Israeli tech hiring continues during wartime, GotFriends survey finds
Survey of 500+ employers shows most firms keep recruiting, with many shifting to tighter, faster, and more remote-friendly processes.
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Finance Ministry warns of NIS 9.5b. weekly loss, urges Home Front Command to ease restrictions
Israel launches historic project to send desalinated water into Sea of Galilee
Flights resume to Ben Gurion International Airport as airspace reopens
Israeli shipping giant ZIM to be sold for $4.2 billion to German, Israeli capitals - Calcalist
The move, which was approved by the ZIM board of directors, came after both the ZIM’s workers’ committee and senior Israeli politicians expressed opposition to the acquisition.
Pentagon considering ending $200 million Claude AI contract over limitations dispute - Axios
Anthropic, Claude AI's developer, argued against the use of its AI model for certain ops. after a report regarding the use of Claude during the raid that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro.
Two senior cybersecurity figures join Cyber 2.0 advisory board
Former CIA CTO Bob Flores and former IAI cyber division head Esti Peshin will advise the firm on securing industrial and connected systems.
Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point buys three start-ups for over $150m.
Check Point's 2025 annual revenue was $2.725 billion, up 6% from 2024.
Palo Alto Networks becomes Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's most valued company at $115 billion
Palo Alto Networks will surpass Teva Pharmaceuticals, which has a market cap of $40 billion, to become the company with the highest market cap on the TASE.
Israel is building a NIS 7b. airport – history says it will cost much more - analysis
The government is advancing a new Negev airport at NIS 7 billion. Two decades of data suggest the final bill will be far higher.
Your Investments: The key to responsible planning after receiving an inheritance
"Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for if we stumble and fall, freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin." - Henry Cabot Lodge.
Your Taxes: Israel moves charities online for tax breaks
Starting in 2026, details of each donation reported are immediately stored electronically on the ITA’s system. The donor can access these details online.
ICON became the backbone of Israeli Tech in Silicon Valley. This is how they did it
“In times like these, business relationships often go deeper than diplomacy. Sometimes the state can’t do what a community can.”
Why a global investor sees Israel as a resilient financial hub
Israel remains a ‘very strong player’ in global private markets
