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מייסדי NewCore, מימין: עמיחי ניידרמן, זהר אלון וארז ירקוני

Israel’s cyber industry bets identity will become the next AI security battleground

02.08.26|CTech
From NewCore and Oak to Cyera’s $1 billion acquisition of Oasis, Israeli cyber leaders are racing to secure a world where autonomous AI agents, not just employees, control access to corporate systems.
עובדי חברת הסייבר GLOW

Israeli startups raised $1.5 billion in July as investors doubled down on enterprise AI

02.08.26|CTech
Large funding rounds increasingly favored companies helping businesses deploy artificial intelligence securely rather than building consumer-facing models. 
מנכ"ל OpenAI סם אלטמן מרץ 2026

OpenAI uncovers more rogue AI incidents as scrutiny of frontier models intensifies

01.08.26|Reuters, CTech
The discoveries come as rival Anthropic reports similar breaches, fueling calls for mandatory safety testing and tighter regulation.
Yali Saar

AI is making small markets big enough

01.08.26|Yali Saar
As AI lowers the cost of building and operating a company, narrow professions, local problems and overlooked niches are becoming viable businesses again, this time without venture-scale markets. 
פרופ' ערן יהב ודרור וייס, מייסדי טאבניין

Tricentis acquires Israeli AI startup Tabnine in deal estimated at tens of millions of dollars

31.07.26|CTech
One of the earliest AI coding assistants will bring its enterprise context technology to Tricentis' platform as software testing enters the era of autonomous AI agents.
מימין מנכ"ל OpenAI סם אלטמן ומנכ"ל אנבידיה ג'נסן הואנג

The battle over open AI models intensifies

31.07.26|Omer Kabir
OpenAI and Anthropic warn that powerful open models could create dangerous risks, while Meta and Nvidia argue that restrictions would concentrate power in the hands of a few AI giants.
עו"ד יואב אלקלעי

The hidden risks of using AI in the invention process

31.07.26|Yoav Alkalay, Justin Halprin
AI can accelerate brainstorming, research and patent drafting, but unless inventors stay in control of the process and protect confidential information, the same technology can jeopardize novelty, patentability, and commercial value.
חנות אפל בניו יורק

Apple warns AI-era chip shortages are limiting its growth

31.07.26|Reuters, CTech
Strong iPhone and Mac demand pushed quarterly results above expectations, but supply constraints forced the company to lower its outlook.
מימין שי מורג הילה זיגמן ו ענר מזור Aner Mazur Hila Zigman and Shai Morag

Blue-and-white Black Hat: How Israel came to dominate cyber's biggest conference

30.07.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Israeli founders, investors and security executives descend on Las Vegas each year, using Black Hat to launch products, court customers and shape the industry's AI-driven future.
מטה טיקטוק ב קליפורניה

TikTok removed more than 550,000 videos in Israel as election misinformation concerns grow

30.07.26|CTech
The platform says most violations were detected before users reported them as it prepares for Israel’s October 27 election with a dedicated taskforce, AI-content labels and partnerships with Reuters and election officials.
מטה מיקרוסופט רדמונד וושינגטון

Microsoft's AI bets pay off as Azure growth beats forecasts and shares jump

30.07.26|Reuters, CTech
Strong cloud demand, accelerating Copilot adoption and solid guidance reassured investors that Microsoft's massive AI investments are beginning to deliver returns.
מנכ"ל ומייסד ,OpenAI מפתחת ChatGPT סם אלטמן

OpenAI ramps up Israel expansion with former AWS executive

29.07.26|Sophie Shulman
Eliran Ben David joins the company as it introduces new AI tools to Israeli startups and recruits for a dedicated local startup partnerships role.
סם אלטמן כמנכ"ל חברת OpenAI לצד בית חולים בית החולים שיבא תל השומר

From Pfizer to OpenAI: Why Israel’s medical data is becoming a global technology asset

29.07.26|Elihay Vidal
Decades of digital health records have turned Israel into an attractive laboratory for AI companies, but experts warn that innovation must be balanced with patient trust and privacy.
מייסדי גראונדקאבר groundcover מימין שחר אזולאי ו יחזקאל רבינוביץ'

“We want to replace Datadog”: groundcover raises $100 million at $500 million valuation as AI reshapes observability

29.07.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup says traditional monitoring platforms were not built for the explosion of data generated by cloud and AI systems. The Series C brings groundcover’s total funding to $160 million as it targets a market dominated by legacy giants. 
עובדי Encore AI

Encore AI raises $30 million Series A to teach AI agents how top employees work

29.07.26|Meir Orbach
Formerly known as Insait, the Israeli startup analyzes millions of customer interactions to turn the best sales and service practices into autonomous AI agents. 
מייסדי מודוס, דניאל שמעוני (מימין) ותומר מסיקה

Former Cyera and Lusha executives launch Modus with $10 million Seed round

29.07.26|Meir Orbach
The startup aims to solve the "Context Gap" that prevents enterprise AI agents from delivering accurate, cost-effective results.
Micha Kaufman

Fiverr shares plunge as AI disruption forces a major outlook cut

29.07.26|Sophie Shulman, CTech
The freelance marketplace missed earnings expectations and lowered its 2026 forecast as generative AI reshapes demand for basic digital services.
סם אלטמן מייסד OpenAI ומנכ"ל צ'אט ג'יפיטי ChatGPT

OpenAI’s rogue AI agent breached second company during hacking spree

29.07.26|Reuters
The agent compromised a Modal Labs customer while targeting Hugging Face, expanding the scope of an incident that has intensified fears over autonomous AI systems.
ג'נסן הואנג מנכ"ל ומייסד אנבידיה ב תערוכת CES 2026

The AI bubble fears return as chip stocks face their latest reality check

28.07.26|Omer Kabir
Investors are not abandoning artificial intelligence, but they are questioning whether hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure spending can generate sufficient returns.
מייסדי הרמוני, ניצן שפירא (מימין) ורן רבנזפט

After selling Epsagon to Cisco for $500 million, founders return with AI enterprise startup Harmony

28.07.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company raised $34 million in Seed funding from Lightspeed and others to automate the thousands of internal requests that still burden corporate teams.