Business & Innovation

A strategic miss: R&D is Israel's brain - so why does it develop, manufacture abroad? - opinion

Israel excels in algorithms and exits, but we have forgotten a basic principle: The higher you move up the value chain, the greater the profit.

Person, hands and writing with tablet for research (illustrative)

Connecting neighbors under fire: The story behind Angels of the Shelter

TENTS ARE set in an underground parking garage used as a public bomb shelter in Tel Aviv last month.

AI is ending era of ‘job immunity’ for young tech workers as it reshapes Israel's job market

LOCAL EMPLOYMENT bureau: Network, network, network.

Your Taxes: Israel’s lower mid-market is tempting international M&A buyers

Part of an electronic board displaying market data is seen at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

SpaceX warns that inquiries into sexually abusive AI imagery may hurt market access

SpaceX’s regulatory filing reveals potential market access risks due to investigations into xAI’s involvement in generating harmful imagery.

APRIL 24, 2026ByREUTERS

The SpaceX building, as the company prepares to file for an initial public offering (IPO), in Hawthorne, California, April 23, 2026.

The network effect: Orly Carmon’s ORCA is rewriting power for women across borders

Influence, when shared purposefully, amplifies. “Individually, you can achieve a lot,” Carmon notes. “But together, you can go much further.”

APRIL 23, 2026ByIN COLLABORATION WITH ORCA, RONNIE ROSENMAN

ORCA. A transnational network of women designed around movement

Israeli battery-swapping IP owners demand $250 million from Chinese EV giant for patent infringemen

Charge Peak, which owns the IP of defunct Israeli company Better Place, accuses Chinese EV maker Nio of using the IP in products shipped to Europe.

APRIL 23, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

During the test, I spent a considerable amount of time at charging stations, which were sometimes slow or unavailable.

VAST Data confirms $1b raise at $30b valuation

Customers include CoreWeave, Lowe's, the US Air Force and Cursor, as well as thousands of organizations who rely on the company to store, contextualize, and act on data

APRIL 23, 2026ByGLOBES

“Residential proxies enable accurate, scalable SEO data collection by making automated traffic appear like real users and avoiding blocks.”

Polymarket forecast low chances of ceasefire being extended even after Trump's announcement

According to the platform's Iran section, there is a 20% chance that the ceasefire will be extended by April 22nd, with users not considering the current situation an official extension.

APRIL 22, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

A strong shekel, a weakened export engine

According to Export Institute figures, 2025 was a record year for Israeli exports. Total exports reached $164 billion, up 10%. Services exports crossed $90 billion for the first time.

APRIL 21, 2026ByAVI BALASHNIKOV

The New Israeli Shekel (NIS) is stronger than ever.

Oil surges, stocks fall as US-Iran tensions threaten Strait of Hormuz shipping flows driving risk

Iran rejected new peace talks with the US, its state news agency reported on Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he was sending envoys for talks in Pakistan

APRIL 21, 2026ByREUTERS

An illustration of oil barrels, pipelines, and drills, over the backdrop of US and Iranian flags.

Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO after 15 years, with insider John Ternus set to replace him

Apple named longtime hardware chief John Ternus as its next CEO, tasking him with steering the company after Tim Cook as the iPhone maker gears up for an industry shift.

APRIL 20, 2026ByREUTERS, TOBIAS HOLCMAN