Business & Finance
משרדי מיקרוסופט בסיאטל
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as Xbox takes the hardest hit
The tech giant says AI is changing how work is done but is not replacing laid-off employees; Xbox will cut 3,200 jobs by 2027, four game studios are leaving Microsoft and Dell layoffs have reached Israel
Reuters, Israel Wullman | 18:11 | 07.06.26
Sodium hides in everyday foods, raising serious health risks while drawing far less attention than sugar
Everyone talks about sugar. The real danger may be salt
Sodium hides in snacks, cereals, pizza, meat, cheese and even gluten-free products, raising the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke while remaining far less scrutinized than sugar
Shoshana Chen | 08:31 | 07.06.26
עומס בסופר לפני החג
The next financial crisis may start in your shopping cart
The rapid rise of BNPL and private credit is tying everyday consumer spending to global finance, sparking fresh concerns about unseen vulnerabilities
Yarden Rozanski/ Ctech | 07:26 | 07.06.26
מנכ"ל אלארום שחר דניאל
Israeli tech firm Alarum crashes after FBI probe into proxy network
Bloomberg reported that investigators are examining whether Alarum subsidiary NetNut was linked to the use of home internet devices without owners’ consent; the company says it is cooperating and has temporarily suspended relevant data traffic
Shir Reiter, Calcalist | 17:23 | 07.05.26
אמיר ירון
Bank of Israel expected to cut interest rate for third time this year
Economists see another rate cut as inflation cools and growth slows, though a weaker shekel and election-year budget risks could stay the central bank’s hand
Gad Lior | 10:33 | 07.05.26
אמיר פורת
A sweet deal: Green Lantern buys 49% of Biscotti at 500M shekel valuation
Israel’s Competition Authority approved the deal after a seven-month review of Green Lantern’s holdings in the French Bakery and Shemo; Biscotti founder Amir Porat will continue to run the company
Navit Zomer | 20:18 | 07.02.26
travel sports
World Cup travel boom gives fraudsters room to hide
As fans race across North America for the 2026 tournament, their real buying patterns can resemble fraud, creating new risks for travel and ticketing merchants
Julia Hallett | 19:51 | 07.02.26
מטוסי ה׳אדיר’ בדרך לתקיפה באיראן
Finance Ministry agrees to give Defense Ministry immediate $5B budget hike
Compromise avoids reopening 2026 state budget for now, after Treasury warned Defense Ministry’s full request could force sharp VAT hike
Gad Lior, Yossi Yehoshua | 18:56 | 07.02.26
Betting big on Israeli tech: UK tech chief visits Israel to deepen innovation ties
FCDO Global Technology Director Serena Stone met entrepreneurs, researchers and health-tech founders during her first bilateral visit in the role, highlighting cooperation across AI, life sciences, research and emerging technologies
ynet Global | 18:04 | 07.02.26
Shlomo Kramer
Cato Networks marks $4.8B valuation with Tel Aviv summer event
Cato Networks gathered employees and their partners at Hangar 11 after reaching a $4.8 billion valuation and surpassing $350 million in annual recurring revenue
ynet Global | 16:58 | 07.02.26
בניין משרד האוצר
Treasury warns wartime defense spending could force 4.5% VAT hike
Finance officials say meeting Defense Ministry’s full budget request would require a sharp tax increase, raising costs across Israel’s economy
Gad Lior | 16:33 | 07.02.26
מנכ"ל גוגל סונדר פיצ'אי
