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Remembrance Day: Honoring the lives lost with mission-driven innovation

Yom HaZikaron is a moment of national stillness, but for those in defense tech, it is also a reminder of why they build

Memorial ceremony on Har Herzl in Jerusalem, Israel. April 19, 2026.
ndia and Israel are expanding cooperation across AI, semiconductors, and deep tech through joint R&D initiatives and bilateral innovation frameworks.

From experimentation to integration: Israel’s AI advantage takes shape - opinion

Israel was the ultimate Start-up Nation. However, following the events of October 7, 2023, and the multi-front wars that followed, including on the northern front (pictured), the focus has shifted from simple growth to a desperate fight for stability.

Debt, defense, and disruption: The true cost of Israel's multi-front war - analysis

Aliyah from France, which was saw 1,500 to 2,000 people moving to Israel every year, increased in 2025 to 3,300.

Why Israel and why now


WATCH: Founder of billion dollar Israeli company drilled at home. It didn't end well

Oren Kaniel, CEO and co-founder of the successful Israeli marketing analytics start-up AppsFlyer, is on paternity leave. Watch what happened.

AppsFlyer co-founders CTO Reshef Mann (L) and CEO Oren Kaniel.

Start-Up Nation Central is making its mark at COP27

Just days into the international conference, SNC said it has already started a regional initiative that it believes will bring countries in the ‘neighborhood’ to work together.

 The Israel pavilion at Sharm e-Sheikh in Egypt for COP27.

Israel isn't the Start-Up Nation. It's the Jewish state - opinion

Israel did not fight its many wars out of allegiance to the microchip. Judaism is the basis for the past, present and future Jewish state.

 A soldier casts his ballot in the Israeli general elections a day early at the Har Dov military base on Mount Hermon, on October 31, 2022.

Pinecone Systems releases the next stage of search engine evolution

‘Vector search’ fuses the two dominant search models – keyword and semantic – into one system that will enable companies to offer the highest level search results possible.

 Search Engine Land search marketing blog word visualizations at Online Marketing Blog.

Israeli innovators win $2 million Climate Solutions Prize

Hundreds of people attended the Climate Solutions Prize Festival in the Hulda forest in central Israel.

Dr. Doron Markel, Chief Scientist KKL-JNF; Jeff Hart, Executive Chair of the Climate Solutions Prize; Galit Levi, Chief Officer Climate Solution Prize; Avi Hasson, CEO of Start-Up Nation Central.

Amid an onslaught of firings, how have these start-ups survived?

Despite the ongoing firing trend which has led to the termination of hundreds of employees, these companies have managed to hold strong and even grow.

 Women in tech - illustrative

Israel could become a climate change solution leader - opinion

Israel, as a recognized leader in developing advanced solutions to global challenges, is extremely well-positioned to take a central position in battling climate change.

 THE CLIMATE Solutions Prize leadership team attends the launch event for the prize.

Can Keymakr video annotation help AI see like Terminator or Iron Man?

Tech Talk: Keymakr video annotation helps AI see better.

Robot on display at Terminator 3 premier in Los Angeles

Only 1.8% of Israeli tech workers are Arab, new research shows

The chief economist who led the report could not yet ascertain precisely why the number of Arabs entering the tech sector was so low.

Tsofen encourages the establishment and development of hi-tech centers in major Arab cities and communities.

Mobileye vets launch start-up to assess what drugs should go to trial

OMEC.AI, founded by Ori Shachar and Amir Harel, aims to transform the process of drug discovery and development for the betterment of human health.

 OMEC.AI founders (from left) Ori Shachar and Amir Harel.