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The company, which develops leading flagship games using a unique model, has begun laying off employees at its development center in Ramat Gan, which accounts for about a quarter of the workforce of the American corporation that controls it.

Israeli company Quantum Machines is holding a conference in Chicago on the day of the Knesset elections. The scheduling has sparked dissatisfaction among employees concerned about their ability to exercise their right to vote.

Corma, which is developing a dedicated cyber defense model against AI attacks, has announced a $60 million seed round led by Sequoia. The company is already working with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 firms to bridge the growing gap between AI-driven offensive and defensive capabilities. Corma was founded in 2025 by Alon Fluda, a Psagot program graduate and Unit 8200 alumnus.

Mark Zuckerberg has presented a new plan for the future of artificial intelligence. In a 6,500-word article, the CEO of Meta argued that the safest way to manage AI risks is to distribute the technology to as many people as possible, rather than leaving it under the control of corporations and governments.

Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a digital agent that runs locally on personal computers without cloud servers. We examine the technical specifications and the potential impact of this technology on daily life.

The Moked Amun Group is upgrading its operational response with an advanced facility in Yehud-Monosson, which operates under the Israel Police's Level A classification and enables a significant reduction in field response times.

Meta released a new artificial intelligence model today, Monday, Muse Glimmer AI, and made it available for developers to download and run on their own hardware. At the same time, the company announced that in the coming weeks it will open access to the Muse Spark 1.2 model, considered one of the leading foundation models in the world.

Monday.com published its Q2 2026 report, showing 22% revenue growth and record operating profit. Despite these results, shares fell 9% due to the company's conservative annual forecast.

The company exceeded analysts' expectations for revenue and profit. It anticipates continued significant growth of 30% in the second half of the year. Rafi Amit: "We are experiencing a significant acceleration in the pace of order intake."

Tel Aviv University was ranked third in the world outside the US for the number of research master's graduates who founded unicorn companies. The Hebrew University and the Technion also entered the top ten.

Will AI systems like ChatGPT eventually control human destiny? The authors argue that fundamental limitations in nature and society make perfect human prediction impossible, despite the rise of digital determinism.

Monday reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $364.6 million, beating market expectations. Despite the positive financial results, the company's stock fell by more than 8% in pre-market trading on the Nasdaq.

Chelsea's owners are bringing AI into football. Todd Boehly's firm, Eldridge, has acquired a 50% stake in Sudolabs to implement AI technology across its diverse asset portfolio.

According to reports, Apple will not launch the iPhone 18 until the spring of 2027, which will make the iPhone 17 the standard flagship model to remain at the top for the longest time in the company's history.

Daimler's heavy vehicle division faces a potential one-billion-euro fine due to upcoming 2030 EU emission standards. CEO Karin Radstrom cites a critical lack of charging infrastructure as the main obstacle.

Instead of just booking a gym class, the AI agent identified a security vulnerability, exploited it to bypass booking restrictions, and removed another person from the waiting list. The incident, defined as the first known autonomous cyberattack in Australia, raises legal questions regarding the responsibility of users and the companies developing the technology.

White text, tiny fonts, and instructions hidden within email threads can turn seemingly innocent messages into a security risk for AI agents. Shaked Ilan, a senior security researcher at Microsoft Israel R&D, explains how attackers influence these agents and what measures are being taken to stop them.

The Austrian wine brand Zeronimo reached first place in the USA TODAY 10Best awards for 2026 in the non-alcoholic wine category. Behind the production is the Israeli group Prodalim and the SOLOS technology it developed to remove alcohol while maintaining the characteristics of the original wine.

Giant companies rushed to cut staff in the blind belief that artificial intelligence was ready to fully replace humans - but the awakening was painful: data from Forrester and Gartner, alongside operational crises at Ford and IBM, reveal that rapid automation has created engineering bugs, a collapse in customer service, and the erasure of organizational knowledge. This is the most expensive...

If you were counting on AI tools to help you finish work earlier, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth has bad news for you. He stated that any time saved should be immediately dedicated to increasing output.

