Israeli technology

Illustrative: Skyscrapers in Tel Aviv. March 2023. (Anna Arinshtein via iStock by Getty Images)

Tel Aviv moves up to 5th place in annual ranking of best global tech ecosystems

City climbs two spots since last year, in new Startup Genome survey ranking; Silicon Valley maintains its first-place position followed by New York City and London

June 15, 2023, 6:24 pm

Tel Aviv moves up to 5th place in annual ranking of best global tech ecosystems

City climbs two spots since last year, in new Startup Genome survey ranking; Silicon Valley maintains its first-place position followed by New York City and London

By Sharon Wrobel

A picture taken on April 13, 2023, shows an employee of the agronomy tech company AgroScout flying a drone in the northern Israeli kibbutz of Yiron. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

June 11, 2023, 11:45 am

‘The first startups’: Kibbutzim repurposed through embrace of new industries

Communities founded as models of socialist society have since largely shed collectivist past, with residents touting their ‘innovative approach’ to contemporary challenges

By Alexandra Vardi

Nvidia's HGX supercomputing platform. (Courtesy)

May 29, 2023, 8:34 am

Nvidia taps into Israeli innovation to build generative AI cloud supercomputer

Chip giant says Israel-1 supercomputer valued at several hundred million dollars is a ‘major investment’ that will boost next-generation AI workloads

By Sharon Wrobel

For illustration: Minnesota State Lottery website, which features eScratch Games. (AP Photo)

May 15, 2023, 4:03 pm

Australia’s Aristocrat to buy Israel’s NeoGames in deal worth $1.2 billion

Nasdaq-listed NeoGames is a Tel Aviv-based online gaming tech solutions provider for iLottery, iGaming and online sports betting operators

By Sharon Wrobel

Prof. Michal Lotem, head of Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI), left, and Inna Ben David, HCRI's head lab technician. (Credit: HCRI/courtesy)

April 23, 2023, 9:38 pm

Israeli universities churn out startups as ties with tech industry grow

Data shows rise of over 120% in startups set up yearly by academic institutions, from 34 in 2016 to 75 in 2020, accounting for 13% of total new startups established in Israel

By Shoshanna Solomon

This undated photograph released by the Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate shows the wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine. (Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate via AP)

November 16, 2022, 4:38 pm

Iran drones said to contain many Western-made parts, possibly Israeli lenses too

Report cites documents by Ukrainian experts who studied downed Iranian UAVs and concluded 75% of components are US-made, despite vigorous sanctions regime

By ToI Staff

November 9, 2022, 8:14 pm

Israel’s OurCrowd marks $2 billion in investment commitments

Venture firm, dubbed ‘most active’ investor in Israel, celebrates 10 years of operations, 370 portfolio companies

By ToI Staff

17 Bedouin teenagers and youths, aged 16-20, took part in the 'Digital Tent' tech program in the summer of 2022, an initiative by the Siraj NGO in collaboration with MIT and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. (Siraj)

September 7, 2022, 7:37 pm

Bedouin teens develop Moovit-like app for school kids in Negev villages

Over a dozen youths complete five-week tech program for Bedouin community, backed by MIT, Ben-Gurion University

By Ricky Ben-David

An illustrative image of a data center; server farm and a cloud service concept (noLimit46; iStock by Getty Images)

August 17, 2022, 7:37 pm

Israeli startup DriveNets secures $262m for cloud networking software

Ra’anana-based company works with major telecommunications providers to enhance their physical infrastructure, boost performance

By Ricky Ben-David

An illustration of the Orion aircraft carrying two female-form human mannequins, one wearing the AstroRad protection suit by Israeli company Stemrad. (NASA/DLR)

August 8, 2022, 6:09 pm

Israel’s StemRad gears up for major demo of anti-radiation suit on NASA’s Artemis I

Company to test protective qualities of AstroRad vest on humanoid mannequin aboard Orion spacecraft, set for launch later this month

By Ricky Ben-David

A desert view of the Ashalim power station, a solar power station, in the Negev desert. August 21, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

July 19, 2022, 6:18 pm

First map of Israeli desert tech identifies over 300 companies

Report aims to expose country’s strength and potential for tackling desert challenges worldwide

By Sue Surkes

Boaz Levy, the CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries, speaks to The Associated Press at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 15, 2021. (AP/Jon Gambrell)

May 19, 2022, 5:43 pm

Vying for talent, IAI jabs at darker side of Israeli tech sector

Amid fierce competition, weapons maker’s new recruitment ads appeal to potential candidates to opt for a sense of purpose over money

By Ricky Ben-David

A Google building at the company's campus in Mountain View, California, on Sept. 24, 2019. (AP/Jeff Chiu)

February 20, 2022, 6:40 pm

Google to fund $25m tech skills programs for underrepresented Israeli communities

Technology giant says initiative to help diversify workforce, encourage integration of Arab, ultra-Orthodox professionals into high-tech sector

By Ricky Ben-David

Travelers wait at the check-in counters ahead of their flights at the Boryspil airport some 30 kilometres outside Kyiv on February 13, 2022. (Sergei Supinsky / AFP)

February 15, 2022, 4:23 pm

Israeli tech companies offer relocation plans, assistance to Ukrainian employees

Amid fears of conflict, Israeli firms draw from conflict experience to develop ways to help; tech outfits employ tens of thousands of Ukrainian developers, according to estimates

By Ricky Ben-David

View of Abu Dhabi Skyline at sunset, United Arab Emirates (vwalakte; iStock by Getty Images)

From the WebJanuary 16, 2022, 7:54 pm

UAE wealth fund Mubadala invested $100m in Israeli VC firms – report

State-owned holding company has poured funds into leading venture firms like Pitango, Entrée Capital, Aleph, Viola Ventures