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Your Taxes: What to consider before any merger and acquisition deal

Mergers and acquisition deals tend to be 10% economic, 10% tax, 10% legal, and 70% psychological. The “smell of the money” affects people’s behavior in many deals.

 AS THE US and China battle it out over supply chains and global trade flows, Israel, also the subject of US tariffs, finds itself navigating particularly complex terrain. Here, a man looks at a screen showing Chinese stock market movements, as he uses his mobile phone in Beijing on Monday.
WhatsApp.

Protecting journalists and public figures: WhatsApp launches new update

An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.

Online antisemitism grows smarter, faster, and harder to stop, CyberWell report shows

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Google upgrades Chrome: Gemini will become a personal agent


With Somaliland recognition, Israel shapes global reality instead of just reacting to it - opinion

For the first time in years, Israel is signaling a strategic rethink, seeing the environment it operates in not as isolated threats but as one interconnected geopolitical system across the region.

The flag of Somaliland is seen during a campaign rally of the main opposition party Waddani in Hargeisa on November 8, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Somaliland presidential election.

Nvidia in advanced talks to acquire Israeli AI startup AI21 Labs for up to $3 billion

A 2023 funding round valued AI21 at $1.4 billion. Nvidia and Alphabet's Google participated in that funding.

NVIDIA

Finally: Google secretly launches feature that will allow you to change your Gmail address

The quiet revolution in personal email: After years of refusal, Google signals a dramatic policy change. Users will be able to choose a new Gmail address without losing data or access to services.

Google: Massive Acceleration in AI Development.

TAU and Google Israel launch three-year program to advance research in artificial intelligence 

Google.org to provide $1 million in funding to launch the program.

Left to right: Avinatan Hassidim, Prof. Tova Milo, Prof. Yossi Matias, Prof. Ariel Porat & Prof. Yishay Mansour

Google, Apple warn staff with US visas against international travel due to embassy delays

The Trump administration this month announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, including screening social media accounts.

Warsaw, Poland - September 20, 2024, A smartphone displaying the Apple logo is positioned in front of the Google logo, illustrating the tech rivalry between these two tech giants.

Locate your keys or bag with iPhone and also with Android

Finally: Chipolo’s tracking tag works with all smartphones, including a loud ring and easy battery replacement.

Chipolo - POP.

Trump says he will sign order curbing state AI laws

US President Trump announces plans to sign an executive order on AI, aiming to create a national standard to preempt state laws governing the technology.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.

Australia leader defends social media ban as teens brag about staying online

Australia's new ban on under-16s using social media faces hurdles as some young users find ways around it. Global reactions are mixed, with experts raising concerns about its effectiveness.

A notification from Snapchat requesting age verification is displayed on a mobile phone as a law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025.

Study warns top AI firms fall short of global safety standards

Safety evaluations conducted by an independent panel of experts found that tech companies didn't have a strategy for controlling their AI systems.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration created on June 23, 2023.

Google unveils Gemini 3 – AI race enters a new phase

Google announced Gemini 3, its next-gen AI model, offering deeper understanding of user intent and requiring fewer instructions for accurate responses.

Gemini 3. Will stop being deferential.