Artificial intelligence

From dust to data: How technology is transforming Israeli archaeology

Israel’s archaeologists are harnessing artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and cutting-edge science to transform how the past is uncovered – and understood

Multispectral imaging uses different wavelengths of light such as ultraviolet and infrared rays to better decipher faded or damaged writing on ancient manuscripts.
An artillery unit, deployed at a position in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanon border. Depending on the outcome of this war, Israel’s security challenges could worsen; therefore, its qualitative military edge must be preserved.

The wars Israel is already preparing for – and why they look nothing like today's

An illustration of ChatGPT over a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Two Israeli brothers indicted after selling fake AI-generated information to Iranian agent

SHEBA MEDICAL Center's new Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center.

Anonymous family donates $10m to Sheba to advance AI-driven medicine


IDF's new mechanical AI robot takes two hours to clean tanks, which soldiers needed 48 hours for

The robot operates autonomously, without soldiers present in dangerous environments and without exposure to chemicals, oils, or extreme heat.

Ruby AI's robotic tank cleaner.

Antisemitism is booming – and Big Tech loves it - opinion

Inside the algorithmic double standard that lets Jew-hate spread unchecked.

An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.

Pentagon pushing AI companies to expand on classified networks, sources say

The Pentagon is “moving to deploy frontier AI capabilities across all classification levels,” said an official.

pen AI and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration created on September 12, 2025.

'Waze of marketing': Israeli startups invest some $50 million in sales, advertising with AI

Israeli startups Brandlight and WINN.AI announced $31 million and $18 million in investments, respectively, from a Series A funding round.

AI and Economy.

German drone startups Helsing, Stark, win suicide drone contracts worth 4.3 billion euro

Helsing will supply its HX-2 suicide drone while Stark will supply its Virtus drone. The companies beat out German defense giant Rheinmetall

Germany-based defense startup Stark's Virtus  VTOL suicide drone

What to know about Elon Musk's merger of SpaceX with his AI company - explainer

Elon Musk’s merger of SpaceX and xAI brings together rockets, AI, and social media in a $1.25 trillion bet on space-based data centers. Here’s what the deal means and the challenges ahead.

SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2023.

From innovation to oversight: Why AI demands board attention - opinion

AI is transforming enterprise risk faster than boards can adapt. Productivity gains may follow, but only after substantial structural change.

AI in the workplace

Israeli start-up Matia secures $21 million investment to create AI-powered data pipeline platform

The company reported exponential growth in 2025, with ten times as many clients using its data analysis solutions, according to their statistics.

The team working at Matia.

'Times' journalist posts AI-generated picture of Isaac Herzog and Jeffrey Esptein, apologizes

Gabrielle Sivia Weiniger, a journalist for UK-based The Times, apologizes after posting a fake AI-generated photo showing Israeli President Isaac Herzog with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

An AI-generated picture faking President Isaac Herzog posing with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, and others, posted by a journalist for The Times on X/Twitter, February 9, 2026.

Elbit announces new $100 million in contracts to develop IDF’s next generation digitalization array

One of the key capabilities of the Tzayad system will be supporting operational and tactical decision-making through advanced artificial intelligence tools.

Defense firm Elbit Systems announced new $100 million contracts with the Defense Ministry to develop advanced digitization capabilities for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). February 9.