Business & Finance
Work has changed, and businesses that fail to adapt will be left behind
As workers demand greater control over their time and companies face volatile demand and persistent labor shortages, flexible employment models and AI-powered workforce tools are reshaping how people work and how businesses operate
Amit Oestreicher | 14:45 | 07.15.26
מנכ"ל מטא, מארק צוקרברג, בעת הצגת Meta AI
Fired a day before her water broke: Ex-worker says Meta punished pregnancy leave
Twenty-six current and former employees allege Meta’s AI-assisted performance systems failed to account for legally protected pregnancy, medical and parental leave, recording absences as underperformance and disproportionately harming women and workers with disabilities
News Agencies | 12:06 | 07.15.26
מטה מודי'ס בניו יורק
Moody’s keeps Israel’s credit rating unchanged at Baa1 with stable outlook
The agency says Israel’s economy has remained resilient despite geopolitical shocks and forecasts 3.7% growth in 2026 and 5% in 2027 if ceasefires with Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas hold
Gad Lior | 08:15 | 07.15.26
Solaers CEO, Alon Segev
Israeli firm Solaer targets AI boom with renewable-powered data center in Chile
The renewable energy developer signed a long-term lease for 20,000 dunams in Chile’s Atacama region, where it plans a data center powered by solar energy, storage and desalinated water infrastructure
ynet Global | 07:31 | 07.15.26
Groundwork BioAg founders and team
Syngenta partners with Israeli agtech firm Groundwork BioAg on soil carbon program
The companies will combine Groundwork BioAg’s mycorrhizal crop technology with a carbon credit program initially targeting corn, soy, cereals and sunflower farmers in Latin America and Europe
ynet Global | 09:02 | 07.14.26
Assaf Rappaport
Wiz founders eye Herzliya Medical Center stake as Tshuva deal stalls
The four cyber entrepreneurs have entered preliminary talks over the private hospital, but the Health Ministry’s demand that Clalit secure control could prevent any deal from moving forward
Golan Hazani, Calcalist | 08:35 | 07.14.26
שופיניסטה
Buying from AliExpress in Israel? Here’s what is changing
Israeli shoppers will now pay VAT upfront on orders over $75, avoiding customs delays, while new option promises closer pickup points; shipping prices may fall later this month ahead of August 'mega sale'
Meirav Crystal | 04:58 | 07.14.26
עילי דה בר, מנכ״ל באפ טכנולוגיות
This Israeli gaming stock just soared 40% — here’s why
Buff Technologies says a top-five global AI company will pay for gamer behavior data, opening a potential new revenue stream beyond advertising
Navit Zomer | 04:07 | 07.14.26
מתוך "משחק הדיונון"
What Netflix didn’t want you to know about its Israel operation
Court documents reveal streaming giant paid $9,145 to Israeli lobbying firm in May, which reflects an estimated annual expense of about $110,000; petition demands disclosure of full agreement between Netflix and the Public Broadcasting Corporation
Omer Kabir/Calcalist | 03:08 | 07.14.26
The tech talent war is no longer about perks — it is about trust
Opinion: In an era of AI integration, layoffs and persistent uncertainty, employer branding must shift from flashy billboard promises to a lived organizational reality 
Sagy Feldman | 02:28 | 07.14.26
פרמאונט, ורנר ברוס
Paramount weighs California exit after bid to block $110B Warner Bros. merger
The studio is considering moving its headquarters and parts of a $30 billion investment plan out of California as 12 states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, sue to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
News Agencies | 20:45 | 07.13.26
אפליקציות בינה מלאכותית
Israel has the world’s densest AI talent pool, but not the infrastructure to match
Bank of America report places Israel in the next tier of AI economies, with strong talent and investment offset by gaps in energy and data center capacity
Sophie Shulman, calcalist | 19:53 | 07.13.26
נאסר נאסר
Palestinian businessman takes Israel to court over Gaza trade and Allenby bridge restrictions
