Technology

Beyond the model race: AI coding start-ups start competing on judgment

NxCode raises a seven-figure investment from GSR Ventures as the race in AI-powered software development shifts from generating code to verifying, judging and trusting it.

The future of AI software development may not be about who can generate the most code, but who can decide which code is worth trusting.
Check-in kiosk featuring a hologram.

Checking in and getting your room key from a hologram: Astral Hotels’ new innovation

A researcher holds a cyborg giant burrowing cockroach fitted with a human-supervised auto-injection mechanism (AIM) in Brisbane, Australia, July 27, 2026.

Needle-toting cockroaches could be deployed by search-and-rescue teams for lifesaving injections

Female pilot in the cockpit.

The most important AI skill leaders can borrow from pilots - opinion


SanDisk lays off Israeli staff, transfers jobs to India despite record stock surge and AI boom

Dozens of employees out of the 700-strong workforce at SanDisk's development center in Kfar Sava were laid off last week.

A view of SanDisk headquarters in Milpitas, California.

Klil chairman: 'The high-tech-industry gap: 80% AI accuracy? In industry, that’s failure'

The gap between AI developers and industry is slowing adoption. Tzuri Dabbah analyzes the challenges, offers practical guidelines, and warns: 'One failure can destroy trust.'

Tzuri Dabbush, Chairman of Klil.

How vacation trends are changing in Israel and worldwide

From AI-based planning and sleep tourism to new destinations and staycations: A look at the key trends shaping travel in the coming years.

Isrotel Suite Balcony, Kayma Hotel.

Which countries, tech giants around the world are regulating kids' social media access?

What are countries and companies doing to regulate access to social media amid mounting concerns over the impact of social media on children's health and safety?

Social media and the algorithm move faster than facts and claims can be verified.

Disappointment for Elbit: Lost a huge $7 Billion tender in the US

Elbit's Roem-based SIGMA lost a $7B US Army tender to Hanwha's K9. The US will buy 18 systems for $263M, marking its first South Korean weapon purchase.

The SIGMA cannon offered at auction.

AI is reshaping humanity, and Israel has a divine opportunity to light the way - opinion

The statistics present a warning as to where humanity is heading, as well as an opportunity for Israel to play the role of a “light among nations” as predicted in the Bible.

A painting by the author.

Chinese-made drones could expose Israeli soldiers' locations, IDF officials warn

The military still permits the widespread and unregulated use of Chinese technology, including drones used by troops at the IDF's frontline operational edge.

IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.

Lingjie Guo: Expanding the human-centered boundaries of UX design

UX designer Lingjie Guo explores the future of human-centered design, focusing on AI, accessibility, transparency and user autonomy.

The future of UX design is not just about making technology easier to use, but making it more understandable, transparent and human-centered.

Nvidia was "stuck" with half a million chips. Then the solution was found

Facing the American AI threat, the Chinese regulator yields to TikTok pressure and approves giant chipmaker process imports. The problem: The chips will be stuck in Hong Kong without electricity.

  A smartphone with a displayed NVIDIA logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023

China’s humanoid robot industry edges toward ‘ChatGPT moment’ Unitree CEO says

Humanoid robots remain far from mass deployment, but Unitree’s CEO says the industry could reach a major AI breakthrough within two to three years.

Unitree CEO Wang Xingxing speaks about capabilities of company’s G1 humanoid robot during the 2026 World Robot Conference, in Beijing, China, August 20, 2026.