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


Major AI models reproduce centuries-old antisemitic stereotypes, Israeli study finds

'From Myth to Model: Representation of “The Jew” in Generative AI', by Israeli academics Michael Gilead and Gal Gutman, found that historical antisemitic tropes appear embedded in modern AI systems.

AI and computing, illustrative image.

Intel, Startup Nation Central name three Israeli start-ups as Edge AI Tech Challenge winners

Taking first place was Secondly, a startup founded by serial entrepreneur Adam Cohen Hillel, which is developing an AI assistant designed to maintain long-term memory of a user's preferences.

The winners of Startup Nation Central and Intel's Edge AI Tech Challenge pose for a picture.

Former Austrian chancellor Kurz's Dream hits $3b. valuation in AI funding round

Dream raised $260 million in a new funding round, bringing its valuation to $3 billion and total capital raised to $412 million as governments race to control their own AI systems.

Dream co-founders Shalev Hulio and Sebastian Kurz

"Young people reduced digital purchases. We stopped exciting them. They are going to the mall"

At the Go E-Commerce conference, senior figures in the e-commerce industry outlined the future of the market in light of the AI revolution and uncertainty.

Azrieli Mall Tel Aviv

The US can debate AI integration, Israel has already operationalized it - opinion

The next American soldier saved by AI‑assisted targeting will owe that edge to an IDF unit Congress has never heard of.

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

Trust in news at all-time low as interest in industry declines, Reuters Institute finds - study

The study further found that concerns about fake news have increased by four points since 2025, in line with the rise in the use of non-traditional news sources.

A picture taken on September 12, 2013 in Paris shows a tablet and a smartphone connected on news websites and world newspapers.

New AI tool allows users to chat with Jewish historical figures

Jewish Lives says the site is designed to “enrich reader exploration of the Jewish experience.” They’ve created lesson plans to help educators use Ask Jewish Lives in the classroom.

IMAGES OF Albert Einstein and Emma Goldman are featured in "Ask Jewish Lives," an AI bot that bases its conversations on the "Jewish Lives" series of biographies.

G7 leaders discuss 'trusted partners' access to cutting-edge US AI models, sources say

An agreement providing broader access to advanced models would allow G7 countries to use the models to develop stronger cybersecurity defenses against rivals such as China.

The G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.

Israel attempts an AI catch-up revolution as four million people prepare to change jobs - exclusive

How will Israel's new AI Chief, Erez Askal, address challenges that make AI harder for Israelis than cyber?

AI. Illustration.

Physical AI is rewriting the rules of war, Israel can’t afford to miss it - opinion

Physical AI isn’t chatbots or recommendation algorithms. It’s intelligence embedded in machines that move, perceive, and act in the real world.

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