Google loses EU appeal, must pay $4.7 billion Android antitrust fine
Europe’s top court rejects Google and Alphabet’s appeal over a 2018 antitrust penalty, ruling that Android agreements requiring preinstalled Google Search and Chrome helped cement the company’s dominance in online search
News Agencies | 11:39 | 07.02.26
A cleaner technology for dyeing jeans using sound waves
Israeli sound-wave dyeing tech aims to clean up the global jeans industry
Brazil’s Vicunha, a denim supplier for brands including Zara, Diesel and Calvin Klein, signs memo to buy 20% of Israel’s Sonovia, whose technology uses sound waves to push indigo dye into fabric without polluting chemicals
Navit Zomer | 07:26 | 07.02.26
עבודות הבטיחות מהבוקר על מסילות הרכבת
Labor migration is a geopolitical weapon, not just an economic exchange
Migrant labor is no longer just about jobs, it is about power, with states using workers and remittances as tools of influence across borders
Dr. Bella Barda Bareket | 04:28 | 07.02.26
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Israel freezes 37 IRGC-linked crypto wallets used to fund Hezbollah, terror groups
The Defense Ministry’s economic warfare unit says the wallets held more than 24 million shekels ($7 million) in cryptocurrency and were part of a network that transferred tens of millions of dollars over the years to Iran-backed terror organizations
Tomer Ganon, Yuval Azulay, Calcalist | 23:09 | 07.01.26
Stablecoins
The $2 trillion-a-month stablecoin market comes to Israel
Stablecoins are digital currencies pegged 1:1 to major currencies such as the shekel or dollar; issued by private firms and run on blockchain networks, not central banks, they are now entering Israel’s mainstream under official regulation
Shaked Green Arava, Calcalist | 18:48 | 07.01.26
META - Meta corporation headquarters
Report: Meta plans cloud business to sell excess AI compute capacity
The planned service would let developers access Meta-hosted AI models and raw computing capacity, part of a push to recoup massive data center and chip spending, Bloomberg reports
ynet | 16:04 | 07.01.26
Aligned founders Yotam Sela, Gal Aga and Gal Deitsch
Aligned raises $60 million to expand AI sales platform
New York- and Tel Aviv-based company says its deal workspace is used by 70,000 sellers and 1 million buyers each month
ynet Global | 14:00 | 07.01.26
רופא מפענח צילום רנטגן דימות
From $3.5 billion to $76 million: what went wrong at one of Israel’s most promising medtech firms?
Israeli digital X-ray developer Nanox was once seen as medical imaging’s next big thing; its latest reports, with a going concern warning and withdrawn revenue forecast, erased nearly all its value, leaving investors facing a bet-or-bail dilemma
Navit Zomer | 10:02 | 07.01.26
פלסטינים מחליפים כספים במסוף בנק ברמאללה
Palestinian shekel cash crisis disrupts West Bank businesses
Gas stations briefly shut in protest as banks struggle with surplus Israeli banknotes, straining deposits, payments and cash-heavy sectors
Einav Halabi | 21:44 | 06.30.26
מנכ"ל אנבידיה, ג'נסן הואנג
Nvidia’s gifts are distorting Israel’s economic data
Thanks to Nvidia, exports are up, GDP has grown, corporate tax revenue has risen and the deficit has narrowed; the question is whether these figures still reflect the true state of Israel’s economy
Adrian Filut, Calcalist | 16:12 | 06.30.26
טיל חץ של תע"א, טיל ספייק מתוצרת רפאל
NIS 85,000 a month: which government company pays the highest salaries?
