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20 stories about AI

Sergey Brin is pushing Google to go all in on Gemini as AI race intensifies

15.08.26|Reuters, CTech
The co-founder has urged key staff to focus on closing the gap with Anthropic and OpenAI, while a leadership overhaul gives greater power to executives focused on commercialization.
Omer Nissim Sweet Security

Sweet Security: “The speed belongs to the tool; the judgment does not”

13.08.26|Amy Shapiro
Omer Nissim, Security Researcher at Sweet Security, discusses why the future of cybersecurity is more human than ever, as part of CTech’s Security Researchers series.
Decart founders

Why Anthropic is willing to pay $6 billion for Decart

13.08.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup’s technology could help Anthropic make AI models run faster and more efficiently as demand for Claude continues to surge.
מייק רוג'רס שותף ב Team8 ולשעבר ראש ה NSA

“AI doesn’t fundamentally change cybersecurity. It changes the speed and scale”

13.08.26|Omer Kabir
Former NSA chief Mike Rogers warns that artificial intelligence is lowering the expertise required to launch cyberattacks, while Iran’s targeting of U.S. water systems shows how even small communities can become strategic targets.
מייסד יאנדקס ארקדי וולוז'

Nebius’ AI infrastructure boom is bringing it deeper into Israel

13.08.26|CTech
The Nasdaq-listed company beat revenue estimates and secured four AI cloud contracts worth more than $1 billion each, while expanding aggressively across Israel’s computing and startup ecosystem.
קלוד של אנתרופיק לצד מנכ"ל החברה דריו אמודיי

Anthropic is eyeing Decart and a major foothold in Israel

13.08.26|Allon Sinai
The potential $6 billion acquisition would give the AI company a team of roughly 100 employees and technology aimed at making AI systems faster and more efficient. 
מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 מייסדי Decart מימין משה שלו וד"ר דין לייטרסדורף

Anthropic in talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for $6 billion

13.08.26|Golan Hazani, Sophie Shulman
The reported deal would be the largest acquisition in Anthropic's history and follows advanced talks between Decart and Nvidia.
רובוט AI של סמסונג

The 'Rogue Model' storm: how to use agentic AI without losing control

12.08.26|Rani Ben Shaul
"We're not used to the computer being able to lie to us. Now it can."
שיחת זום

Fewer than 20 AI prompts uncovered a dangerous Zoom vulnerability, researchers say

12.08.26|Omer Kabir
Cyber researchers at A Security say work that could previously have taken months was completed in less than 24 hours with a publicly available AI model.
מייסדי Attestable, מימין: יוגב בר-און, שחר פפיני ושחר סמוכה

RAND, 8200, StarkWare and SSI alumni raise $20 million to secure AI

11.08.26|Meir Orbach
Attestable is betting that zero-knowledge cryptography can provide a new way for companies and governments to verify what happens inside increasingly powerful AI systems.
שיטפונות במחוז חביי ב סין

China’s AI weather models are challenging the old forecasting order

11.08.26|Reuters, CTech
Fengwu, Pangu and Fuxi are among a new generation of AI systems that can produce forecasts in a fraction of the time required by conventional models, though important limitations remain. 
מנכ"ל אנבידיה ג'נסן הואנג

Nvidia targets $500 billion from investors to fuel the AI buildout

11.08.26|Reuters, CTech
The chip giant is teaming up with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to expand access to financing for AI data centers and computing infrastructure.
דרור בין מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות 2026 חדש

AI is splitting Israel’s high-tech industry in two

11.08.26|Meir Orbach
Software companies are cutting jobs and slowing hiring while demand for chips, computing infrastructure and deep tech is driving expansion elsewhere in the sector. 
ערן זינמן ו רועי מן מייסדי מאנדיי

Monday’s AI business surges, but investors send shares down

10.08.26|Sophie Shulman
AI ARR doubled from Q1 and accounted for 17% of net new ARR, but the company forecast conservative growth for the third quarter and did not raise its annual guidance.
מנכ"ל אנבידיה ג'נסן הואנג

Israeli retail investors are swapping meme stocks for AI and semiconductor bets

10.08.26|Almog Azar
A Calcalist analysis of leading holdings across six investment platforms shows a retreat from nuclear, quantum and crypto plays and a growing concentration around AI infrastructure, chipmakers and major U.S. indexes.
יפעת רייטר מנכלית

AIG Israel workers threaten strike over AI-driven job concerns

10.08.26|Almog Azar
After nearly a year of negotiations over a new collective agreement, the workers’ union says it is also seeking safeguards against the potential impact of AI on employment.
מייסדי דקארט Decart מימין משה שלו וד"ר דין לייטרסדורף

Israeli AI startup Decart nearing $6 billion sale, Musk’s SpaceX circling

10.08.26|Golan Hazani, Sophie Shulman
Exclusive: The three-year-old startup was close to a deal with Nvidia before a larger bid emerged, with SpaceX, Amazon and Nebius believed to be among those interested in acquiring the company.