High tech

The hi-tech dream is dead? The professions that really interest young Israelis

A new survey has revealed that young people in Israel prefer a balance between leisure and work over a high salary, and dream of caregiving and education professions more than of high-tech.

Only 12% dream of working in high-tech.
 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

Israel launches NIS 25 million initiative to close high-tech gender gap

Assaf Rappaport, A Rendezvous with Roni Kuban, KAN 11.

Assaf Rappaport and Wiz founders near deal for McDonald's Israel franchise

LinkedIn logo (illustrative).

LinkedIn unveils ranking of best Israeli startups of 2026, with cybersecurity, AI firms leading


Demand for AI skills surges in nontech jobs as high tech layoffs persist

AI is reshaping more than workers' digital skills; technological advances are transforming entire professions and changing the skills and roles employers seek.

AI. Illustration.

Tech Talk: TAU launches one of world’s first Deep-Tech MBAs as science reshapes Israel's startups

As more Israeli startups emerge from laboratories, a new Tel Aviv University MBA aims to help scientists turn complex research into global companies.

Sofaer Global MBA Graduates and Staff.

Dramatic split: The new map of upheavals in Israeli tech

Tech employment remained stable and the sector is not collapsing but reorganizing: While software companies recorded 6.6% layoffs, hardware stood at just 1.1%.

High-tech office complex

After firing 600 workers monday.com CEOs seek double pay

The two are asking the shareholders to approve a plan whereby their compensation could gradually rise from $7.3 million in 2025 to $14.6 million each in 2029

monday.com's co-CEOs, Roy Mann and Eran Zinman

Tel Aviv among world’s most expensive for employers, least lucrative for employees

Study comparing employment costs across 13 US, European, and Israeli cities finds Tel Aviv ranking second only to San San Francisco.

Alon Towers complex, Tel Aviv

Israel defense-tech hiring jumps 20% as AI layoffs spread among high-tech sector

GotFriends found that defense-tech startups are expanding recruitment and raising salaries as other technology companies cut staff and restructure around AI.

Anduril at a border defense tech expo

Oxygen of NIS 1B for hi-tech: Who will receive state aid and who will be left out?

The government is expanding its coffers and injecting NIS 1 billion into start-ups whose operating horizon shrank due to the strengthening of the shekel against the dollar.

Illustration: High tech office

Mobileye stock plummets following Amnon Shashua’s departure

Mobileye stock fell 15% after founder and CEO Prof. Amnon Shashua announced his resignation, despite the company reporting improved profitability.

Prof. Amnon Shashua

Intel hits roadblock: State cancels massive NIS 1.3B grant for 2025

The promised Kiryat Gat investment spree faces reality: Following the freeze on factory expansion, the state halted 2025 funding, putting the 2026 grant in doubt as well.

Intel offices in Petah Tikva

Innovation Authority launches NIS 1 billion solution for companies hit by shekel-dollar crisis

The fund aims to provide a financial hand for technology startups and early-stage projects whose runway to operate the company has been hit because of the strong shekel.

Shekel-dollar ilustrative picture.