AI

Amazon in talks to acquire Israeli startup, 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.
Filmmakers Ariel Orbuch, Roy Danino, and Hagai Gutman, creators of NAZA, The True Story receive ertificates of appreciation from National Public Diplomacy Directorate head Tzipi Hotovely on Thursday, October 8, 2026.

Gov't honors creators of NAZA, The True Story, that challenges Yuval Abraham's documentary claims

Defense tech innovation.

The changing landscape of Israel’s defense technology sector

A cyber warrior at a computer

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


Trump announces new 'Super Intelligence Force' to build US's AI technology dominance

Trump said the inaugural force will coordinate among consumers, AI companies, the US government, and religious groups, in a Truth Social post.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on the South Lawn in Washington, DC, US, September 26, 2026.

Speed of increase in cyberattacks by state, non-state actors 'frightening,' says Thales CEO

"They are not looking for money; they are looking to get access to our system and data and prevent an organization from operating," Caine said at the group's cyber summit for clients and media.

Patrice Caine, chairman and CEO of the French defence firm Thales, gives a keynote address at the Thales Tech Summit - UK Edition in London on September 14, 2026.

AI system attempts to hack into Canadian government website, continuing worldwide automated attacks

"We do not confidently attribute these attempts to OpenAI, but they exhibit tactics consistent with prior observed agent activity that we have attributed to OpenAI in a similar timeframe."

OpenAI logo and Canadian flag are seen in this illustration taken, September 28, 2026.

OpenAI takes on Meta with dots agent in autonomous AI push

The launch marks a new front in the competition among AI companies to move beyond chatbots and sell software that acts on users' behalf – a shift that could reshape how businesses operate.

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.

Israeli distribution group Phoenix Brokers acquires AdvisorOS, launches AI and innovation unit

Platform founder Adi Lev will lead the group’s AI strategy, with plans to improve customer service, support agents and streamline operations.

Phoenix Brokers CEO Oren Cohen.

Spotify down for international users, Downdetector report shows

More than 17,000 US users reported issues with Spotify as of 10:12 a.m. ET, while more than 11,000 users reported issues with Claude, according to Downdetector.

 Spotify

AI researchers say companies rush self-improving systems, ignoring potentially disastrous risks

Neel Nanda, a research scientist at DeepMind, said he believed there was at least a 10% chance that AI could lead to human extinction, which he described as "ridiculously high."

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

'Virtuous' AI company: Anthropic leaders control AI lab via new 'Founder LLC' to serve public good

Anthropic's filing said one of its core advantages is that it has "a culture that promotes a low-ego, truth-seeking environment, where frontier AI capability and safety are mutually reinforcing."

CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei, addresses the gathering at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, February 19, 2026.

Farewell from the Report: reflecting on three years of upheaval - from the editor

On the third anniversary of October 7, Editor-in-Chief, Ruth Marks Eglash reflects on a year at The Jerusalem Report and bids readers farewell

A partially torn poster of a hostage kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is seen at a public plaza in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Ben-Gvir allegedly using bot network in campaign against political rivals

Ben-Gvir reportedly has ties to a coordinated network of more than 100 social media accounts used to target his political rivals.

Israeli National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben Gvir and fellow party member Tali Gottlieb attend a press conference ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 22, 2026