Artificial intelligence

Can Israel finally stub out smoking? Experts turn to AI, brain stimulation, and new drugs

While smoking is declining in many countries around the world, it is growing in Israel, rising in the last few years from one in five adults to one in four.

CBT can break down the connection between thought and the desire to smoke by using mindfulness.
An AI-generated image of an Nvidia chip.

US rewards UAE's military aid in Iran war with expanded access to AI chips - report

Dovi Frances (L), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aiming to be prime minister? Netanyahu's AI advisor eyes future political run, but not with Likud

A still from an Iranian propaganda channel "Explosive Media" creates Lego AI propaganda video showing a shadowy figure causing senator Lindsey Graham's fatal heart attack, July 12, 2026.

Iran-backed Lego AI propaganda channel claims regime behind Graham's death, threatens Laura Loomer


Grapevine: Paraguay’s ambassador brings longstanding pro-Israel ties to Jerusalem

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Paraguayan Ambassador Alejandro Rubin Cymerman (L) with President Isaac Herzog at his Jerusalem residence, 2024.

Company invests in hub to make New Jersey 'new Silicon Valley' for foreign start ups

SOSA and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority launched NJ BASE, a new innovation center aimed at bringing global technology companies into the state and accelerating foreign investment.

NJEDA and SOSA inagurated New Jersey's latest innovation center.

IDF to develop AI battlefield operations with newest tech division, military announces

The new division, which will be called "Alumot," will include soldiers in combat roles, technology professionals, information researchers, and artificial intelligence experts.

Maj.-Gen. Aviad Dagan.

In the age of AI, Shavuot reminds us that wisdom is not data - opinion

Shavuot reminds us that civilization is sustained not only by intelligence but also by covenant, responsibility, and moral restraint.

An illustrative image of man and AI touching.

The gadget that records and summarizes your meetings with AI

The international brand for smart documentation arrives in Israel with three AI–powered products that record, transcribe, and summarize conversations, meetings, and phone calls.

Behind the devices stands the advanced AI engine Plaud Intelligence, which integrates the market's leading language models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google

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

Israeli travel company turns to AI to reshape vacation planning

The new platform aims to make trip planning more personalized, intuitive, and accessible for Kishrey Teufa customers.

Kishrey Teufa, VibeTrip launch AI travel-planning partnership

From battlefield to backyard: Inside Israel's Cando drone revolution

"You dream it, we drone it." Cando's Ghil Harly reveals how Israeli drones may soon deliver organs.

Drones can save lives

Turning Iran’s conflict data into defensive AI - opinion

The war with Iran is producing a massive operational memory. The strategic question is whether democratic defense ecosystems can organize this memory faster, more responsibly, and more intelligently

Iran Israel USA war conflict social media on display. Searching on tablet, pad, phone or smartphone screen in hand.

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.

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