Haifa mayor demands parties commit to shutting down city's petrochemical industry by 2029
Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav urged parties to commit to closing the Haifa Bay petrochemical industry by 2029, citing security threats and health risks.
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Cryptocurrency trading under scrutiny as two Israelis face multimillion-dollar tax evasion probes
Israeli airline stocks surge nearly 9% following flydubai hijacking incident
Israir also reported severe loss of value in its stock over the last month, falling from NIS 1.60 on September 9 to NIS 1.44 reported on Tuesday, just before the recent jump registered on Wednesday.
Bank Hapoalim to finance Stark Power with $85 million
The deal helps the energy firm created by former Enlight and Nofar executives expand in the US to acquire and build new energy and storage projects.
Qatar's UCC in talks for possible entrance into oil, gas areas in Venezuela, executive says
UCC, British BP, and XRG, a unit of United Arab Emirates' state company ADNOC, last month were granted a long-term license to develop the Loran gas project, one of the largestin Venezuela's waters.
OpenAI takes on Meta with dots agent in autonomous AI push
The launch marks a new front in the competition among AI companies to move beyond chatbots and sell software that acts on users' behalf – a shift that could reshape how businesses operate.
Trump, tech executives release 'morally binding' accord amid rising fears over AI safety
"It's almost like a constitution, in a way," Trump said, referring to the agreement between the companies. "And the biggest people in the world signed that, and I signed it as president."
WeWork's Adam Neumann says switching off for 25 hours every week for Shabbat helped him be better
The WeWork co-founder described a decade of Shabbat observance and persuaded Steven Bartlett to try a day without screens.
Israeli distribution group Phoenix Brokers acquires AdvisorOS, launches AI and innovation unit
Platform founder Adi Lev will lead the group’s AI strategy, with plans to improve customer service, support agents and streamline operations.
Yalantis Joins Nordic Semiconductor’s Design Partner network as demand for secure devices grows
Yalantis, a Warsaw-based IoT engineering company, is now an official Nordic Semiconductor Design Partner, helping build secure, low-power connected devices.
Hapag-Lloyd urges Israel to review improved offer for shipping services company ZIM
The Finance Ministry raised concerns about Hapag-Lloyd's shareholder structure, noting that Qatar held a 12.3% stake and Saudi Arabia a 10.2% stake in the German company.
AI researchers say companies rush self-improving systems, ignoring potentially disastrous risks
Neel Nanda, a research scientist at DeepMind, said he believed there was at least a 10% chance that AI could lead to human extinction, which he described as "ridiculously high."
