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Tech Summary: OpenAI Invests in 'Mind-Reading' Startup and Loses Safety Lead, AI Expands with Cloudflare Acquisition, and New Linux Malware EmergesTheMarker TechNation ArticleAre people avoiding iOS 26 because of Liquid Glass? It’s complicated.An OpenAI safety research lead departed for AnthropicNever-before-seen Linux malware is “far more advanced than typical”ראש אחד: OpenAI השקיעה בסטארט-אפ "קריאת המחשבות" של סם אלטמןIsraeli Tech Workers Flock to the UAE for Tax-Free Salaries and Lower Cost of Livingעם זינוק דמיוני של 1,000% בשנה - יצרנית הפלאש המיתולוגית חוזרת למרכז הבמהראש אחד: OpenAI השקיעה בסטארט-אפ "קריאת המחשבות" של סם אלטמןCloudflare acquires AI data marketplace Human NativeI saw the future of retail, and it’s all AI

Fabricated Knowledgelink to the source

AI Industry Highlights: Corporate Shakeups, Major Investments, and New Funding RoundsAnthropic shakes up C-suite to expand its internal incubatorGoogle’s Veo now turns portrait images into vertical AI videosMicrosoft vows to cover full power costs for energy-hungry AI data centersGemini is winningPalo Alto Networks Acquires Israeli Cloud Security Startup Dazz for $775 Millionחברת ActiveFence מחליפה את שמה ל-Alice ומתרחבת לאבטחת מודלי AIסטארט-אפ חדש נחשף: גייס 51.5 מיליון דולר ב-4 חודשים לפיתוח סוכני AI לסייבררוצה לשנות את דרך העברת התוכן ברשת: IO River של יוצאי אקאמי גייסה 20 מיליון דולרחוות דעת שנייה מאלגוריתם: הבטחות ה–AI ברפואה מתממשות"תהפוך למהירה בעולם": OpenAI תשלם 10 מיליארד דולר להאצת ChatGPT

Tech Highlights: Microsoft's AI Red Team in Israel, an Apple-Google Gemini Deal, and a $400M Acquisition by CrowdStrike Amidst Mergers, Funding, and Layoffs in the Israeli Tech Scene.Even Linus Torvalds is trying his hand at vibe coding (but just a little)PayPal משקיעה בחברת הפינטק הישראלית Klearlyחיבור כל ישראלי: חברות הסטארט-אפ Tasq AI ו-BLEND מתמזגות בעסקת מניותCybereason Lays Off 200 Employees as Co-founder Lior Div Returns as CEOמיקרוסופט מקימה בישראל צוות AI Red Team שידמה תקיפות על מערכותיהמפתחת טכנולוגיית הטעינה המהירה סטורדוט מפטרת עשרות עובדיםאקזיט ענק לאילן ישועה: קראודסטרייק רוכשת את סרפיק ב-400 מיליון דולרחברת Converge Bio מגייסת 25 מיליון דולר לפלטפורמת AI לפיתוח תרופותHundreds of Thousands of Israelis Use Apple Pay—But Is It Safe?What Apple and Google’s Gemini deal means for both companies

Elon Musk on AGI Timeline, US vs China, Job Markets, Clean Energy & Humanoid Robots | 220link to the source

AI in the Spotlight with New Security Threats and Apple's Google Partnership; Plus, Musk to Open-Source X Algorithm, an iOS Bug, and a Major Financial WarningChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in AI continuesAI is coming for collectibles nextTheMarker TechNation ArticleInvestor Who Predicted 2008 Crash Warns of "Unprecedented Financial Collapse"TheMarker Wall Street ArticleMusk says he’s going to open-source the new X algorithm next weekiOS 17.5 Bug Causes Previously Deleted Photos to Reappear on iPhonesApple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade

