Nvidia, Google ask to pay Israel taxes in dollars as shekel gains
Tech giants, and Nvidia in particular, are among the biggest employers in Israel, and their impact on the local economy is enormous
Business & Innovation
British Airways extends flight cancellations to Israel through the end of October
IATI connects VC funds with foreign ambassadors and attachés in Israel
Chevron launches Israel energy-tech accelerator for early stage startups
Bank Leumi ranks second in MENA region for innovation, first in Israel for AI implementation
Bank Leumi has been one of the pioneers of the AI revolution in Israel. I am proud that the significant efforts we are investing in AI are bearing fruit,” said Leumi’s CEO Hanan Friedman.
Blue Origin launch pad repairs could take 'serious time', NASA chief says - report
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told CNBC that a goal to have the launch pad fixed by 2028 was "within the realm" of possibility.
'Putting profits over safety': Florida A-G sues OpenAI over 'harm caused to Floridians' - report
"The rise of OpenAI is attributable to a web of deceit and the exploitation of users, leveraging their data and safety to boost OpenAI’s market value at unacceptable costs,” said the complaint.
El Al launches direct, 15-hour-long flight to San Francisco from Tel Aviv for next fall
It chose LY49 as the flight number for the 15-hour flights, which will happen three times a week, in homage to the San Francisco 49ers football team.
After October 7th, we thought no one would want to come here- we were wrong
An interview with Sharon Shlomo, the CEO of The Israel Experience.
Amid shekel-dollar crisis: Hi-tech sector gains strength as Israel's main export with 58% in 2025
The trend is driven mainly by the sector's dominance of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) projects, which export these services overseas and are highly dependent on foreign-currency income.
Stocks shake off Iran jitters as AI pushes market up, even amid oil climbs and Hormuz crisis
The MSCI All-World index was up 0.13% to trade around record highs, as markets from Tokyo to Seoul traded at or near all-time peaks, underpinned by avid demand for anything AI-related.
Israeli ministries move to block $4.2 billion sale of ZIM over security concerns
The opposition centers on a deal approved by ZIM shareholders at the end of April under which the company would be acquired for $4.2 billion, roughly $1 billion above its current market valuation.
Israel’s mobility sector forecasts what inventions can actually deploy and when
Elon Musk praised Israel’s innovation, yet the Smart Mobility Summit’s focus kept returning to the hard problems of regulation, infrastructure, public trust, and moving on from the pilot stage.
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.
