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How AI is bringing the dead back and what that means for the living

A new study by Tom Divon, a media and cultural researcher from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, explores the use of generative AI to recreate deceased individuals' likenesses.

MEDIA AND cultural researcher Tom Divon. Society has reached a stage where it seeks to overcome death through technology, he maintains.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holds a switch for the Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 AI supercomputer during a Nvidia keynote address at CES 2026, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US January 5, 2026.

Nvidia CEO Huang denies he is unhappy with OpenAI, says 'huge' investment planned

Siri. Gemini artificial intelligence capabilities.

Report: This is the date when Apple will unveil the new Siri based on Google’s Gemini

Tesla will halt production of the Model X and Model S, two of their most popular models.

Elon Musk’s Tesla halts production of Model X, Y to focus on ‘autonomous future’ in 2026


AIdol, Russia's first AI humanoid, collapses on stage during Moscow launch

Developers blamed calibration issues and said the robot is still in a testing phase.

Humanoid Robot. Illustration.

The Waze of the sea: Naval veterans’ start-up launches maritime navigation platform

Israeli maritime navigation system lets ships share real-time info, including pirate threats. CEO Yarden Gross: 'Collaborative navigation is a safety, environmental, and security necessity.'

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Are you listening to bots? Survey shows AI music is virtually undetectable

With 97% of listeners unable to tell AI from human-made tracks, Deezer warns of ethical and economic implications for artists and the global music market.

 A robot band perform at world's first embodied intelligent robot 4S store on August 06, 2025 in Beijing, China.

OpenAI used song lyrics in violation of copyright laws, German court says

The court in Munich found that ChatGPT was developed and trained on content from nine German songs.

 OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024

AI-assisted system could revolutionize early cancer detection

In earlier times, cells would have to be hand-checked, in a process that took time and effort and offered little reward. MAGIC allows for scientists to check over 100,000 cells in a single day.

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Israel grants NIS 3.25 billion in benefits to career IDF officers, mandatory service soldiers

Israel approved NIS 3.25b. in aid for IDF soldiers and officers to ease financial hardships caused by the war.

(L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF chief Eyal Zamir at the graduation of an IDF officers' course, October 30, 2025

Tech talk: Tel Aviv-based team cracks the paid marketing paradox with AI

Led by Israeli tech veterans, Applift uses AI to help apps reduce marketing costs and climb App Store rankings.

 Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023

Is there room for God in the age of AI? - opinion

Can – or perhaps should – any individual Jew who is looking to fulfill God’s word direct his or her halachic question to AI, and then be obligated to follow its ruling?

An illustrative image of man and AI touching.

Report: OpenAI is developing a tool for creating music based on text and audio

OpenAI is developing a tool that will allow the creation of music from text or voice, in collaboration with students from a prestigious music school in New York

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EU weighs pausing parts of landmark AI act in face of US and big tech pressure, FT reports

The European Commission proposes to pause parts of AI legislation following months of urging from tech giants such as Meta and Alphabet and pressure from the Trump administration.

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