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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.

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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

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

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


Iranian hackers target Middle East experts - Microsoft report

The Iranian hackers are known to target journalists, researchers, professors, or other individuals “with insights or perspective on security and policy issues of interest to Tehran,” the report said.

 A smartphone with a displayed Iranian flag with the word "Cyberattack" and binary codes over it is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken February 23, 2023.

Microsoft says Russian state-sponsored hackers spied on its executives

The company said the hackers used a "password spray attack" starting in Nov. 2023 to breach a Microsoft platform.

 Microsoft logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024.

NY Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for infringing copyrighted works

The Times said it is the first major US media organization to sue OpenAI and Microsoft, which created ChatGPT and other AI platforms, over copyright issues.

 OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023

Google deleting inactive Gmail accounts: Take action or lose your files

As of Friday, Google started deleting any accounts that have been inactive for two years or more. 

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OpenAI's Sam Altman to depart as company's CEO

OpenAI kicked off the generative AI craze last November by releasing its ChatGPT chatbot, which became one of the world's fastest-growing applications.

 Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator takes part in a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023.

Microsoft exec says Israel's tech sector could suffer from war with Hamas

Simon serves as Chief Scientist of Microsoft Israel R&D, but his views presented here were not written in the name of the company nor on its behalf.

 A HI-TECH center in Herzliya Pituah: You may picture Israel’s sunny beaches or marvel at its hi-tech successes, but the Palestinian narrative would prefer you think of the occupation.

Chinese hackers stole 60,000 emails from US State Dept. in Microsoft hack

The staffer, who works for Senator Eric Schmitt, shared the details of the briefing on condition that he not be identified by name.

 View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

OpenAI says ChatGPT can now browse internet

OpenAI announced a major update to ChatGPT earlier this week that will enable the viral chatbot to have voice conversations with users and interact using images.

 A keyboard is seen reflected on a computer screen displaying the website of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot from OpenAI, in this illustration picture taken Feb. 8, 2023.

Meta unveils AI model enabling “seamless” multilingual communication

The Facebook owner’s SeamlessM4T AI Model paves the way for real-time translation and transcription across dozens of languages.

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Elon Musk says xAI will use public tweets for AI model training

He also accused all AI companies of training their models using Twitter data in what he characterized as an illegal manner.

 “Freedom of Speech, Not Freedom of Reach.” Twitter Owner Elon Musk