The Government Companies Authority’s 2025 report reveals where IAI and Rafael’s much-anticipated IPOs stand, how defense industry successes drove record revenues and which state-owned company pays the most
Navit Zomer | 11:04 | 06.30.26
Yotam Elroy
Mindspace co-founder Yotam Alroy launches ETA fund Pitlane Capital
Fund, which completed its first close and plans to grow to $25 million, will back entrepreneur-operators acquiring profitable small and medium-sized businesses in Israel and abroad
ynet Global | 04:45 | 06.30.26
Airwallex Israel team
Airwallex raises $320M for planned AI expansion and growth in Israel
Global payments firm reaches $11 billion valuation after successful Series H, saying it will use investment to expand AI-driven financial products, enter new markets and continue growing its operations in Israel
ynet Global | 01:41 | 06.30.26
המערכת של מאגוס
FPV drone threat haunting IDF troops may finally get a 60-second warning system
IDF signs 21 million shekel deal with Rehovot-based Magos for hundreds of compact radar systems that can detect drones before troops hear them and support wide battlefield deployment
Navit Zomer | 13:19 | 06.29.26
דולר
American residing in Israel extradited to US over alleged $28M mortgage fraud case
Michael Fine, a US citizen who lived in Israel, was indicted by a Missouri grand jury in 2020; Israeli courts approved his extradition after rejecting his appeal
Tomer Ganon, Calcalist | 02:10 | 06.29.26
ניסוי מערכת ההגנה האווירית של חברת רפאל
Rafael to supply Romania with Spyder air defense systems in $2.3 billion deal
The agreement includes launchers, interceptors, radar systems, training and logistical support for Romanian forces; Rafael says deliveries of the Israeli-made mobile air defense system will begin within three years
Yuval Azulay, Ctech | 19:04 | 06.28.26
Luxury cruise ships
$5 million homes at sea: The cruise ships trying to become floating neighborhoods
After years of failed attempts to turn cruise ships into permanent homes, new ventures are trying again, offering cabins from under $100,000 to luxury residences worth millions, but delays, costs and the realities of life onboard still stand in the way
ynet | 18:12 | 06.28.26
מזרחי טפחות
Israel takes first step toward cardless ATM withdrawals
Mizrahi Tefahot becomes the first Israeli bank to let customers tap phones, watches or payment rings to withdraw cash; for now, the service is available only at the bank's ATMs and with its own cards
Meirav Crystal | 13:43 | 06.28.26
הדמיה של לב רפואה דיגיטלית טכנולוגיה רפואית
Israel health-tech investments tumble 40% in 2025, report says
Private funding hits a five-year low, even as AI-driven drug development, exports and acquisition activity point to resilience in the sector
ynet Global | 10:39 | 06.28.26
קניות בסופר
Ministers to weigh VAT cut before election despite budget warnings
Proposal to lower the tax from 18% to 17% draws support from business groups, but Finance Ministry warns of nearly $3 billion budget hole
Gad Lior | 09:15 | 06.28.26
"הסתכלו עלינו כאילו אנחנו משוגעים": שלושת המייסדים באתר הניסויים. מימין: גלעד עדין, אשר כץ וידין סופר
Former Israeli news star builds startup to destroy Hamas, Hezbollah tunnels
Gilad Adin, once one of Israel’s best-known journalists, has co-founded Traysar, a defense-tech startup developing systems to destroy tunnels, penetrate underground targets and protect critical infrastructure as warfare moves below the surface
Israel Wullman | 18:23 | 06.27.26
נשיא ארה"ב, דונלד טראמפ
Trump warns Europe: tax US Tech, face 100% tariffs
Trump warned that any European country imposing a digital services tax on US tech firms will face immediate 100% tariffs on all exports to the United States, saying the measure would override any existing trade agreement as tensions over digital taxation escalate
ynet Global | 22:04 | 06.26.26
The Israel Export Institute led Israel’s National Pavilion at Expo Seguridad México 2026
Israeli security firms eye Mexico market after 500 meetings at Latin America expo
Israeli firms showcased cybersecurity, AI and infrastructure protection technologies at Expo Seguridad México 2026, generating over 500 business meetings and signaling growing Israeli commercial ties with Mexico and Latin America.