Palestinian businessman Nassar Nassar has filed two petitions against Israel’s trade and border restrictions, warning that the near-collapse of Gaza-West Bank commerce is pushing the Palestinian economy toward crisis, adding that reopening economic ties is vital for stability and reconstruction
Einav Halabi | 01:56 | 07.13.26
Stigg team
AI companies are racing to rein in usage. One Israeli startup saw the shift early
Founded by former New Relic colleagues Dor Sasson and Anton Zagrebelny, Tel Aviv-based Stigg gives software makers real-time control over credits, access and spending as AI products drive unpredictable computing costs
ynet Global | 14:39 | 07.12.26
L-R: Tal David of Quantum Art and Nir Minerbi of Classiq
Israeli quantum startups Quantum Art, Classiq in talks for Wall Street listings at up to $5B each
The Israeli companies are negotiating advanced SPAC mergers as investors pour money into quantum computing, with Quantum Art potentially becoming the country’s first publicly traded quantum firm by the end of 2026
Sophie Shulman, Calcalist | 14:10 | 07.12.26
אוהדי כדורגל בטיולי שופינג במקסיקו
From iPhones to toothpaste: World Cup fans turn trip into shopping spree
Fans visiting the United States are packing bags with clothing, electronics, cosmetics and everyday products they say are cheaper, easier to find or simply more exciting to buy in America
News Agencies | 12:18 | 07.12.26
ההפגנות נגד פיטורי העובדים הצפויים בפולקסווגן. כנראה שלקטארים לא אכפת מהם
Qatar reportedly blocks crisis-hit Volkswagen’s Iron Dome deal with Israel
Israeli defense firm Rafael planned to manufacture missile-defense components at Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant, potentially protecting 2,300 jobs, but the German automaker’s influential Qatari shareholder reportedly blocked the Israeli partnership
Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 11:18 | 07.12.26
Sequent team
Israeli startup bets on cryptography to rebuild trust in elections
Sequent says its system lets voters and auditors verify ballots were recorded and counted correctly while keeping individual choices secret
ynet Global | 15:28 | 07.11.26
An abandoned residential building in Havana, Cuba
How the US is crushing communist Cuba without firing a single shot
Fuel restrictions, sanctions and attacks on the island nation’s overseas medical program deepen shortages and blackouts as Havana courts Washington with sweeping market reforms
Lital Semet, Calcalist | 13:15 | 07.11.26
AI
Companies are spending billions on AI but missing the real productivity bottleneck
As companies pour billions into AI and cut jobs, many are failing to see expected returns; experts say the real obstacle is outdated workflows and bureaucracy, arguing businesses must automate entire processes, not just individual tasks, to unlock AI’s potential
Yonatan Simchovitz | 06:07 | 07.10.26
פרופסור אסף רזין ז"ל
Prof. Assaf Razin, one of Israel’s leading economists, dies at 85
Razin, who taught at Tel Aviv University and Cornell, advised major central banks and served as the government’s chief economic adviser in the 1970s, was dismissed after warning of Israel’s looming inflation crisis
Shahar Ilan, Ctech | 22:27 | 07.09.26
קורט קרום
Ford fired him over a 'stolen' $1.95 cookie. By the time it realized the mistake, he was done
Kurt Kromm, 60, was dismissed from Ford’s Kentucky truck plant after being accused of stealing a snack from the cafeteria, but an internal review later found the cookie had been paid for; Ford offered him his job back and back pay, but he refused to return
News agencies | 22:18 | 07.09.26
Exodigo CEO and co-founder Jeremy Suard
Exodigo acquires V&A to boost AI infrastructure work
Deal adds Southern California engineering expertise to Exodigo’s AI subsurface mapping platform for complex utility and transportation projects
ynet Global | 19:20 | 07.09.26
Skapion founders (from left): Ido Bar-On, Zafrir Yoeli, Pini Yungman, Yaron Karp and Gal Goren
Skapion raises $36M to build drone-swarm defense system
Israeli defense tech startup says seed funding will accelerate hiring and development of a mobile system to detect and neutralize mass UAV attacks
ynet Global | 17:41 | 07.09.26
אילוסטרציה
Why Israel is closing an elderly woman’s 21 million-shekel debt case