Stanford CS230 | Autumn 2025 | Lecture 9: Career Advice in AIlink to the source

Oxide and Friends 1/5/2026 -- Predictions 2026!!link to the source

Tech News Summary: Nvidia Focuses on Software, Major Israeli Tech Deals for Wenrix and Cyara, and Anthropic's Potential Massive Funding Round.With GeForce Super GPUs missing in action, Nvidia focuses on software upgradesענקית הזמנת טיסות שוודית רוכשת את Wenrix הישראלית בכ-300-200 מיליון דולרגיוס ענק לסייארה הישראלית: השווי זינק פי 3 תוך שנה - ל-9 מיליארד דולרOne Zero Founder Shares Lessons on Building a Digital Bank in Israelדיווח: אנתרופיק בדרך לגיוס שיכפיל את שווייה ל-350 מיליארד דולרIsrael's AI Revolution Is Stuck: What Needs to Be Done to Unleash ItWhy Trump's 'Meme Stock' Is Surging Despite Company LossesTheMarker TechNation Highlight

The Future of Software Engineering in the Age of AIlink to the source

Major Tech Announcements: Lego's Smart Brick, Boston Dynamics' Factory Robot, and AI Updates from Google, Amazon, Nvidia, and IntelLego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 yearsThis smart mirror was a menace at CES 2026Boston Dynamics’ Tesla Bot rival Atlas will start building Hyundai cars in 2028Google TV’s big Gemini update adds image and video generation, voice control for settingsAmazon Alexa+ released to the general public via an early access websiteNvidia launches Vera Rubin AI computing platform at CES 2026Intel’s Panther Lake is finally here: These are the Core Ultra 3 chips

Building Reinforcement Learning Environments for the Real World link to the source

The best tech announced at CES 2026 so farlink to the source

Supply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025link to the source

Claude Code is about so much more than codinglink to the source

Palo Alto Networks in Talks to Acquire KOI for $400M; Wiz Eyes Record IPO; Samsung Unveils New Sensors Amidst Reports on Job Market and Startup Resilienceפאלו אלטו במו"מ לרכישת KOI הישראלית ב-400 מיליון דולרSamsung Unveils Three New ISOCELL Camera Sensors for SmartphonesIsraeli Cybersecurity Unicorn Wiz Eyes Record IPO at Over $35 Billion ValuationWhat the Future Job Market Will Look LikeDespite Layoffs and Valuation Cuts, Israelis Continue to Found StartupsTheMarker: Highlighted Markets Article

From quantum computing to "blue-collar revenge": the hot trends of the labor market in 2026link to the source

Israel's Tech Scene: Navigating New Regulations, AI Opportunities and Warnings, and Startup VenturesNew Israeli Regulations Make It Harder to Fire High-Tech EmployeesExperts View AI as a 'Once-in-a-Century Opportunity' for Israel's High-Tech SectorThe Brain Behind ChatGPT Warns: "AI Could Kill Us All"TheMarker: Wall Street Premium ArticleA Guide to Privacy-Focused Search Engines That Don't Track YouTheMarker TechNation Highlight for 2025Former Apple Engineering Manager Leaves to Launch Construction Tech Startupפסטיבל הדיגיטל חן גוטר

2025: The Year in LLMslink to the source

Tech giants make strategic moves: Microsoft sees success with Windows on Arm and plans a shift from C/C++ to Rust, Meta acquires AI firm Manus, and Google brings Photos to Smart TVs. Elsewhere, Salesforce pivots its AI strategy, Docker makes hardened images free, and AI firm Jasper lays off staff. Other news includes the upcoming reliability-focused Wi-Fi 8 and a major piracy event involving Spotify's entire music catalog.Salesforce Pulls Back From LLMs, Pivots 'AgentForce' StrategyUnable to Determine Title from Future-Dated Placeholder URLWindows on Arm had another good yearZuck buys Chinese AI company Manus that claims it deals in actions, not wordsComing Wi-Fi 8 will bring reliability rather than greater speedMicrosoft wants to replace its entire C and C++ codebase, perhaps by 2030רעידת אדמה: כל המוסיקה של ספוטיפיי זמינה עכשיו בטורנט אחדעולה עולה על מסך הטלוויזיה שלי: Google Photos מגיעה לטלוויזיות החכמותDocker Makes Hardened Images Free in Container Security ShiftAI Marketing Firm Jasper Lays Off Dozens of Employees

