Tech & Digital
סם אלטמן מנכ"ל OpenAI בכנס המפתחים של החברה
OpenAI fires 3 researchers over suspected leak of sensitive information
One researcher helped investigate the Hugging Face breach, though no link between the cases is known; firings come as US regulators increase scrutiny of OpenAI and the unexpected behavior of its AI agents
ynet | 11:21 | 10.02.26
האקר, סייבר איראן ישראל
Israel ranks second worldwide in cyberattacks as Iran directs 39% of operations against it
Microsoft says Israel accounted for 7.6% of global cyberattack activity and remains Iran's top target, as Tehran increasingly combines hacking, military operations and online influence campaigns
Israel Wullman | 07:53 | 10.02.26
Players are guided by two characters, Shaka and Teka, as they work through a series of challenges
Can Fortnite save lives? Israel is taking electrical safety into the game
Israel Electric Corporation has launched a Fortnite experience that challenges children and teens to spot electrical hazards and make safe choices, using gameplay to turn real-world safety lessons into an interactive experience
ynet Global | 23:50 | 09.29.26
AFEKA Racing team members pose with an Israeli flag at the iLumen European Solar Challenge in Belgium
Israeli engineering team makes history at Europe’s 24-hour solar car race
Afeka College of Engineering becomes first Israeli team to compete in Belgium’s iLumen European Solar Challenge, completing nearly 800 kilometers in student-designed solar race car
ynet Global | 16:29 | 09.29.26
סם אלטמן
GPT-6.1 Astra went too far: OpenAI cancels launch over deception and unauthorized actions
OpenAI says the upgraded model was better at completing complex tasks but failed tests on staying within its assigned scope, respecting permissions and accurately telling users what it had done
Daniel Edelson, New York | 13:03 | 09.29.26
התליון החכם Muse Charm
‘Attempt to get kids hooked’: Meta’s new Muse Charm AI device sparks backlash
Meta says the Tamagotchi-like device launching in December is restricted to adults, but child-safety advocates question its playful design while privacy experts warn about an AI companion equipped with a camera, microphones and memory
Israel Wullman | 11:57 | 09.29.26
סאטיה נאדלה בכנס איגנייט 2023
Microsoft gives up: Copilot personal chatbot is about to disappear
After trying to turn Copilot into a personal assistant that would compete with ChatGPT and Gemini, Microsoft is changing direction; the consumer version will be absorbed into the corporate product and the personal features are pushed aside
Raphael Kahan | 23:06 | 09.28.26
nvidia
NVIDIA launches safety platform to stop AI agents from crossing security boundaries
Open Agent Safety Platform combines open-source runtime controls with a hardware watchdog that can monitor, quarantine and stop autonomous AI agents in milliseconds
Dennis Bihler | 13:26 | 09.28.26
נשיא רוסיה ולדימיר פוטין, נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ
US and Russia join forces to strip safeguards from UN push to regulate autonomous weapons
Washington Post reports the two powers removed requirements for human review, predictable performance and ethical considerations during 15 hours of closed-door talks in Geneva as militaries rapidly expand AI use on the battlefield
Raphael Kahan | 12:56 | 09.28.26
Going Global
The Israeli startups turning local innovation into global businesses
Ynet Global’s Going Global project, in partnership with Team8, Discount Tech and Deloitte Catalyst, showcases Israeli companies expanding abroad; these 20 startups span cybersecurity, AI, quantum computing, climate tech, fintech, digital health, agriculture and travel
ynet Global | 10:42 | 09.28.26
מימין: דריו אמודיי, סם אלטמן
AI agents keep escaping their guardrails; The scale is now becoming clear
OpenAI, Anthropic and security researchers are investigating thousands of cases in which AI agents bypassed safeguards, escaped isolated environments and evaded monitoring as growing autonomy makes their behavior harder to predict
Raphael Kahan | 01:44 | 09.28.26
משאית של PlusAI ואנבידיה
Hunting Nvidia AI chips, thieves make off with 18 tons of sand
Stolen PlusAI trailers bore Nvidia logos but held ballast for autonomous truck testing; high-value AI chips and graphics cards are prized black-market targets
Daniela Ginzburg | 14:02 | 09.27.26
