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End-to-end encryption: Apple and Google bridge the gap between iPhone and Android

After years of broken messaging between iPhone and Android, Apple and Google are rolling out end-to-end encryption for chats. Secure conversations will display a lock icon in the chat.

iPhone devices.
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Apple's new Siri will allow automatic deletion of conversations

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Google introduces a computer without Windows – and is sure it can finally challenge Apple

Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv

Microsoft probes Israel defense ties, top executive exits amid fallout


West Virginia sues Apple over iCloud's alleged role in distributing child sex abuse material

Apple has previously denied wrongdoing in a lawsuit by private plaintiffs making similar claims.

A truck from the child advocacy organization Heat Initiative calling on Apple to do more to police child sex abuse material on iCloud, is parked outside the Apple store as the new iPhone 15 is released in Boston, Massachusetts, US, September 22, 2023

Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids

Mark Zuckerberg faces questions in a trial accusing Meta and Google of profiting from social media addiction and harming children’s mental health.

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the court after taking the stand at a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, February 18, 2026.

Google launches YouTube app for Apple Vision Pro

After a long wait, Google joins visionOS with an official YouTube app supporting full 360-degree and 3D content, marking a key step in the platform’s maturation.

Apple's Vision Pro

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.

pen AI and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration created on September 12, 2025.

Google-Wiz acquisition receives final regulatory approval

Each of the founders will now receive over $2 billion before taxes, and the Israel Tax Authority can expect to collect at least NIS 9 billion from taxes on the founders, employees, and investors.

Google and Cybersecurity Startup Wiz.

Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending, including rare 100-year bond

Issuing a 110-year bond would represent the tech industry's first instance since Motorola did the same in 1997.

Alphabet logo is seen in this illustration created on September 18, 2025.

Raftt sues Wiz for NIS 200m., alleges ‘phantom’ acquisition, misuse of tech as Google deal nears

The lawsuit comes as Wiz is in the process of being acquired by Google in a $32 billion deal announced in March 2025.

 Wiz and Google company logos seen on the smartphone and laptop screens.

Your Taxes: What to consider before any merger and acquisition deal

Mergers and acquisition deals tend to be 10% economic, 10% tax, 10% legal, and 70% psychological. The “smell of the money” affects people’s behavior in many deals.

 AS THE US and China battle it out over supply chains and global trade flows, Israel, also the subject of US tariffs, finds itself navigating particularly complex terrain. Here, a man looks at a screen showing Chinese stock market movements, as he uses his mobile phone in Beijing on Monday.

Protecting journalists and public figures: WhatsApp launches new update

Aiming to tackle cyberattacks, WhatsApp joins Google and Apple by introducing an option to secure accounts more strongly. The feature will be available to all users in the coming weeks.

WhatsApp.

Online antisemitism grows smarter, faster, and harder to stop, CyberWell report shows

A CyberWell report found antisemitic narratives surged in 2025, with platforms struggling to keep pace despite higher content removal rates.

An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.