Hi-tech

Leumi partnering with Aspire for tech employee stock plans

Leumi partners with Aspire for a trust firm (51% stake) to manage tech employee stock options & M&A trust services, entering a field long dominated by private investment houses.

Bank Leumi.
“For many diaspora Jews, an apartment in Israel has become both an investment and a source of security and belonging.”

Your Taxes: Technological versus marketing income

The 19 participants of the first Oz VeRuach cohort achieved a 100% employment rate in hi-tech companies. The program is now looking to expand. PremiumPremium

Wounded IDF veterans achieve 100% job placement in first hi-tech program

HACKATHONERS DISCUSS ‘hasbara’ ideas last week at the Technion

Can the darkest places inspire humanity’s brightest ideas? - opinion


Chinese amb. to 'Post': Israel-China tech collaboration benefits all humanity - opinion

With the support and impetus of intergovernmental projects, people-to-people technological innovation cooperation between China and Israel has flourished.

 An illustrative image of hands shaking against a backdrop of Chinese and Israeli flags.

Israel’s future lies in energy, not AI - opinion

Israel should recognize the strategic opportunity right under its nose: to position itself not as an AI superpower but as an indispensable energy axis hub.

 Power Energy Reservoirs: Rising Demand in Israel

Grit nation: Despite all odds, Israel's high tech ecosystem keeps growing

At a recent tech conference, a group of schoolchildren presented a fully functional AI-integrated school entry system.

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WATCH: What do Trump's tariffs on Israel mean for the economy, hi-tech, and construction in Israel?

Attempting to avert Trump’s targeting, the Israeli government abolished all tariffs on US goods on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs alongside a photo of Netanyahu against a backdrop of a stock market chart. (illustration)

The IDF Is moving South – and Beersheba prepares with a variety of housing options

Detached homes in the Rakafot neighborhood, low-rise buildings in Pisgat Ramot, and small apartments in the Old City — where will the IDF soldiers and career personnel live?

 Illustration: Pisgat Ramot neighborhood

Browser security co Island raises $250m at $5b valuation

The company has developed a communications technology that enables fast remote connection to corporate computers.

 Mike Fey and Dan Amiga, Co-Founders of Island.

Can Israel’s economy withstand a second round of war, judicial reform, and soaring debt? - analysis

Israel's workforce is spread thin from war, extensive support to citizens, and high cost of living. Will the Israeli economy survive?

An electronic board displaying market data is seen at the entrance of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in Tel Aviv, Israel

Check Point, Israel Canada to buy NIS 800m Tel Aviv site

The land is zoned for the construction of two residential buildings containing about 300 apartments and 60,000 square meters of office and commercial space.

 View of the Check Point building in Tel Aviv.

The Israeli entrepreneur who changed New York’s tech landscape with his visionary initiative

'Israeli Mapped in NY' has emerged as a vital startup hub, with Guy Franklin leading the charge for new Israeli venture entrepreneurs.

 Franklin invited Israeli founders to stand beside him as he rang the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell.

Israeli security validation co Pentera raises $60 million

The company says that since December 2021, it has increased its ARR by more than 300% and expanded its customer base by 200%.

 System hacking warning message appears on laptop.