Artificial intelligence

Lawmakers ask FAA to pause use of new AI tool in Washington-area flight management

"It's going to be transformational," FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford told Reuters earlier. "We'll ​make much better decisions if we have better decision-making tools."

The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on October 10, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia; Illustrative.
Director-General of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum speaks at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service on October 13, 2026 in London, England.

Iran, Russia ramping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, MI5 Director-General Ken McCallum says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's adviser Yonatan Urich is seen before a press conference in Tel Aviv, October 3, 2022

Netanyahu adviser asked ChatGPT to help improve Qatar's image among Israelis, Jews worldwide

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Combating Israel's 'brain drain': Inside Hebrew University's new medical education center


Iran spread anti-Israel, US disinformation to global media through fake journalists, OpenAI says

Beyond helping operators place content before wider audiences, OpenAI said AI enabled malicious actors to conduct operations with greater scale, efficiency, linguistic fluency, and editorial ability.

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

AI agents threaten bank profits

Banks have long profited from customers' low-interest accounts. Now, AI agents threaten to break this inertia and cost the industry tens of billions of dollars.

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Over 700 researchers attend computer science conference at BGU, celebrating 'golden age' of tech

Mobileye CEO Prof. Amnon Shashua also attended the conference and delivered a guest lecture on the development of machine intelligence and its impact on scientists, researchers, and experts.

Hundreds gather at national computer science conference at Ben-GUrion University of the Negev, October 8, 2026.

'Milk faces more regulation than AI,' emergency brakes must be implemented, says Microsoft pres.

Brad Smith said there should be a legal requirement for companies to write incident reports. "We know how to do this for other products," he said. "We should... think about how to apply it to AI."

Brad Smith, Microsoft Vice Chair and President, speaks during the 2026 CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, Texas on March 24, 2026.

Amazon in talks to acquire Israeli start-up, AI model that can edit live videos in real-time

Decart has also developed Oasis, a model that generates simulated environments to train and test robotics and autonomous-driving systems.

Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2026.

Report: Amazon in advanced talks to acquire Israeli startup Decart for $7b.

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the tech giant is conducting advanced negotiations to acquire the Israeli artificial intelligence startup.

Decart founders, Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev.

Voices from the Arab Press: Iran's October surprise, US-China tensions, and AI

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

WHAT WILL November bring?

Will AI replace traditionally Jewish jobs? - opinion

The line isn't "man vs machine," it's "who is using AI and who is still taking notes by hand?"

"The real danger of AI isn’t a robot apocalypse - it’s biased data quietly deciding human fate."

Israel is world's second-most targeted country by cyberattacks, Microsoft finds

"In cyberspace, you may not see missiles in the air, but there is no ceasefire," said head of the National Cyber Directorate, Yossi Karadi, in response to the report.

A cyber warrior at a computer

China linked hackers pose as former US officials to steal emails from researchers, Proofpoint says

Chinese hackers have been impersonating US AI experts to steal emails from AI experts at think tanks and universities.

A Chinese national flag is seen at the Chinese embassy in Tokyo on March 25, 2026.