Category: Business

The Melnick State of the Israeli Economy Index reported a modest 0.1 percent increase in August, reflecting the ongoing challenges faced by the Israeli business sector. This news follows a similarly disheartening Index in July, which also saw only a 0.1% increase. The report attributes this economic slowdown to a combination of global economic […]

More than 100 Jewish activists have signed a letter appealing to major advertisers to end their relationship with X, the platform previously known as Twitter that is owned by Elon Musk, calling it “a breeding ground for antisemitism” that “represents one of the largest dangers to Jews in years.” The signatories are also calling […]

The focus of the plan is on criminal activity associated with casinos in the region, and other scams including money laundering and cybercrime. The plan of action was announced in the Thai capital by officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) together with partner China, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). […]

According to a tender issued earlier this month, the Israel Land Authority is now actively seeking blockchain experts to explore various applications of this technology within its operations. The applications point to blockchain being used for property registration, license management, the execution of transactions and agreements through smart contracts, tokenization of real estate properties, […]

Israeli software start-up Digma has raised $6 million in seed funding for its recently-launched “Continuous Feedback” platform, which aims to enable developers to continuously analyze their code to identify issues in real time, preventing bad code from making it to production and slowing down development. The new platform is emblematic of the emerging Continuous […]

Rare coins and bills can fetch a hefty sum, especially if their minting is uncommon. Some 50 pence coins are sold for over $200, while rare £20 notes can be worth over $100. How much are we talking? A coin-collecting expert on TikTok, @coincollectorukofficial, shared how a single £10 coin could be valued at […]

Fifty years ago, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia dared confront the then-most powerful man on earth, US President Richard Nixon. The king wielded an unexpected but fearsome weapon: oil embargoes. King Faisal, angry at Nixon’s massive rescue of Israel during the Yom Kippur War, overnight cut all deliveries of oil to the United States, […]

For almost a year, Large Generative AI Models (LGAIMs) such as ChatGPT have broken through as part of our daily lives. The model’s capacity to engage in a convincing dialogue and produce high-order texts has raised many questions, including whether such models possess independent reasoning capabilities, who trains whom (the machine or us), what […]

The third anniversary of the Abraham Accords has come at a time when a lot of media coverage has focused on the possibility of progress in Israel and Saudi Arabia ties. This could potentially be very important. On another level, the Accords have also led to a lot of opportunities for Israeli companies in […]

Did Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turn artificial intelligence into a nuclear weapon at the United Nations General Assembly when he warned of the “potential eruption of AI-driven wars that could achieve an unimaginable scale?” While the central focus of Netanyahu’s Friday speech revolved around his vision for a “new Middle East” marked by peaceful […]