The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/google/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:54:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Google | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/google/ 32 32 In biggest exit in Israeli history, Google completes $32 billion deal to buy Wiz https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-biggest-exit-in-israeli-history-google-completes-32-billion-deal-to-buy-wiz/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:03:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3775134 With the Wiz purchase, Google wants to bolster its AI cyber offerings to compete in the cloud race against global tech giants; deal to inject an estimated $3.2b into state coffers

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]]> US charges 3 Silicon Valley engineers with sending Google trade secrets to Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-charges-engineers-with-sending-google-trade-secrets-to-iran/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:24:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3758678 Prosecutors say the Iranian nationals siphoned hundreds of files on Pixel smartphone processor security and accessed them during a 2023 trip to Iran

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]]> EU okays Google’s $32 billion Wiz deal, in largest-ever buyout of Israeli-founded tech co https://www.timesofisrael.com/eu-okays-googles-32-billion-wiz-deal-in-largest-ever-buyout-of-israeli-founded-tech-co/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:26:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3752117 Acquisition will make founders of cybersecurity company multibillionaires, while national coffers are set to benefit from a tax windfall

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]]> Trump’s $300m ballroom backed by tech, crypto giants — and two Israeli billionaires https://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-300m-ballroom-backed-by-tech-crypto-giants-and-two-israeli-billionaires/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:58:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3687659 White House donor list features US president's Palm Beach neighbors, major US corporations, and high-profile figures including Miriam Adelson and Isaac Perlmutter

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]]> Google co-founder decries ‘antisemitic’ UN for report on tech aid to Gaza ‘genocide’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-co-founder-decries-antisemitic-un-for-report-on-tech-aid-to-gaza-genocide/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:01:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3594986 Sergey Brin said to tell employees they should 'be careful citing transparently antisemitic' UN, after report says company's cloud support of Israel enables Gaza war crimes

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]]> Longshot shareholder proposals bring fight over Israel to corporate boardroom https://www.timesofisrael.com/longshot-shareholder-proposals-bring-fight-over-israel-to-corporate-boardroom/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:52:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3568234 ADL investor advocacy arm JLens, which has challenged Meta on hate speech, says major firms face a flood of anti-Israel measures -- few of which succeed

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]]> Google and Nvidia said to back OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s safety startup https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-and-nvidia-said-to-back-openai-co-founder-sutskevers-safety-startup/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:26:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3526828 Safe Superintelligence, co-founded by Israel-raised Sutskever, raises $2b to hire top engineers in Tel Aviv and Palo Alto, and develop safe AI systems that are smarter than humans

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]]> Study: ChatGPT, Meta’s Llama and all other top AI models show anti-Jewish, anti-Israel bias https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-chatgpt-metas-llama-and-all-other-top-ai-models-show-anti-jewish-anti-israel-bias/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:15:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3509661 ADL report says Llama most problematic, providing unreliable and sometimes outright false responses to questions related to Jewish people and Israel; Gemini performed best in test

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]]> In biggest exit in Israeli history, Google buys cyber unicorn Wiz for $32 billion https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-biggest-exit-in-israeli-history-google-buying-cyber-unicorn-wiz-for-32-billion/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:45:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3505386 With the acquisition of Wiz, Google's parent company wants to strengthen its cyber offerings to better compete in the cloud computing race against tech giants Amazon and Microsoft

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]]> Google agrees to buy Israel’s cyber unicorn Wiz for $32b, country’s biggest tech deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-said-in-renewed-talks-to-buy-israeli-founded-cyber-unicorn-wiz-for-some-30b/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:17:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3505114 Purchase is also largest by Google parent firm Alphabet; Google CEO: 'Together, Google Cloud and Wiz will turbocharge improved cloud security'

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]]> TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in US, after Trump postpones ban https://www.timesofisrael.com/tiktok-returns-to-apple-and-google-app-stores-in-us-after-trump-postpones-ban/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:23:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3482328 Move comes after US president, who originally supported banning Chinese app for national security reasons, delayed its enforcement after election win

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]]> Google Calendar no longer shows Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jewish American Heritage Month https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-calendar-no-longer-shows-holocaust-remembrance-day-jewish-american-heritage-month/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 04:47:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3481567 Move is part of broader removal of cultural and ethnic observances from app, with tech firm saying the changes are due to workload and not related to Trump's anti-DEI directives

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]]> Google said worried contract with Israel could damage its reputation https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-said-worried-contract-with-israel-could-damage-its-reputation/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:12:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3432174 Report shows letter sent to tech giant's executives raised concerns Project Nimbus deal with Israeli government could lead to 'the facilitation of human rights violations'

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]]> Google, Amazon set to compete in tender for Israel’s AI supercomputing platform https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-amazon-set-to-compete-in-tender-for-israels-ai-supercomputing-platform/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:22:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3418190 Tech giants are set to bid on a NIS 240 million tender to build supercomputing infrastructure for Israeli tech startups and academia to advance AI technologies

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]]> Google’s $23b deal to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz reported to fall apart https://www.timesofisrael.com/googles-23b-deal-to-buy-israeli-cybersecurity-startup-wiz-reported-to-fall-apart/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:33:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3337709 Cloud security startup, which propelled its founders onto small list of Israeli billionaires, will seek IPO instead; deal may have collapsed over antitrust concerns, insiders say

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