AI

XTEND selected for Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program Phase II

The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program is one of the largest drone initiatives in US military history, aiming to procure over 200,000 drones by 2027.

Skunk Works and Xtend are collaborating to expand joint all domain command and control
‘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.

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

American Innovation Forum panelists Orit Greenbaum Lipski, Muawyah Akash, and Tamir Goodman, moderator Anna Ahronheim, and JYP Forum founder Marc Faust, in Jerusalem, Israel, May 20, 2026.

How nonlinear careers could drive Jerusalem’s hi-tech rise

A Bluewhite autonomy kit installed on a BL Advance Systems BLR MK2 Platform.

Elbit subsidiary acquires Israeli autonomous AI-powered off-road robotic warfare company


The new AI that will help Israelis plan trips

The Kishrey Teufa Group announced a collaboration with VibeTrip to implement a smart AI chat that will assist customers in planning trips.

Planning a vacation

Pompeii victim revealed to be a doctor fleeing Vesuvius’ eruption over 60 years after discovery

The doctor’s identity followed new analysis of archaeological finds kept in the park’s storage warehouses - including a small case hidden within the cast of one of the victims from the garden.

Plaster cast of victim of Pompeii, recently discovered to be a doctor, May 19, 2026.

The cloud intelligence revolution: Bridging the legacy gap in the 6G era

“Uday Kumar Reddy Gangula’s technical frameworks provide a roadmap for businesses seeking resilience in a volatile digital economy.”

AI and robots will not replace engineers; they will remove the tedious work

Dassault Systèmes Israel Country Manager Eli Boichis on innovation, AI, and the future of engineering

Eli Boichis, ‏Country Manager, Dassault Systèmes Israel

WhatsApp adds an intriguing new mode

Meta announced a new mode in WhatsApp that will enable encrypted conversations with Meta AI, without the company being able to access the content or use it to train its models.

WhatsApp

The earbuds that see the world: Apple moves closer to AirPods with cameras

Apple has reportedly reached advanced testing stages for AirPods equipped with tiny cameras designed to capture visual information and enable AI-based contextual responses.

AirPods. The next generation may be able to see.

Ding Li: Redefining the boundary between AI and human through design

“Ding Li proves that great AI design is about helping people, not showcasing technology.”

Netanyahu, Kisch, Smotrich allocate over NIS 1b., outline AI education plan for summer schools

The plan covers summer school programs intended to address the academic and emotional toll of Operation Roaring Lion which led to widespread, extended school closures nationwide.

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Ministers Smotrich and Kisch.

Anthropic says Claude mimicked extortion after absorbing tales of malevolent machines

After tests revealed coercive behavior under shutdown pressure, the firm will tighten oversight, retrain models, and add constraints to address misaligned survival incentives.

A person holding a smartphone displaying an AI folder with icons for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Grok among a backdrop of greenery.

Cybersecurity company Vega launches portal for real–time threat management

Vega's public version of the Threat Hub: A system that centralizes threat intelligence from known sources, filters background noise, and allows for the generation of AI–based detection queries.

Daniel Messing, Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead at Vega