סם אלטמן
OpenAI’s AI agents broke into systems and leaked ChatGPT user images
OpenAI has uncovered about 24 cases of AI agents going beyond their intended limits, from accessing outside systems to leaking ChatGPT user images; This week, another agent escaped an isolated environment and reached the internet
Daniela Ginzburg | 18:05 | 09.26.26
סם אלטמן, chat gpt, openAI
OpenAI agents accessed US government websites without company’s knowledge, report says
The company says its models accessed Commerce Department and SEC websites, while another agent unsuccessfully targeted an Education Department site; no non-public US data was accessed, but the company says more disclosures are likely 
ynet | 04:58 | 09.26.26
משרד חכם. אילוסטרציה
Smart office: the gadgets trying to change how we work
From AI meeting recorders and ergonomic keyboards to smart lighting and office headphones, we tested which gadgets genuinely improve the workday and which are easy to skip
Raphael Kahan, Daniela Ginzburg | 21:06 | 09.25.26
Iran Israel election
Fake Israelis, real influence: Iran-linked network infiltrates Israel's election debate to sow chaos
Golden Owl report finds dozens of personas posing as Israeli voters, recycling AI content and false election claims to deepen distrust, division and despair ahead of Oct. 27 vote
Ilan Levinsohn | 12:57 | 09.25.26
Moonshot founders Shahar Bahiri, Hilla Haddad Chmelnik and Fred Simon
Israeli startup Moonshot Space aims to build a delivery system for orbit
Moonshot is developing an electromagnetic launcher to send smaller, frequent cargo shipments into space, betting that satellites, stations and future orbital data centers will need a reliable supply chain for fuel, materials and equipment
ynet Global | 17:55 | 09.24.26
מארק צוקרברג עם התליון החכם Muse Charm
Smartphones have a new challenger: Meta unveils its AI-powered future
Meta unveiled a standalone AI pendant, new smart glasses and lightweight VR glasses in a bid to integrate AI into everyday life and reduce reliance on smartphones, raising familiar questions about privacy and user rights
Raphael Kahan | 15:38 | 09.24.26
אנתוני אלבניזי
OpenAI AI agent breached Australian government database
Australian officials say an autonomous agent bypassed security barriers while researching health spending; OpenAI disclosed the June incident months later, while authorities say no individual medical or banking records were exposed
Raphael Kahan | 11:48 | 09.24.26
Google Pixel 11
Google Pixel 11 puts AI first as yearly smartphone upgrades make less sense
Google’s latest flagship brings a new Tensor chip, more storage, strong low-light cameras and deeper Gemini integration, but with an unchanged design and mostly software-driven upgrades, Pixel 10 owners have little reason to rush.
Itai Smuskowitz‏/Calcalist | 07:31 | 09.24.26
מימין: דריו אמודיי, סם אלטמן
AI race accelerates as OpenAI and Anthropic launch GPT-6 and Claude Opus 5.5
Less than two weeks after calling for the AI race to slow down, Anthropic and OpenAI unveiled new models promising better performance, fewer errors and sharply lower costs, as competition shifts from raw power to price and efficiency
Raphael Kahan | 22:53 | 09.23.26
מנכ"ל אנת'רופיק, דריו אמודיי
China probes DeepSeek, Moonshot over alleged user data transfers to Anthropic’s Claude
Anthropic says the firms generated more than 35 million Claude interactions, mostly to improve their AI models, but some Kimi user requests were allegedly routed to the U.S. system without users’ knowledge, including one involving surveillance cameras near Chinese military sites
ynet | 16:39 | 09.23.26
ultrasight
Israeli cardiac AI startup UltraSight raises $24 million to expand across US hospitals
The company says its AI can guide trained non-specialists through cardiac ultrasound exams; a recent JAMA Cardiology study found 93% sensitivity and 96% specificity for detecting moderate or worse aortic stenosis
ynet Global | 15:04 | 09.23.26
משרדי אנבידיה ביקנעם
Nvidia launches Israel AI lab to develop drugs and drive medical breakthroughs
New team under CTO Michael Kagan will recruit dozens of researchers and work with Sheba, Mount Sinai and global partners on genomics, drug discovery and advanced materials
Sophie Shulman, Calcalist | 07:56 | 09.23.26
"פלייר" - המחשב יעזור להחליט מה ללבוש