Sam Altman: How OpenAI Wins, ChatGPT's Future, AI Buildout Logic, IPO in 2026?link to the source

How Claude Code Works - Jared Zoneraich, PromptLayerlink to the source

Tech Roundup: Google's New OS and Gmail Feature, Major Startup Collapses, AI Coding Advances, and US Directives on NASA and TikTok.Half a Billion Dollars Burned, Hundreds Fired: The Story of AppsFlyer's FallTwo Israeli Startups Sold for Billions of Dollars, and One of Them Is WorthlessA new open-weights AI coding model is closing in on proprietary optionsAluminium OS will be Google’s take on Android for PCTheMarker TechNation Article from December 2025Wall Street Article from TheMarkerמנהל נאס"א החדש: ארה"ב תשוב לירח במהלך כהונת טראמפמשווי של 600 מיליון דולר לפשיטת רגל: ההתרסקות של הסטארט-אפ הצרפתי שחלם לייצר מזון מחרקיםמתנה לכריסמס: גוגל תאפשר להחליף את כתובת הג'ימיילPentagon Urges Employees to Delete TikTok Over Chinese Espionage Fears

In 2025, AI became a lightning rod for gamers and developerslink to the source

📆 ThursdAI - Dec 18 - Gemini 3 Flash, Grok Voice, ChatGPT Appstore, Image 1.5 & GPT 5.2 Codex, Meta Sam Audio & more AI newslink to the source

OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itselflink to the source

Tech updates include Apple's iOS 26.2, Google Translate's real-time speech feature, and Mozilla's new AI focus for Firefox. TheMarker provides its 2025 forecasts for TechNation and Wall Street, alongside analysis on the Israeli Shekel's weakness due to political uncertainty.iOS 26.2 is here with Liquid Glass, AirDrop, and Apple Music updatesGoogle Translate brings real-time speech translations to any headphonesMozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for FirefoxTheMarker's 2025 TechNation ForecastTitle Cannot Be Determined from Generic URLBank Hapoalim CEO: Shekel's Weakness Stems From Political and Security UncertaintyTheMarker Premium Markets Article (December 16, 2025)TheMarker's 2025 Wall Street OutlookTheMarker TechNation ArticleThis URL is a generic link to a premium article on TheMarker's Wall Street section and does not contain specific information about its content. Therefore, I cannot generate an informative title.

AWS CEO Matt Garman on the Company's AI-Centric Futurelink to the source

AI agents are starting to eat SaaSlink to the source

The companies making the most money from AI | The Vergelink to the source

Stack Overflow users don’t trust AI. They’re using it anywaylink to the source

Claude for Code: Not an Assistant, but a Compilerlink to the source

A Guide to the Annual Review Processlink to the source

Meta Acquires AI Pendant Maker for Wearable Future; Israeli Cyber Firms Face Layoffs Due to AIלקראת העתיד הלביש: מטא רכשה יצרנית של תליון מקליט מבוסס AITheMarker TechNation HighlightPlaceholder URL for a Future TheMarker Wall Street ArticleIsraeli Cyber Firms to Lay Off Workers in 2025 as AI Replaces ResearchersTheMarker TechNation Highlighted ArticleTheMarker TechNation ArticleTheMarker Tech Article (Page Not Found)

OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alertlink to the source

AI companies want a new internet — and they think they’ve found the keylink to the source

Cybersecurity Firms Raise Millions While AI Sees New Features, Vulnerabilities, and Questions About On-Device PerformanceAmazon says Alexa Plus can find that movie scene you’re thinking aboutThe NPU in your phone keeps improving—why isn’t that making AI better?Mellanox Founder Eyal Waldman Invests In, Joins Board of Chip Startup WiliotAI chatbots can be wooed into crimes with poetryבתוך חצי שנה: חברת הסייבר imper.ai השלימה גיוס של 28 מיליון דולרחברת הסייבר Lumia Security גייסה 18 מיליון דולרIn comedy of errors, men accused of wiping gov databases turned to an AI toolשחיין מקצועי, צעיר ואחראי על האייפודס: הכירו את היורש הכמעט ודאי של טים קוק"ה-GPT שלי מעלה אבק": האם ג'מיני 3 הוא הקלף המנצח של גוגל?

