Artificial intelligence

US rewards UAE's military aid in Iran war with expanded access to AI chips - report

In recognition of the UAE's support for US national security interests, the US has granted UAE AI companies free access to buy chips from companies such as Nvidia.

An AI-generated image of an Nvidia chip.
Dovi Frances (L), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aiming to be prime minister? Netanyahu's AI advisor eyes future political run, but not with Likud

A still from an Iranian propaganda channel "Explosive Media" creates Lego AI propaganda video showing a shadowy figure causing senator Lindsey Graham's fatal heart attack, July 12, 2026.

Iran-backed Lego AI propaganda channel claims regime behind Graham's death, threatens Laura Loomer

Defense firm Elbit Systems announced new $100 million contracts with the Defense Ministry to develop advanced digitization capabilities for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). February 9.

Battlefield dominance will belong to the side that owns the operating layer - opinion


Behind the layoff headlines lies a more complex reality - opinion

It is very easy to blame AI for everything currently happening in the market, but the layoffs we are seeing are not driven solely by new tech

(ILLUSTRATIVE) A logo of Meta AI sits outside the Meta House on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025.

Samsung presents a first look at its first smart glasses

A collaboration with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker brings fashionable design, AI capabilities, and real-time translation – without taking the phone out of the pocket.

Samsung's smart glasses

Inside the perfect storm: Windward on the hidden war reshaping the oceans

From the White House to global shipping desks, they all call Windward. CEO Ami Daniel on what's really happening in the Strait of Hormuz.

Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, May 2, 2026.

Meta separates groups from Facebook and launches a new app

Meta is disconnecting one of the central and most popular features on the social network. The new app, Forum, will concentrate all group activity in one place.

Meta, Facebook

The AI economy will be built by those who control power and land

As data centers become the backbone of the global economy, access to electricity and strategic infrastructure is emerging as the ultimate competitive advantage.

Navot Bar, CEO and co-founder of Keystone Infra

Google completely changes the search engine

Google revealed at a conference a new generation of AI–powered search with a smart search box, autonomous agents, and a continuous conversational interface.

Google Search

The war exposed Israel’s broken politics, resilient society - opinion

The war showed the strength of Israeli society and the growing weakness of its political institutions.

Children of reservists in Or Akiva attend a week-long summer camp organized by HaOgen

What ancient Jewish wisdom can teach us about the age of AI - opinion

Thousands of years before AI, the ancients imagined much of it – self-operating tools, autonomous weapons, answer-giving superintelligence.

ARTWORK BY Gedaliah Gurfein and his bot Flash.

Meta to lay off 100 in Israel, reassign 200 to AI

The move is part of the streamlining policy to reduce layers of management that CEO Mark Zuckerberg says are slowing down the teams' work pace.

“Meta is unifying Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and more into a single account system, allowing users to manage all services from one place and sign in securely using one password or Passkey technology.”

Grapevine: Paraguay’s ambassador brings longstanding pro-Israel ties to Jerusalem

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Paraguayan Ambassador Alejandro Rubin Cymerman (L) with President Isaac Herzog at his Jerusalem residence, 2024.