Israel's high-tech faces unexpected crisis as dollar slides 20% against shekel
The dollar fell by approximately 20% against the shekel over the last year, which puts companies that depend on dollar income at risk.
Tech & Start Ups
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Omer Adam’s AI company signs billion-dollar deal with AI infrastructure giant Crusoe
Israeli entrepreneur Itay Rubinstein seeks to reshape digital media through adtech and audio tools
SpaceX acquires xAI for $250 billions, positioning itself for potential IPO worth $1.5 trillion
The deal, worth $250 billion according to The Information, aims to improve SpaceX's position in its reportedly future IPO, which is being described as potentially the biggest in history.
Israeli startup ORION raises $32 million in Series A round, with investments from IBM, Norwest
PICO Venture Partners, Lama Partners, and others who had already invested in the company during the seeding round participated in this Series A round alongside IBM and Norwest.
Tech Talk: Do startup competitions matter for founders? New research says yes, if done correctly
A new Tel Aviv University analysis examines whether startup competitions improve survival, access to funding, and growth, or reward teams already positioned to win.
Tesla to start autonomous driving tests in Israel after Transportation Ministry approval
This represents the first step towards authorizing the use of Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) system, which allows the cars to operate autonomously with a supervised driver at the wheel.
Mitzpe Ramon to become Israel's 'Space City,' creating new hub for civil space exploration
Space City aims to become Israel’s largest civilian space investigation and development campus, funded by government and private organizations, in collaboration with Nvidia.
Elon Musk’s Tesla halts production of Model X, Y to focus on ‘autonomous future’ in 2026
The announcement was made as part of the Q4 2025 Shareholders' update, during which the company reported its quarterly earnings and plans for 2026.
Israel experiences 150% more investments in mental health, $352 million in startup funding in 2025
Since October 7, Israel's mental health startup sector has been growing non-stop, showing the need for a nationwide plan to address the mental health crisis in the country.
![Mental health [illustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_448,w_632/435031 "Mental health [illustrative]")
Apple buys secretive Israeli AI company Q.ai for $1.6 billion in biggest acquisition of its history
With the move, Apple aims to improve its access to AI technology, which has suffered recent setbacks, especially after several delays in deploying Apple Intelligence's full announced capabilities.
Investment firm offers to buy 51% of Israeli med tech company at $18 per share
The offer represents a 29% premium over InMode's closing share price last Friday, before speculation around a potential transaction was reported in the media, Steel said.
World has three years to prepare for quantum threat, experts warn at Cyberweek
“Organizations take about five to ten years to cross the chasm to become what is called quantum safe. And with estimates that quantum computing is coming in three years," expert Ben Volkow said.
