Israel tech
China, Iran, Israeli groups weaponize AI for first-of-their-kind social media campaigns - report
An investigation by The New York Times reveals how groups in China, Iran, and Israel leveraged open-source AI to unleash thousands of autonomous bots on social media.
From Weizmann computers to start-up nation: How Israel grew to become a high-tech powerhouse
The next US-Israel agreement should expand joint innovation - opinion
Israel is entering a new tech growth cycle – and needs the best people here - opinion
Israeli start-up wins biggest ed-tech competition in the world
Israeli ed-tech company Storywizard won the award for its use of AI in the field of education.
Israel’s CHEQ to help Musk battle bots on X - opinion
X signed an agreement with CHEQ, which will assist it in dealing with the high rate of fake users. Apparently, Musk’s direct involvement with the Israeli company is what led to the quick deal close.
Israel, India partner on water-based startup accelerator
The objective will see both Indian and Israeli participants take part in a comprehensive water technology accelerator program.
Quebec to open first Middle East bureau in Israel to hype innovation
The office will be located within the Canadian embassy in Tel Aviv and will be Quebec's first in the Middle East and 35th total.
Knesset passes law to promote hi-tech investment, keep companies in country
In theory, the bill aims to respond to continuing global trends that have negatively impacted Israel’s financing and business environment.
'Israel’s high uncertainty is killing business'
The CEO of one of Israel’s largest IT companies, Aman Group, explains what businesses are planning to do in case the local economy plummets.
Ben-Gurion U. develops AI system to identify social norm violations
Prof. Yair Neuman and his engineer Yochai Cohen built the system using GPT-3, zero-shot text classification and automatic rule discovery.
Government allocates NIS 75 million for innovation centers in Israel's periphery
The inter-ministerial effort could be instrumental in incorporating more Israeli demographics into its high-tech industry.
Researchers find Israeli-made Pegasus spyware deployed across Armenia
What researchers were able to confirm "is the tip of the iceberg," said Natalia Krapiva, the tech-legal counsel for Access Now. "The targeting was quite extensive."
Likud's Ofir Akunis plans international tech expo for Israel’s 75th
Akunis welcomed 23 ministers to Jerusalem in his previous term in the role five years ago for a science policy conference and to mark Israel’s 70th year.