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: AI Boom, Energy Battle & His Complicated Alliance with Sam Altmanlink to the source

Tech News Summary: Google's AI Experiments and Android 16 Update, Israeli Startups See Funding Surge, and Big Tech Moves in AI and Acquisitionsסלברייט השלימה את רכישת קורליום ב-170 מיליון דולר; מפטרת כ-20 עובדים בישראלמנכ"ל סופטבנק על מכירת מניות אנבידיה: "בכיתי"חברת הסקיוריטי זפרן של סנז ישר מגייסת 60 מיליון דולרGoogle is experimentally replacing news headlines with AI clickbait nonsenseAmazon’s bet that AI benchmarks don’t matterGoogle announces second Android 16 release of 2025 is heading to PixelsOver 100 Israeli Startups Raise Capital in a Month, a First Since October

Tech Highlights: Layoffs and Funding in Israel, AI Shakeups at Apple and OpenAI, and Updates from Samsung, Microsoft, and Amazonאקווה סקיוריטי מפטרת עשרות עובדים, מהם 20 בישראלמחקר: פער המיומנויות בין עובדי ההייטק בישראל לשאר העובדים - הגבוה ב-OECDסמסונג הציגה מכשיר שמתקפל לשלושה חלקים - ב-2,440 דולרטלטלה באפל: מחליפה את ראש תחום ה-AI בבכיר לשעבר בגוגל ומיקרוסופטSyntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rulesOpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI raceYouTube introduces its own version of Spotify Wrapped for videosMicrosoft’s latest Windows 11 update improves and breaks dark modeAmazon is testing 30-minute deliveriesחברת Eon הישראלית מגייסת 300 מיליון דולר לפי שווי של 4 מיליארד דולר | כלכליסט

Tech news highlights include Samsung's new rugged devices, Intel's potential return to Apple, and significant AI developments: major fundraising for Elon Musk's xAI and Nvidia's investment in Run:ai, Google's vision for AI coding, and an MIT study on AI's job market impact.Samsung Unveils Rugged Galaxy XCover7 Smartphone and Tab Active5 TabletIntel could finally return to Apple computers in 2027Large language mistakeGoogle CEO Says AI Coding Can Turn Everyone Into a Developerמדד של MIT חושף: AI מסוגלת כבר לבצע 12% מהמשרות בארה"בבהובלת ענקית המחשוב הקוונטי IonQ: חברת הרחפנים הישראלית שגייסה 100 מיליון דולרPalo Alto Networks and Google Cloud Partner to Accelerate Secure Cloud AdoptionNvidia Invests $10 Million in Israeli AI Startup Run:aiElon Musk's xAI in Talks to Raise $6 Billion at $20 Billion Valuationשיגור במהירות היפרסונית: הסטארט-אפ של הילה חדד חמלניק גייס 12 מיליון דולר

Moats Before (Gross) Margins: Revisitedhttps://www.a16z.news/p/moats-before-gross-margins-revisited

Effective Harnesses for Long-Running Agentshttps://www.anthropic.com/engineering/effective-harnesses-for-long-running-agents

Intel is making mixed moves in Israel, laying off hundreds of employees while also acquiring cloud optimization startup Granulate for $650 million. Its venture arm, Intel Capital, also led a $30 million Series A funding round for Hardware-as-a-Service platform Xyte. In other major funding news, AI21 Labs raised $232 million from Nvidia and Google, reaching a $1.4 billion valuation. Meanwhile, Microsoft is unbundling its Teams application from its Office suite globally to avoid potential EU antitrust fines. The local startup ecosystem is also expanding with the launch of two new accelerators: Omnion by tech veterans in Tel Aviv, and 'The Matter' by Pitango for advanced materials startups.https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rjhhkazbwghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bkvzumfbwehttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bj8wsfmbzehttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rytkcg7zblhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rkg11rzxb11lhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rjefbqmb11lhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/sjdcrmmbbghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/ryneqxvzwe

