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Israeli high-tech industry

Illustrative: A tech development center in Herzliya, October 30, 2020. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
August 11, 2026, 9:52 pm
Survey finds AI adoption spurring shift in tech hiring from software to hardware
Despite major layoffs, tech employment is stable even as Israeli software firms cut jobs amid AI advances, with hardware companies continuing to hire to meet demand for chips
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. Computer processors. Conventional computers process information, or bits, each of which can be either a zero or a one, in the binary language of computing. Quantum bits, however, used by quantum computers, can be both a zero and one simultaneously. (Rost-9D; iStock by Getty Images)
July 20, 2026, 6:35 pm
Israel earmarks NIS 100 million for national quantum computing R&D infrastructure
As global tech race heats up, infrastructure aims to address Israeli lag and will serve startups and researchers, helping them test platforms, compare performance and develop applications
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative. An employee works in the tech sector. (Hadas Porush/ Flash90)
May 31, 2026, 9:34 pm
After record year, Israeli tech brain drain raises fears for future growth – report
Israel Innovation Authority says R&D activity and management of startups are increasingly moving abroad amid AI-related changes, and as strong shekel raises costs
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative image of a Wix-made app. (Courtesy/Wix)
May 29, 2026, 12:22 am
Major Israeli tech firms commence sweeping layoffs as AI revolution roils industry
Israeli website builder Wix cuts 20% of global staff as strong shekel fuels costs amid shift to ‘AI-native ways of working,’ with fintech firm Rapyd and software firm Amdocs following suit
By Sharon Wrobel
US semiconductor firm Astera Labs opens an R&D center in Tel Aviv, February 9, 2026. (Courtesy of Daniel Edry)
February 9, 2026, 4:56 pm
Astera Labs opens Israel R&D hub to tap into local talent, develop AI connectivity tech
US semiconductor manufacturer plans to hire hundreds of employees to help build solutions for AI infrastructure challenges
By Sharon Wrobel
Traffic on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, December 29, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
January 1, 2026, 4:22 pm
After record year, some in Israeli tech fear its future won’t be in Israel
Optimism abounds after 2025 sees unprecedented gains even amid war, but exodus of talent and tax revenue fuels concern that the country’s main economic driver may be on its way out
By Sharon Wrobel
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference on Nov. 2 in Jerusalem. (Courtesy of Finance Ministry)
November 2, 2025, 9:39 pm
Israel rolls out tax benefits to lure back tech talent and investments after Gaza war
Finance Minister Smotrich says reform will simplify tax processes and provide tax breaks and regulatory certainty for investors in Israeli funds and tech companies
By Sharon Wrobel
Employees at Nvidia Israel. (Courtesy/Nvidia)
October 29, 2025, 6:54 pm
Nvidia and Microsoft ranked as 2 best tech firms to work for in Israel in 2025 war year
Ranking by Dun & Bradstreet finds preferences shifted in the wake of Gaza war as employees sought stable workplaces supporting reserve soldiers and families in crisis periods
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A tech development center in Herzliya, October 30, 2020. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
September 17, 2025, 4:04 am
Tech sector resilient but job growth and creation of new startups slowing — report
Israel Innovation Authority raises serious concerns about stagnation in tech output, emphasizes urgency of government investment to secure one of the main sources of tax revenue
By Sharon Wrobel
Beersheba's so-called DNA bridge at the Gav Yam high-tech park, August 7, 2025 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
August 29, 2025, 7:13 am
With growing tech and IDF campus on its way, Beersheba readies for a ‘golden age’
Low housing prices, new infrastructure, and an influx of soldiers promise change — but deep social and planning challenges remain
By Zev Stub
Prompt to DALL-E by Shoshanna Solomon: Image of a cyborg draped in an Israeli flag that falls behind in a race with two other cyborgs, one with the UAE flag and one with the Saudi Arabia flag, as Israeli warplanes and an Iranian flag appear in the background. (Shoshanna Solomon)
July 9, 2025, 2:50 pm
Distracted Nation: As Israel focuses on wars, its neighbors are gaining in the AI race
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are increasingly investing money, time and effort into developing a resource that could shift the global power balance. Has Israel missed the bandwagon?
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative. An employee works in the tech sector. (Hadas Porush/ Flash90)
April 7, 2025, 12:55 am
War spurs brain drain, outflow of Israeli high-tech employees, report finds
Israel Innovation Authority’s snapshot of employment trends shows 8,300 high-tech workers left Israel from Oct. 2023 to July 2024, with intent to stay away for at least a year
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order after delivering remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled 'Make America Wealthy Again' at the White House in Washington, DC, April 2, 2025. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
April 3, 2025, 11:47 pm
After Israel fails to win reprieve from Trump’s tariffs, how hard will economy be hit?
New US policy set to threaten competitiveness of Israeli exports of machinery and medical equipment, experts say, while potential damage to tech industry is limited
By Sharon Wrobel
Knesset subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies discusses new restrictions by the US on exporting advanced computer chips. (Knesset website)
January 16, 2025, 11:38 pm
Israel to bring forward procurement of AI chips ahead of Biden’s new export rules
Knesset subcommittee discusses new US restrictions on the export of advanced computer chips, calls on government to act on a national AI strategy to secure Israel’s global standing
By Sharon Wrobel
US chipmaker Nvidia's offices in Yokne'am in Israel's north. (Courtesy)
January 15, 2025, 3:20 pm
Chip giant Nvidia to invest more than $500m in new Israeli AI research data lab
10,000-square-meter facility in the north to be used by Nvidia’s engineering teams to develop AI technologies
By Sharon Wrobel
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