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משרדי גוגל ב בייג'ינג סין

Google’s $2.7B AI deal with Noam Shazeer's Character.AI draws DOJ attention

25.05.25|Omer Kabir
Return of the startup's founders and staff prompts questions over competitive impact.
מנכ"ל גוגל סונדאר פיצ'אי שלשום בוועידת המפתחים במאונטן ויו קליפורניה

The end of Google Search as we know it

22.05.25|Omer Kabir
AI integration into Google marks the death of traditional search, and the birth of the chatbot era.
אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט אולפן - שירה לב עמי

"We can't afford to move slowly in AI, not even in a body as large as the government"

15.05.25|Maayan Manela
Shira Lev Ami, CEO of the National Digital Agency, was speaking at Google and Calcalist's Startup Week.
אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט אולפן - יובל פסוב ו- אמיתי גלבוע

"Anyone can now create fully functioning applications and that's a real revolution"

15.05.25|Maayan Manela
Amitay Gilboa, CEO of spring.new, was speaking on a panel with Yuval Passov, Head of Google for Startups, Emerging Markets, as part of Google's Startup Week in collaboration with Calcalist.
גוגל  ו לוגו אפל

Google loses $150B in value after Apple signals AI search shift

08.05.25|CTech and Reuters
As Apple eyes alternatives to Google in Safari, the search giant faces a historic threat to its dominance.
תל אביב מגדל עזריאלי מרכז עזריאלי

Google’s $32B Wiz deal anchors historic Q1 for Israeli tech

07.04.25|CTech
Total M&A hit $35.9B, early-stage funding recovered, and global confidence held.
נשיא צרפת עמנואל מקרון ונשיאת הנציבות האירופית אורסולה פון דר ליין

Tech cold war? Europe fights back against U.S. digital influence

03.04.25|Omer Kabir
Calls grow for a European alternative to American tech giants and Starlink.
Yariv Idan Nir

Wiz’s $32B sale signals new era for Israeli tech as M&A boom accelerates

25.03.25|James Spiro
Global corporations are seizing the country’s best startups at an unprecedented pace.
תל אביב מלמעלה 6.6.23

“At least half of the Wiz bonuses will flow into the housing market”—will Google’s $32B buyout fuel a real estate frenzy?

24.03.25|Almog Azar
Developers are banking on a wave of high-tech millionaires entering the market.
לוגו גוגל וויז GOOGLE WIZ

“We don’t make deals like this every day” – Google executives explain thinking behind $32B Wiz deal

23.03.25|CTech
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian detail the strategic timing and vision behind the tech giant's largest-ever acquisition, aiming to reshape cybersecurity in the age of AI.
מימין משרדי WIZ באינדונזיה ושטרות שקל דולר

Why Wiz and Next Insurance walked away from the $100 billion dream

23.03.25|Sophis Shulman
Two Israeli unicorns sell for $32 billion and $2.6 billion, but their founders dream of much more—could they have reached $100 billion?
Wiz billboard

Wiz uses $32B acquisition spotlight to call for hostage return: "Only one deal is actually important"

21.03.25|CTech
The Israeli cybersecurity firm marks its record-breaking acquisition with a message that goes beyond business.
מימין משרדי WIZ בג'קרטה אינדונזיה ו מטה גוגל בקליפורניה

The venture capital jackpot: How investors made billions from Wiz

21.03.25|CTech
Early-stage investors like Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Cyberstarts and Sequoia Capital proved that conviction and timing still define venture capital.
Wiz founders

Wiz founders face $3.6 billion tax bill in Google deal

20.03.25|Adrian Filut
Israel set to collect billions in capital gains taxes from record-breaking acquisition.
אסף רפפורט מייסד ומנכ"ל WIZ וויז

From ICQ to Wiz: The evolution of Israel’s tech exits

20.03.25|Sophie Shulman
How billion-dollar deals shaped the country’s startup ecosystem and global reputation.
Assaf Rappaport Wiz Dog

A dog’s role in the Wiz-Google deal: Mika’s mock employment contract was part of the pitch

19.03.25|CTech
Last year, during the negotiations, Google’s approach included a lighthearted contract offer for Assaf Rappaport’s dog Mika, who never got to see the deal completed after dying four months ago.
מימין: מנכ"ל Wiz אסף רפפורט והמשקיע גילי רענן מקרן הסייבר

VC firms reap 200x returns on Wiz’s $32B sale to Google

19.03.25|Reuters
Early investors like Sequoia, Cyberstarts, and Index Ventures are set for massive payouts following the record-setting cybersecurity deal.
מלון ב קמפוס גוגל bay view  בסן פרנסיסקו

The politics behind Google’s $32B acquisition of Wiz: A tale of antitrust strategy and strategic offers

19.03.25|Reuters
Google’s sweetened deal with Wiz came after a series of antitrust policy changes under President Trump.