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How not to care online: Survival guide for staying human

Your nervous system is under siege, and the people creating that content are counting on exactly this reaction.

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Why understanding algorithms matters as much as reading the news

The war in Gaza has underscored a painful truth: Israel excels on the battlefield but falters in the battle for hearts and minds. An Israeli soldier sits on top of a tank at a position in the South, near the Israel-Gaza border fence, on October 30, 2025.

The fight for Israel's legitimacy now runs through algorithms

 Students using the LMS platform set personal goals, select subjects at their own level, and progress at their own pace

AI meets education: A vision for personalized learning


AI can help historians unravel ancient texts

The new algorithm will assist in solving historic mysteries, as its ability to date and locate has been proved to be very accurate.

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Israeli study finds custom prescriptions can slow antibiotic resistance

AI could be used to decrease the risk of antibiotic resistance by 50 percent, according to new research by the Technion and Maccabi KSM Research and Innovation Center.

An illustrative picture of antibiotic resistance tests

Dutch researchers develop algorithm to predict severe COVID-19 complications

The algorithm can accurately predict the risk of developing severe complications, including hospitalization, institutionalization and death.

A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is treated an the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). May 6, 2020

Tesla is trying to enter the Israeli insurance market - report

Tesla established its own independent insurance company in 2019, currently only available to its clients in California.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk listens at a press conference following the first launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 6, 2018.

Facebook algorithms actively promote Holocaust denial, think tank finds

Typing “holocaust” in the Facebook search function brought up suggestions for denial pages, which point users to publishers that sell revisionist and denial literature.

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Israeli algorithm may predict if cancer patients will respond to treatment

It could also spare patients from undue suffering, since immunotherapy treatments can trigger severe auto-immune reactions.

Eran Issler, Head of Bioinformatics and Dr. Ofer Sharon, MD, CEO of OncoHost

Technion students develop algorithm to land aircraft with engine failure

The algorithm would help pilots in distress reroute and land safely.

The student team with their mentors: O. Freund , A. Yarosinski,; K. Kohai; N. Shimkin, H. & D. Straussman and A. Bar-Gill.