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Oracle employees received 6 AM email: 'Today is your last day at work'

BY LIAD VAKNISH — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:50:00 GMT

The tech giant has launched a new wave of lay-offs in the US. The scale of the cuts remains unknown, but it comes after Oracle’s global workforce was already reduced by 21,000 within a year.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen appointed president of Quantum X Labs advisory board

BY WALLA! MONEY — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:25:00 GMT

Cohen, who also serves as a strategic adviser to SoftBank, will focus on applications for defense and critical infrastructure markets.

AI poses a less dramatic threat than in movies like 'Terminator,' but cannot be ignored - analysis

BY YONAH JEREMY BOB — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:44:06 GMT

Absent some kind of new major regulatory campaign, experts are debating whether the next phase of potential AI messes will only hurt more but will still be "in time" to prevent meltdowns.

OpenAI, Anthropic’s openness on risks is encouraging, but AI holds promise, Technion prof. says

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:13:52 GMT

"It's encouraging when the people leading the development of this technology speak openly about the risks, but we should remind ourselves of the benefits it offers,” said Professor Yaniv Romano.

What online platform users expect in 2026: From faster payments to smarter platforms

BY IN COOPERATION WITH DENIS SHARPE — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:49:20 GMT

Faster payments, stronger security, personalization, and transparency are becoming key factors in shaping the user experience across digital platforms in 2026.

Israeli AI startup Buildots completes $130m. funding round

BY TZALLY GREENBERG — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:05:00 GMT

Israeli company Buildots combines AI and computer vision at construction sites, targeting an international market on track to reach a value of about $1.4 trillion.

Human factor still key: Nvidia, Palantir share results of first AI-managed critical supply chain

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:09:09 GMT

The company explained that the time spent on projects improved, but there were still human interactions that the AI couldn't replicate with its algorithm.

What are acoustic wall panels? WoodUpp panels pair oak slats with a felt backing that absorbs echo

BY IN COOPERATION WITH WOODUPP — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:39:50 GMT

WoodUpp’s acoustic wall panels combine Nordic-inspired design with sound absorption, helping reduce echoes and create more comfortable, clearer spaces.

Yossi Sagol enters nuclear energy: Invests in ARCVIA

BY WALLA! MONEY — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:05:05 GMT

The company develops small modular nuclear power plants (SMRs) in the US. The investment comes amid a surge in demand for continuous electricity for data centers.

The new and surprising investment by Assi Cohen and Lior Suchard

BY ZELI GREENBERG — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:35:00 GMT

Israeli company Huskeys celebrates a major funding round that attracted not only the world’s largest private equity firm, but also local entertainment stars.

Haifa startup HydroSight raises $5 million in seed round

BY MAARIV ONLINE — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:05:00 GMT

Israeli startup HydroSight raises $5 million to develop AI-powered seabed mapping technology for ports, energy companies and other maritime infrastructure operators.

Shaping the future of aerospace

BY IN COOPERATION WITH TECHNION — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:24:00 GMT

The Technion calls for nominations for the newly established Max and Desiree Blankfeld Prize for Transformative Innovation in Aerospace.

AI has an over 10% chance of killing all humans within a decade, Anthropic researcher says

BY TZVI JASPER — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:44:57 GMT

"Neither company is acting responsibly," he wrote in a series of posts on X/Twitter. "They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives."

Sovereignty is the next trillion-dollar tech market - opinion

BY LIOR PROSOR — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:13:06 GMT

From defense and energy to computing, manufacturing and critical infrastructure, a new generation of startups is learning to sell governments sovereign capability itself.

How Israeli AI shapes global digital leisure

BY IN COLLABORATION WITH CHRIS EVANS — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:20:00 GMT

As Israeli AI reshapes digital entertainment, its influence is making online experiences smarter, more personalized and secure for users around the world.

PayPal layoffs hit Israel as payment giant restructures global operations

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:03:07 GMT

The cut will hit the Tel Aviv development center, which develops artificial intelligence systems to analyze transactions in real time, detect fraud, and prevent money laundering.

Israel's crypto boom meets privacy culture

BY IN COOPERATION WITH JAMES EVANS — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:19:23 GMT

As cryptocurrency reshapes digital transactions, Israel faces a growing challenge: Protecting personal privacy while maintaining effective oversight of a rapidly evolving financial ecosystem.

Nvidia buys AI platform Hugging Face for nearly $13b. months after OpenAI's rogue agent incident

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:19:36 GMT

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said the acquisition aimed to provide more "open weights to the AI economy" and promised not to impose requirements to use Nvidia technology on the platform.

Blackstone leads investment in Israeli cybersecurity firm fighting AI traffic threat

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:45:10 GMT

Huskeys, founded in 2025 by IDF’s Unit 8200 alumni Itai Gafni (CEO) and Roy Weisfeld (CTO), emerged from stealth five months ago and has investments from the world’s largest alternative asset manager.

Firm led by first Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi opens new $250 million fund for high-tech startups

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:20:35 GMT

The announcement made by Casspi's firm, Swish Ventures, says that the funding will focus on 12 high-tech startups with an average value of $20 million each.

IPTV Level Up is redefining how global audiences access media

BY IN COOPERATION WITH LINKUILD — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:04:12 GMT

Discover how IPTV Level Up is transforming media. Flexible IPTV subscriptions are now redefining how audiences connect worldwide.

The Race to Microseconds: Rethinking Observability in RDMA Systems

BY ISAAC KAPLAN — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:51:26 GMT

As RDMA brings computing into the microsecond era, smarter observability is needed to uncover hidden bottlenecks and keep ultra-low-latency systems reliable.

Engineering for complexity: Where cloud, AI and governance converge

BY ISAAC KAPLAN — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:43:21 GMT

As cloud and AI systems grow more complex, engineering must go beyond performance to deliver solutions that are scalable, testable, secure and accountable.

From Israel to international markets: How geography shapes digital entertainment apps

BY IN COOPERATION WITH BAZOOM — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:28:02 GMT

From local regulations to payment systems and user experience, geography plays a defining role in shaping how digital entertainment apps work across international markets.

When evidence expires: Building AI systems that can be audited

BY ISAAC KAPLAN — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:12:21 GMT

The senior AI engineer and researcher examines the career experiences that shaped his approach to document intelligence, computational efficiency and evidence-grounded AI.

Beyond the model race: AI coding start-ups start competing on judgment

BY IN COOPERATION WITH NXCODE — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:41:30 GMT

NxCode raises a seven-figure investment from GSR Ventures as the race in AI-powered software development shifts from generating code to verifying, judging and trusting it.

Level up: Exploring the world of online gaming

BY IN COOPERATION WITH AMRYTT MEDIA — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:01:55 GMT

Understanding game types, costs, security, and finding the right fit for you.

Bill Gates plans to press Xi Jinping on global AI safety and restrictions

BY REUTERS — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:59:45 GMT

The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist told Reuters in an interview that he believes China might agree to restrict potentially dangerous AI model releases if the US took initiative.

China's Moonshot AI negotiates Microsoft, Amazon, Google over Kimi K3 revenue sharing - report

BY REUTERS — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:42:51 GMT

IPO-bound Moonshot is seeking up to a 30% share of revenue generated from K3-related services on Microsoft's Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud.

Israeli AI security company Alice raises $140m. in latest financing round

BY MEYTAL VAIZBERG/GLOBES/TNS — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:35:26 GMT

Alice provides AI safety solutions across the full lifecycle of AI systems. The financing round brings the total amount raised to $280 million