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Tesla's once-bullish tone on robotaxis shifts

25.07.26|Reuters, CTech

Elon Musk once promised a nationwide robotaxi network by the end of 2025. Fast forward, and Tesla's stock is facing its largest percentage drop in more than a year.

Can Big Tech afford the AI race? Alphabet just raised the question

25.07.26|Reuters, CTech

Google's first cash burn despite booming cloud demand puts fresh pressure on Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta to prove AI investments will eventually pay off.

Europe fines Google $1 billion but signals its biggest battle may be over

23.07.26|Reuters, CTech

The EU punished Alphabet under its landmark digital law while acknowledging changes the company has made to comply.

סונדר פיצ'אי סונדאר פיצ'אי מנכ"ל אלפבית גוגל

Google's AI strategy comes under fire as Pichai fights back

23.07.26|Reuters, CTech

After delaying Gemini 3.5 Pro, Alphabet's CEO sought to reassure investors that the company can still compete with OpenAI and Anthropic.

Alphabet says Wiz is beating expectations as AI spending heads even higher

23.07.26|Meir Orbach

Google's parent exceeded Wall Street forecasts, reaffirmed record investment plans and signaled that demand for AI infrastructure continues to accelerate.

מייסדי Wiz וויז , מימין לשמאל: רועי רזניק , עמי לוטבק , אסף רפפורט ו ינון קוסטיקה

Google prepares massive Tel Aviv expansion as Wiz acquisition nears finish line

17.11.25|Sophie Shulman

The tech giant seeks an additional 25,000 sqm as it awaits final global regulatory approvals, preparing for nearly 1,000 new employees.

Google’s $32 billion Wiz deal gets green light from US Justice Department

05.11.25|CTech

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport confirmed the conclusion of the DOJ’s review, though he noted that the deal remains under examination by other global regulators.

Winners of the Wiz deal: The cyber elite profiting from Google’s massive buyout

18.03.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman

Palo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk and NBA player turned VC Omri Casspi are just two of the surprise winners in the deal. The likes of Shlomo Kramer, Mickey Boodaei, and Marius Nacht are also all set to make a handsome profit through their investment in Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts fund, which is believed to hold a $1.3 billion stake in Wiz.

מייסדי וויז, מימין לשמאל: רועי רזניק , עמי לוטבק , אסף רפפורט ו ינון קוסטיקה

Wiz founders to pocket over $3 billion each in Google deal

18.03.25|CTech

CEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, VP Product Yinon Costica, and VP R&D Roy Reznik are each believed to hold an estimated 10% of the company. With all four being Israel residents, each will have to pay 25% capital tax and an additional 3% surtax, meaning they will be contributing hundreds of millions each in taxes.

מימין: מנכ"ל Wiz אסף רפפורט והמשקיע גילי רענן מקרן הסייבר

Napkin contract in gas station: Wiz's journey from Israel's military intelligence to $23B exit

17.07.24|Reuters

Along with universities, Israel's military intelligence and technology units, such as 8200, have provided the leaders for hundreds of tech startups, including Wiz.

Dave DeWalt: "Wiz is at the right place, at the right time, with the right product"

17.07.24|Reuters

The founder of the cyber-focused VC firm NightDragon and former CEO of cyber firm FireEye noted that cloud security is the most important and fastest-growing part of cybersecurity, which is why Google is interested in Wiz's products to defend against ransomware gangs wreaking havoc on large enterprises

From Nir Zuk to Omri Casspi: The unexpected winners of the historic Wiz deal

17.07.24|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach

The Palo Alto Networks founder and NBA player turned VC are just two of the surprise winners in the deal. The likes of Shlomo Kramer, Mickey Boodaei, and Marius Nacht are also all set to make a handsome profit through their investment in Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts fund, which is believed to hold a $900 million stake in Wiz.

From IPO dreams to a Google acquisition: Wiz's $23 billion journey

16.07.24|Sophie Shulman

Wiz, once focused on an IPO, ultimately embraced a massive buyout from Google, altering its growth trajectory. The acquisition is a testament to the fluctuating dynamics of the tech sector and investor influence.

Wiz founders to net over $2 billion each in Google deal

15.07.24|CTech

From Waze to Wiz: Google writing new chapter in Israeli tech history

14.07.24|Sophie Shulman

A small step for Google is a giant leap for Wiz and especially for the Israeli tech industry, which has been struggling to preserve its prestige and reputation in what has been the most challenging year and a half it has known.

Wiz acquisition: Google goes all-in on cyber with historic deal

14.07.24|Meir Orbach

Google can transform Wiz through its vast infrastructure into a billion-dollar company in a very short time, making it an equal competitor to giants like Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, and others.

Google in negotiations to acquire Wiz in $23 billion deal

14.07.24|Meir Orbach

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google parent Alphabet is looking to purchase the Israeli cybersecurity company in what would be its largest acquisition ever. Wiz raised $1 billion at a $12 billion valuation earlier this year.

Nine Israeli health startups selected to Google’s Growth Academy

12.01.23|CTech

The local companies from the fields of medicine and quality of life are joining the first cohort of the tech giant's program

Are the Emerging Data Barons Paving the Way for a Brave New Corporate World?

19.11.18|Dov Greenbaum

The elite members of the sinister sounding FANG are expanding their reach, but the real concerns will arise when they start taking over some of the tasks that were heretofore the job of governments

Google Launches Startup Residency Program

24.10.18|Adi Pick

Participating startups will get a workspace for up to 6 months at a Google for Startups Campus in one of six locations—London, Madrid, São Paulo, Seoul, Tel Aviv or Warsaw