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Illustrative image of cybersecurity threats and data breaches. (iStock via Getty Images)
September 24, 2026, 9:27 pm
US-Israeli browser startup valued at $6.4 billion as AI agents reshape workplace risk
Island is the maker of a web browser tailored for businesses to help secure workflows in digital and hybrid work environments where employees and AI agents interact
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Israeli Air Force soldiers pose in front of an Arrow air defense system battery, in a photo issued by the IDF on June 26, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 23, 2026, 5:14 pm
Israel picks 2 state-backed funds to drive investment in next-generation defense tech
The funds are mandated to raise at least $150m each for investment in startups, in a bid to boost domestic technological independence and superiority on the battlefield
By Sharon Wrobel
From right to left: RealSense CFO Roy Cohen, RealSense VP R&D Guy Halperin, RealSense CEO Nadav Orbach, Cognex President and CEO Matt Moschner, and Cognex M&A head Joerg Kuechen. (Courtesy)
September 22, 2026, 6:45 pm
In first Israel acquisition, Cognex buys Intel robotics spinoff for over $600 million
Deal comes after US chipmaker split from RealSense, developer of 3D cameras and AI vision technology to help robots navigate through space
By Sharon Wrobel
Israeli defense firm Gate Technologies based in Shoham develops electronic fuzing systems for missiles, rockets, drones, and loitering munitions. (Courtesy)
September 15, 2026, 9:42 pm
US-based Ondas buys Israeli defense tech firm in deal worth up to $390 million
Israel’s Gate Technologies develops smart electronic fuzes for unmanned weapons and missiles used on the modern battlefield
By Sharon Wrobel
Google offices in Tel Aviv, June 9, 2018 (ColorMaker / Shutterstock.com)
September 9, 2026, 8:40 pm
Google to set up new AI chip team in Israel, tapping local talent
US tech giant is hiring to build ‘world-class engineering group’ for the development of artifiical intelligence chips for robots and autonomous systems
By Sharon Wrobel
This photograph taken on July 28, 2026 shows a beagle sniffing a sample during a test inside a laboratory at the Dognosis facility in Kempohalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru. (Idrees MOHAMMED/AFP)
September 9, 2026, 7:10 pm
Can dogs sniff cancer? An Israeli co-founded AI startup thinks so
Bengaluru-based Dognosis says it has a 90% success rate in detecting 7 major types of cancer with its AI-aided dog-sniffing tech, but experts say only time will tell if it works
By Aishwarya KUMAR
Dr. Anat Cohen-Dayag (front fourth from the right) and Sam Moed (front fourth from the left) launch Israel National Biotech Innovation Center (INBI) with representatives of the 15 top universities, medical centers and health organizations in Israel, Sept. 6, 2026. (Courtesy of Yossi Zwecker)
September 8, 2026, 5:47 am
As investors dry up, national biotech hub aims to transfuse early-stage drug funding
Top academic and healthcare institutions partner to build $500 million non-profit venture to turn promising biotech research into startups that can bring lifesaving cures to market
By Sharon Wrobel
File: A PayPal sign is shown in San Jose, California, March 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
September 3, 2026, 8:55 pm
US payments giant PayPal set to slash about a quarter of its employees in Israel
PayPal, which employs some 300 people in the country, is poised to cut around 70 employees at its Tel Aviv-based development center amid global layoffs to reduce costs, invest in AI
By Sharon Wrobel
Itai Gafni (left) and Roy Weisfeld, co-founders of Israeli cybersecurity startup Huskeys in Tel Aviv. (Yair Glazer)
September 2, 2026, 10:33 pm
US giant Blackstone invests in Israeli cyber startup tackling malicious AI web traffic
Tel Aviv-based Huskeys is building technology to manage and secure internet traffic generated by AI agents and other autonomous systems acting online rather than by humans
By Sharon Wrobel
A SpaceX logo is displayed on a building, May 26, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
August 28, 2026, 6:44 am
Tel Aviv-based firm helps uncover Russian-speaking hackers’ use of SpaceX’s AI tool
Gambit says the cybercrooks, who it discovered due to a server that was inadvertently shared online, were able to persuade Cursor’s agents that the hacking of at least 7 companies was a simulation
By Raphael Satter
Illustrative image of cybersecurity threats and data breaches. (iStock via Getty Images)
August 24, 2026, 9:39 pm
Israeli startup led by cybersecurity veterans lays off workforce and shuts down
Backed by Wiz founders and top cybersecurity executives, Minimus is the developer of a platform designed to help businesses keep their software secure from vulnerabilities
By Sharon Wrobel
Left to right: A digital billboard for Anthropic's Claude AI seen at Times Square, New York City, June 20, 2026. (Brian Logan/iStock); Decart founders Dean Leitersdorf (left) and Moshe Shalev. (Amit Elkayam)
August 14, 2026, 2:39 am
Anthropic reportedly in talks to buy Israeli-founded AI startup at $6B valuation
Potential acquisition of Decart, which is working to boost chip efficiency and develop generative AI models, would be Anthropic’s first acquisition in Israel and largest to date
By Sharon Wrobel
Employees at Tel Aviv-based venture group Team8. (Courtesy)
August 13, 2026, 12:38 am
Backed by Walmart and Cisco, Israel’s Team8 raises $365m to help build AI startups
Venture group plans to use funds for investing in 16 companies that focus on software infrastructure needed for businesses to securely manage AI agents in workloads
By Sharon Wrobel
Israeli NeuroAI startup Hemispheric builds an AI model to decipher the language of the brain. (Courtesy of David Garb)
August 5, 2026, 3:34 am
Israeli startup looks to harness AI to decode the ‘language’ of the brain
Hemispheric says its AI model, trained on EEG data from 100,000 people, can translate a brain’s electrical activity to diagnose conditions like PTSD, but tech yet to be proven, expert warns
By Sharon Wrobel
An illustrative image of a quantum computing concept. (metamorworks; iStock by Getty Images)
August 4, 2026, 11:34 pm
Israel rolls out tender for national quantum computer, and plans for advanced AI push
Plan aims to establish ‘Israeli technological sovereignty,’ provide a significant boost to the local high-tech ecosystem, and strengthen the country’s long-term competitiveness
By Sharon Wrobel
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