Hi-tech

Haredim making headway in hi-tech: Projects to introduce ultra-Orthodox to workforce see success

According to Moshe Friedman, co-founder and CEO of Kama Tech, there are some 15,000 haredim currently employed in Israel’s hi-tech industries.

Avratech director Aaron Safrai (right) is pictured with ultra-Orthodox Jewish students learning computer programming at Avratech's Jerusalem offices
People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020

Tech industry mutating before our eyes

 AI education illustrative

The Jewish world cannot afford to leave AI education to Silicon Valley - opinion

American Innovation Forum panelists Orit Greenbaum Lipski, Muawyah Akash, and Tamir Goodman, moderator Anna Ahronheim, and JYP Forum founder Marc Faust, in Jerusalem, Israel, May 20, 2026.

How nonlinear careers could drive Jerusalem’s hi-tech rise


Hi-Tech sector shows resilience and adaptability amid wartime challenges

Israeli tech shows surprising resilience: 70% project growth despite war disruptions, but 80% need fresh capital within six months as reserve duty and flight cancellations strain operations.

An illustrative image meant to represent hi-tech and profit margins.

What is the future of quantum computing going to look like? - opinion

In software development, there’s a need to develop algorithms and programming languages adapted to a hybrid environment of classical and quantum computing.

 The quantum computer's superconductor enables fast, complex calculations

Biden's order could be a growth engine for Israel’s hi-tech industry - opinion

The Israeli tech industry has voiced concerns that this rule could delay the deployment of GPU processors in Israel, and slow the growth of the local high-tech industry.

  Intel Lunar Lake processor

Start-Up Nation Central: Israeli startups raised $12.2b in 2024

Israeli cybersecurity companies, which account for 7% of all tech companies in Israel, raised $3.8 billion last year — about a third (36%) of total investments in the tech sector.

Content creation war-room at Druze Tech.

How will US graphics chips restrictions affect Israel?

Just a week before he vacates the White House, President Biden signed the Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (AI Diffusion Rule).

 U.S. President Joe Biden leaves after speaking following Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, at the White House, in Washington, U.S., December 8, 2024.

Turning failure into success: The story of Intel Israel's David Perlmutter

In this column, I present a failure-to-success account from Intel Israel, led by David (Dadi) Perlmutter, who went on to become Intel’s global executive vice president.

 An interior view of Intel’s ‘smart building’ in Petah Tikva.

Looking beyond the war: Bridging divides through medicine - opinion

Eventually, like the global reawakening after COVID-19, we will emerge from this conflict, and with that comes a profound responsibility: to shape a healthier, better connected future.

 An ambulance is seen at the entrance to the emergency room of Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan, Israel, July 15, 2023.

Israeli startup MKNL Technology unveils its solution for communication fragmentation at CES 2025

Helping break down common barriers of communication, MKNL Technology Ltd., a Tel Aviv-based startup, has developed AnyCalls.

 The WhatsApp dialer. Without adding contacts

TechAir, new airline for the hi-tech industry, to launch in January

“Flights are not final and are pending 35% booking and commitment,” the airline’s website warns. “Please assure to help us make it happen.”

 TechAir, new airline for the hi-tech industry, to launch in January.

Injured IDF reservist's company raises over $100 million

Itamar Ben Hemo, injured during IDF reservist duty in January, credits Israelis' definitive resilience, hope, and extraordinary spirit as reasons for his success.

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, December 25, 2024.