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מימין מנכ"ל OpenAI סם אלטמן, מייסד ומנכ"ל אנתרופיק דריו אמודיי מייסד ומנכ"ל SpaceX אילון מאסק

Silicon Valley finally discovered that AI is dangerous just as it ran out of money

Analysis: After years of investing hundreds of billions in the AI race, industry leaders are now calling for a slowdown, increased oversight, tighter regulation; The dangers are real, but behind doomsday warnings lie something far less altruistic

Raphael Kahan | 09.16.26

מימין: סם אלטמן, דריו אמודיי, מארק צוקרברג

AI races ahead as even its creators warn of existential risks

Senior Anthropic researcher resigns with an existential warning, OpenAI deploys 10,000 AI agents to tackle a century-old math problem and Meta unveils an agent capable of making purchases, underscoring the breakneck pace of AI development

Raphael Kahan | 09.09.26

China embraces AI while America fears being replaced

84% of Chinese express optimism about AI compared with just 38% of Americans, reflecting radically different experiences with technology, work and Big Tech

Raphael Kahan | 08.21.26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Oren Dobronsky

Netanyahu’s new recruit: the man behind one of the 2000s’ most reviled tech tools

Oren Dobronsky, Netanyahu’s first handpicked Likud candidate, built Hotbar into a global hit before it drew fierce criticism over ads, tracking and removal — then reinvented himself in Silicon Valley, restaurants and TV

Israel Wullman | 08.11.26

Another AI genius left the US for China, and Silicon Valley is starting to worry

Moonshot founder Yang Zhilin trained in America but returned to Beijing to build Kimi K3, joining a growing flow of Chinese researchers leaving the US as China develops a powerful AI talent pipeline of its own

Israel Wullman | 07.28.26

Stratos Ventures raises $50M for early-stage Israeli DefenseTech fund

New VC fund plans to close at $80 million and invest in 15 to 20 pre-seed and seed companies focused on DefenseTech, homeland security, infrastructure protection, supply chains and government cybersecurity

ynet Global | 06.25.26

Direct route to Silicon Valley: El Al's newest destination

The 15-hour direct flight is designed to meet growing demand from the Israeli and business communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley; flight number departing Israel will be LY49, a nod to the local football team, the San Francisco 49ers

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 06.01.26

Sky-high housing costs and ‘anti-Zionist’ schools — so why are Israelis flocking to Silicon Valley?

Despite losing its tech lead to New York, Silicon Valley’s prestige continues to draw Israelis for stints or long-term stays, even as living costs soar and public schools show little support for Israel

Ayala Or-El, Los Angeles | 04.03.26

Ex-Google employees charged with passing confidential security data to Iran

Two sisters who previously worked at the tech giant and one sister’s husband are accused of exploiting their Silicon Valley roles to obtain confidential files and transfer them to their home country; prosecutors say they accessed sensitive processor security trade secrets

ynet | 02.20.26

Nvidia lands in Kiryat Tivon, turning pioneer hills into Israel’s next tech battleground

Company's planned mega-campus promises jobs and growth, but stirs fears of rising prices, lost green space and a town’s struggle between its pioneering past and a high-tech future

Gabi Bar-Haim | 01.16.26

Lior Handelsman, managing partner of Grove Ventures

Why Israel’s tech sector stands to gain from a new global AI and chip pact

Israel’s inclusion in the US-led Pax Silica framework secures access to advanced chips and AI tech, boosts global collaboration and capital flows, and positions Israeli cyber and chip design expertise in effort to reshape global AI supply chain

Sharon Kidon | 12.22.25

Public opinion for sale: The new startup that's causing a storm in Silicon Valley

Doublespeed, which has raised money from one of the world's most powerful venture capital funds, operates smartphone farms and tens of thousands of AI-powered accounts to circumvent TikTok's algorithms

Raphael Kahan | 12.21.25

OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google’s Gemini closes the ChatGPT gap

Gemini 3 has pushed Google back to the forefront of generative AI, erasing OpenAI’s lead and shaking Silicon Valley’s balance of power; inside OpenAI, growing pressure and rising uncertainty have CEO Sam Altman warning employees of difficult months ahead

Raphael Kahan | 12.02.25

Ex-Russian seduction spy reveals playbook to lure Silicon Valley geniuses for intelligence

Former spy Aliia Roza says Russian and Chinese operatives deploy seductive agents to charm tech elites, build emotional ties, and steal sensitive information from unsuspecting targets

News Agencies | 10.29.25

נשיא רוסיה פוטין עם נשיא סין שי ג'ינפינג ב בייג'ינג

Chinese and Russian 'honeytrap' spies target US tech workers, report shows

US intelligence experts warn that China and Russia are using women posing as investors or partners to spy on American tech workers; A Times investigation exposes recruitment through LinkedIn, startup contests, and fake investments

Daniela Ginzburg | 10.24.25

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