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AI chatbots are telling Israeli voters exactly what they want to hear
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (1422+ words) With 1 in 4 Israelis likely to ask AI for voting guidance, a tech startup tests how leading models handle such queries, warns chatbots rely on biased sources and prioritize pleasing users over stating facts...
Iranian hackers behind March's LA transit system breach, Israeli researchers say
2+ week, 3+ day ago (192+ words) Digital security specialists have suspected an Iranian hand in the hack since responsibility was claimed by an obscure pro-Iran outfit calling itself Ababil of Minab...
Elbit opens new drone production plant in Romania to expand presence in Europe
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (327+ words) Israel's largest defense firm, Elbit Systems, on Monday inaugurated a new drone facility in Romania for the production of advanced unmanned aerial systems platforms as the defense tech giant seeks to expand its footprint in Europe. The new site in…...
Israel ranks 1st among countries targeted by geopolitical cyberattacks in 2025 " report
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (401+ words) Radware noted that the "distribution underscores the role of hacktivism as a proxy weapon in international conflicts, used to disrupt the digital infrastructure of perceived state adversaries." The two-year Hamas war in Gaza and the 12-day military conflict with Iran…...
Nvidia unveils next-generation AI superchip architecture partly developed in Israel
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (485+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 823 Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel US chip giant Nvidia late on Monday introduced its next-generation computing platform, made of six new chips that were partly developed in Israel, promising advances…...
Gold-plated i Phone 17s now available in Gaza at exorbitant cost
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (199+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 783 New'i Phone 17 devices " including gold-plated models " are being sold in the Gaza Strip "at exorbitant prices," after retailers managed to import the latest Apple smartphone through recently opened border crossings, according to Hebrew media reports. Israel…...
Specialized chip plant to be built in Ashkelon, Israeli-Canadian fund announces
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (580+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 769 Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel Canadian-Israeli venture capital fund Awz Ventures Inc. on Thursday announced plans to build a chip manufacturing plant at an initial investment of NIS 5 billion ($1. 6 billion)…...
US chipmaker Nvidia scouts for Israeli AI talent, in expansion of R&D hub in south
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (457+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 751 Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel US chipmaker Nvidia on Sunday announced plans to triple the size of its research and development presence in Beersheba, a city in the country's south,…...
Israel says Iran was behind Yom Kippur cyberattack on hospital
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (464+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 747 Iran was behind a cyberattack at an Israeli hospital on Yom Kippur that led to a leak of patient data, Israel's National Cyber Directorate said Wednesday. At the time, Israeli authorities said the attack at Shamir…...
Israeli researchers make breakthrough in glass 3 D printing
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 725 Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter Researchers at Jerusalem's Hebrew University have developed a method to produce glass objects with a 3 D printer that eliminates the need for wasteful chemical glues to bind…...