ynet Global | 20:25 | 06.25.26
משרדי אפל
Apple raises MacBook, iPad prices as AI-driven memory crunch bites, stock sinks over 6%
Apple raised prices on several MacBook and iPad models after CEO Tim Cook warned that surging memory and storage costs had become unavoidable, as AI data centers fuel a component shortage that is also boosting chipmakers such as Micron
Dennis Bihler | 19:38 | 06.25.26
עיצוב
Two new immigrants invest 30 million shekels in an Israeli hostel chain
Marc Lugassy and Paul Naccache, olim from Switzerland and France, led an investment round in the Abraham Group; the money will finance the construction of a hostel complex on the Dead Sea and the expansion of the Abraham Tours tour arm in international markets
Navit Zomer | 17:30 | 06.25.26
Noam Solomon, Ph.D., CEO of Immunai
Immunai uses AI to hunt for cancer, autoimmune targets in $15M Boehringer deal
Multi-project collaboration, running through 2027, will use Immunai’s single-cell AI platform to identify T-cell dysfunction patterns in cancer and autoimmune diseases and advance new drug discovery programs
ynet Global | 16:00 | 06.25.26
אלון מאסק ושיגור של ספייס X
Why Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire
Forbes estimates Musk’s net worth has fallen to about $970 billion as SpaceX and Tesla shares decline amid wider concerns over interest rates and an AI-driven market bubble
News agencies | 13:10 | 06.25.26
אסדת הקידוח במאגר הגז לווייתן
Israel risks losing energy independence within two decades, state comptroller warns
Report faults Energy Ministry over gas reserves, exports, storage and planning, saying rising electricity demand from population growth, AI data centers and climate pressures could create energy shortfall
Sivan Hilaie | 12:02 | 06.25.26
מכשיר פלסאנמור
Israeli health-tech firm PulseNmore soars over 200% in trading surge
Shares rallied after strong investor response to growing adoption of PulseNmore’s FDA-cleared home ultrasound system in the US market
Navit Zomer | 08:41 | 06.25.26
אילון מאסק, SpaceX
The Israeli investors who rode SpaceX’s IPO to a $15M gain
StepStone fund, marketed in Israel to qualified investors by Leader Private Capital, gained exposure to Elon Musk’s SpaceX before its IPO, turning an estimated $3 million Israeli-linked stake into $18 million on paper
Almog Azar/Calcalist | 01:23 | 06.25.26
Elbit spinoff Cyberbit shuts down Israel operations, lays off local staff
Leading cyber training company lays off several dozen employees at its Israeli center as it shifts its focus abroad after expanding through its RangeForce acquisition
Meir Orbach/Calcalist | 21:40 | 06.24.26
אילון מאסק
SpaceX IPO is 'a huge bubble and dangerous for markets,' Israeli fund chief warns
Avner Stepak, chairman and controlling shareholder of Israeli investment house Meitav, says SpaceX’s valuation and retail-driven demand reflect extreme overheating in global markets and a growing risk of a broader AI-sector bubble.
Almog Azer, Calcalist | 08:46 | 06.24.26
הפגנות בבריטניה בקריאה לחזור לאיחוד האירופי
Britain's lost decade: the economic reality behind Brexit
A decade after Brexit, most Britons view leaving the EU as a mistake: immigration has risen, growth and investment have slowed, and living costs have surged; with public support for rejoining growing, Britain faces a difficult choice between staying the course or rebuilding ties with Europe
Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 03:20 | 06.24.26
מייסדי אפספלייר
AppsFlyer raises over $1B from Google, Meta, Unity and Moloco to develop AI-powered ad measurement
Latest financing round values company at $2.7 billion and is aimed at expanding its independent advertising measurement tools as artificial intelligence reshapes the digital ad market
ynet Global | 02:08 | 06.24.26
Tailor Brands
Turning the AI job disruption into a startup pipeline
The platform Tailor Brands says it helps laid-off workers, freelancers and creators handle business registration, tax IDs, compliance and other back-office tasks as more Americans turn to self-employment
ynet Global | 11:29 | 06.23.26
אילון מאסק
Was the bluff exposed quickly? Why SpaceX shares are crashing
The company's stock has fallen 23% in recent days, including a drop of more than 16% in trading Monday, as Fed rate hike signals threaten to weigh on SpaceX's recently announced investment plan
News Agencies | 08:36 | 06.23.26
האי האיראני קשם באזור מצר הורמוז
The secret lives of Hormuz: tourism boom crushed by war and economic collapse
