Google

Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending, including rare 100-year bond

Issuing a 110-year bond would represent the tech industry's first instance since Motorola did the same in 1997.

Alphabet logo is seen in this illustration created on September 18, 2025.
 Wiz and Google company logos seen on the smartphone and laptop screens.

Raftt sues Wiz for NIS 200m., alleges ‘phantom’ acquisition, misuse of tech as Google deal nears

 AS THE US and China battle it out over supply chains and global trade flows, Israel, also the subject of US tariffs, finds itself navigating particularly complex terrain. Here, a man looks at a screen showing Chinese stock market movements, as he uses his mobile phone in Beijing on Monday.

Your Taxes: What to consider before any merger and acquisition deal

WhatsApp.

Protecting journalists and public figures: WhatsApp launches new update


OpenAI may launch AI health assistant as it expands beyond ChatGPT core - Business Insider

Tech giants such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have long tried to give consumers control over their medical data, often with limited success.

In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone showing the Introducing GPT-5 interface in the ChatGPT app, with text describing the model's capabilities, in front of a blurred OpenAI logo on August 9, 2025 in Chongqing, China.

Google to flag battery-draining Android apps in Play Store from March 2026

Apps keeping phones awake over 2 hours in 24h will show a warning about high battery use and may drop in Play Store rankings.

.

ESPN, ABC, other Disney networks to go dark on YouTube TV after failed talks, media reports

The companies failed to reach an agreement during negotiations.

 Youtube Shorts, now up to three minutes.

Amazon, Google agreed to inform Israel on data handed to foreign governments - Guardian

Amazon and Google set up a secret "winking mechanism" to report data transfers to foreign governments as part of Israel’s Nimbus deal, leaked documents reveal.

The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024.

US strikes $80 billion deal for new nuclear power plants

The deal comes as US President Donald Trump advances his "energy dominance agenda" amid a surge in power demand driven by the use of artificial intelligence.

Feedwater heaters are seen inside the main generator hall at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant, during a tour by Constellation Energy, which has ordered a main power transformer for the nuclear reactor it is trying to reopen, in Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 16, 2024.

When AI disrupts a trillion-dollar industry: Being #1 on Google isn’t enough anymore - opinion

AI-driven search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and others have indeed altered the search landscape. However, they haven’t yet caused a full collapse in search volume or ad revenue for Google.

GOOGLE OFFICES in London: Is this the end of Google’s dominance? Quite the opposite, maintains the writer.

Review: Folding with a larger external screen, the Galaxy Z Flip 7

The Galaxy Z Flip 7 got a larger external screen for easy use before opening, paired with a compact design and Google Gemini integration for added convenience.

Samsung – Galaxy Z Flip 7.

Miniline begins marketing Haier televisions in Israel

Miniline has launched Haier TV televisions in Israel in three main series: QD-Mini LED, QLED, and UHD.

Haier's new televisions

No. 9: Sergey Brin: Visionary, philanthropist, and pivotal digital era architect

Sergey Brin’s narrative is one of boundless ambition and substantive influence – from shaping the way the world searches, to steering humanity toward new technological frontiers.

Sergey Brin.

No. 10: Assaf Rappaport, Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik, Ami Luttwak: Founders of Wiz

The immense success of Wiz, wholly attributed to its innovative, passionate, and creative founders, marks a point of solidarity and strength in a time of fear and uncertainty for Israel.

Wiz founder.