Estimating AI productivity gainshttps://www.anthropic.com/research/estimating-productivity-gains?utm_source=alphasignal&utm_campaign=2025-11-26&lid=Ci5OpFSefzoYskOn

Ilya Sutskever - We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of researchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR20FWCCjAs

The Arc browser is integrating features from OpenAI and ChatGPT, and a guide is available for using ChatGPT for shopping research. Google's SynthID tool can now watermark and identify AI-generated images from its Gemini model. In other technology news, a RAM shortage is causing market prices to increase. Drones are transforming marine mammal research. In news from Israel, Samsung is in talks to acquire autotech firm Autotalks, cybersecurity company Skybox Security is highlighted as a profitable unicorn, and the US Army is acquiring Israeli smart shooter technology. The country is also addressing its budget by targeting uncollected taxes and has launched an accelerator for African entrepreneurs.https://www.theverge.com/news/825036/openai-chatgpt-atlas-arc-vertical-tabs-updatehttps://www.theverge.com/news/824786/google-gemini-synthid-ai-image-detectionhttps://arstechnica.com/science/2025/11/flying-with-whales-drones-are-remaking-marine-mammal-researchhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rkd3ifalwehttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/b16k76bbbehttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/s1zimr11w11ghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bkeer1f11blhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/b1jdhnwwwlhttps://www.theverge.com/news/828326/chatgpt-shopping-research-chatgpt-buyers-guidehttps://www.theverge.com/news/828337/ram-memory-shortage-crunch-market-prices-central-micro-center

Samsung is in talks to acquire Israeli autotech company Autotalks for $200 million and has also unveiled its Galaxy S23 series, closing the gap between its standard and Ultra models. Meanwhile, critics are scoffing at Microsoft after it warned that one of its own AI features could infect machines and steal data. In other corporate news, Intel Israel is moving its manufacturing plants to a 4-day work week, and CyberArk posted a 35% revenue growth with a $53 million profit in the first quarter of 2024. In Israel, a new accelerator will invest millions in space and climate tech, though a Surfshark report found a record number of Israeli accounts were breached in Q1 2024. A separate report alleges that Ukrainian intelligence recruited Israelis for a wartime fundraising campaign.https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/r1rowfclzghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/syhmf45ebxhttps://arstechnica.com/security/2025/11/critics-scoff-after-microsoft-warns-ai-feature-can-infect-machines-and-pilfer-datahttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/ry3vydoezlhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bkl7br3lzxhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/sj800kfjgzlhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rjh11cuhlbxhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bk3c7r2g11x

How AI will change software engineering - with Martin Fowlerhttps://youtu.be/CQmI4XKTa0U

Intel is making significant moves with a planned $650 million acquisition of Israeli startup Granulate and a separate $15 billion investment to expand its Kiryat Gat factory.Mellanox is set to acquire EZchip for $811 million.AI chip developer Hailo has raised $120 million in funding and launched a new processor for edge devices.NurExone has secured $7.5 million to advance the development of its Alzheimer's drug.A report on Windows 11 indicates that its new background AI agents introduce new security risks.Commentary on tech industry figures includes a profile of OpenAI's "forgotten founder," Greg Brockman, and a report on Linus Torvalds' criticism of "vibe-based" coding.https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/ryispqklwxhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/sksf80ygzxhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/new-windows-11-ai-agents-can-work-in-the-background-but-create-new-security-riskshttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/s12y2xsgbghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/byz50kogwxhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/b1klrxil11xhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bye6oviewlhttps://www.theregister.com/2025/11/18/linus_torvalds_vibe_coding