Following the successful launch of the system in the Jerusalem, Modiin, and Ayalon areas, test runs have begun on the Karmiel-Ahihud line. The new ETCS Level 2 technology will increase train frequency, improve safety, and enhance operational precision.

The podcasting industry is facing a major threat as Spotify introduces a 'Skip Ahead' button, allowing users to bypass ads. This feature risks collapsing the business model that sustains creators.

The scientist and researcher Prof. Majid Mollandali Pishnamaz from Iran published a study introducing a unique type of crystal called "Immanite". The crystal, currently kept under heavy security, belongs to the calcite family but exhibits an unusual ability to glow in the dark.

The North Korean hacker group "Kimsuky" has developed its own private artificial intelligence system to enhance the speed and efficiency of its cyberattacks. South Korean security firm Genians reported that the hackers are now integrating AI directly into their espionage and hacking operations.

Israeli startup Descartes is in advanced talks to be acquired by a major international player for $6-7 billion. SpaceX is considered the primary candidate for the acquisition.

The Israeli company Septier supplied the Mexican government with a mobile phone tracking system that proved operationally ineffective. Authorities returned the equipment, citing critical malfunctions.

Yoel Bar-El, co-founder of Trax, reflects on the journey of his unicorn and discusses his new ventures: the sports-tech startup Sweesh, which partners with the NBA, and a mentoring center for entrepreneurs.

As revealed in Globes, Chinese car manufacturers like Chery, SAIC, and Geely are preparing to establish direct offices in Israel. This shift suggests they may decide to take control of their own distribution. Since the beginning of the year, every second car sold in the country was made in China.

Planning a vacation abroad has become an exhausting task in recent years, requiring hours of comparisons, reading reviews, and building itineraries. But what if you could offload all this headache to a smart personal assistant? A user who decided to let Google Gemini plan a four-day trip to North Goa in India for him discovered that artificial intelligence is capable of putting together a detailed...

A test lasting about a quarter of an hour may in the future provide doctors with objective information about brain activity and assist in the diagnosis of a long list of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The Israeli NeuroAI company Hemispheric is developing an artificial intelligence system designed to "decode" the brain's electrical signals—a field where diagnosis still relies in many cases...

Amishragreen has launched an ultra-fast charging complex at the Ein Gev station for travelers heading to the Sea of Galilee. The facility is located on Highway 92 and features three 120 kW charging stations.

A large-scale study by Nomura Holdings indicates that AI creates more jobs than it eliminates. Despite concerns, the number of new positions generated in the early stages of the AI revolution exceeds the number of jobs lost.

The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak during the night of August 12–13, 2026. We have compiled the essential tips for a perfect night of astronomical observation.

Shahaf, who passed away from cancer, was a co-founder of the medical technology investment fund and led it alongside Talaor Sachs. "He knew how to pinpoint what was truly important to avoid breakdowns," says his former partner in an interview with mako.

Beyond Oil, which developed a solution for renewing used frying oil, will implement the technology in 14 US supermarket branches. Also: Toys R Us is investing about 2 million shekels in a concept store in Ra'anana. Events and appointments.

The Israel Land Authority (ILA) has regulated the status of approximately 120,000 dunams of agricultural land, enabling the construction of solar energy facilities. This resolution ends a dispute between Negev moshavim that has persisted since 1991.

Argular, which helps OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google test the safety of their models, has been linked to three cases where artificial intelligence systems managed to access the internet during cyber experiments. The company claims that they originated from a single glitch in the testing environment that has already been addressed.

Hapoel Tel Aviv owner Edmond Safra has publicly criticized the creators of the popular football game for excluding the Israeli club from their latest roster.

Keren Dallal added "Shmulik" to the family WhatsApp group for their trip to Thailand, an AI agent she built via Base44. He answers questions, handles receipts, and suggests ways to avoid arguing over trivialities. "I think that once he is in WhatsApp, it makes it much more accessible to people," she tells mako.

A majority of Americans want the government to intervene more significantly in the operations of social media companies, particularly regarding the protection of children and teenagers. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, 61% of Americans support tighter oversight of tech giants, with 66% backing laws that require age verification for users under 16.