marovitz knows a thing or two about digital transactions: Until July he was head of product management for Deustche Bank’s global transaction banking business and a member of the board of the $5 billion a year commercial bank. He also has experience with online communities, thanks to a stint as the vice president of commerce at iVillage, the online women’s network.Read more

Bloom Energy, a fuel cell company which aims to help homes and businesses generate their own electricity, publicly unveiled its technology and an impressive list of  Fortune 500 customers, at a February 24 press conference attended by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former U.S. Secretary of State General Colin Powell.Read more

If Bloom Energy's  technology fulfills its potential, homes and businesses could one day generate their own electricity and fuel their own vehicles.  It builds what are called solid-oxide fuel cells, in which water, oxygen, and a hydrogen source such as natural gas, are pulled through the cell to cleanly generate electricity. The secretive Silicon Valley firm, which has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital, is one of 26 companies chosen as a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.Read more