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Tower CEO Russell Ellwanger credit: Micha Brickman Tower Semiconductor set for major expansion in Japan

The dual-track expansion program is accompanied by a significant rise in financial targets for 2028.

Redis founders credit: PR Redis to lay off 80 in Israel

“Globes” has learned that the company is laying off 27% of employees at its Israel development center.

Elon Musk credit: Shutterstock The broader debate underlying the Musk–OpenAI conflict

In Israel, one of the most prominent initiatives to examine the broader implications of the AI revolution is led by entrepreneur Daniel Schreiber, who seeks to foster a public framework for discussing AI's impact on Israeli society.

Matrix IT CEO Moti Gutman  credit: Idan Gross Matrix IT buys Laor Energy to expand defense offering

Matrix IT is paying NIS 73 million for 80% of the Tsipori-based company, which which integrates power systems and electro-mechanical components.

Nice CEO Scott Russell credit: Nice Nice CEO: I’ve a strong drive to win. I won’t lose

Scott Russell talks for the first time about the plunge in Nice’s stock, the AI revolution and the future of the Israeli software company.

Gilad Japhet Photo: MyHeritage MyHeritage to lay off 15% of workforce

MyHeritage currently has 500 employees in Israel, the US and Europe.

Inauguration of Nvidia Beersheva R&D Center credit: Nvidia Nvidia inaugurates expanded Beersheva R&D center

The new center is triple the size of the previous Nvidia offices in the city and the chip company plans hiring hundreds of new employees for the Beersheva site.

Tower Semiconductor CEO Russel Ellwanger  credit: Inbal Marmari Tower shareholders nix new compensation policy

A rise in the annual salary of CEO Russell Ellwanger was approved, but not a rise in his maximum annual bonus.

Tech job cuts credit: Shutterstock Sharp rise in tech sector job seekers

The Israeli Employment Service says that since 2023, the number of job seekers with five to eight years of experience in the tech sector has risen 138% and insists AI is not to blame.

Cyera founders credit: Natasha Zeriker Cyera in advanced talks to buy Oasis Security for $1b

The huge all Israeli cybersecurity deal will be in cash with a small amount in Cyera shares, sources have told “Globes.”

Mize fouinders credit: Guy Kushi Startup builds algorithm for hotel room trading

The founders of Mize, acquired by Korea’s Yanolja for $300 million, tell “Globes” how a hotel room - like an option in the financial markets - has an expiration date, a constantly fluctuating price, and can be traded.

Alarum Technologies CEO Daniel Shachar credit: Shutterstock illustration Tali Bogdanovsky Alarum Technologies slumps following FBI probe

The Israeli company’s proxy network NetNut has allegedly been used by cybercriminals to disguise malicious traffic.

REE CEO and cofounder Daniel Barel REE delists from Nasdaq, seeks stay of proceedings

The Israeli auto-tech company’s market cap has slumped from $3.1 billion to just $6 million.

Silicom CEO Liron Eizenman credit: bartzi Silicom: Israel’s best performing Wall Street stock

The share price of the Kfar Saba-based network and data infrastructure solutions company rose 226% in the first half of 2026.

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora Palo Alto Networks to join TASE 35 Index next month

The huge US cybersecurity company is worth almost 25% of the entire TASE but will be restricted to a ceiling weight of 5%.

Qualcomm's Israel offices  credit: PR Qualcomm buys Israeli co SAM Seamless Network

The US chip giant will pay over $100 million for the cybersecurity company, which has raised $30 million to date.

Aligned founders credit: PR Israeli B2B sales AI agent co Aligned raises $60m

The Israeli company’s platform is already used by 70,000 sellers and 1 million buyers to run deals every month.

Nova president and CEO Gaby Waisman  credit: Gilad Kavalerchik “What customers want borders on science fiction”

Nova CEO Gaby Waisman discusses his customer-centric philosophy, maintaining a technological edge, and the chip industry’s transformation into a critical infrastructure.

Maor Shlomo credit: courtesy Maor Shlomo Wix wonderkid launches large language model

Wix’s recent acquisition Base44, led by Maor Shlomo, has announced the launch of its own LLM.

Avigdor Willenz credit: Intel Exclusive: Element Labs raises funds at $4b valuation

This is the second time this month that an Israeli chip startup in serial entrepreneur Avigdor Willenz’s portfolio has raised hundreds of millions of dollars.

Elementor founders credit: Eyal Izhar AI pushes Elementor to lay off 100

Wix rival Elementor is cutting its workforce by 30%.

Alon Yariv credit: Jonathan Bloom Crusoe to invest $10b in data centers in Israel

The US neocloud giant has leased an additional 100 megawatts of data center space at three sites across Israel, bringing its total investments here to $10 billion, for 10-15 years, “Globes” has learned.

JFrog Photo: Nasdaq PR JFrog market cap jumps above $10b

The Israeli software company’s share price now exceeds the price target of 22 of the 24 analysts covering the stock, although they remain positive on JFrog.

Tower CEO Russell Ellwanger credit: Micha Brickman The curse of being Israel’s most valuable company

Earlier this week, Tower became Israel’s most valuable company, only to fall 10% the next day. “Globes” chronicles the sad fate of many of Israel’s most valuable companies over the past decade.

Tech layoffs credit: Shutterstock Snyk to lay off 90 employees

The veteran cybersecurity company is embarking on its fourth round of layoffs.

Varonis IPO  credit: Nasdaq OMX Varonis jumps on report of acquisition interest

The data security company's share price rose 7% on a report by Bloomberg that private equity firms had expressed interest in buying the business.

Tower Semiconductor CEO Russel Ellwanger  credit: Inbal Marmari Tower seeks to raise CEO Ellwanger's compensation

After a 690% rise in Tower Semiconductor's share price within a year, the board proposes raising Russell Ellwanger's annual salary to $1.08 million, with upgrades to other elements of his compensation package.

Amdocs CEO Shimie Hortig credit: Amdocs Amdocs slumps, plagued by slow growth and AI

The share price of the Israeli tech company is down 35.5% since the start of 2026 and 50% from its peak in 2023. But analysts are bullish on the stock’s future direction.

High tech shrinks  credit: Gil Gibli Tech downsizing seen hitting lawyers, accountants, funds

Layoffs in Israel's tech sector are gathering pace and are liable to have knock-on effects on support industries, although the general  outcome may not be entirely negative.

Dream Security founders Shalev Hulio and Sebastian Kurz credit: Eclipse Media Dream Security raises $260m at $3b valuation

Founded by former NSO CEO Shalev Hulio and former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Dream sells systems to governments that thwart cyberattacks by state actors like Russia, Iran and China.

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