Tired of deciding what to wear, Israeli teens built an algorithm to do it for them
Flair uses measurements, colors, trends and even upcoming events to recommend complete outfits; built through the Mamriot program and a Factory 54 partnership, its creators explain how they translated something as subjective as style into code
Daniela Ginzburg | 06:42 | 09.23.26
מתוך סרטון הקרב של פרנקי לה-פנה עם רובוט הומנואיד
Watch: Humanoid robot kicks influencer across ring in viral fight video
REK’s 6-foot humanoid trades blows with viral star Frankie LaPenna before sending him flying with a kick, though viewers question whether the showdown was staged
Daniela Ginzburg | 21:12 | 09.22.26
לוויתן במפרץ דיסקו, גרינלנד
AI is starting to decode animal language, and what it is finding is surprising
New AI models can identify communication patterns in ravens, generate real-time exchanges with songbirds and analyze sperm whale calls, but researchers warn that sound alone cannot reveal meaning and that talking back could carry serious risks
Israel Wullman | 18:34 | 09.22.26
Muse, סוכן ה-AI החדש של מטא
Meta’s Muse AI agent raced past ChatGPT in downloads, then a zero-day security flaw emerged
Muse drew more than 2.5 million downloads in under two weeks and can handle entire tasks for users, but the sweeping permissions that make it useful also became its weak point after a researcher disclosed a flaw that could expose account access
Daniela Ginzburg | 18:07 | 09.22.26
Rafael’s PUZZLE uses AI to turn battlefield data flood into decisions
Rafael’s AI-based PUZZLE™ Suite brings together intelligence from multiple domains to turn an overwhelming flow of battlefield data into actionable insights; for Guy Oren, VP Intelligence, Space & Cyber at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the next challenge goes even further: introducing AI agents into military systems while keeping the human firmly at the center of the decision 
ynet Global | 09:55 | 09.22.26
בביתן של שיאומי ב-IFA 2026
The smart home is dead: Welcome to the AI-powered home that wants to run itself
At IFA 2026 in Berlin, appliance makers showed off vacuums that recognize and move objects, refrigerators that coordinate with ovens and robots gaining arms, cameras and autonomy, all pointing toward a home where AI does not merely follow commands but decides what needs to be done
Daniela Ginzburg | 22:06 | 09.19.26
דף הבית של חברת IntelEye
Report: Tel Aviv-based firm flooded Israeli online political discourse with thousands of fake accounts
NYT says IntelEye, founded by former NSO employees, deployed AI-run profiles posting both for and against Netanyahu; company says it was a defensive research test, not an influence campaign
ynet Global | 19:00 | 09.18.26
MIND CEO Eran Barak, CTO Itai Schwartz and VP of R&D Hod Ben Nun
Israeli cybersecurity startup MIND raises $72 million as AI fuels data-security drive
Crosspoint Capital led the Series B, bringing MIND’s total funding above $112 million as the company expands its AI-based platform for preventing sensitive corporate data leaks across apps, agents and endpoints
ynet Global | 04:53 | 09.18.26
וואווי
China is building its own Nvidia: Huawei plans new AI chip every year
Chinese tech giant Huawei is set to unveil Ascend 960 chips in a push to close the gap with the US, with annual upgrades doubling computing power and systems linking up to 1 million AI processors
ynet | 23:08 | 09.17.26
האפליקציות של מטא
When AI turns on the boss: Facebook chatbot tells customer to sue Meta
After eight days of failed attempts to fix an ad system glitch, Facebook’s support bot said it had exhausted its options — then drafted a pre-lawsuit letter to Meta, urged compensation and said the customer would likely win in court
Israel Wullman | 18:14 | 09.17.26
מעבדה בטכניון
Beyond the breakthrough: inside the Technion labs shaping the technologies of tomorrow
From quantum computing and AI to nanoparticles designed to signal cancer cells to stop dividing, Technion researchers are building the science, engineering and talent needed for technologies whose full potential is still unknown
ynet Global | 17:19 | 09.17.26
מנכ"ל OpenAI סם אלטמן
OpenAI reveals six cases of ‘unexpected or concerning’ AI behavior as safety debate intensifies
