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Sharon Wrobel

Sharon Wrobel

Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel
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
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
Elbit Systems' Watchkeeper XR tactical UAV. (Courtesy of Elbit)
August 10, 2026, 6:57 pm
Serbia and Israel’s Elbit set to open joint combat drone factory in September
Israeli defense giant will own a majority stake in the joint venture with Serbia’s state-owned arms company to produce drones for short- and long-range missions
By Sharon Wrobel
A United Airlines flight lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, March 31, 2025 (Yossi Aloni/ FLASH90)
August 8, 2026, 5:16 am
United Airlines set to resume nonstop service between NYC and TLV on September 8
American carrier says it plans to offer two daily flights between Ben Gurion Airport and Newark after halting service to Israel due to Iran war
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Passengers at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, August 1, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 6, 2026, 10:06 pm
Emigration of doctors, engineers, other highly educated Israelis hits record high
Israel Tax Authority research finds a near-doubling in five years of skilled, high-earning Israelis leaving; expert warns the trend risks becoming a spiral effect, difficult to reverse
By Sharon Wrobel
An El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 4, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
August 5, 2026, 9:19 pm
El Al profit doubles as many major foreign airlines steer clear after Iran war
Flagship carrier capitalizes on dominant position and peak demand, fueling ‘outrageous’ prices as international carriers stay away
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
Illustrative. BioCatch software in use on a phone. (YouTube screenshot)
August 3, 2026, 10:34 pm
Visa to buy Israeli cyber firm for $2.4 billion to fight AI-driven scams
BioCatch is the developer of a behavioral biometrics platform that analyzes mouse movement, phone tapping or keyboard typing to detect financial fraud before payments are made
By Sharon Wrobel
Team at Tel Aviv-based AI cybersecurity startup Clarity. (Courtesy of Elhanan Moshkovitz)
August 3, 2026, 8:04 pm
US-Israeli payroll unicorn buys Tel Aviv AI cyber startup to combat fake hires
Deel bolsters its payroll and HR platform with Clarity’s technology for identity verification, deepfake detection, and fraud prevention to help employers manage global workforces
By Sharon Wrobel
Team at AI security startup Onyx Security. (Courtesy of Netanel Tobias)
July 30, 2026, 9:02 pm
Israeli cyber startup raises $113m to secure and control autonomous AI agents
Onyx Security is developing technology to govern the use of advanced autonomous systems as companies hand more of their workflows to an army of AI agents
By Sharon Wrobel
Left to right: An aerial view of Tel Aviv University (Tel Aviv University); Haifa's Technion campus. (Technion Spokesperson's Office)
July 30, 2026, 12:55 am
Two Israeli universities rank among top 30 global producers of AI talent, startups
Technion and Tel Aviv University secure 25th and 28th places, respectively, in global index measuring ability to educate talent and generate research and entrepreneurship in AI
By Sharon Wrobel
Israeli startup Oasis Security founders Danny Brickman (right) and Amit Zimerman. (Courtesy of Ohad Kab).
July 28, 2026, 8:18 pm
Cyera to acquire Israeli AI startup Oasis Security in $1 billion deal
Company develops technology for managing non-human identities, such as AI agents, to help businesses control the risks of adopting autonomous tools into work processes
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative image of freight, containers and shipping and cargo (AvigatorPhotographer; iStock by Getty Images)
July 28, 2026, 11:44 am
Trump’s tariff push hits strained Israeli exporters with higher duty on goods to US
US administration imposes 12.5% import tax on Israeli goods, saying move targets countries with insufficient regulations or weak enforcement of bans on goods made by forced labor
By Sharon Wrobel
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