Israel tech

Deep-tech nation: Israel’s strategic imperative - opinion

As global innovation shifts from software speed to scientific depth, Israel’s greatest advantage is hiding in plain sight.

Israel Innovation CEO Dror Bin.
 A women uses an iPhone mobile device as she passes a lighted Apple logo at the Apple store at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, US, April 14, 2023. Uploaded on 31/5/2024

Apple buys secretive Israeli AI company Q.ai for $1.6 billion in biggest acquisition of its history

(From right): Rony Shalit, Dr. Nava Shaked, Professor Eduard Yakubov, and Samuel Goldberg

Experts warn of risks as next-generation AI moves toward autonomous decision-making

Intel research and development office in Matam business park in Haifa.

Intel’s new processor developed in Israel during Gaza War mirrors 2006 ‘miracle’ chip


Israel’s CHEQ to help Musk battle bots on X - opinion

X signed an agreement with CHEQ, which will assist it in dealing with the high rate of fake users. Apparently, Musk’s direct involvement with the Israeli company is what led to the quick deal close.

 ELON MUSK has described the high level of bots on the X platform as its biggest problem.

Israel, India partner on water-based startup accelerator

The objective will see both Indian and Israeli participants take part in a comprehensive water technology accelerator program.

A municipal worker cleans the street in front of a bilboard displaying Indian and Israeli flags for PM Netanyahu's visit, Ahmedabad, India, January 2018

Quebec to open first Middle East bureau in Israel to hype innovation

The office will be located within the Canadian embassy in Tel Aviv and will be Quebec's first in the Middle East and 35th total.

The Fontaine de Tourny east of the Parliament Building in Quebec, Canada

Knesset passes law to promote hi-tech investment, keep companies in country

In theory, the bill aims to respond to continuing global trends that have negatively impacted Israel’s financing and business environment.

 Women in tech - illustrative

'Israel’s high uncertainty is killing business'

The CEO of one of Israel’s largest IT companies, Aman Group, explains what businesses are planning to do in case the local economy plummets.

 WORKERS FROM the hi-tech sector protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.

Ben-Gurion U. develops AI system to identify social norm violations

Prof. Yair Neuman and his engineer Yochai Cohen built the system using GPT-3, zero-shot text classification and automatic rule discovery.

Artificial intelligence

Government allocates NIS 75 million for innovation centers in Israel's periphery

The inter-ministerial effort could be instrumental in incorporating more Israeli demographics into its high-tech industry.

Israeli Tech

Researchers find Israeli-made Pegasus spyware deployed across Armenia

What researchers were able to confirm "is the tip of the iceberg," said Natalia Krapiva, the tech-legal counsel for Access Now. "The targeting was quite extensive."

 Illustrative image of a hacker.

Likud's Ofir Akunis plans international tech expo for Israel’s 75th

Akunis welcomed 23 ministers to Jerusalem in his previous term in the role five years ago for a science policy conference and to mark Israel’s 70th year.

 Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis is seen with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023

This technology will make cultivated meat production faster and cheaper

The collaboration between Enzymit and Aleph Farms holds immense potential for the cultivation of cow cells as well as extending to other cultivated meat types.

 Aleph Farms cultivated meat