Innovation

Israel’s technology sector faces new challenges and opportunities

Explore how Israel’s tech industry adapts to 2026 geopolitical shifts, talent competition, and AI breakthroughs, unlocking new innovation pathways.

Israel tech resilience innovation.
Ashdod Port is looking beyond cargo handling to redefine its role in Israel’s economy

Ashdod Port bets on innovation, infrastructure and energy independence

Tesla unveils its long-delayed Roadster nearly a decade after first revealing a next-generation version of its original electric sports ​car, at a launch event in Waco, Texas, US, on October 15, 2026.

Flying cars: Tesla's new Roadster uses SpaceX thrusters to turn in the air, can drive upside down

Welcoming new olim to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport, September 14, 2026.

Investing in Israel's immigrants: New VC firm offers olim up to $500k. in funding for startups


'We'll be the growth engine': Three years after October 7, a college powers Sderot's return to life

After October 7 raised fears for Sapir Academic College’s future, the institution is helping drive the region’s revival

Sapir Academic College has succeeded in rebuilding over the past three years.
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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).

The start-up is just the excuse 

From the university classroom to real-world crises: How BGU’s Yazamut 360 Leaders Program prepares the problem-solvers of tomorrow for extreme uncertainty.

 LEADERS PROGRAM class of 2026, at their graduation ceremony

What are acoustic wall panels? WoodUpp panels pair oak slats with a felt backing that absorbs echo

WoodUpp’s acoustic wall panels combine Nordic-inspired design with sound absorption, helping reduce echoes and create more comfortable, clearer spaces.

Turn down the echo. Turn up the comfort.

No. 7: Assaf Rappaport: The man behind Wiz, the Israeli company that revolutionized cloud security

From that napkin-signed seed round to a $32b. exit six years later, Rappaport’s arc marks a point of strength for Israel’s tech sector.

Wiz founder Assaf Rapaport.

No. 26: Dario and Daniela Amodei: The Jewish siblings shaping AI’s next frontier

Born and raised in San Francisco to Jewish mother Elena Engel and Italian father Riccardo Amodei, the siblings took different routes to the same project.

(L-R) Dario and Daniela Amodei

Shaping the future of aerospace

The Technion calls for nominations for the newly established Max and Desiree Blankfeld Prize for Transformative Innovation in Aerospace.

Max and Desiree Blankfeld.

Israel Aerospace Industries' first cargo-converted Airbus aircraft completes first flight

A converted aircraft costs tens of millions of dollars, compared with more than $250 million for a new cargo aircraft of the same model directly from the production line.

Israel Aerospace Industries Airbus A330-300BDSF.

Your Taxes: Mulling a return to Israel? Here's what you need to know

Israelis living abroad are starting to return to their homeland. Here is a review of some Israeli tax aspects that partly depend on how long they resided abroad.

New immigrants from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 14, 2019.

OpenAI commits $1 billion to cyberdefense effort amid growing AI safety scrutiny

OpenAI on Thursday, alongside the cybersecurity initiative, also unveiled Astra, a new AI model it described as its most capable yet but said can at times attempt to evade human monitoring.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.