AI agreement with Azerbaijan
Israel and Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of artificial intelligence at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. The partnership will address supercomputing infrastructure, the application of AI in critical civilian sectors, human capital and joint research.
Advancing AI infrastructure
A huge boost for Israel’s Tower Semiconductor. It has partnered with NVIDIA to advance AI infrastructure with 1.6T Data Center Optical Modules. Tower’s advanced Silicon Photonics platform enables optical and network infrastructure ecosystem with high-speed data transceivers for AI systems.
Underground mapping
Israel Railways and Israel’s Exodigo (see previously) have introduced a new AI-driven remote-sensing system designed to map underground infrastructure with unprecedented accuracy. It aims to cut development costs, shorten project timelines, and prevent unexpected damage to buried infrastructure.
Tesla to start autonomous driving tests
Tesla will begin supervised autonomous driving trials in Israel after receiving government approval. It represents the first step towards Israel authorizing the use of Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) system, which allows the cars to operate autonomously with a supervised driver at the wheel.
A phone app for the deaf
Nagish (see previously) enables hundreds of thousands of deaf and hard of hearing individuals to make phone calls. It converts text-to-speech and speech-to-text in real time. The idea came to Tomer Aharoni, a 33-year-old Israeli engineer, when he was a student at Columbia University.
Soreq B increases the flow
The Soreq B desalination plant in the center of the country has entered full operation and will produce 200 million cubic meters of water annually. The facility, located in Rishon Lezion, began operating about a year ago at 60 percent capacity.
Prisma Negev
Israel’s Ben-Gurion University has launched 'Prisma Negev,' a new center integrating academic research, data, and applied initiatives to develop practical, scalable solutions that directly benefit residents and communities across the Negev. It unites local authorities, industry, the IDF, academia, and civil society.
Protecting planes from cyber-attacks
Boeing and Israel’s Ben-Gurion University have launched a joint aviation cybersecurity research initiative in Beersheba designed to confront the growing cyber risks facing modern aerospace systems. Boeing already uses vast amounts of Israeli technologies and suppliers.
Cyber defense agreement with Germany
Prime Minister Netanyahu and German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt have signed a cybersecurity cooperation agreement between Israel and Germany. It includes the next generation of the "Cyber Dome", a Cyber Center of Excellence, joint exercises, and cyber risk management.
Grant for humanities AI research
Two Bar-Ilan University–led projects have won part of a prestigious $11 million Schmidt Sciences award for research into artificial intelligence and humanities innovation. Dr. Shira Faigenbaum-Golovin and Prof. Yehuda Halper are unlocking hidden histories in texts, art, and cultural heritage.