Jerusalem registrar says 73-year-old cancer patient should be allowed to focus her limited resources on potentially life-saving treatment after most creditors failed to object
Lital Dubrovitsky | 02:06 | 07.09.26
Velocity
Israeli AI startup Velocity raises $27 million to solve AI’s next big challenge
Founded by former ironSource and Unity executives, Velocity is building monetization and distribution infrastructure for AI applications as companies struggle with rising costs and converting users into subscribers
ynet Global | 14:00 | 07.08.26
נפט דולר
Oil, dollar rise as renewed Middle East fighting rattles Israeli markets
Brent crude climbs above $78, the dollar strengthens past 3.05 shekels and Tel Aviv stocks fall after tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and US strikes on Iranian targets
Gad Lior | 12:51 | 07.08.26
פרופ' אמיר ירון, דולרים
Bank of Israel resumes dollar purchases again after yearslong pause
Central bank bought more than $1 billion in June to support orderly currency markets, marking a second straight month of intervention as regional tensions weigh on the shekel
Gad Lior | 17:34 | 07.07.26
Cyera founders Tamar Bar-Ilan, Yotam Segev and Yonatan Itai
Cyera in advanced talks to buy Israeli cyber firm Oasis for over $1 billion
Cyber unicorn, which recently completed a major funding round at a $12 billion valuation, is in advanced talks to acquire Oasis, which has raised about $195 million; it would mark Cyera’s sixth acquisition in under 18 months
Meir Auerbach, Calcalist | 17:22 | 07.07.26
Tangos team
Tangos AI raises $20 million to scale financial crime investigations
Founded by Israeli entrepreneur Eyal Azoulay, the startup uses autonomous AI agents to help banks, government agencies and intelligence organizations investigate money laundering, sanctions evasion and fraud
ynet Global | 17:20 | 07.07.26
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Women in leadership take center stage at WO.men CEO Summit 2026
Female executives, entrepreneurs and policymakers gathered at WO.men CEO Summit 2026, where ynet Global CEO Sharon Shalmon Esman and Keter Group CEO Udi Sagi discussed inclusive leadership, AI and women’s role in shaping Israel’s economy
ynet Global | 15:21 | 07.07.26
כיפת ברזל
Defense and chip hiring push Israeli tech employment to new record
While software firms cut jobs under pressure from AI and the strong shekel, a new Aaron Institute report says Israel’s high-tech workforce rose 6.2% in the first quarter to 424,000, led by defense and semiconductor companies
Sophie Shulman, Calcalist | 11:40 | 07.07.26
משרדי מיקרוסופט בסיאטל
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as Xbox takes the hardest hit
The tech giant says AI is changing how work is done but is not replacing laid-off employees; Xbox will cut 3,200 jobs by 2027, four game studios are leaving Microsoft and Dell layoffs have reached Israel
Reuters, Israel Wullman | 18:11 | 07.06.26
Sodium hides in everyday foods, raising serious health risks while drawing far less attention than sugar
Everyone talks about sugar. The real danger may be salt
Sodium hides in snacks, cereals, pizza, meat, cheese and even gluten-free products, raising the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke while remaining far less scrutinized than sugar
Shoshana Chen | 08:31 | 07.06.26
עומס בסופר לפני החג
The next financial crisis may start in your shopping cart
The rapid rise of BNPL and private credit is tying everyday consumer spending to global finance, sparking fresh concerns about unseen vulnerabilities
Yarden Rozanski/ Ctech | 07:26 | 07.06.26
מנכ"ל אלארום שחר דניאל
Israeli tech firm Alarum crashes after FBI probe into proxy network
Bloomberg reported that investigators are examining whether Alarum subsidiary NetNut was linked to the use of home internet devices without owners’ consent; the company says it is cooperating and has temporarily suspended relevant data traffic
Shir Reiter, Calcalist | 17:23 | 07.05.26
אמיר ירון
Bank of Israel expected to cut interest rate for third time this year
Economists see another rate cut as inflation cools and growth slows, though a weaker shekel and election-year budget risks could stay the central bank’s hand
Gad Lior | 10:33 | 07.05.26
