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NIS 1.6 billion package to strengthen export, high-tech sectors

Minister of Finance adopts task force recommendations to support Israel's high-tech sector amid the appreciation of the shekel.

Number of unemployed in high-tech sector doubled

In December 2025, the number of job seekers in the high-tech sector stood at 16,300 - double the figure recorded in December 2022 - according to a special report published Sunday morning by the Employment Service.

Zuk steps down

Israeli cybersecurity pioneer leaves Palo Alto

Nir Zuk, Israeli founder of Palo Alto Networks and an IDF veteran, retires after 20 years. The cybersecurity visionary, who pioneered the next-gen firewall, hands off his CTO role to Lee Klarich, marking a new chapter for the company.

Landmark exit in Israeli cyber sector

Acquisition marks Palo Alto Networks' largest deal and reinforces Israel's leadership in global cybersecurity innovation.

Tech companies to allow workers to protest government

Several technology companies will not require employees to use up days off to protest against the government.

Israeli High-Tech Looks to Emerge Stronger

Amid Global Economic Crisis, Israeli High-Tech Looks to Emerge Stronger and Become Fit for Growth

Investment in Israeli high tech plummeted by nearly 50% in 2022

Value of investments in Israel's high tech industry dropped dramatically last year, report finds, even as seed investments rose.

Jerusalem mayor praises city as world-class high tech hub

Mayor Moshe Lion tells NYC tech conference that Jerusalem has become a leader in innovative tech and modern infrastructure.

UK trade envoy to Israel:

'The closer we are together, the stronger we are'

Interview with Lord Ian Austin about trade between countries, his father's legacy as a Holocaust survivor & dealing with anti-Israel agendas

Australian Jewish philanthropist Eva Besen dies at 93

Besen Family Foundation was active in funding projects in the Negev, including a high school and high tech hub.

He helped haredi families find jobs. Now his family has nothing

During his life, Rav Dovid Oberlander worked in high-tech, and helped other Orthodox men to find suitable tech work environments.

Israeli know-how vs. COVID-19

How is one of the planet’s smallest countries helping to tackle the world’s biggest challenge while it, too,is being challenged?

Amazon buys Israeli startup for $60 million

US tech giant purchases Israeli company E8 Storage, which develops high-speed data storage technology.

Start-up nation:

Japan's largest insurance company to work with Israeli companies

Harel Insurance Group was chosen by Japan’s largest insurance company Tokio Marine Holdings to help find Israeli hi-tech companies.

US Ambassador addresses Israeli Arab high-tech conference

US Ambassador David Friedman speaks at high-tech conference which introduced Arab entrepreneurs and American and Israeli investors.

'Police officer told me to take off my kippah'

European Jewish leader Rabbi Menachem Margolin says Brussels police told him to remove his kippah at his own event.

Growing confidence in Israel's high tech sector

Mexican billionaire: Israel challenges US high tech leadership

Israel poses a challenge to the United States in the leadership of the global high technology industry, according to billionaire Carlos Slim

Elbit lands deal with US army

Israeli firm lands major deal with US army

Israeli arms producer lands multi-million dollar deal to supply tank parts to US army.

PM Welcomes Merkel, Hails Israeli Tech

Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel, along with 16 of her government's ministers.

Helping Israeli Children Thrive in a High-Tech Economy

ORT Israel exporting its curricula and teaching methodology to the U.S., helping kids there to learn science and technology.

Netanyahu Opens CyberTech 2014 Conference

Netanyahu announces cyber defense facility in Be'er Sheva. IBM senior vice president reveals cooperation with Ben Gurion University.

Lockheed Martin, EMC to Seek Out New Technologies

U.S. aerospace firm Lockheed Martin and Israel's EMC will invest together in advanced technology projects, the companies said.

Israeli Start-up's Face and Eye Interaction on iOS Devices

Umoove provides a unique interaction using head movements and face gestures on your mobile phone!

Israeli Hi-Tech Startups On The Rise Again

Acquisitions and bids at unseen levels since 2000 dotcom bubble burst, hi-tech sector attracting growing international attention.

Israeli Professor Vice-President of Project Including Iran, PA

SESAME project includes scientists from across the Middle East; aims to foster 'scientific excellence', build particle accelerator.

Panasonic to Sell Semiconductor Plants to Israeli Company

Panasonic is poised to sell 3 domestic plants to TowerJazz in restructuring attempts to cut back losses.

Bennett: Students Should Learn Technology, Not Law

The government is investing large sums of money to expand technology education programs

Facebook Buys Israeli Startup Onavo

Facebook will acquire Israeli startup Onavo, in a deal said to be worth up to $200 million.

Top Ten place for Technion

Israel's Technion makes Bloomberg Top Ten

Bloomberg has ranked the Haifa-based university as the seventh best high tech institution in the world.

