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Israel’s has . US design software company Figma has acquired Israeli AI powered design workflows company for .

The Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers, a consortium of companies involved in data centers led by Google and Microsoft, has chosen the aluminum-air technology from Israel’s Phinergy (see previously) as the main solution for replacing diesel-fueled data center generators.

Viola Credit has announced the closing of the $2 billion Viola ABL Fund III asset-based lending strategy fund. The fund was $0.5 billion oversubscribed. The fund places a unique emphasis on the Israeli ecosystem and is expected to expand the financing of local fintech companies

More employees are becoming millionaires, even before the company is sold or goes public. In the past year, Armis, Island, Quantum Machines and Exodigo have allowed employees and founders to sell shares to new investors, and pocket the proceeds.

The maximum price of government price controlled 95 octane gasoline at self-service pumps in Israel fell by NIS 0.17 per liter to NIS 7.07 per liter, back to its price in August 2024, which is its lowest price in nearly two years.

In 2021, seven of the ten largest Israeli companies were listed in New York, with only three traded in Tel Aviv. Now all seven are listed in Tel Aviv (two are listed in both).

Israel’s fiscal deficit fell in August, for the second successive month. The cumulative deficit for the 12 months to end Aug amounted to 4.7% of GDP (end July 4.8%) or NIS 98 billion in absolute terms. The 8 months’ deficit of 2025 was half that of 2024, due to 16.7% higher state revenues.

KLM has renewed daily flights from Amsterdam to Israel via Larnaca, Cyprus, while the return to Amsterdam is non-stop. British Airways (from Heathrow) and Iberia (from Madrid) Scandinavian (Copenhagen) and Eurowings resume on 26 Oct. United is adding Chicago and Washington DC.

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Australia’s Bizcap has Israel’s . Collage AI (part of Boston’s Morningside VC) has Israel’s (). Israel’s has acquired U.S.-based Dynamic for an estimated .