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From small-town dancer to multi-million dollar tech founder

Shir Abecasis, who recently sold the construction technology company she founded in a deal valued at $79.5 million, did not grow up around venture capital or startup culture

Orit Marlin-Rosenzweig | 02.04.26

Dead but still on the clock: overworked Chinese programmer dies, his bosses kept messaging him

A 32-year-old tech worker’s family says he collapsed from overwork and died, yet his employer continued sending him task reminders, fueling outrage over China’s relentless tech work culture.

Daniela Ginzburg | 02.03.26

‘If you can’t keep up with AI, you can’t work here’: high-tech’s new message in the artificial intelligence era

Amdocs is redefining AI not as a tool but as a skill that must be constantly trained, measured and maintained, as executives say employees are now expected to work as human-AI teams or risk falling behind in the new tech economy

Daniela Ginzburg | 01.31.26

AI drives shift in climate tech as investors pivot from carbon cuts to powering data centers

NetZero review shows how soaring AI energy demand is reshaping climate and energy investments ahead of 2026, pushing investors toward reliable power, infrastructure resilience and scalable technologies

Tal Shahaf | 01.27.26

How AI threatens our privacy: new guide details risks and safeguards for personal data

AI systems rely on vast amounts of personal data to function; a new Privacy Protection Authority guide warns of hidden risks, from data-retaining models to information-hungry chatbots, and offers ways to use AI tools without compromising personal information

Tal Shahaf | 01.18.26

Some of the participants in the Haredi initiative in Bnei Brak

Beyond teaching and daycare: ultra-Orthodox women carve a new path into Israel’s tech elite

With salaries once unimaginable in the community, growing numbers of ultra-Orthodox women are entering Israel’s high-tech sector; a Haredi-led initiative helps them bridge cultural and professional gaps and succeed without university degrees

Shilo Freid | 01.18.26

Israeli tech firm AppsFlyer nears $3 billion sale

The deal, if completed, would mark an increase from the company’s last private funding round in 2020, when it was valued at $2 billion

Sofie Shulman, Calcalist | 01.06.26

US venture fund Striker launches in Israel, targets early-stage cyber startups

Founded in 2025 by former CRV partners, Striker Ventures says it plans to invest up to half of its $165 million fund in Israel, backing pre-revenue cyber and AI startups and appointing former intelligence officer Matan Lamdan as Israeli partner

Tal Shahaf | 01.05.26

Israel’s next big bet: the innovations redefining Startup Nation in 2026

Next Summit 2026, launched with support from Finnegan to help restore momentum after Oct. 7, brought together hundreds of Israel’s top tech leaders to take stock of a difficult year and map out the industry’s future as global investors begin re-engaging

Ilan Levinsohn | 12.03.25

‘He can write code but struggles in a job interview’: Teen’s AI assistant helps young adults with autism

Aviv Shoshan and his mother Hani, created a virtual AI 'social assistant' that helps young adults on the autism spectrum practice conversations—from job interviews to dates—without judgment or stress; Their project was selected for OfekTech’s accelerator program

Kobi Liberman | 12.02.25

Re-engineering high-tech: is AI threatening jobs or saving them?

Opinion: Artificial intelligence is driving layoffs in the short term, but is likely to create new roles that will transform the industry at its core

Moran Chamsi | 12.01.25

At 95%, Israel leads global AI adoption in high-tech sector

New survey finds Israeli tech workers use AI tools far above global averages, reshaping roles, boosting output and raising concerns about job security, especially among older employees and those in the periphery

Israel Wullman | 11.26.25

Ester’s journey: From cleaning houses to cybersecurity

After immigrating to Israel from Ethiopia at 18, Ester Gebrezgi spent years working as a cleaner; Today, she’s training for a new career in Israel’s booming high-tech industry; 'When my daughter sees me studying, she wants to be like me. I’m paving the way for her'

Maya Benita | 11.16.25

Israeli startup RAAAM raises $17.5M to advance breakthrough on-chip memory

Led by NXP Semiconductors, the oversubscribed Series A will fund qualification of RAAAM’s GCRAM technology, promising major power and density gains for next-gen AI chips; total funding now exceeds $24 million

ynet Global | 11.04.25

The year of the secondary: How private liquidity became a key tool in high-tech

The defining trend of 2025: Once rare and investor-driven, secondary share sales are now a central feature of high-tech finance, helping startups retain talent, refresh cap tables and hedge risk amid market uncertainty

Moran Chmasi | 11.03.25

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