אמיר פורת
A sweet deal: Green Lantern buys 49% of Biscotti at 500M shekel valuation
Israel’s Competition Authority approved the deal after a seven-month review of Green Lantern’s holdings in the French Bakery and Shemo; Biscotti founder Amir Porat will continue to run the company
Navit Zomer | 20:18 | 07.02.26
travel sports
World Cup travel boom gives fraudsters room to hide
As fans race across North America for the 2026 tournament, their real buying patterns can resemble fraud, creating new risks for travel and ticketing merchants
Julia Hallett | 19:51 | 07.02.26
מטוסי ה׳אדיר’ בדרך לתקיפה באיראן
Finance Ministry agrees to give Defense Ministry immediate $5B budget hike
Compromise avoids reopening 2026 state budget for now, after Treasury warned Defense Ministry’s full request could force sharp VAT hike
Gad Lior, Yossi Yehoshua | 18:56 | 07.02.26
Betting big on Israeli tech: UK tech chief visits Israel to deepen innovation ties
FCDO Global Technology Director Serena Stone met entrepreneurs, researchers and health-tech founders during her first bilateral visit in the role, highlighting cooperation across AI, life sciences, research and emerging technologies
ynet Global | 18:04 | 07.02.26
Shlomo Kramer
Cato Networks marks $4.8B valuation with Tel Aviv summer event
Cato Networks gathered employees and their partners at Hangar 11 after reaching a $4.8 billion valuation and surpassing $350 million in annual recurring revenue
ynet Global | 16:58 | 07.02.26
בניין משרד האוצר
Treasury warns wartime defense spending could force 4.5% VAT hike
Finance officials say meeting Defense Ministry’s full budget request would require a sharp tax increase, raising costs across Israel’s economy
Gad Lior | 16:33 | 07.02.26
מנכ"ל גוגל סונדר פיצ'אי
Google loses EU appeal, must pay $4.7 billion Android antitrust fine
Europe’s top court rejects Google and Alphabet’s appeal over a 2018 antitrust penalty, ruling that Android agreements requiring preinstalled Google Search and Chrome helped cement the company’s dominance in online search
News Agencies | 11:39 | 07.02.26
A cleaner technology for dyeing jeans using sound waves
Israeli sound-wave dyeing tech aims to clean up the global jeans industry
Brazil’s Vicunha, a denim supplier for brands including Zara, Diesel and Calvin Klein, signs memo to buy 20% of Israel’s Sonovia, whose technology uses sound waves to push indigo dye into fabric without polluting chemicals
Navit Zomer | 07:26 | 07.02.26
עבודות הבטיחות מהבוקר על מסילות הרכבת
Labor migration is a geopolitical weapon, not just an economic exchange
Migrant labor is no longer just about jobs, it is about power, with states using workers and remittances as tools of influence across borders
Dr. Bella Barda Bareket | 04:28 | 07.02.26
irgc
Israel freezes 37 IRGC-linked crypto wallets used to fund Hezbollah, terror groups
The Defense Ministry’s economic warfare unit says the wallets held more than 24 million shekels ($7 million) in cryptocurrency and were part of a network that transferred tens of millions of dollars over the years to Iran-backed terror organizations
Tomer Ganon, Yuval Azulay, Calcalist | 23:09 | 07.01.26
Stablecoins
The $2 trillion-a-month stablecoin market comes to Israel
Stablecoins are digital currencies pegged 1:1 to major currencies such as the shekel or dollar; issued by private firms and run on blockchain networks, not central banks, they are now entering Israel’s mainstream under official regulation
Shaked Green Arava, Calcalist | 18:48 | 07.01.26
META - Meta corporation headquarters
Report: Meta plans cloud business to sell excess AI compute capacity
The planned service would let developers access Meta-hosted AI models and raw computing capacity, part of a push to recoup massive data center and chip spending, Bloomberg reports
ynet | 16:04 | 07.01.26
Aligned founders Yotam Sela, Gal Aga and Gal Deitsch
Aligned raises $60 million to expand AI sales platform
New York- and Tel Aviv-based company says its deal workspace is used by 70,000 sellers and 1 million buyers each month
ynet Global | 14:00 | 07.01.26
רופא מפענח צילום רנטגן דימות
From $3.5 billion to $76 million: what went wrong at one of Israel’s most promising medtech firms?
