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Israeli quantum companies raised nearly $500 million in 2025, and Israel ranked fourth worldwide for private investment in the field, behind the United States, the…
The Bank of Israel decided on October 21, 2026, to leave the interest rate at 3.25%. The decision came as annual inflation in September stood at 1.6%, against a backdrop…
Warnings about suspicious sites, scam detection using Gemini and alerts about commands posing as computer fixes: these are the changes Google detailed on October 20…
On October 13, 2026, Apple announced HomePod mini 2, a new generation of its small smart speaker, priced at $149 in the United States. Availability in launch markets was…
On September 28, Samsung announced the expansion of creator channels on Samsung TV Plus to several additional markets. The announcement includes new channels in the…
On September 23, Google introduced two new text-to-speech models: Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS. According to the company, the first is particularly…
On September 23, Meta announced Meta VR Glasses, virtual reality glasses the company plans to sell in spring 2027 for $1,299.99 in the United States. According to the…
On September 22, Nvidia announced Isaac ROS 5.0, a new version of its software tools for robot development. The announcement at ROSCon in Toronto includes workflows also…
On September 21, Google opened preorders for Googlebook, a family of laptops intended to connect computer work with Android phone use. According to the company, the US…
On September 21, Nvidia published an approach to securing AI agents centered on setting boundaries outside the model itself. The company explains that an agent…
On September 21, Meta announced Petal, a planned subsea communications cable connecting the United States and France over approximately 7,000 kilometers. According to…
Aniimo joined GeForce NOW at launch as part of an update Nvidia announced on September 17. The service announcement also included Active Matter and Outer Wilds among 11…
On September 16, Samsung began expanding the One UI 9 rollout, initially to Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra devices after the interface reached its new foldable models…
Microsoft introduced Windows Age API on September 8, an interface that lets apps receive a signal about a user's age group and adapt the experience accordingly…
On September 24, Google published a Demand Gen update aimed at shortening the path between viewing an ad and taking action. The announcement includes Business Agent…