Artificial Intelligence Impact

Layoffs at NICE: Some 500 employees to go home

The Ra'anana-based software giant is initiating a round of layoffs affecting about 5% of its workforce amid stock erosion and intensifying competition in the artificial intelligence sector.

NICE CEO Scott Russell.
Anthropic logo, a keyboard, and a robotic hand in this illustration taken June 5, 2026.

Anthropic AI model passes itself as human in 'supply chain attack' against GitHub during exercise

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'Countries want what works': Why Europe wants Israeli tech

A Chinese national flag is seen at the Chinese embassy in Tokyo on March 25, 2026.

China linked hackers pose as former US officials to steal emails from researchers, Proofpoint says


OpenAI, Anthropic’s openness on risks is encouraging, but AI holds promise, Technion prof. says

"It's encouraging when the people leading the development of this technology speak openly about the risks, but we should remind ourselves of the benefits it offers,” said Professor Yaniv Romano.

Ilustration of ethics in Artificial Intelligence.

OpenAI, Anthropic's push to slow down AI development is based on caution or finances? - analysis

The feud between government officials and artificial intelligence sector leaders over AI development may stem from genuine fears about the technology's limits or from simple financial speculation.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Trump claims fears around AI are 'hoax' pushed by China, politicians, in call with Nvidia CEO

"The data centers are great, and they make people wealthy, and they make states wealthy. And it's the oil of the next 20 to 25 years; it's even bigger than the internet," Trump claimed on Monday.

 US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to US embassy personnel and business leaders at Deerfield Residence, the residence of the US Ambassador to Ireland, in Dublin, Ireland, September 12, 2026.

Nvidia buys AI platform Hugging Face for nearly $13b. months after OpenAI's rogue agent incident

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said the acquisition aimed to provide more "open weights to the AI economy" and promised not to impose requirements to use Nvidia technology on the platform.

 An NVIDIA logo appears in this illustration taken August 25, 2025.

Israel's Project 720 brings Google, Microsoft, Amazon AI solutions to education system - feature

The Education Minister told The Jerusalem Post that current regulations guarantee privacy, while the new AI implementation policy allows only adaptive and scalable solutions.

 An illustrative image of an Israeli school classroom.

'Think before you type': Expert explains how Yahalomi case shows dangers of sharing all with an AI

Osher Cohen, a cyber specialist and the founder of Yo Secure, explained that most people are treating AI chatbots as search bars, but they share way more information and context.

 Google logo and AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023.

Dramatic split: The new map of upheavals in Israeli tech

Tech employment remained stable and the sector is not collapsing but reorganizing: While software companies recorded 6.6% layoffs, hardware stood at just 1.1%.

High-tech office complex

Trump’s tech ties come under bipartisan fire following limited response to AI agents going rogue

After AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic went rogue and hacked other companies, the Trump administration's response is now under the lens of bipartisan scrutiny.

US  President Donald Trump departs after unveiling his Ratepayer Protection Pledge, aimed at shielding households from electricity costs tied to the AI boom, at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, D.C., US, July 23, 2026.

How AI could predict your vote before you leave home

Before every election, polls of a few hundred people miss reality. In the AI era, billions of data points – from likes to purchases – can predict political views with striking accuracy.

Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election

Israel defense-tech hiring jumps 20% as AI layoffs spread among high-tech sector

GotFriends found that defense-tech startups are expanding recruitment and raising salaries as other technology companies cut staff and restructure around AI.

Anduril at a border defense tech expo