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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
A user checks an app to see whether it's a safe time to shower. (JTA)
March 5, 2026, 4:42 pm
Shower, shelter, swipe: Israel’s ‘startup nation’ meets Iran war with a wave of apps
Amid frequent missile alerts, Israelis are downloading apps to calculate the risk of showering — and to look for love in bomb shelters
By Deborah Danan
Barak Houry, 12, sits next to a small-scale model of a fire-fighting robot concept he built on his own. Houry was killed while riding his bike on Yom Kippur on September 15, 2021. (Courtesy of the Houry family)
September 23, 2021, 2:12 pm
Family of boy killed on Yom Kippur fundraise for his ‘robot firefighter’ project
The life of Barak Houry, 12, was tragically cut short when he was run over on his bike; his family is intent on fulfilling his dream: creating an automated fire-fighting device
By Ricky Ben-David
Benjamin Kagan (Courtesy)
March 19, 2021, 8:36 pm
Tech troubles? No problem! US youth help seniors navigate COVID challenges
American members of the digital generation use their native skills to assist older people to schedule vaccinations, access information, and feel less lonely during the pandemic
By Renee Ghert-Zand
An old photo is animated by MyHeritage's new Deep Nostalgia tool (Courtesy MyHeritage)
March 12, 2021, 12:20 pm
‘A modern séance’: New tool by Israel’s MyHeritage brings old photos to life
‘Deep Nostalgia’ feature moves many on social media as they are able to animate long-dead relatives; others use it to see famous figures in motion
By ToI Staff
Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest in the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
January 20, 2021, 6:40 pm
Location tracking, face matching: Tech that’s tracking down the US Capitol mob
Law enforcement agencies are accessing and processing vast amounts of information via technological sources to investigate the January 6 attack
By Don Hummer
Ian Grant
October 12, 2020, 12:42 pm
Ian Grant
How is your company adapting to the ‘new normal’?
There is no going back to the ‘old normal’; we have to a ‘new normal’, whatever that is, and digital transformation will give firms the tools to allow them to continue and succeed
Some of the anti-coronavirus products available via the Tikkun Olam Movement. (Courtesy TOM - Tikkun Olam Makers)
March 31, 2020, 11:38 am
Israeli-created movement harnesses tech brains worldwide to fight coronavirus
Tikkun Olam Makers launches open database of prototypes and products; encourages engineers, designers, developers, to create affordable solutions for hospitals, households
By Sue Surkes
Jamie Magrill
December 5, 2019, 5:16 pm
Jamie Magrill
Living in the Deus Ex Machina future
With 2020 just around the corner, I want to think about the impact emerging technologies will have on our societies and quality of life in the next five to fifteen years
Jewish author Jonathan Freedland. (Philippa Gedge)
April 12, 2019, 10:13 am
Novel envisions Yad Vashem burning as plotters eradicate historical truth
Leading UK Jewish journalist Jonathan Freedland once again turns his hand to fiction as his alter-ego, the best-selling thriller writer Sam Bourne
By Robert Philpot
Illustrative: A hacker in action. (BeeBright; iStock by Getty Images)
October 25, 2018, 1:11 am
Is digital technology leading us into a new dark age?
News about regimes hacking journalists, election meddling, and robots eliminating jobs raises the question of whether technology and democracy are compatible, says Jamie Bartlett
By Simona Weinglass
Dan Zafrir, left, and Noa Ovadia, right, prepare for their debate against the IBM Project Debater on June 18, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
June 19, 2018, 9:28 am
Israeli-led IBM project pits computer against human debaters
Company say Project Debater, built out of Haifa lab, able to use AI to conduct complex human practices like rhetoric and analysis
By AP
February 14, 2018, 6:54 pm
Stepping out of Sergey Brin’s shadow
Investor-driven ‘free’ social media comes at a steep price: we need a slower, deeper fusing of art and technology
Shachar Shohat
January 12, 2018, 11:50 am
Shachar Shohat
Commercial drones threaten our skies
Israel’s security forces are racing to protect vulnerable areas before it’s too late
Illustrative photo of Sudanese school children in Juba, South Sudan. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
November 20, 2017, 1:12 pm
IsraAID helps set up science and tech center in South Sudan
New facility expected train 10,000 young people to become engineers, technicians, mathematicians
By Shoshanna Solomon
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