SHARON WROBEL 
Israel Innovation Authority CEO Dror Bin.
July 9, 2026, 12:08 pm
Tech sector hit by rapid shekel surge
'An expression of the strength of the Israeli economy'.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Wiz founders from left: Yinon Costica, Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak and Roy Reznik. Photo: Avishag Shaar-Yashuv
March 19, 2026, 11:25 am
Google completes $32 billion Wiz deal
Record $US32b Wiz sale to Google signals global confidence in Israel’s tech strength.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Orca AI co-founders Dor Raviv and Yarden Gross. Photo: Courtesy
December 5, 2025, 8:00 am
Israeli friends found ‘Waze of the seas’
The two founders met and became friends during their military service in the Israeli Navy.
By SHARON WROBEL 
The researchers collaborating on the project. Photo: Courtesy via TOI
December 5, 2025, 8:00 am
Israeli researchers eye ChatGPT for genetics
Scientists are developing LLMs trained on biological data to transform how we understand and treat disease.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Employees at Nvidia Israel. Photo: Courtesy/Nvidia
November 13, 2025, 11:16 am
Nvidia and Microsoft ranked one and two
Nvidia and Microsoft named Israel’s top tech workplaces, praised for stability and support during the war.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (left) and Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman sign a trade deal in New Delhi last week. Photo: Israel Finance Ministry
September 18, 2025, 12:08 pm
Israel and India ink bilateral investment deal
"India is a growing economic power, and cooperation is a tremendous opportunity for Israel."
By SHARON WROBEL 
Wiz founders (from left): Yinon Costica, Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak, and Roy Reznik. Photo: Avishag Shaar-Yashuv
March 20, 2025, 2:49 pm
Google buys cybersecurity unicorn Wiz for $32 billion
It marks the largest deal of an Israeli-founded company after US giant Intel Corp bought Mobileye for $15.3 billion in 2017
By SHARON WROBEL 
FireDome co-founders Dr Adi Naor Pomerantz (left) and Gadi Benjamini. Photo: Omer Hacohen
January 16, 2025, 12:01 pm
An ‘Iron Dome’ to stop wildfires
FireDome plans to have the first system ready for testing in Israel around May, in areas, such as Jerusalem or the Carmel forest in the north, that are prone to wildfires
By SHARON WROBEL 
Israeli reserve soldiers in the Golan Heights on October 30. Photo: David Cohen/Flash90
November 13, 2023, 6:38 am
VCs launch fund for war-affected start-ups
Israel's cabinet has also approved an outline of a war compensation package to help businesses continue operating as the war continues.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Tel Aviv's financial business district skyline. Photo: Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images ONLY RUN PIC IF ROOM
November 6, 2023, 12:11 pm
70 per cent of tech firms face operating difficulties
These worrying trends prompted the IIA last week to launch an emergency funding plan that will allocate NIS 100 million ($A 39 million) in aid grants to provide about 100 cash-strapped start-ups with a lifeline.
By SHARON WROBEL 
A volunteer blows balloons for children from Kibbutz Nir Am, near Gaza, who have fled fighting in the south to the Herods Hotel in Tel Aviv. Photo: Sue Surkes/Times of Israel
November 1, 2023, 4:15 pm
Israeli tech entrepreneurs launch kids fund
The fund is seeking to raise capital first by a media campaign and crowdfunding, then by speaking with high-net-worth donors, tech companies, family offices and VCs.
By SHARON WROBEL 
Web Summit in Lisbon. Photo: AFP/ Patricia de Melo Moreira
November 1, 2023, 4:10 pm
Tech leaders boycott Europe’s biggest tech confab
"We at AI21 cannot be part of such indecency and moral bankruptcy. We will not attend Web Summit, and I will not give the keynote."
By SHARON WROBEL 
Rubble in central Tel Aviv from a rocket fired from Gaza on October 8. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90
October 9, 2023, 4:20 pm
Tel Aviv shares plunge amid fears of prolonged war
Major stock indices drop more than 6%, bank and insurance stocks suffer losses of around 9% after Hamas assault kills hundreds of Israelis
By SHARON WROBEL 
Tech workers march in Tel Aviv to protest against the government's planned overhaul of the judicial system, January 31, 2023. Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
July 27, 2023, 12:14 pm
Almost 70 per cent of Israeli startups act to shift funds, relocate
Steps by startup heads and investors to withdraw cash reserves and move operations outside Israel have accelerated in past 3 months, according to a poll by Start-Up Nation Central
By SHARON WROBEL 
A person stands in front of a water cannon during a protest in Jerusalem on Monday. Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit
July 27, 2023, 9:09 am
Moody’s overhaul warning
Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service has lowered Israel's credit outlook from "positive" to "stable"
By SHARON WROBEL 
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