Technology

The omission that will cost the state tens of billions

AI is pushing workers 50+ out of the job market. With the state refusing to invest in retraining, it will pay heavily in benefits and lost revenue.

Illustration: Using AI at work
Digital entertainment platforms are bringing sports, games and interactive experiences together through a single user account.

One account, plenty of ways to follow the action

Director General of the Ministry of Welfare, Yinon Aharoni, and Sheba CEO, Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, signing the agreement

Welfare Ministry and Sheba to establish $25 million innovation arm

Koftan Halabi (L), founder of Isfiya's D-TEC, and Nechemia Peres, co-founder of Pitango Venture Capital, at the D-TEC Druze Tech-Fest.

From soldiering to start-ups: Israel's Druze community is building its own start-up ecosystem


The console returning from the past: A veteran gaming brand makes a surprising comeback

After years of decline and failed pivots, Atari under Wade Rosen refocuses on retro gaming, preservation, and acquisitions, aiming to turn nostalgia and its classic catalog into a modern business.

Old video games. The past as a growth engine.

New snacks, drinks, ice cream, and kids phone hit Israeli shelves

From snacks and drinks to protein ice cream, pastrami, squeeze mayo, softeners, a summer collection, and a kids’ smart phone, new consumer products arrive on Israeli shelves across categories.

KIDIPHONE.

Israel’s mobility sector forecasts what inventions can actually deploy and when

Elon Musk praised Israel’s innovation, yet the Smart Mobility Summit’s focus kept returning to the hard problems of regulation, infrastructure, public trust, and moving on from the pilot stage.

Elon Musk

The Israeli high-tech company that assisted in locating hostages raised $31 million

The start-up founded by security establishment veterans months before the war, developed a platform for real-time visual information analysis from cameras, drones, and additional sources.

Airis Labs founders: Rotem Abeles, Amos Lahav, and Noam Friedman

Amdocs to lay off 3,000 employees

The entire technology industry is experiencing aggressive cuts, partly due to the changes brought about by AI.

Amdocs in Raanana

The supermarket chain selling the iPhone 17 for NIS 2,599

After already entering the price war last November, the Victory chain is now lowering prices once again – with an additional cut of hundreds of shekels on the iPhone 17 series.

iPhone 17

Samsung is developing its weirdest phone in years

A new patent reveals a rollable Samsung smartphone with an especially unusual mechanism: The screen opens to the sides and the rear camera slides together with the device's body.

This is how the Galaxy Z Rollable might look like

Chinese military technology allowed Iran to shoot down US fighter jet during war - report

NBC report suggests Chinese-made missile may have downed US fighter jet while Beijing-linked systems allegedly supported Iranian air defenses and targeting capabilities.

Members of the People's Liberation Army stand as the strategic strike group displays DF-61 nuclear missiles during a military parade in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.

Start-Up Ethiopia: Addis Ababa takes a page from Israel's innovation playbook

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Ethiopia is looking to Israel’s Start-Up Nation model as it builds its own AI sector and strengthens technological cooperation.

‘ANCIENT CONNECTIONS’: A view toward Jerusalem’s Old City during Sigd celebrations emphasizes the centuries-old ties between Ethiopia and the Jewish state – ties now expanding into diplomacy, technology, and regional cooperation.

Huawei declares: We will succeed in manufacturing advanced chips by 2031

The Chinese company claims to have developed a method that will enable the production of highly advanced chips without Western equipment – and at a lower cost than its competitors.

Huawei