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A major Google cloud outage in London paralyzed banking services, fintech platforms like Revolut, and retailers across the United Kingdom and Europe, exposing vulnerabilities in cloud dependency.

Google's $32 billion acquisition of Wiz sparks major tax debates in Israel over intellectual property rights, with potential revenues reaching NIS 11 billion.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is set to make billions from Anthropic's upcoming Nasdaq IPO, potentially boosting his net worth by a third to nearly $80 billion.

Israeli pop stars Anna Zak and Eden Golan face YouTube restrictions on their new single "London," blocking paid promotion and limiting organic reach due to age policies.

Israir Airlines won the Israeli Management Center award for personalization and accessible tourism, while also adopting the innovative ARD standard.

Google has introduced Motion Assist to prevent motion sickness caused by using smartphones in cars. The feature helps synchronize visual and physical senses for passengers.

Israel's Audience Research Board has unanimously voted to expand its television rating measurement panel from 700 to 800 households, enhancing the statistical representation of national viewing habits.

Cybersecurity experts warn over the rapid rise of AI Nudify applications creating non-consensual intimate images. Studies show millions of monthly visitors to deepfake sites, prompting strict legal and removal warnings.

Google announced Universal Cart, an AI-powered shopping service in the USA consolidating items from multiple stores into a single cart using Gemini and Google Shopping.

A new study by Omnis reveals that most Israeli political party websites are accessible to AI bots, though Likud's site notably blocks them, raising questions about how artificial intelligence will shape voter decisions ahead of the 2026 Knesst elections.

Israel's Electricity Authority is setting regulations for data centers consuming up to 200 megawatts. Industry experts detail the massive infrastructure, supply chain hurdles, and multi-billion-shekel investments required.

Oppenheimer projects tech giants' AI capital expenditures will reach $1.3 trillion by 2027, boosting chipmakers like Nvidia and Broadcom while consumer electronics face steep declines.

Google (Alphabet) unveiled a quantum computing breakthrough using the Willow processor, reducing error rates by 40% via Magic State Cultivation and reigniting debates on crypto security.

Elon Musk leads the global billionaire ranking with $924.8 billion, followed by Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Mark Zuckerberg amid surging tech and AI markets.

Google Maps provides manual and automatic parking location saving features for drivers. iPhone users can benefit from automatic Bluetooth disconnection detection.

Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon with a one-million-token context window, outperforming rivals on key benchmarks like DeepSWE v1.1 and LVBench while driving real-world robotics and cybersecurity breakthroughs.

Character.AI, once valued at a billion dollars, faces bankruptcy and potential closure following lawsuits linking its virtual companion chatbots to teenage suicide cases.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, relies on search ads and cloud growth while expanding AI investments. The stock trades under GOOGL and GOOG with a quarterly dividend.

WhatsApp is rolling out a message scheduling feature for Android beta testers, allowing users to schedule texts, links, and media up to two weeks in advance with end-to-end encryption.

A £1 billion class-action lawsuit opened in London against Google over Play Store developer commissions, coinciding with shifts in Gemini AI free tier access.

Google has officially announced its new Googlebook laptop series, featuring hardware from Acer, Asus, HP, Dell, and Lenovo, powered by Intel and Qualcomm chips to rival Apple.

Israeli-founded ad tech firm Outbrain has filed a major antitrust lawsuit in the US against Google, accusing the tech giant of maintaining an illegal digital advertising monopoly.

Google is rolling out a new Gmail update for iOS and Android that features a pill-shaped button to instantly copy email verification codes to the clipboard without opening messages.

Google's GTIG Q2 2026 report reveals that state-backed and criminal actors are deploying autonomous AI agents and advanced evasion tactics, drastically reducing cyber defense response times.

As the AI industry shifts from training to inference, tech giants like Nvidia, Google, and AWS are adopting heterogeneous architectures with specialized chips to optimize performance and reduce the cost per million tokens.

Google is bringing its Gemini Spark AI agent platform to Google Photos. The new feature will allow users to automatically search, organize, and edit large photo libraries using multi-step natural language prompts.

A US court has rejected the Department of Justice's demand for Google to divest its advertising business. The company will retain control of its AdX exchange, subject only to operational adjustments.

