Thomas Friedman argues that all parties in the latest Middle East conflict—Israel, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the United States—are losers, with Hamas starting the war on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel's r…
On June 16, 2026, the Israeli government approved a broad series of AI policies, including the establishment of a National Artificial Intelligence Directorate led by AI Chief Erez Askal, aiming to pos…
A Dutch court acquitted Amin Abu Rashid, a refugee-turned-humanitarian worker accused of funding Hamas, in a case pro-Palestinian groups call a rare victory. The verdict may set a precedent for activi…
Russian and Chinese actors are using AI to enhance influence operations on X, improving content quality, multilingual reach, and visuals rather than increasing volume, according to a GBHackers analysi…
U.S. and Israeli forces used AI, data fusion, cloud computing and decision-support systems to rapidly identify and strike targets across Iran during Operation Epic Fury, signaling a shift in military …
An interim peace deal between the U.S. and Iran sparked anger among Israelis, who blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for what they call a disastrous agreement that weakens Israel and strengthens …
Iran struck Amazon Web Services data centers in the UAE during military operations against Israel in March, disrupting undersea cable projects like Meta's 2Africa consortium in the Persian Gulf. The a…
AI-generated content, or 'slop,' is shifting cultural norms by exploiting human preferences for symmetry, legibility, and visceral appeal, a process the author calls 'hyperslopification.' This hyperpa…
President Trump secured a peace deal with Iran, leading to a surge in global markets and a drop in oil prices. Trump expressed fury at Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for launching an attack on Hezbo…
Russia's security services temporarily disconnected parts of a surveillance system protecting President Vladimir Putin after the US-Israeli killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, am…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered an optimistic commencement speech at Stanford University on Sunday, but scores of graduates walked out in protest over the company's $1.2 billion cloud-computing con…
The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump ordering an end to the U.S. naval blockade. The deal, to be signed Frid…
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israel and Iran not to escalate after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut threatened a ceasefire deal. The strikes killed three people and wounded 16, prom…
Israeli startups Airis and Conntour are driving a shift in global intelligence by developing AI tools that analyze vast video networks, as demonstrated by Israel's use of hacked traffic cameras and AI…
Seoul shares plunged sharply Friday, with the KOSPI falling 5.2 percent to 8,190.25, driven by a tech sector selloff and uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran peace deal. Program trading was suspended after …
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang joined Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Microsoft Build to announce an expanded partnership between the two companies, spanning AI development from Windows devices to large-scale…
U.S. gas prices surged to $4.48 per gallon in May 2026, a 59% jump since January, driven by the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure, but adjusted for inflation they remain below the 2008 record of $…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the company's shift toward building a "frontier intelligence ecosystem" during his keynote at Microsoft Build, emphasizing that the future of AI will rely on inte…
Ethiopia is adopting Israel's "Start-Up Nation" model to develop its artificial intelligence and technology sector, according to Ethiopian Ambassador Tesfaye Yitayeh. Israeli companies are expanding o…
South Korea's KOSPI index closed at a record high of 8,476.15 on Friday, surging 3.55 percent as easing geopolitical tensions and a rally in AI-related stocks boosted investor sentiment. The benchmark…