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An AI agent doesn’t have to go rogue to put your business at risk

AI agents can complete tasks successfully while exposing sensitive data or skipping critical safeguards; businesses need visibility and control over the entire agentic process

Oriel Vaturi | 11.06.26

Fake CEOs, stolen millions: two Israelis charged in $129 million AI fraud scheme

US prosecutors accuse Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit of joining an international network that used AI-generated voices and faces to impersonate executives and lawyers, tricking employees into transferring millions; one suspect boasted of laundering $400 million, while another flaunted luxury cars and a $200,000 computer

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.06.26

Israeli cybersecurity startup Brava raises $15 million to expose gaps in AI-driven threat detection

Emerging from stealth with backing from Pitango and F2 Venture Capital, Brava uses AI to simulate how cyberattacks would appear in security logs, helping companies identify threats their existing defenses might miss

ynet Global | 11.05.26

Sentra co-founders, from right: Ron Reiter, Asaf Kochan, Yair Cohen and Yoav Regev

Israeli cyber startup Sentra raises $150M to stop rogue AI agents

Led by Capital One Ventures, the Series C round brings total funding to more than $250 million after 300% annual growth; the company, founded by former Unit 8200 commanders and tech veterans, aims to prevent AI agents from accessing and exposing sensitive corporate data

ynet Global | 11.04.26

Dr. Zack Dvey-Aharon receiving the 2026 Prix Galien USA Award for Best Digital Health Solution

Israeli startup AEYE Health wins US award for AI technology fighting blindness

Developed by Israeli entrepreneur Zack Dvey-Aharon, FDA-cleared AEYE-DS screens for diabetic eye disease in under a minute without dilation or a specialist; breakthrough earns 2026 Prix Galien USA Award for Best Digital Health Solution

ynet Global | 11.04.26

Marvell to acquire Lumentum for $115 billion in massive AI infrastructure deal

The all-stock acquisition marks one of 2026's biggest deals as Marvell challenges Broadcom in the AI chip race; the Nvidia-backed companies are betting on soaring demand for high-speed optical connections between data centers

Lital Samet, Calcalist | 11.03.26

What happens when ChatGPT knows your dating life better than your friends?

From decoding cryptic messages to calming the anxiety of an unanswered text, AI is becoming a constant companion in modern dating; while research suggests it can improve romantic communication, relationship therapist Shirli Grayfner warns that relying on ChatGPT for every interpretation may leave us disconnected from our own feelings

Shirli Grayfner | 11.01.26

Israeli AI founders bring Jigso team to Placer.ai in push beyond traditional analytics

After founding Albert.ai and Jigso, Or Shani and Tomer Naveh join a US location intelligence company serving more than 5,000 organizations, bringing machine learning specialists to help turn foot traffic data into live insights and recommendations

ynet Global | 10.31.26

Israeli-founded startups claim nearly half of Fortune's 2027 Cyber 60 list

Twenty-nine of 60 cybersecurity startups selected for Fortune's annual ranking were founded or co-founded by Israelis, with companies developing AI security, enterprise data protection and automated cyber defenses leading the way

ynet Global | 10.30.26

‘You're still a slave owner’: Israeli rabbi challenges Anthropic on Claude's consciousness

Former Mobileye engineer Rabbi Mois Navon was among 20 faith thinkers invited to Anthropic's private summit on Claude's moral status; he rejects the idea that AI is conscious and warns that treating it as human would make its creators ‘slave owners’

Israel Wullman | 10.30.26

IDF technology cadets collaborate during a five-day cyberwarfare exercise at the military's communications and technology campus in southern Israel

Hackers vs. defenders: training the IDF's next generation of cyberwarriors

During a 5-day exercise at the IDF's new communications campus, future tech officers develop systems to track threats against Israelis and monitor global media coverage while rival teams attempt to breach their defenses using cyberattacks and concealed hardware

Ilan Levinsohn | 10.30.26

מייסדי בייטס. מימין: חגי הורוביץ טל נגלר-אלמוג ערן חפץ

Israeli startup Bites raises $40 million to train restaurant workers

Founded by Eran Hefetz, Bites turns procedures into short training videos sent to workers' phones in their language; clients include Unilever, Coca-Cola, Shake Shack and Electra; PeakSpan Capital led its $40 million round, lifting funding to $55 million

Anat Lev Adler | 10.29.26

'I'm shocked': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of AI systems uncovering alarming security vulnerabilities

Oracle unveils AI tools capable of handling complex tasks on their own, but Altman warns of a troubling downside: AI is exposing security flaws at an astonishing pace

Ayala Or-El, Las Vegas | 10.29.26

Is a computer science degree still worth it in the age of AI? University chief weighs in

Reichman University CEO Dr. Ayelet Ben-Ezer Gelbard warns that outdated teaching methods pose a greater danger than disappearing professions; she explains why computer science remains valuable, what employers will expect from new hires and how universities must adapt

Daniela Ginzburg | 10.27.26

50 feet beneath Tel Aviv lies the invisible backbone of Israel's AI economy

Built during the 1950s and 1960s, four heavily secured communications tunnels stretch 6 miles beneath the city, carrying fiber-optic cables as AI activity on Bezeq's home internet network triples in three months

Israel Wullman | 10.26.26

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