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Israel is world's second-most targeted country by cyberattacks, Microsoft finds

"In cyberspace, you may not see missiles in the air, but there is no ceasefire," said head of the National Cyber Directorate, Yossi Karadi, in response to the report.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV
A cyber warrior at a computer
Bill Gates speaks during the Gates Foundation's first global Goalkeepers event in the Nordics, which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, January 22, 2026.

Bill Gates: International governments are 'way behind' on AI, must work together to avoid issues

Gates said he has been talking to world leaders about his concerns, including President Donald Trump and his team in the US, and said he aims to meet China’s President Xi Jinping later this year.

|ByREUTERS
A view shows the Microsoft logo on the day of the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade fairs with this year's partner country being Canada, as both Canada and the European Union face new US tariffs, in Hanover, Germany, March 31, 2025.

Microsoft Store returns to Syria as US restrictions on country ease

Syrians report renewed access to the Microsoft Store without a VPN, though availability remains inconsistent, and Microsoft has not commented on the change.

|ByRIZIK ALABI / THE MEDIA LINE
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

The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist told Reuters in an interview that he believes China might agree to restrict potentially dangerous AI model releases if the US took initiative.

|ByREUTERS

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APRIL 18, 2023ByJESSICA K

Israeli QuaDream's spyware used on victims across the world - Microsoft

A report was able to identify a handful of victims whose iPhones had been hacked using surveillance software developed by Israeli company QuaDream.

APRIL 11, 2023ByREUTERS
The entrance to an office listed as belonging to Quadream is seen in a high rise building in Ramat Gan, Israel, January 25, 2022. Picture taken January 25, 2022

Microsoft rolls out OpenAI's DALL-E AI art generator in Bing, Edge

Made by Microsoft's partner OpenAI, who also made the ChatGPT chatbot, this new feature allows users to create images that don't yet exist.

APRIL 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

What is Generative AI, the technology behind OpenAI's ChatGPT? - explainer

What is generative AI like ChatGPT and what is it good for?

MARCH 17, 2023ByREUTERS
Artificial Intelligence illustrative.

The AI war: Google invests in start-up of ChatGPT veterans

Google will invest $300 million in a start-up of OpenAI veterans, the developer of ChatGPT, and will own 10% of the company.

MARCH 14, 2023ByYINON BEN SHUSHAN/WALLA!
FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is shown at one of the company's office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020.

The quietest place on earth will drive you insane

In 2015, Microsoft built a room that is now officially designated in the Guinness Book of Records as the quietest place on Earth.

FEBRUARY 19, 2023ByWALLA! HEALTH
Radio frequency anechoic chamber, Antennas Research Group, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. The interior surfaces are covered with pyramidal Radiation Absorbent Material (RAM) which are made of rubberized foam impregnated with mixtures of carbon and iron.

Here is everything you need to know about lay-offs and dismissals - explainer

Companies across the world are being forced to lay off thousands of people due to recession.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByARONA MASKIL
The Google logo at Alphabet's Googleplex headquarters in Mountain View, California, in 2018.

Israel launches Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund

Israel declared it would invest in transforming the country's ecosystem into a global source of inspiration for the development of low-carbon technologies.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022BySHANI ASHKENAZI/GLOBES/TNS
View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

First Excel NFTs include renderings of Ukraine's Zelensky

All proceeds from the first-ever Microsoft Excel NFTs will go to the victims of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

AUGUST 15, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
First Excel NFTs, with some rendering Ukraine's president Zelensky, go on sale.

Why did Russia's cyber warfare against Ukraine fizzle out?

The vice president of the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center grants insight into the sudden lack of aggression from Russia at the war's outbreak.

JUNE 29, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
John Lambert, vice president of the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center