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Google-Wiz acquisition receives final regulatory approval

Each of the founders will now receive over $2 billion before taxes, and the Israel Tax Authority can expect to collect at least NIS 9 billion from taxes on the founders, employees, and investors.

Google and Cybersecurity Startup Wiz.
Alphabet logo is seen in this illustration created on September 18, 2025.

Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending, including rare 100-year bond

 Wiz and Google company logos seen on the smartphone and laptop screens.

Raftt sues Wiz for NIS 200m., alleges ‘phantom’ acquisition, misuse of tech as Google deal nears

 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.

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


The separation from Android on the way? Chinese smartphones prepare for an era without Google

Following the renewed tensions between the U.S. and China, Chinese smartphone manufacturers are preparing for the day when they will no longer be able to use Android and Google services.

 Chinese smartphone manufacturers

Despite the surge in usage: Google's Gemini still lags behind ChatGPT

Despite the surge in the number of Gemini users, Google is still struggling to close the gap with ChatGPT, which leads with 600 million active users per month.

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Internet earthquake: Will Google’s browser move to its biggest rival?

OpenAI’s Head of Product sparked a massive uproar with a statement regarding a potential acquisition of Chrome from tech giant Google.

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DeepMind UK staff plan to unionize and challenge deals with Israel links

Media reports that suggest Google is selling its cloud services and AI technology to the Israeli defense ministry have caused disquiet among employees, according to the report.

DeepMind logo is seen in this illustration taken February 16, 2025.

Google tries to speak dolphin: New artificial intelligence may enable conversation with the marine

Google unveiled DolphinGemma, a unique AI model aiming to understand and mimic dolphin communication. It has already managed to generate dolphin-like acoustic sequences.

 The dolphin being studied is of the Stenella frontalis species. Complex communication signals

Google’s new brain open to all: The advanced Gemini 2.5 released to the public

With Gemini 2.5’s public release, Google promises major updates. Over the same weekend, OpenAI faced heavy server loads due to a new feature it launched, highlighting intense AI competition.

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Google launches Gemini 2.5: A “thinking” AI with advanced edge capabilities

Unveiled months after Gemini 2.0, the new model excels in code, math, and science. It handles vast data, works with discretion, and understands context and complexity.

 Google’s new technology – Gemini

Google announces new AI aimed at communicating with dolphins

The system, called DolphinGemma, has already managed to generate dolphin-like acoustic sequences and is based on data collected over four decades in the wild.

Stenella frontalis.

As Gemini 2.5 is released to the public, OpenAI struggles with server loads

While OpenAI servers buckled under massive demand for its new image animation tool, Google launched its most advanced AI brain yet to the public.

 With Gemini Live, the software gains a new ability: live video processing and screen sharing.

President Herzog congratulates WIZ CEO Assaf Rappaport: 'An unimaginable achievement'

The president congratulated Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport on the largest acquisition of an Israeli company, a venture-backed startup, and by Google.

 Herzog congratulates WIZ CEO Rapaport