Hi-tech

Anthropic cancels $6B acquisition of Israeli AI start-up Decart following due diligence

Bloomberg report: After weeks of due diligence and advanced negotiations, AI giant Anthropic has decided not to go ahead with its acquisition of Israeli start-up Decart.

Decart founders Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arrives for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026.

Bill Gates plans to press Xi Jinping on global AI safety and restrictions

Founder of Moonshot AI Yang Zhilin delivers a speech at a conference of 2026 Zhongguancun forum, in Beijing, China March 25, 2026.

China's Moonshot AI negotiates Microsoft, Amazon, Google over Kimi K3 revenue sharing - report

Jan-Jaap Jager, CEO of Acronis.

Acronis pushes AI beyond recommendations with new autonomous IT platform


How the Negev desert became Israel's unlikely global tech powerhouse

From cyber hubs to climate tech, a once-dismissed vision is transforming the South into a global laboratory for solutions

Agrilight – a start-up project in the  DeserTech’s agriculture sector, demonstrating that it’s possible to  grow crops under a photovoltaic installation.

Breaking barriers: Israeli women expand opportunities in STEM and hi-tech

The women working to expand opportunities for other women in Israeli hi-tech

Despite barrier in the hi-tech industry, women in Israel are still shaping the future of STEM.

The invisible risk: Can you really trust your ‘private’ AI assistant to keep your secrets?

TECH AFFAIRS: Research by Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point found a weakness in ChatGPT’s system that could allow someone to extract data without triggering any alarms.

The ChatGPT app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025

Under the radar: The program bringing ultra-Orthodox women into the IDF

Haredi women assist other like-minded women in joining the military, with exciting new avenues of exploration, and without compromising their way of life

Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin, former Israel Air Force commander, awards Esti Solomon the Above and Beyond medal for the program to integrate haredi women into the air force.

Your Taxes: What makes Israeli hi-tech tick

Venture capital (VC) funds provide capital, education, and financial discipline to clever young geeks. The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) provides R&D grants.

Israeli Tech

Nvidia acquires Israeli data co Illumex

Illumex, which was founded by CEO Inna Tokarev Sela, has raised $13 million to date, mainly from Israeli investors

An AI-generated image of an Nvidia chip.

Revolution in the financial market: Airwallex grows by 315% and expands further

Airwallex in Israel reports 315% revenue growth, expands team, and launches full financial product suite following local license approval.

Airwallex Company.

After tasting hybrid work, tech employees won’t go back to the old reality - opinion

Returning to the office, or refusing to do so, has become a central fault line in employer–employee relations, touching not only on efficiency but on lifestyle.

A RECENT Pew study found that more than 50% of employees don’t want to return to office life.

Why Jerusalem’s last-place quality of life ranking doesn’t tell the full story - opinion

A new quality of life report puts Jerusalem last, yet cranes, jobs, housing, and transit projects point to a great future.

Jerusalem is in the midst of an unprecedented development boom.

Pax Silica: Israel’s chance to become a must-have ally - opinion

Pax Silica offers Israel a path from protected ally of the US to indispensable partner on the global stage.

International representatives at the US-Led Pax Silica Summit.