On islands near the Strait of Hormuz, including Qeshm, Iranian residents who benefited from a tourism boom now face economic collapse as regional war, sanctions and maritime insecurity disrupt daily life
News agencies | 12:58 | 06.22.26
חגיגות "יום הניצחון" במוסקבה
Russia accuses Germany of favoring Nazi veterans over Leningrad siege survivors
Moscow says Berlin pays benefits to former Nazi soldiers and collaborators while compensating only Jewish survivors of the 872-day siege of Leningrad, leaving out other civilians and defenders
News Agencies | 10:41 | 06.22.26
לואנה לופס לארה
Kalshi’s billion-dollar prediction market began with Kylie Jenner gossip
Co-founder Luana Lopes Lara says speculation over Jenner’s pregnancy helped inspire Kalshi, now a $22 billion platform facing scrutiny over politics, war and sports betting
Lital Semet, Calcalist | 20:01 | 06.21.26
A Hamat toilet
Israeli company Hamat exits Turkey as Erdogan’s boycott deepens plant losses
Israeli sanitaryware company will shut its Turkey manufacturing operation, lay off most local workers and consider selling its assets after losses deepened and demand weakened amid Erdogan’s trade boycott
Orna Yefet/Calcalist | 18:25 | 06.21.26
משרדי בלומברג בניו יורק
Bloomberg revoked Israeli journalist’s job offer over old posts. Now it must pay $120,000
Tel Aviv labor court says Bloomberg acted in bad faith by canceling Amir Mizroch’s contract over decade-old social media posts, raising questions about the right to be forgotten
Lital Dubrovitsky | 16:30 | 06.21.26
Shuk Olim interview: Eli Gendelman, David Bensimhon, Rose Khan
From Brooklyn to Tel Aviv: olim entrepreneurs turn dreams into businesses
From secondhand fashion and colorful art to pins celebrating Jewish identity, three immigrant entrepreneurs share howaliyah inspired them to build businesses in Israel, navigate challenges and find community support through events like Shuk Olim in Tel Aviv hosted by Nefesh B’Nefesh
David Matlin | 15:07 | 06.21.26
Noam Mizrahi Marvell’s Israeli CTO
Marvell’s Israeli CTO: ‘The AI market has reached the bottleneck we solve’
Noam Mizrahi says AI’s next leap depends not only on processors but on the networks connecting hundreds of thousands of them, as Marvell rides Nvidia’s endorsement, surging demand and Wall Street’s AI boom
Sophie Shulman/CTech | 12:26 | 06.21.26
Aharon Frankel, UVision drone
Israeli drone weapons maker UVision eyes $4B Nasdaq IPO
Aaron Frankel’s loitering munitions maker is expected to publish a prospectus in July ahead of a Nasdaq IPO, after Israeli institutions balked at its valuation; UVision is seeking to raise $500 million to $1 billion
Golan Hazani | 10:06 | 06.21.26
The human skills AI still can’t replace
As AI reshapes work, experts say empathy, judgment, relationships, critical thinking and moral instincts remain essential advantages for human workers
Lital Samet, Calcalist | 10:01 | 06.21.26
אסדת הגז הטבעי כריש
Gym, dining room and life at sea: aboard the strategic gas platform keeping Israel’s lights on
Deep in the Mediterranean, the Karish floating gas facility supplies about 40% of Israel’s natural gas needs; accessible only by helicopter, it operates around the clock under heavy security as a critical pillar of the country’s energy system
Ziv Koren, Sivan Hilaie | 15:27 | 06.19.26
מעבר רפיח
Israeli food companies quietly sell millions in goods to Gaza as aid routes reopen
Ceasefires and expanded aid deliveries have created a new market for Israeli retailers, importers and food suppliers, with Victory selling about NIS 100 million in goods to Gaza in one month and Mehadrin reporting NIS 60 million in quarterly sales
Nurit Kadosh/Calcalist | 13:07 | 06.18.26
A man pays tribute outside the Bataclan concert hall in Paris following the Nov. 13, 2015, terrorist attacks
France moves to cut Palantir ties in tech sovereignty push
French intelligence agency begins replacing US data platform with ChapsVision, reflecting Europe’s drive to reduce reliance on American AI and security software
News agencies | 10:46 | 06.18.26
צניחה במניות בישראל
‘The market woke up from the dream’: What’s rattling the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange?
While Wall Street and Europe rally on US-Iran agreement, Israeli investors see strategic setback, sending Tel Aviv shares sharply lower as banks, energy, insurance and real estate stocks lead decline
Navit Zomer | 09:19 | 06.18.26
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