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Crater from missile hit in Jaffa  credit: Reuters/Mostafa Alkharouf Houthis threaten independently of Iran

Iran may not have complete control of its Yemeni client, which continues to fire at Israel and international shipping.

Ehud Barak and Ehud Schneorson credit: PR and Eyal Izhar How virtuous is Paragon on privacy?

Cyberattack company Paragon, which if sold for $900 million will make former Prime Minister Ehud Barak a handsome profit, claims to have developed ethical spyware, while upsetting the IDF 8200 unit.

Mobileye founder and CEO Amnon Shashua   credit: Mobileye Mobileye benefits from new push on autonomous cars

The Israeli company sees its autonomous systems being adopted in the next few years as China outstrips the US on the technology and Elon Musk has announced plans to commercialize a Tesla autonomous vehicle.

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai credit: Shlomi Yosef "We don't learn from others, we think we're smarter"

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai slams the government's transport policy, which worships the car, and still insists that closing Sde Dov airport was a mistake.

Amit Krig, Mickey Haslavsky, Gigi Levy-Weiss, Hamutal Meridor, Adi Soffer-Teeni   credit: Shlomi Yosef How Israel can win the AI race

A panel at the Israel Business Conference moderated by Meta Israel general manager Adi Soffer-Teeni discussed what it will take for Israel to play a leading role in AI.

Phoenix CEO Eyal Ben Simon credit: Shlomi Yosef Eyal Ben Simon: Phoenix is one of Israel's best ambassadors

Phoenix CEO Eyal Ben Simon told the Globes Israel Business Conference that the Israeli market is priced cheaply compared with the US market.

Energean CEO Mathios Rigas at the Israel Business Conference   credit: Shlomi Yosef Energean CEO: We're committed to keep supplying Israel with gas

Mathios Rigas told the Israel Business Conference how his company had kept the gas flowing, even during the attack by Iran.

El Al CEO Dina Ben Tal Ganancia credit: Shlomi Yosef El Al CEO: Israel has clear interest in having strong airlines

Dina Ben Tal Ganancia told the Globes Business Conference that, the war aside, worldwide demand has outstripped supply since Covid, while manufacturers cannot deliver enough new aircraft.

Omri Casspi credit: Ilya Melnikov Omri Casspi closes $60m Swish Ventures seed fund

Former NBA basketball star Omri Casspi tells "Globes" about the transition from sport to investment and why he is leaving Sheva to set up a new venture capital fund.

Prof. Tamir Tuller and Dr. Eyal Afergan  credit: Eyal Izhar Regulator approves alternative proteins, but you can't try them yet

As ImaginDairy becomes the third alternative protein producer to receive regulatory approval in Israel, why are promising food technologies finding it hard to get onto market shelves?

Job security credit: Shutterstock Patriotism beats pay as defense firms poach techies

Since the start of the war, many Israeli tech employees have been drawn to the defense industry, in search of more meaningful work, despite a drop in salary.

Tel Aviv fast lane car park credit: Ministry of Finance spokesperson Tel Aviv fast lane failure

The State Comptroller reports that cars using the fast lane and passengers on shuttle buses are both in decline, triggering state subsidies for the operator, yet three more fast lanes are being built.

Fiber-optic guided drone credit: Tehiru Israel to expand use of fiber-optic guided drones

The Ministry of Defense is expanding deployment of a new generation of drones, already used extensively in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Sean Maguire credit: Sequoia Capital Sequoia bets on Israel because of the war

Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire tells "Globes" why the venture capital fund has resumed operations in Israel since the start of the war, after closing its office here in 2016.

F15IA fighter jets credit: Boeing How will Israel pay $5.2b for the latest F-15IA deal?

According to Brown University's Watson Institute, the US provided Israel with $17.9 billion military aid in the first year of the war, well above the annual $3.8 billion in aid the US has formally agreed to grant Israel.

Teva's R&D labs in Netanya  credit: Teva PR Can Teva sustain its comeback?

Analysts are bullish on Teva, which is once again Israel's most valuable company, due to an improved US generics price environment and promising branded drug pipeline.

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