Israeli digital X-ray developer Nanox was once seen as medical imaging’s next big thing; its latest reports, with a going concern warning and withdrawn revenue forecast, erased nearly all its value, leaving investors facing a bet-or-bail dilemma
Navit Zomer | 10:02 | 07.01.26
פלסטינים מחליפים כספים במסוף בנק ברמאללה
Palestinian shekel cash crisis disrupts West Bank businesses
Gas stations briefly shut in protest as banks struggle with surplus Israeli banknotes, straining deposits, payments and cash-heavy sectors
Einav Halabi | 21:44 | 06.30.26
מנכ"ל אנבידיה, ג'נסן הואנג
Nvidia’s gifts are distorting Israel’s economic data
Thanks to Nvidia, exports are up, GDP has grown, corporate tax revenue has risen and the deficit has narrowed; the question is whether these figures still reflect the true state of Israel’s economy
Adrian Filut, Calcalist | 16:12 | 06.30.26
טיל חץ של תע"א, טיל ספייק מתוצרת רפאל
NIS 85,000 a month: which government company pays the highest salaries?
The Government Companies Authority’s 2025 report reveals where IAI and Rafael’s much-anticipated IPOs stand, how defense industry successes drove record revenues and which state-owned company pays the most
Navit Zomer | 11:04 | 06.30.26
Yotam Elroy
Mindspace co-founder Yotam Alroy launches ETA fund Pitlane Capital
Fund, which completed its first close and plans to grow to $25 million, will back entrepreneur-operators acquiring profitable small and medium-sized businesses in Israel and abroad
ynet Global | 04:45 | 06.30.26
Airwallex Israel team
Airwallex raises $320M for planned AI expansion and growth in Israel
Global payments firm reaches $11 billion valuation after successful Series H, saying it will use investment to expand AI-driven financial products, enter new markets and continue growing its operations in Israel
ynet Global | 01:41 | 06.30.26
המערכת של מאגוס
FPV drone threat haunting IDF troops may finally get a 60-second warning system
IDF signs 21 million shekel deal with Rehovot-based Magos for hundreds of compact radar systems that can detect drones before troops hear them and support wide battlefield deployment
Navit Zomer | 13:19 | 06.29.26
דולר
American residing in Israel extradited to US over alleged $28M mortgage fraud case
Michael Fine, a US citizen who lived in Israel, was indicted by a Missouri grand jury in 2020; Israeli courts approved his extradition after rejecting his appeal
Tomer Ganon, Calcalist | 02:10 | 06.29.26
ניסוי מערכת ההגנה האווירית של חברת רפאל
Rafael to supply Romania with Spyder air defense systems in $2.3 billion deal
The agreement includes launchers, interceptors, radar systems, training and logistical support for Romanian forces; Rafael says deliveries of the Israeli-made mobile air defense system will begin within three years
Yuval Azulay, Ctech | 19:04 | 06.28.26
Luxury cruise ships
$5 million homes at sea: The cruise ships trying to become floating neighborhoods
After years of failed attempts to turn cruise ships into permanent homes, new ventures are trying again, offering cabins from under $100,000 to luxury residences worth millions, but delays, costs and the realities of life onboard still stand in the way
ynet | 18:12 | 06.28.26
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