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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


Why is Google paying so much for Wiz?

Google’s $32B Wiz acquisition raises questions on strategy, AI competition, and cloud dominance as investors react skeptically to the record deal.

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

Alphabet to buy Wiz for $32 billion in its biggest deal to boost cloud security

The all-cash buyout comes after Wiz rejected a $23 billion bid from Alphabet last year due to concerns about antitrust approvals and its aim to focus on an initial public offering.

 The Wiz website on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Google parent Alphabet Inc. is in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter.

You won’t believe what your phone will do: Google makes history

Google’s artificial intelligence engine adds a development that can “see” the screen and respond with relevant information. Initially, the addition will only be available to Android users.

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

Review: The digital photo frame returns with a twist – Looking Glass Go

The photos sitting on your smartphone can get a new life, thanks to the digital photo frame. The Looking Glass Go comes with a 3D screen (no glasses required) where you can transfer any photo.

 Looking Glass Go

Head-to-head with ChatGPT: Google unveils Gemini Live – AI that sees your screen

Google’s AI engine introduces a new feature that can "see" the screen and provide relevant information. Initially, this update will be available exclusively for Android users.

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

10% of Israeli tech vacancies found to be 'ghost jobs'

"A ghost job is a familiar phenomenon," explained Ethosia CEO Eyal Solomon. "It is expressed when a company posted a job on LinkedIn and froze it, but did not remove it."

 LinkedIn app on smartphone screen.

Google upgrades family link to protect kids from digital dangers

Google launches new family link features: "School Time," approved contacts, and improved controls for kids' online activity.

 Parental Control Tools in Google’s Family Link

TikTok returns to app stores in the U.S.

Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided to remove TikTok, the Chinese video app has returned to the app stores.

 TikTok. Returns to the U.S. Market

Meta says it plans to build the world's longest undersea internet cable

The project dubbed Project Waterworth is supposed to span more than 50,000 kilometers.

Meta will compensate half a million users in Germany €100

Google Ventures takes part in Israel’s Blockaid series B $50m. funding round

Blockaid works with some of the biggest on-chain companies, such as Coinbase, Metamask, Stellar, Uniswap, and World App.

Photo of Blockaid founders.