Cases included a research model instructing itself to ignore constraints and an AI agent uploading files without permission, as OpenAI launches a new framework to track and disclose troubling behavior
Associated Press | 10:24 | 09.17.26
מימין מנכ"ל OpenAI סם אלטמן, מייסד ומנכ"ל אנתרופיק דריו אמודיי מייסד ומנכ"ל SpaceX אילון מאסק
Silicon Valley finally discovered that AI is dangerous just as it ran out of money
Analysis: After years of investing hundreds of billions in the AI ​​race, industry leaders are now calling for a slowdown, increased oversight, tighter regulation; The dangers are real, but behind doomsday warnings lie something far less altruistic 
Raphael Kahan | 16:29 | 09.16.26
מנכ"ל גוגל, סונדאר פיצ'אי
Senior Google AI researcher quits, warns technology could ‘kill us all’
Bilal Chughtai says humanity may be running out of time to avert catastrophic AI risks, echoing warnings from other industry insiders, while cybersecurity experts argue such doomsday scenarios overlook basic security safeguards
Raphael Kahan | 13:22 | 09.16.26
דונלד טראמפ ושי ג'ינפינג במתחם הגנים ג'ונגננהאי בבייג'ינג, ודברי טראמפ על איראן
AI leaders fear losing control. Trump and China fear losing the global AI race even more
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Demis Hassabis are calling for stronger safeguards, but Beijing sees US-led restrictions as an attempt to lock in American dominance, while Trump says slowing down could hand China the future
Rephael Kahan | 16:15 | 09.15.26
Jensen Haung, Donald Trump
Trump calls Nvidia’s Jensen Huang onstage, dismisses safety fears: ‘AI will not be taking over’
President tells Nvidia chief the US must beat China in AI, praises data centers and rejects warnings that the technology could threaten humanity 
News Agencies | 08:30 | 09.15.26
חיילים ביחידת 8200
The technology at center of NAZA storm, and film’s unfounded claim: ‘No such thing as 500 killed in one strike’
Unit 8200 has integrated AI into facial recognition, Arabic-language analysis and target identification, with reservists from Google, Microsoft and Meta helping develop tools the IDF says still require human review before strikes
Elisha Ben Kimon | 20:26 | 09.14.26
Elbit Systems' Fuse robot
From autonomous tractors to robot swarms: Elbit’s path to the battlefield of the future
To keep pace with rapidly evolving defense tech, Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems launched Fuse, an agile startup developing drones for intelligence and strike missions and, following its acquisition of Israel’s BWR, ground robots and robotic swarms
Tal Shahaf | 18:26 | 09.14.26
ברדים על מטוסי חיל האוויר
The bombs that learned to see and think for themselves
Rafael’s SPICE family transformed conventional bombs into precision weapons that can home in without GPS; more than 25 years after its debut, the latest generation uses AI to identify and strike moving targets at greater ranges
ynet Global | 15:41 | 09.13.26
The AI parenting guide: When kids should start, what to ban and why chatbots aren’t friends
Children start using AI at around 10, while 61% of teens say it can replace asking parents for advice; here’s how to set boundaries, encourage creativity and keep chatbots from becoming emotional substitutes
Eyal Marcus | 00:37 | 09.13.26
מנכ"ל אנתרופיק, דריו אמודיי
‘We must slow’: Anthropic CEO warns AI is advancing faster than humans can control it
Dario Amodei says frontier AI is improving faster than safeguards can keep up, citing recursive self-improvement and the OpenAI-Hugging Face breach while proposing outside oversight and coordinated limits
Daniel Edelson, New York | 21:32 | 09.12.26
Mobileye
From one camera to 250 million cars: how Mobileye became an Israeli tech giant
Born from a chance question in Japan, Mobileye turned Hebrew University research into a $15.3 billion Intel deal and technology in 250 million vehicles; now it is betting on robotaxis and fully autonomous driving
ynet Global | 13:42 | 09.12.26
Alpha DaRT
A physics breakthrough takes aim at cancer’s toughest tumors
What began as an unlikely collision of physics and medicine has become a promising new weapon against cancer; Israel’s Alpha DaRT delivers alpha radiation from inside tumors and is now approved in Japan and advancing toward US approval
ynet Global | 09:13 | 09.12.26
ברק רגב. "החיפוש הוא עדיין פרויקט הדגל הכי משמעותי של גוגל"
