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ארקדי וולוז נשיא יאנדקס העולמית

Nebius to build Israel’s AI supercomputer

14.05.25|Meir Orbach

Half a billion shekels will fund one of the world’s most advanced AI research infrastructures.

משרדי מיקרוסופט ב ניו יורק 19.7.24

Microsoft to cut 7,000 jobs in global restructuring

13.05.25|Meir Orbach

Layoffs affect employees across all levels, including dozens in Israel, as the company shifts its strategy for the AI era.

אבירן באדלי , יונתן זרצקי ו ורועי נסים Jounce

IBM’s Red Hat acquires stealth Israeli startup Jounce for $20M to bolster AI cloud stack

13.05.25|Meir Orbach

Founded in 2024 by elite Unit 8200 alumni, Jounce developed a modular AI deployment platform; acquisition expected to integrate its tech into Red Hat’s open-source ecosystem.

Orca Security acquires Opus to automate cloud risk remediation

13.05.25|Meir Orbach

The deal, estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars, brings AI agent capabilities to CNAPP platform in shift from visibility to prevention.

אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט - פאנל AI 360° מימין דניאל שרייבר מייסד משותף ומנכ"ל Lemonade אדם פישר שותף בסמר ו סופי שולמן כלכליסט

"Companies that figure out how to adopt AI effectively are the ones that will win"

13.05.25|Meir Orbach

Adam Fisher, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, was speaking on a panel as part of Google and Calcalist's Startup Week. Daniel Schreiber, co-founder and CEO of Lemonade: "The pace of change in the AI world is unlike anything we’ve seen before."

Israeli AI genomics startup Genoox acquired by Qiagen in $80 million deal

12.05.25|Meir Orbach

Franklin platform will expand reach of AI-powered clinical decision support in genetic testing.

Kazuyuki Yoshimura of KDDI and Ido Susan of DriveNets sign a strategic partnership agreement

KDDI and Israel’s DriveNets sign strategic deal to modernize telecom backbone

12.05.25|Meir Orbach

Partnership to support Japanese giants' shift to open network architecture amid AI-driven data surge.

מייסדי קלאסיק מפתחת מערכת הפעלה קוואנטית מימין ניר מינרבי אמיר נווה וד״ר יהודה נווה

Classiq raises $110 million in Series C: “We are building the Microsoft of quantum computing”

12.05.25|Meir Orbach

With a groundbreaking investment, Classiq aims to lead the future of quantum software, positioning itself as a cornerstone in the rapidly growing quantum computing market.

מוסף חג העצמאות 25.4.23 מגזין סטארטפים - חברת ai21- מימין אורי גושן יואב שוהם אמנון שעשוע

AI21 Labs raising $300 million Series D to build reliable AI for enterprise

10.05.25|Meir Orbach

Backed by Google and Nvidia, the Tel Aviv company aims to challenge frontier AI firms with a new system for enterprise reliability.

מימין עמית כרמי ו יוני בלומנפלד חברת גיימינג Sett

Sett raises $15M Series A to help mobile games win with AI-powered storytelling

07.05.25|Meir Orbach

The Israeli company offers studios scalable tools for content creation and player engagement.

חברת הסייבר קראודסטרייק Croudstrike

CrowdStrike to lay off 500 employees amid major restructuring

07.05.25|Meir Orbach

The $110 billion cyber firm announces 5% global workforce reduction.

בניין חדש של ג'נרל מוטורס בהרצליה

General Motors to lay off hundreds in Israel amid Cruise shutdown

06.05.25|Meir Orbach

Hundreds summoned for hearings as parent company restructures its global autonomous vehicle operations.

ליין בס Lane Bess, מנכ"ל חברת דיפ אינסטינקט

Deep Instinct cuts staff amid strategic shifts

04.05.25|Meir Orbach

Cybersecurity firm lays off 20 as operational changes follow past restructuring and leadership overhaul.

Spines founders

Spines is doing for publishing what Spotify did for music

30.04.25|Meir Orbach

With AI narration, smart metadata, and a global reach, this startup is breaking open the traditional publishing playbook.

The 50 most promising Israeli startups - 2025

30.04.25|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach

Now in its 16th year, Calcalist's Top 50 list spotlights Israel's most promising private tech companies—selected with input from leading investors, consultants, and entrepreneurs, and curated by the publication's expert editors.

מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 מייסדי Quantum Machines מימין ד"ר ניסים אופק ד"ר איתמר סיון וד"ר יונתן כהן

“Quantum computing is the most important technological race of our generation. AI pales in comparison”

30.04.25|Meir Orbach

Israeli startup Quantum Machines, which is at the center of the global quantum race, says humanity may not be ready for what comes next.

שלמה קרמר מנכ"ל קייטו

Palo Alto Networks to buy Protect AI for estimated hundreds of millions amid AI security race

28.04.25|Meir Orbach

Acquisition underscores rising concern over AI vulnerabilities.

צוות אפווינד וצוות ניקס – ירין פינין (אפווינד), נדב נאור (אפווינד) , אלון סבן (ניקס), עמירם שחר (אפווינד), גילי יאנקוביץ (ניקס) ומושיקו חסן (אפווינד)

Upwind acquires Nyx Security to strengthen real-time cloud application protection

28.04.25|Meir Orbach

The acquisition will enable Upwind’s customers to gain real-time insights into application code anomalies and identify threats as they occur, providing an integration between the application, its underlying infrastructure, and the cloud.

Lightrun raises $70 million to bring AI-powered real-time remediation to enterprise software

28.04.25|Meir Orbach

The Israeli startup offers live debugging and autonomous remediation for a SaaS-first world.

LayerX raises $11M Series A extension as browser security becomes the new front line in enterprise defense

28.04.25|Meir Orbach

Extension-based platform offers alternative to traditional SSE and secure browsers.

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