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In this handout photo, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) speaks with Elon Musk during a live discussion on the social media platform X, at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, September 18, 2023. (Avi Ohayon/ GPO)

PM hopes Musk can ‘roll back’ antisemitism; X owner plans small user fee to stop bots

In live talk, Netanyahu lauds CEO’s pledges against antisemitism; Musk says he ‘obviously’ opposes it but cites free speech imperative; they also discuss AI, thwarting rogue actors

Founders of cybersecurity startup Legit Security (right to left): Liav Caspi, Roni Fuchs, and Lior Barak. (Omer Hacohen)

Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup raises $40m to help mitigate threats to AI apps

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustrative image of innovation, AI, machine learning and robots (ipopba; iStock by Getty Images)

Israel allocates NIS 30m to fund projects for AI applications in Hebrew and Arabic

By Sharon Wrobel

Israel’s Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis (right) and his British counterpart George Freeman sign a collaboration agreement in the areas of science, innovation and technology, Sept. 20, 2023. (Courtesy)

September 21, 2023, 7:40 pm

Israel and the UK clinch $2.1 million deal for joint science and innovation projects

Ministers of both countries sign agreement to jointly develop critical technologies like quantum computing and collaborate in areas such as AI, health and climate

By Sharon Wrobel

September 20, 2023, 7:09 pm

Israel allocates NIS 30m to fund projects for AI applications in Hebrew and Arabic

Israel Innovation Authority backs 17 projects by local startups and academia to promote integration of artificial intelligence into local high-tech industry

By Sharon Wrobel

September 20, 2023, 4:34 pm

Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup raises $40m to help mitigate threats to AI apps

Investment led by US VC firm CRV to help Legit Security boost sales, R&D and address the cyberthreat posed by AI and large language models in the development of applications

By Sharon Wrobel

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September 19, 2023, 3:42 pm

Investing in AI: Meet the CEOs creating tomorrow’s technology

OurCrowd hosts rare encounter with Israeli startups working to develop the cutting edge of artificial intelligence

By Matthew Kalman

September 18, 2023, 10:44 pm

PM hopes Musk can ‘roll back’ antisemitism; X owner plans small user fee to stop bots

In live talk, Netanyahu lauds CEO’s pledges against antisemitism; Musk says he ‘obviously’ opposes it but cites free speech imperative; they also discuss AI, thwarting rogue actors

By Lazar Berman, AP and Jacob Magid

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NeuReality, an Israeli startup creating next-generation AI chips, is among more than 80 AI companies in the OurCrowd portfolio (NeuReality)

September 12, 2023, 7:52 am

OurCrowd launches AI Fund to invest in ‘huge opportunity’

Jerusalem-based platform allows accredited investors to directly access startup AI deals usually unavailable to the public

By Matthew Kalman

AI21 founders (from right to left): Prof. Yoav Shoham, Ori Goshen, and Prof. Amnon Shashua. (Roei Shor Photography)

August 31, 2023, 3:02 pm

Backed by Google and Nvidia, Israel AI startup nabs $155m, soars to $1.4b valuation

Funding round makes AI21 Labs, a creator of AI generative text models co-founded by Amnon Shashua, a new Israeli unicorn

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustrative: A scientist sits at his desk and consults an engineer about sophisticated coding and programming at a computer science research laboratory. (iStock by Getty Images)

August 30, 2023, 8:27 pm

Israeli startup raises $15 million to drive US expansion of clinical trial simulator

QuantHealth says its AI platform can predict results with 86% accuracy and support the success of faster, cheaper drug discovery and development

By Sharon Wrobel

The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/ Richard Drew, File)

August 21, 2023, 9:51 pm

AI likely to augment rather than destroy jobs, UN study finds

Research indicates that effects of technology will vary greatly between professions and regions, suggests women are more likely than men to see their jobs affected

By AFP

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August 8, 2023, 3:31 pm

Synthetic biology and artificial intelligence are set to change all aspects of our lives

By Tamar Shachaf Schneider

A DALL-E illustration created by Shoshanna Solomon: A futuristic cyborg riding a wave in the middle of the sea with an Israeli flag in the background.

August 2, 2023, 8:26 pm

As AI rides global wave, troubled Israel risks missing the splash

If judicial overhaul turmoil prevents Israel from being part of AI revolution, ‘we will weep for generations;’ argues expert who led task force on national cybersecurity policy

By Shoshanna Solomon

The AI-generated versions of Israeli reporters Miri Michaeli and Amit Segal on ACT News. (Composite screenshot)

July 31, 2023, 2:40 pm

The future of news? Israeli anchors launch AI-powered TikTok broadcast

A few months ago ACT News was aimed at Israeli advocacy, but co-founders Miri Michaeli and Moshe Klughaft now say its avatars will promote ‘uplifting events from around the world’

By Amy Spiro

Voia, a startup co-founded by Israeli entprereneurs, has developed an app to create videos with Hollywood quality visual effects. (Courtesy)

July 30, 2023, 10:12 pm

Hollywood-quality video tech startup secures $3m in early stage financing

Voia’s app harnesses advanced AI capabilities to enable video creators to produce visual effects with Hollywood quality

By Sharon Wrobel

July 19, 2023, 8:25 pm

Parent of Israel’s Il Makiage debuts on Nasdaq at $2 billion valuation

L Catterton-backed beauty and wellness company Oddity, which harnesses AI to develop cosmetics, raises $423 million from initial public offering

By Sharon Wrobel

An undated photo of Sheba Medical Center physician using AISAP’s point-of-care ultrasound AI technology to perform bedside echocardiogram. (Adi Lamm/ Sheba Medical Center)

July 15, 2023, 5:01 am

Israeli startup uses AI to help doctors image and diagnose cardiac issues in minutes

With only a handheld scanner and tablet, non-cardiologists at Sheba can use AISAP platform to get a report interpreting 8 critical heart functions seen from just 2 imaging angles

By Renee Ghert-Zand