Hi-tech

Israeli-designed Palace of Versailles extended reality installation set to launch

The new "Light of Liberty" installation allows visitors to walk next to historical figures in a simulated eighteenth-century environment.

Rendering of the XR experience at Palace of Versailles.
People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020

Natural Intelligence marketing firm wins Dun award for advancing women in Israeli high-tech sector

Tech layoffs are the key to change in education in Israel

Israeli unemployment rates rising in hi-tech with the advancement of artificial intelligence

Tali Mekere

Tali Mekere: A first-generation engineer's path to success from Ethiopia to Netanya


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.

Israel can turn tech dominance into global gaming success - opinion

Israel’s tech strength is undeniable, but its gaming identity is still forming. Now, the industry’s evolution may finally align with Israel’s emerging creative scene.

Gaming.

AI revolution-made opportunity: When hi-tech expertise meets financial sector - opinion

The AI revolution, combined with a wave of efficiency measures across the technology sector, is reshaping the landscape.

An illustrative image of a robot hand holding money in what represents artificial intelligence (AI) in the finance sector.

Israel's hi-tech paradox: Record degrees, stagnant employment for Arab graduates - opinion

While the academic system has succeeded in producing a new, educated generation of young Arabs, the labor market itself remains largely closed to them.

Tsofen encourages the establishment and development of hi-tech centers in major Arab cities and communities.