Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

OpenAI, Anthropic’s openness on risks is encouraging, but AI holds promise, Technion prof. says

"It's encouraging when the people leading the development of this technology speak openly about the risks, but we should remind ourselves of the benefits it offers,” said Professor Yaniv Romano.

Ilustration of ethics in Artificial Intelligence.
Daniel M. Lewin, the first victim of 9/11.

Who was Israeli American Daniel Lewin, the first victim of 9/11?

Israeli Tech

From Weizmann computers to start-up nation: How Israel grew to become a high-tech powerhouse

Drone integrating VTOL & APUS 25 tech undergoes test flight.

Autonomous AI-powered drone tech detects and reports fires, test launched by five-way partnership


Technion scientists receive grants for cancer research on pregnancy, heart disease, recurrence

Professor Irit Ben Aharon received a Research Professorship grant to support her research into the effects of chemotherapy administered to pregnant women on their children. 

(From L -R) Dr. Shira Landau, Professor Irit Ben Aharon, Dr. Ido Livne

Technion ranks 25th worldwide in AI, outperforming elite US universities

The Technion ranked eighth globally for graduates who founded AI companies, outperforming Harvard despite its endowment being roughly 10 times larger.

Aerial view of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology

The AI singularity may have arrived: Technion expert backs OpenAI's Sam Altman's claim

The "singularity point," which represents the moment when AI becomes better at generating results than humans can, might have been reached, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO

Eighty Israelis come together to compete in Rubik's Cube event with hundreds spectating

The annual competition saw record-high registration rates as interest in the Rubik's Cube world in Israel grows.

 COLORFUL COLLECTION of cubes.

After Iran’s missile strikes, Israeli team develops rapid AI building‑map tool

A Technion–Haifa University project uses public architectural records to give rescuers structural layouts in under 30 seconds.

Emergency workers gather in the early hours of March 22, 2026 at the site of an Iranian missile strike hours earlier in Arad, Israel. Dozens were wounded in the strike, which Israel's air-defence system failed to intercept.

Former Technion president Professor Yitzhak Apeloig passes away aged 81

"Despite national and global crises, his years in office were marked by exceptional academic development," said the current Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan.

Professor Yitzhak Apeloig.

Grapevine, May 26, 2026: Crossing redlines

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

'His life's mission': Former Tel Aviv city engineer, architect Israel Goodovitch, dies at 92

Goodovitch was born in Haifa in 1934. He studied at Tichon Hadash, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Architecture, and earned a master’s degree from the University of Tokyo.

Israel Goodovitch walks during the Big Brother "VIP" reality show final at Neve Ilan studio, June 16, 2015.

Technion launches new aerospace prize to honor legends and trailblazers

Nominations for the prize will open in the summer of 2026, and the first iteration will be awarded in June 2027.

Aerial view of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

New Israeli-led AI model to predict chemotherapy benefit in breast cancer

Technion researchers part of international study that validates fast, accessible alternative to genomic tests using routine pathology samples.

Cancer Cell Spread and oncology or Malignant Cancerous Growth and Metastasis anatomy concept as growing tumor cells and Malignancy disease spreading metastasized as a 3D illustration.