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China’s Kimi K3 challenges US AI giants on performance and price

Moonshot AI’s 2.8 trillion-parameter open-weight model approaches leading US systems on major benchmarks while offering lower prices, raising questions over whether China’s open-model strategy could weaken America’s technological lead

Raphael Kahan | 07.20.26

'I skipped a few heartbeats': Israeli developer gets $500 million Amazon bill

An AWS billing glitch showed customers worldwide bogus invoices exceeding $7 trillion; Israeli developer Hanan Cohen received a bill for nearly $500 million; 'It was extremely stressful, this is Amazon — it should not happen'

Raphael Kahan | 07.20.26

$45 million for AI text messages: Inside Israel’s push to shape US opinion

WSJ investigation reveals new details of Israel's influence campaign to improve its image among US voters; it funded AI-generated texts, conservative media buys and influencer outreach, even approaching actor Chris Pratt and basketball star Steph Curry

ynet | 07.19.26

Israel launches AI travel-tech network to boost tourism

Tourism Ministry’s NIS 1 million Travel Innovation IL initiative will connect startups, investors, tourism companies, government agencies and academia to develop AI tools, improve visitor experiences and strengthen the industry’s competitiveness

ynet Global | 07.18.26

AI is making life easier, but humans may pay the price

Modern life offers convenience, less effort and instant solutions, but research suggests that challenge, learning and gradual progress strengthen the body, sharpen the brain and build lasting psychological resilience

Prof. Moshe Bar | 07.18.26

Beacon Security co-founders Gal Tal-Hochberg, Or Mattatia and Iddo Israely

Beacon Security raises $13 million to build AI-focused cybersecurity platform

The startup will use the seed funding to expand its AI-native cybersecurity platform, which helps give security teams and AI agents a cleaner and more reliable data foundation for detecting, investigating and responding faster to emerging cyberthreats

ynet Global | 07.17.26

xAI sues user accused of bypassing Grok safeguards to generate sexualized images of minors

Elon Musk’s xAI is suing a Grok user accused of bypassing safety controls to create deepfake nude images of minors, in a move critics say shifts legal responsibility from the AI system to users

Raphael Kahan | 07.16.26

מייסד Wiz אסף רפפורט שבראש קבוצת ההייטקיסטים

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport builds global investment empire after record Google deal

Following Wiz’s roughly $32 billion sale to Google Cloud, Rappaport expands into dozens of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence startups, leading venture capital funds, Israeli media companies and a potential stake in a major private hospital

Meir Orbach, Calcalist | 07.15.26

Oak raises $60 million for AI-native identity platform

Founded by veteran entrepreneur Shai Morag and product executive Tal Marom, the Israeli cybersecurity startup aims to replace fragmented access-management tools with a unified system governing human users, machines and AI agents across enterprise networks

ynet Global | 07.15.26

The Israeli startup that cracked the brain’s code with AI

Hemispheric’s six-billion-parameter model analyzes noninvasive EEG data to help diagnose neurological and psychiatric disorders and guide personalized treatment

ynet Global | 07.15.26

Work has changed, and businesses that fail to adapt will be left behind

As workers demand greater control over their time and companies face volatile demand and persistent labor shortages, flexible employment models and AI-powered workforce tools are reshaping how people work and how businesses operate

Amit Oestreicher | 07.15.26

מנכ"ל מטא, מארק צוקרברג, בעת הצגת Meta AI

Fired a day before her water broke: Ex-worker says Meta punished pregnancy leave

Twenty-six current and former employees allege Meta’s AI-assisted performance systems failed to account for legally protected pregnancy, medical and parental leave, recording absences as underperformance and disproportionately harming women and workers with disabilities

News Agencies | 07.15.26

Israeli firm Solaer targets AI boom with renewable-powered data center in Chile

The renewable energy developer signed a long-term lease for 20,000 dunams in Chile’s Atacama region, where it plans a data center powered by solar energy, storage and desalinated water infrastructure

ynet Global | 07.15.26

AI isn't neutral: Anthropic study reveals language-based biases

Anthropic's analysis of more than 300,000 conversations found that its Claude AI responds differently depending on the language used, showing greater warmth in Arabic and Hindi while becoming more rigid, cautionary and skeptical in English and Russian

Raphael Kahan | 07.15.26

This Israeli gaming stock just soared 40% — here’s why

Buff Technologies says a top-five global AI company will pay for gamer behavior data, opening a potential new revenue stream beyond advertising

Navit Zomer | 07.14.26

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