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


Stocks shake off Iran jitters as AI pushes market up, even amid oil climbs and Hormuz crisis

The MSCI All-World index was up 0.13% to trade around record highs, as markets from Tokyo to Seoul traded at or near all-time peaks, underpinned by avid demand for anything AI-related.

Markets are closely watching the next moves in the U.S.-Iran conflict, as renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to threaten global oil flows, inflation stability, and investor confidence.

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

Tech industry mutating before our eyes

High-tech 2026 looks completely different from what we knew just a few years ago. Fewer management layers, fewer large teams, and a great deal more automation.

People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020

The Jewish world cannot afford to leave AI education to Silicon Valley - opinion

As AI reshapes education, the Jewish world faces a choice: build values-driven tools now or lose control of the next generation’s learning.

 AI education illustrative

AI tools can help reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, Israeli study finds

Study finds conversational AI provides strong mental health support and lowers anxiety symptoms.

Mourners hug each other at a funeral in Jerusalem in March during the latest Iranian conflict.

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

At American Innovation Forum in Jerusalem, business leaders say discipline, risk-taking, and adaptability are key to the capital’s hi-tech future.

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.

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

'Autonomy and robotics are reshaping how defense forces operate today' - Eyal Dahan, CEO of FUSE, an Elbit Systems subsidiary.

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

Why AI could create the next wave of Israeli unicorns

Dr. Michael Gofman discusses the Jerusalem Research Center for Artificial Intelligence in Organizations, its mission, and how AI will redefine education, industry, and innovation in Israel.

HEBREW UNIVERSITY Business School students.

UVeye scales automated vehicle‑inspection tech across global automotive markets

The drive-thru system that uses computer vision and deep learning to provide precise, data-driven insights about anomalies passing through its system-providing a full report in less than one minute

Uveye's mobile automotive inspection platform

Israeli AI defense-tech firm Airis Labs emerges from stealth with $60m. in funding

Airis Labs turns unstructured visual data from smartphones, social media, digital forensics, security and body cameras, and drones into machine-readable intelligence

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.