Google has launched Google Pics, a new AI-based image creation and editing tool. The platform uses natural language processing to allow users to generate professional designs without prior graphic design experience.

Google has begun implementing intermediate 'goto' links in search results. This change is designed to restrict automated data harvesting (scraping) by third-party tools and AI services.

Google is introducing strict new RAM consumption limits for Android applications. Starting February 2027, developers who fail to optimize their apps will face penalties, including lower search rankings.

Electra Retail has announced the import and distribution of the Pixel 11 series, Google TV, and Nest home security products in Israel. The devices will come with a two-year manufacturer's warranty.

Google is introducing AI Mode, a new feature that turns its search interface into a virtual travel agent. The tool allows users to track flight prices, book hotels, and pay using loyalty points directly within the chat.

The incident occurred at three in the afternoon in Manhattan. Rescue teams managed to reach the man, extinguish the fire, and transport him in stable condition to the hospital. The New York Police Department has opened an investigation, and at this stage, there are no findings linking the man to the company.

The game of musical chairs in the artificial intelligence world continues: Bret Zoph, a senior figure in the AI industry, has been appointed Vice President of Research at Google. Zoph, who has moved between leading companies in the field, left OpenAI last June after a short period of only five months.

Moments before the trial began, the tech giant reached a significant settlement following a lawsuit that accused it of charging unfair commissions of up to 30% and causing severe harm to small businesses.

Google has unveiled Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, the model powering the new Rambler feature. It excels at filtering out background noise and filler words, offering significantly improved transcription accuracy.

Google has launched a new Android feature called Motion Assist, designed to reduce or eliminate motion sickness while using a smartphone in a moving vehicle by synchronizing visual cues with the inner ear.

Google is launching the Operation Blue Skies project in collaboration with the UK government. AI models will predict contrail formation zones, allowing airlines to adjust flight paths and reduce their climate footprint.

YouTube is updating its subscription rates in Israel. Monthly fees will increase by 20% to 25% depending on the selected plan.

Not everyone wants a watch on their wrist, which is why smart bracelets are gaining traction. Google's Fitbit Air impresses with its comfort and price, but the lack of official support and premium AI features in Israel limits the overall experience.

Tech giant Google announced last night a series of new features designed to give users precise control over the content displayed to them in search services, the Discover feed, and the Google News app. The move is intended to connect users with their favorite sites, while reducing friction with random algorithm recommendations and providing direct tools for filtering interests.

Anyone who has experimented with creating images, videos, or music using Google's artificial intelligence tools is familiar with the problem: the small, shimmering Gemini logo that appears in the corner. It might help identify that it is an AI product, but when you want to incorporate the image into an important presentation, a professional design, or a social media post, it is mostly a nuisance...

If you are accustomed to working with dozens of open tabs simultaneously, you are likely familiar with the browser clutter that follows. In January 2026, Google released a Chrome update that quietly removed the built-in tab scrolling feature, making navigation significantly more cumbersome for many users.

The Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) role has become one of the most sought-after positions in tech. Now, Google, under the leadership of Israeli executive Andi Gutmans, is working to replace these specialists with AI agents.

A new strategic move by the tech giant in the field of artificial intelligence chips is making waves in the market and boosting the stock of a surprising partner by 11%, while a major competitor is seeing declines.

How many times have you tried to check your body composition using a smart scale or a watch that runs a mild electric current through your body? These home methods are convenient, but they are not always accurate enough. Now, Google is developing a surprising solution that will allow you to do this with extremely high precision, without any special equipment — simply by using your phone's camera...

The Supreme Court ruled that the principle of open court proceedings requires broad access to class action lawsuits, and rejected Google's claim of a "fishing expedition" by an attorney who requested to review dozens of previous proceedings against it in preparation for filing additional lawsuits.

Google has won a tender to acquire the internal data of the American airline Spirit for $10 million. The tech giant intends to use this massive dataset to train its AI models.

Google is introducing a 'Media watermark' setting that allows users to disable the visible AI-generated icon. Despite this, hidden identification methods like SynthID and the C2PA standard will remain embedded in all generated files.

If you have ever tried to install a third-party app store on your Android device, you are surely familiar with the exhausting obstacle course. Google surrounded this process with alarming security warnings and hidden menus to discourage users and keep them within its official store.