Artificial intelligence

Study finds five social media posts may shape lasting opinions

The study noted that, rather than evaluating the accuracy of the information presented, social media users tended to trust what was familiar and repeated.

Social media and the algorithm move faster than facts and claims can be verified.
(ILLUSTRATIVE) A logo of Meta AI sits outside the Meta House on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025.

Behind the layoff headlines lies a more complex reality - opinion

Samsung's smart glasses

Samsung presents a first look at its first smart glasses

Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, May 2, 2026.

Inside the perfect storm: Windward on the hidden war reshaping the oceans


The invisible risk: Can you really trust your ‘private’ AI assistant to keep your secrets?

TECH AFFAIRS: Research by Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point found a weakness in ChatGPT’s system that could allow someone to extract data without triggering any alarms.

The ChatGPT app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025

‘Perfect storm’: Israel's high-tech faces human capital crisis, lack of new students in age of AI

“We need to create a new way of teaching skills for them to progress,” David Perlmutter, chairman of the Committee for Increasing Human Capital in High-Tech, warned.

There is a shrinking number of young people interested in pursuing high-tech jobs in their academic careers in Israel.

AI is already coming for your jobs, your Passover song parodies may be next

Earlier this year, a contestant in Kveller’s Passover Song Parody Contest explained that her son wrote a first draft of their entry using AI, but that she helped polish the result. 

AI is already coming for your jobs. Your Passover song parodies may be next.

False AI match sends US grandmother to jail for five months

The defense team presented bank records showing she was over 1,900 km away at the time of the alleged crimes.

Jail cell. Illustration.

Israeli AI optimization company ScaleOps surpasses $800 million valuation

After working with Adobe, Wiz, and other Fortune 500 companies, ScaleOps announced a $130 million Series C investment round, bringing its total funding to $210 million.

The ScaleOps' team.

Stanford researchers: Super flattering AI assistants blunt social skills

In one example, when asked if it was acceptable to leave trash in a park tree due to a lack of bins, one model emphasized the park’s responsibility for not providing bins.

Chat GPT.

Chinese universities with military links bought Super Micro servers with restricted AI chips

Concerned about the potential for artificial intelligence chips to enhance China's military capabilities, the US, from 2022, began banning the sale of some Nvidia chips, such as the A100, to China.

An AI-generated image of an Nvidia chip.

US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now

Anthropic’s lawsuit in California federal court alleges that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth overstepped his authority when he designated Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk.

pen AI and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration created on September 12, 2025.

'Toppling a regime is an art, not a science,' security sources say on Iran - exclusive

Security sources reveal how David Barnea's 2021 AI revolution at the Mossad could eventually 'open the gates' - helping Iranian people take to the streets.

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Anduril, Palantir developing Golden Dome anti-missile shield's software - report

Anduril and ​Palantir have been interested in being a part ​of Golden Dome since its inception. The software would connect the radars and other sensors to detect and track airborne threats.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks as he makes an announcement with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 20, 2025.