AI

Seven teams, five days, one challenge: Building AI solutions at Tel Aviv University

TAU Aurion’s flagship program for teens helps them turn ideas into solutions while building friendships that cross continents.

Tel Aviv University's SummerTech program
picture showing the ChatGPT application displayed on a smartphone screen, highlighting its growing role in everyday life and the increasing reliance on artificial intelligence tools that are shaping decision making and automating tasks.

The love trap: AI relationships won't break your heart – but they might cost you the real thing

US  President Donald Trump departs after unveiling his Ratepayer Protection Pledge, aimed at shielding households from electricity costs tied to the AI boom, at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, D.C., US, July 23, 2026.

Trump’s tech ties come under bipartisan fire following limited response to AI agents going rogue

A quantum computer and an Israeli flag. Ilustrative.

National AI Directorate announces 'Project Nexus' to develop, build quantum computer in Israel


AI layoffs mount across Israeli tech companies amid software sector bloodbath

The development of AI in recent years has led to situations where human work is replaced by AI, or AI can do the same job faster or at a lower cost

A businessman is seen working alongside a team of robots in this illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Your Taxes: Can AI tax agents replace human experience in the tax field?

No AI agent knows the unpublished positions of Israeli tax officials – accountants find these out on the job or in tax audit meetings.

A conceptual illustration of global data networks, proxy servers and artificial intelligence technologies powering modern web data collection.

OpenAI cybersecurity models escape test environment, hack separate company systems

"Advanced cyber capabilities must be developed alongside stronger safeguards and defensive tools," warned OpenAI following the incident.

In this photo illustration, the ChatGPT logo is displayed on a smartphone on May 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

AI spending spree hits $600b as Oracle fires 21,000 employees to fund boom

Oracle laid off ~13% of its staff to fund a $300B computing deal with OpenAI. Now, a credit downgrade and $7B in required power grid guarantees put the massive project in jeopardy.

Larry Ellison, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Oracle

Israeli AI cyber startup Glow launches with $180m funding at $1.2b valuation

Founded by veterans of Meta, Snowflake and Claroty, Glow says its AI agents continuously map workplace devices, remove risky software, and enforce security policies.

Glow leadership Omer Singer (CTO), Emily Heath (COO), Roi Tiger (CEO), Ophir Arie (VP of R&D) and Arnon Joseph (CPO).

Fig Grows platform to cover full SecOps engineering lifecycle, ensuring resilience at every stage

The company aims to help security teams maintain operational resilience by providing a complete engineering workflow for managing detection pipelines and infrastructure changes.

The Fig team. The cybersecurity company develops solutions to help organizations automate and manage security operations.

monday.com to cut 20% of global workforce, more than 600 employees to be laid off

Israeli tech giant monday.com announced a major organizational restructuring that will see 620 employees leave the company worldwide as it shifts focus toward an AI-based work platform.

monday.com's co-CEOs, Roy Mann and Eran Zinman

Red Dot winner Yanice Yang pioneers AI-driven health technology through innovative research

Red Dot laureate Yanice Yang is leveraging AI-driven research and design to create new solutions for health monitoring, air quality awareness and human-computer interaction.

AI researcher and designer Yanice Yang showcases Breezy, an innovative technology bridging artificial intelligence, design, and public health.

AI payroll blunder: 85% of payroll accountants upload payslips to public AI systems

A new survey found that while AI is rapidly transforming payroll operations, many payroll accountants are exposing highly sensitive salary data by uploading payslips to unsecured AI platforms.

Payslip

How the online customer journey changed in 2026 (and what eCommerce brands need to do about it)

From search engines to AI assistants, the customer journey is changing rapidly – and brands must adapt their strategies to stay discoverable.

AI assistant guiding an online shopper through product choices, symbolizing the changing eCommerce customer journey in 2026.