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Why Apple is dodging Big Tech’s layoff storm

As Meta, Microsoft and Amazon slash jobs and global tech layoffs top 92,000 this year, Apple employees remain largely insulated — with Israel playing a key role in its AI strategy

Tal Shahaf | 05.30.26

Review: Spider-Noir proves the superhero genre was never really the point

Nicolas Cage plays an aging 1930s Spider-Man in Amazon’s noir-style series, a genre hybrid that leans more on detective tropes than superhero spectacle

Amir Bogen | 05.30.26

Amazon says AWS recovery in Middle East could take months

Amazon Web Services, in a status update on its website, recommended customers migrate all accessible resources to other regions and restore inaccessible resources from remote backups as soon as possible

Reuters | 04.30.26

Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft post strong earnings as AI investments reshape growth outlook

The four tech giants have proven that the AI bet is paying off: Google saw a 63% jump in cloud revenue, Microsoft's Azure grew 39%, Meta posted its strongest growth in five years, and Amazon beat expectations in cloud and advertising

Calcalist | 04.30.26

Amazon resumes free shipping to Israel after wartime pause

Amazon has restored free shipping to Israel on many items for orders over $49 after suspending it during the war; delivery times remain longer than usual, though most sites have resumed near-normal shipping, with possible delays

Meirav Crystal | 04.17.26

Iran claims wave of strikes on US tech giants as Gulf tensions erupt

Revolutionary Guard says it hit data centers in Dubai and Bahrain and warned 18 US tech firms they are now targets, linking the attacks to assassinations in Iran and calling one strike an attempt to derail diplomacy

Lior Ben Ari | 04.03.26

מוחארק בחריין עשן תקיפה איראנית של מכלי נפט

Iran claims strike on Amazon data center in Bahrain, threatens more attacks

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the attack was part of operations against seven US and Israeli-linked sites following what it described as assassinations

ynet | 04.02.26

After Amazon data center strike, Iran threatens Google, Microsoft and Nvidia in expanding tech war

Dramatic escalation in the regional conflict: after strikes on Amazon data centers in the Gulf and a bombing of a bank in Tehran, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued a 'target list' naming Google, Microsoft, Nvidia and Palantir, sending shockwaves through global tech markets

Rephael Kahan | 03.12.26

Amazon temporarily halts shipments to Israel

Products sold by Amazon and most third-party sellers briefly became unavailable for delivery to Israel, likely due to airspace disruption; industry sources say shipments are expected to resume within a week as air traffic resumes

Meirav Crystal | 03.10.26

Terra Security earns AWS Security Competency for AI-driven testing

Cybersecurity startup becomes first AWS partner approved for Autonomous Security Validation, highlighting growing demand for AI-powered continuous penetration testing as software development speeds up

ynet Global | 03.05.26

Amazon cloud data centers in Gulf face outages amid Iran strikes in the region

AWS UAE site hit by 'objects' causing fire and power loss; Bahrain also reports connectivity issues

Reuters | 03.02.26

From Petah Tikva to orbit: Gilat Satellite Networks surges 160%, becoming an investor favorite

While Starlink and Amazon race to deploy satellites in space, Israel’s Gilat sells the ground equipment that connects them; Defense contracts, strategic acquisitions and major tenders have lifted its market value to about 3.5 billion shekels

Tal Shahaf | 02.10.26

נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ מייסד אמזון ג'ף בזוס

When Amazon matters more than confronting Trump: why Jeff Bezos gutted The Washington Post

Mass layoffs, a rightward editorial shift and the loss of critical independence have fueled claims that Bezos is reshaping The Washington Post to avoid clashes with the Trump administration and protect Amazon’s broader business interests

Ayala Or-El, Los Angeles | 02.09.26

מימין: אילון מאסק, ג'ף בזוס ומארק צוקרברג

$700 billion AI gambit: tech giants reshape global economy

Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta and Oracle set to spend unprecedented $700B on AI infrastructure by 2026, rivaling some nations' GDPs, as they race to dominate the future, fueling global chip shortages, labor shifts and economic bubble fears

Raphael Kahan | 02.09.26

Skipped high school, now signs off on 16,000 layoffs at Amazon

Amazon HR chief Beth Galetti is leading the latest round of job cuts tied to automation, completing layoffs of about 30,000 employees after the company’s massive pandemic-era hiring surge

ynet | 02.01.26