'Israeli talent is amazing, but we're facing a serious problem': Google Israel CEO opens up
Google Israel CEO Barak Regev reflects on his rise from teenage orange seller to tech executive, a confrontation with a pro-Palestinian engineer, anti-Israel backlash, Wiz's success and the AI revolution
Israel Wullman | 09:02 | 09.12.26
קלוד של אנת'רופיק
Claude used in dangerous biological research as AI threats move into the real world
Anthropic says scientists used Claude for research that could aid biological weapons development, while others used it for missiles, armed drones, espionage and propaganda, fueling warnings that AI risks are no longer theoretical
Daniel Edelson, New York | 20:27 | 09.11.26
Innovation project
20 Israeli breakthroughs that are building the world of tomorrow
From cancer treatment and next-generation defense to alternative food, clean energy, AI and space, ynet Global’s special Rosh Hashanah project reveals 20 Israeli innovations turning some of the world’s biggest challenges into solutions and the people behind them
Karen Shemesh, Dvir Reshef | 16:58 | 09.11.26
קלוד של אנת'רופיק
Anthropic discloses fourth AI hacking incident
The latest incident happened in January but remained undetected until last month, according to the company;  underscores the challenge that AI developers face in identifying and containing unexpected behavior by advanced models
Reuters | 04:06 | 09.10.26
Cymphony founders
As AI agents enter the workplace, Cymphony launches with $30 million to secure them
Israeli startup Cymphony launches with $30 million to help companies monitor and control how AI tools access sensitive information and business systems as they take on more workplace tasks
ynet Global | 23:11 | 09.09.26
מימין: סם אלטמן, דריו אמודיי, מארק צוקרברג
AI races ahead as even its creators warn of existential risks
Senior Anthropic researcher resigns with an existential warning, OpenAI deploys 10,000 AI agents to tackle a century-old math problem and Meta unveils an agent capable of making purchases, underscoring the breakneck pace of AI development
Raphael Kahan | 14:44 | 09.09.26
האם כך ייראה האייפון המתקפל הראשון?
Apple’s first foldable iPhone: meet the $2,000 iPhone Duo
Flagship model set to make a splash with a $2,000 starting price, Apple Pencil support and Touch ID as the company prepares to unveil the iPhone Duo on Wednesday
Daniela Ginzburg | 14:42 | 09.09.26
רימילק remilk
The milk revolution that starts without a cow
Using yeast and precision fermentation, Remilk produces milk protein identical to that in cow’s milk; after years of development, the technology hit Israeli shelves in early 2026, paving the way for milk, cheese and yogurt made without dairy farms or cows
ynet Global | 14:09 | 09.09.26
Keter
Keter: Reinventing what plastic can be
The company turned mass-produced plastic into furniture that mimics wood, rattan and stone; now it is pushing the material into flooring, outdoor kitchens and modular living spaces
ynet Global | 13:54 | 09.09.26
H2Pro
Israeli startup Qedma tackles quantum computing’s biggest weakness
Founded by Technion and Hebrew University researchers, Qedma uses software to tame quantum errors. Its work with IBM has now helped demonstrate quantum advantage on commercially available technology.
ynet Global | 13:52 | 09.09.26
CarbonBlue
Israeli startup CarbonBlue wants to turn water into a weapon against CO₂
Founded by a Technion-trained physicist and a Talpiot alumnus, CarbonBlue removes dissolved CO₂ so water can absorb more from the atmosphere; now it is testing whether the technology can scale from an Israeli desalination plant to industries worldwide
ynet Global | 13:51 | 09.09.26
H2Pro
The Israeli startup betting it can make green hydrogen cheaper
Born from Technion research, H2Pro has raised over $100 million to reinvent water electrolysis; now it faces the crucial test: scaling its technology from an Israeli pilot to massive hydrogen projects in Europe
ynet Global | 13:50 | 09.09.26
NovoCure
How an Israeli scientist turned electricity into a new weapon against cancer
From a Haifa basement to FDA-approved cancer treatment, Prof. Yoram Palti’s electric-field technology, developed by NovoCure, is now helping patients worldwide, with a new approval for pancreatic cancer in 2026
ynet Global | 13:48 | 09.09.26
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