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Echo raises $50M in 10 months to build a secure, AI-native OS for cloud applications

The $35M series A round comes just four months after Echo announced its $15 million seed round, bringing total funding to $50 million within 10 months of the company’s founding

ynet Global | 12.16.25

NVIDIA unveils Nemotron 3, an open AI model built for multi-agent systems

The open Nemotron 3 models introduce a new mixture-of-experts architecture designed to cut inference costs and improve transparency as developers move from single chatbots to large scale multi-agent AI systems across industries

ynet Global | 12.16.25

Free flights, leaking credit card data: Israeli researchers trick Microsoft AI into fraud

Tenable researchers hijack an AI agent built in Microsoft Copilot Studio using prompt injection, bypassing ID checks and leaking payment data, showing how a tool built to democratize AI can quickly become a serious security threat

ynet Global | 12.15.25

Are AI writing tools pushing creativity toward mediocrity?

Opinion: For years, we were told to think outside the box; now, humanity has built the most sophisticated box in history: artificial intelligence. Does relying on it sharpen creativity, or quietly pull us toward comfortable mediocrity?

Keren Shahar | 12.13.25

The clean era is over: AI tools fill with ads whether you like it or not

AI companies, facing soaring costs that undermine subscription models, are increasingly pushing ads even to paying users; the result is an AI experience shaped by profit rather than accuracy, leaving users feeling like the product

Raphael Kahan | 12.12.25

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TIME names 'Architects of AI' as 2025 Person of the Year

Magazine says AI’s rapid rise reshaped technology, politics and the global economy, highlighting leaders such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and other industry figures whose decisions accelerated breakthroughs while fueling public concern over risks

Tal Shahaf | 12.11.25

AI bots sway voters four times more than campaign ads, studies show

Two new studies show that AI bots can shift users’ political views with four times the impact of campaign ads, flooding voters with arguments, data and supposed evidence, even when some of the information is false

Raphael Kahan | 12.08.25

Meet the gatekeepers of AI, the Israeli company seeking to shield us from its dangers

With an $80 million funding round and rising annual revenues, Israeli startup Irregular has become a leading AI security lab; founders Dan Lahav and Omer Nevo explain how they won clients like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, and how their work uncovers vulnerabilities before hackers do — including a new field focused on understanding AI behavior to prevent risks to humanity

Tal Shahaf | 12.07.25

AI firm GeoX partners with Japan’s largest insurer to map property risks amid rising climate threats

Israeli firm teams with Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to analyze tens of thousands of homes using AI-driven geospatial data, as global insurers turn to property-level intelligence to manage rising climate risks and aging infrastructure

ynet Global | 12.06.25

Artificial intelligence or artificial confidence? Why blind trust in AI is the real danger

Opinion: The problem isn’t that AI makes mistakes but that we stop making our own, Israel learned this when overconfidence in a 'smart,' automated system before Oct. 7 proved costly — a reminder of the danger in trusting technology too much

Prof. Guy Hochman | 12.06.25

Lumia raises $18 million seed round, adds former NSA chief to advisory board

Israeli AI security startup secures major investment led by Team8 and New Era to expand its platform for monitoring and controlling enterprise AI use; retired Adm. Michael Rogers joins as adviser amid rising demand for AI governance

ynet Global | 12.04.25

Foreign-run social media ‘sleeper cells’ trying to sway upcoming elections, watchdog warns

FakeReporter warns that AI-powered influence networks run by hostile states are infiltrating Israeli politics through seemingly authentic accounts, after Iranian-run fan group for lawmaker stayed online despite repeated alerts to Meta, cyber officials

Raphael Kahan | 12.04.25

Shopping Month: results are determined long before reaching the store

Advanced logistics, real-time data and AI-driven personalization are redefining how companies compete, pushing retailers to overhaul core systems long before customers reach the checkout, says Priority CEO Sagive Greenspan

ynet Global | 12.04.25

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Microsoft cuts AI software quotas amid customer pushback on new products

Shares of one of the biggest winners of the AI boom due to its early bet on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fell nearly 3%, but pared losses after CNBC reported, citing Microsoft, that it has not lowered sales target; the stock was last down 1.5%

Reuters | 12.03.25

The up-and-coming Israeli unicorn sending AI agents to hunt cyber vulnerabilities

Israeli cybersecurity firm Zafran, founded by Iranian-born CEO Sanaz Yashar, raised 60 million dollars as demand surges for its AI-driven system that detects and fixes cyber vulnerabilities in real time

Tal Shahaf | 12.02.25

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