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Meta layoffs begin in Israel as tech giant cuts 8,000 jobs in global AI shake-up

Meta is shifting 7,000 employees into AI roles while pouring up to $135 billion into infrastructure, but workers warn the push is fueling anxiety, distrust and fears their own jobs could become obsolete

Omer Kabir, Calcalist | 05.20.26

Meta’s 'day of catastrophe' begins tomorrow as thousands face immediate layoffs

Meta is expected to tell about 8,000 employees worldwide they are losing their jobs, as anxious workers begin taking home free office snacks, drinks and phone chargers ahead of the cuts

News Agencies | 05.19.26

‘Like a casino for kids’: Zuckerberg faces jury in test case alleging Meta harms children

Meta CEO is set to answer before a jury to claims that Instagram and Facebook used addictive techniques that harm children, as a 20-year-old plaintiff alleges the apps worsened her depression and suicidal thoughts

Israel Wullman | 02.18.26

מימין מנכ"ל גוגל סונדאר פיצ'אי ונשיא ומנכ"ל אנבידיה ג'נסן הואנג

Google’s Gemini 3 challenges Nvidia’s AI chip dominance

Google's Gemini 3 outperforms ChatGPT and runs on its own TPU chips, posing a challenge to Nvidia’s dominance in AI hardware; as Meta considers switching to Google’s processors by 2027, hopes rise for a competitive shift in the AI chip market

Sophie Shulman | 11.28.25

Zuckerberg was first: how Big Tech became the screen villains of our time

Fifteen years after 'The Social Network' introduced a ruthless young Mark Zuckerberg, its prophecy looks chillingly accurate; Film and TV are now crowded with 'tech bros' cast as the bad guys, from Silicon Valley satires to comic-book billionaires. How did the bespectacled nerd replace the tough-guy gangster?

Benjamin Tovias | 10.24.25

Silicon Valley billionaires prepare for doomsday with secret bunkers and luxury compounds

As fears of global collapse grow, Silicon Valley’s elite are spending hundreds of millions on fortified luxury estates; from Zuckerberg’s $300M Hawaii fortress to Musk’s Texas compound, billionaires are preparing to outlast disaster in style

Tzippy Shmilovitz | 08.24.25

AI bubble fears grow as Silicon Valley cracks show

MIT warns 95% of AI investments bring no returns, as OpenAI faces backlash over GPT-5 and Meta cuts AI unit staff; once hailed as revolutionary, artificial intelligence is now drawing comparisons to the dot-com bubble amid rising doubts and investor jitters

Daniela Ginzburg | 08.21.25

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

Zuckerberg accelerates push for general AI with massive $15 billion investment

Facing intense competition from Google, OpenAI and Microsoft, Meta invests $15 billion in Scale AI to strengthen its position in race for artificial general intelligence; deal also brings Scale CEO Alexander Wang into Meta’s core leadership team

Israel Wullman | 06.12.25

המייסדים ובעלי Wiz, מימין: רועי רזניק (סמנכ"ל פיתוח), עמי לוטבק (סמנכ"ל טכנולוגיה), אסף רפפורט (מנכ"ל), ינון קוסטיקה (סמנכ"ל מוצר)

Israel boasts record 39 billionaires in 2025 Forbes ranking

Leading Israeli contingent is shipping magnate Eyal Ofer, who retains his position as wealthiest Israeli with an estimated net worth of $28.2 billion, putting him 68th worldwide

Calcalist | 04.01.25

The book Zuckerberg wants to silence is a bestseller

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism — a memoir by a former Facebook staffer, becomes a global success despite Meta's attempt to suppress sales

Israel Wullman | 03.26.25

מימין: מארק צוקרברג מייקל בלומברג סרגיי ברין

A third of America's biggest donors are Jewish, survey finds

Heading the list of most generous philanthropists is Michael Bloomberg, after donating $3.7 billion, twice the sum of the next big donor; report finds most American billionaires opt to keep their fortune to themselves

Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.05.25

Zuckerberg steals the show with outrageous dance at his wife's birthday party

Meta CEO shocks guests by tearing off his tuxedo and performing in a tight blue suit, overshadowing wife Priscilla Chan’s five outfit changes; while some online users admire his playful side, others criticize him for making the event about himself

Inbal Hananel | 03.02.25

X and Meta approved antisemitic and anti-Muslim content in Germany

Study finds that Facebook and X approved ads calling for the arrest of migrants or violence against Jews, stopping the 'Jewish globalist agenda,' or the extermination of Muslims

Rephael Kahan | 02.23.25

Meta to layoff 5% of its lowest performers as a way to 'raise the bar'

According to a report by Bloomberg, Meta will implement another round of layoffs, affecting approximately 3,600 employees worldwide; In an internal memo sent to staff, the company said that layoffs will target lowest-performing workers, with plans to fill the positions by the end of the year

News Agencies | 01.14.25

Meta steps back from policing content—for all the wrong reasons

Opinion: Meta's move to shift fact-checking to users may prompt regulators to strengthen oversight of social media and enforce advertising rules on Meta akin to those governing traditional media outlets

Tal Shahaf | 01.08.25

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