Artificial intelligence

AI is the great equalizer - opinion

The knowledge that used to take a career to acquire is now a conversation away. This changes what is actually worth paying for.

An illustrative image of a brain with artificial intelligence (AI).
Pluto founders: Gil Maman, Shahar Bahat, and Tal Ofer Regev.

Cybersecurity company Pluto Security raises $34 million

The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on October 10, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia; Illustrative.

Lawmakers ask FAA to pause use of new AI tool in Washington-area flight management

Director-General of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum speaks at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service on October 13, 2026 in London, England.

Iran, Russia ramping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, MI5 Director-General Ken McCallum says


OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges

The latest example came on Friday when OpenAI said its agents had leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users. OpenAI declined to say if the images were AI-generated or identified real people.

OpenAI Headquarters.

Ensuring Israel’s AI leadership: Are we prepared for the next revolution? - opinion

For Israel, the establishment of controlling AI infrastructure is a strategic, and perhaps even existential, issue affecting both economic strength and technological superiority.

An illustrative image of a brain with artificial intelligence (AI).

OpenAI agents allegedly hacked government and university websites without prompting - NYT

Researchers said that the AI was prompted to do mundane data collection, but struggled to get the information it needed and instead hacked into websites.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO

Israeli-led firm developing AI-guided cardiac sonography raises $24 million to expand in US market

"We are entering this next stage as our FDA-cleared portfolio continues to expand to support broader cardiac imaging workflows,” said Davidi Vortman, the company's CEO and co-founder.

UltraSight team.

OECD expects AI boom to help offset Middle East energy shock for now

In the OECD's baseline outlook, inflation in G20 economies was seen at 4.1% in 2026, up from 4.0% forecast in June.


AI leaders to brief UN Security Council on artificial intelligence capabilities, safeguards

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue are due to brief the 15-member council during the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO

Forget robots: The real AI threat is already here

Expert warns AI poses real danger to humanity, as OpenAI and Anthropic signal it is time to slow down and set boundaries before it is too late.

"The real danger of AI isn’t a robot apocalypse - it’s biased data quietly deciding human fate."

Shifting to physical AI, Cognex to acquire Intel spinoff RealSense in $500 million deal

With the acquisition, the company is expected to generate between $80m.and $90 m. in revenue in 2026, representing more than 50% growth over the previous year

RealSense humanoid robot

AI is making decisions about our lives. Who takes responsibility? - opinion

Warnings from OpenAI and Anthropic reinforce the need for enforceable safeguards, human oversight and a way to challenge decisions that cause harm.

SAMUEL ITZIKOWITZ

Israel’s AI advantage is strategic, but humans in the IDF remain responsible - opinion

AI can help process intelligence, identify threats, and support operations, but it does not replace human judgment in battlefield decisions.

An illustration of an AI software running on a laptop, with a silhouetted soldier and Israeli flag in the background.