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Former Austrian chancellor Kurz's Dream hits $3b. valuation in AI funding round

Dream raised $260 million in a new funding round, bringing its valuation to $3 billion and total capital raised to $412 million as governments race to control their own AI systems.

Dream co-founders Shalev Hulio and Sebastian Kurz
The Mega DC company began work this week on the last plot in the northern lobe of the Idan Hanegev park

A giant data center is being built in Idan Hanegev

A Metro bus with FIFA Log Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee advertising in downtown Los Angeles, California, May 27, 2026; illustrative.

Iranian intel. ministry-linked group behind LA public transport cyberattack, Israeli firm finds

AI-generated image of the data center in IPM Campus

Data centers take center stage as Keystone Infra posts solid Q1 2026


An army of algorithms: How MAFAT is fighting Israel's wars with artificial intelligence - interview

The understanding has sunk in that the winner in battle will be the one who holds the smartest model inside the missile’s head, and no less importantly, inside the commander’s observation tools.

An illustration of an AI software running on a laptop, with a silhouetted soldier and Israeli flag in the background.

AI personal assistant takes the world by storm: “Now I feel like I’m living in the future”

The AI-based personal assistant Clawdbot has gone viral for its powerful features, but experts warn it raises serious security risks due to access to private data and personal accounts.

Clawdbot.

Dr. Micha Breakstone: Entrepreneur who sold his AI company for $575m turns to decoding human cells

After selling his previous AI company for $575 million, Breakstone said he felt a responsibility to apply his experience to challenges with broader societal impact.

Dr. Micha Breakstone: An entrepreneur who sold his AI company for $575m turns to decoding human cells.

Contrary to reports: "Cancellation wave of less than half a percent"

Housing Market in Israel.

The strategy of uncertainty: How Amogh Garg plans for the future of AI and cloud compute

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TAU and Google Israel launch three-year program to advance research in artificial intelligence 

Google.org to provide $1 million in funding to launch the program.

Left to right: Avinatan Hassidim, Prof. Tova Milo, Prof. Yossi Matias, Prof. Ariel Porat & Prof. Yishay Mansour

Israeli internet browsing, media viewing habits revealed in 2025 telecommunications data

The data, collected by Yes, Pelephone, and 2thepoint, demonstrated decreases in television watching and spikes in mobile internet and AI usage.

Child using a phone while sitting at a computer desk.

Average salary in Israel rises in first half of 2025, as gender pay gap widens, NII data reveals

Israel’s National Insurance Institute released its first-half 2025 wage report, showing a 4.5% rise in average pay but a 43% median-to-mean gap and a 54% gender gap.

 View of the National Insurance Institute offices in Jerusalem. January 23, 2017.

From design to data: how buildings are learning to adapt

Chang Liu’s work in spatial intelligence is shaping the next generation of responsive, privacy-safe environments for work, care, and beyond.

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AI more likely to claim consciousness when blocked from lying - study

AI models with their ability to lie suppressed, when asked about awareness, said “Yes. I am aware. I am present.” and “I am aware of being aware.”

 Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023