Israeli Security System to be Used in NY Housing Projects

An apartment security system developed in Israel which uses face and voice recognition will be implemented in New York housing projects.

Sources: EU's Yesha Sanctions Could Boomerang

The European Union is not the only one that can impose sanctions, Israeli officials said. Israel may have to pull out of a major EU project

First Ever Hack-a-Thon for Israel -- on Shabbat

120 hackers and software developers to take part in the event simultaneously, in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv.

ISDEF 2013 Shows Off Israel's Defense Achievements

The Israel Defense Exhibition (ISDEF) 2013 was held in Tel Aviv, featuring the latest achievements in the industry.

Technion Scientists Develop an Advanced Biological Computer

Molecular computer was built entirely of biomolecules.

Coming Soon: Smartphones for Haredi Community

A smartphone catering to the haredi community and approved by a rabbinical committee to launch in coming months.

Facebook in Talks to Buy Israeli GPS App

Facebook is in talks on a potential $1 billion deal to buy the Israel-based GPS mobile navigation app Waze, says The Wall Street Journal.

Buffett: Israel a Top Place for Ideas, Investments

In an interview, American investor Warren Buffett effusively praised Israel as a great place to invest in advanced technologies and ideas

American Embassy Brings Expert to Hareidi College for Girls

An American delegation visited Machon Lustig, a center of studies for hareidi-religious women in the field of high-tech.

Israel's Best & Brightest Graduate from Microsoft Accelerator

Microsoft celebrated the graduation of its second class of Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure in Israel.

NASA Seeks to Tow Astroid to Moon, Says US Senator

NASA wants to tow astroid into orbit around moon, as part of a long-range plan towards establishing permanent manned outposts in space.

Apple Opens Third Development Center in Israel

Global technology giant Apple Inc. is set to open its third research and development center in Israel.

El Al to Replace Flight Manuals with iPads

El Al Airlines will begin a trial project next month ahead of transferring all flight manuals on its Boeing 777 fleet to iPads.

Google Clicks on Israel

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu cut the ribbon on Monday to inaugurate Google’s new R & D center and start-up incubator in Tel Aviv.

US Recruits Israeli App Know-How After 'Sandy'

U.S. government recruited assistance of Israeli-developed app to deal with gasoline shortages on East Coast in aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Israeli Refrigerator Goes to Mars with NASA

NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently taking pictures on Mars, is using a refrigerator developed and manufactured in northern Israel.

New Technology: Record a Video Greeting for Peres

For the first time, Israeli citizens can record and send a video greeting via Facebook to President Shimon Peres.

Israeli Technology: The Bio Hug Vest

Arutz Sheva meets the people behind the BioHug Vest, an Israeli technology meant to lower people's stress levels.

'Israel is a Good Match for Our Premium Products'

DS Choi, CEO of Samsung Israel, tells Arutz Sheva: Israel's is a strong player in the high tech world and is a good match with our products.

Tel Aviv Touted as Top Tech Town in Europe

Wall Street Journal says access to venture capital is 20 times greater in Israel than in the rest of Europe.

Ariel: First in 'Laptops for All Teachers' Program

Beginning this year, all 204 teachers in Ariel's schools will receive a laptop computer, and 120 hours of training.

Israeli Application Brings Together Rivals Facebook and Google+

Barely a week after Google introduced its new Google+ service, an Israeli startup helps users view their Facebook streams on Google's product.

Israel's Ophir Optronics Sold to US Company for $230 Million

Israel's Ophir Optronics is being acquired by the Newport Corporation of California for $230 million

Report: Gaza Terrorists use Google Earth to Pinpoint Targets

Gaza terrorists are fans of Google Earth, a mapping program that helps them to better target innocents living in southern Israel.

Skating on Entropy: Future Computers

Tomorrow's computers may utilize nano-magnetic processors and memory that allow them to butt heads with the second law of thermodynamics.

Watch Hours of Surveillance Footage in a Few Minutes

2011 Presidential Conf.: Hebrew U presents hi-tech video program which singles out objects and revolutionizes monitoring of surveillance footage.

New 'Stress Detector' Can Find who is Sweating

Hebrew U students presented at the Presidential Conference a technology which can detect a stressful person from far away.

Israeli Startup Presents No-Glasses 3D Laptop

Israeli firm 3DTVision creates 3D content that can be viewed without glasses, and first-ever 2D/3D switchable laptop.

Paris Air Show to Feature Top Israeli Technology

At next week's Paris Air Show, Israel will, once again, put on display some of the groundbreaking defensive and weapons systems developed here.

Ness Technologies to be Acquired by Citigroup Unit

Israel's Ness Technologies is to be acquired by Citigroup's international venture capital unit in a deal valued at $307 million.