Hi-tech

Former haredim overlooked in draft debate, underrepresented in workforce, report finds

Among men aged 20 to 29 from haredi homes who reported past IDF service, 71% no longer identified as haredi when surveyed, according to the organization Out for Change.

A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protester argues with a police officer outside the Jerusalem IDF recruitment center, April 12, 2026.
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The tech deal of the year: Four giants poured a billion dollars into an Israeli company

Beirut, Martyrs' Square, 1960s: They remember a country once defined by  culture, tourism, openness, and coexistence.

Caught between two homelands, a Lebanese Christian finds his place in Israel

Making Parkinson's cure personal: TechBio co-founder Micha Breakstoneand developmental biologist Olivier Pourquie.

AI meets biology: How cellular intelligence is redefining stem cell therapy


Dr. Miriam Adelson leads 2025 Israeli Presidential honorees

President Isaac Herzog has named nine distinguished individuals, including Miriam Adelson and Israeli-Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif, for the 2025 Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor.

Miriam Adelson attends the Israel Hayom security conference in Jerusalem, December 1, 2024

Supporting IDF needs: Israel's first nonprofit defense-tech hardware incubator launches in Tel Aviv

The Sandbox was designed to create defense companies to help and serve those who lost the most during and in the wake of October 7.

The launch of nonprofit The Sandbox at Startup Nation Central's Tel Aviv headquarters.

Major Israeli universities will allow students, faculty to join hostage families strike next week

Israel’s Bar Association and the Hi-Tech Forum announced their intentions to join the Sunday strike in support of reaching a deal to free the hostages.

 Hostage families and supporters rally, calling for the return of the remaining 50 hostages in Hamas captivity, June 28, 2025.

Hi-tech company to cut approx. 30 Israeli jobs despite growth in Q2 financial report

Kaltura's Q2 2025 financial report highlighted that the company's revenue and profits exceeded expectations, but are still planning to undertake an organizational restructuring.

An Israeli business employee after leaving her job; illustrative.

Young Israeli innovators showcase military-inspired tech at Rishon Lezion innovation event

Approximately 200 students participated in "Shark Day," a youth innovation showcase aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and creative thinking among future tech leaders.


Israel’s Sequent Tech turns smartphones into ballot boxes through encrypted online voting solution

The system uses biometric authentication, encryption, and zero-knowledge proofs to guarantee the integrity of votes, allowing voters to independently validate their ballots.

An illustration of a mobile phone with a voting ballot box hologram.

AI hiring in Israel’s tech sector doubled in first half of 2025, GotFriends says

Compensation for C++, Python, product management, and algorithms roles climbed 4‑6 percent in the January–June period.

 Negev hi-tech Park in BeerSheva Planning

NVIDIA's 'mega campus' to expand in northern Israel with new research data center facility

Hi-tech giant NVIDIA submitted a Request for Information to purchase land in northern Israel for the construction of a new research facility on Sunday morning.

Nvidia offices

Your Taxes: Negotiating a wartime M&A deal

In Israel, there is the added complication of the Israel-Hamas War. Is it business as usual in Israel? What do potential sellers and buyers need to consider?

 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

How Taboola used Stripe to accelerate growth with international clients

Taboola partnered with Stripe to integrate faster, seamless payments, reducing delays and boosting global growth. Stripe's solutions improved client satisfaction and supported operational efficiency.

 Israeli perspective on artificial intelligence (Illustrative).