Category: Business

In the new season of Netflix Inc’s NFLX.O sci-fi show “Black Mirror,” an office manager finds that a streaming service is replaying her life using an avatar of Salma Hayek. Hayek, in the episode released on Thursday, has sold her digital image to Hollywood for use in programming created with artificial intelligence (AI). Real-world AI […]

Mekorot has begun to operate the water line connecting the Be’er Sheva North station to the Shoket 2 drilling area. The project is part of a larger project whose primary goal is to increase the supply of water along the Be’er Sheva – Shokat – Arad route, with the current one connecting the Tel Sheva […]

Despite the dominance of private cars in Israel, 60% of Israelis use public transport at least once a week, led by the younger generation of Israelis who utilize it most frequently, a Visa survey released this month reveals. The survey results indicate an urgent demand for innovative, technologically advanced user-friendly experiences, with a particular emphasis […]

Intel Israel has reported record exports of $8.7 billion for the year 2022-2023, comprising a significant 1.75% of Israel’s entire GDP and 5.5% of the country’s hi-tech exports. Despite Intel facing several rounds of layoffs in the past year, the company’s Israeli branch has showcased its resilience and commitment to the Israeli market. According to […]

Meta Platforms META.O said on Tuesday that it would provide researchers with access to components of a new “human-like” artificial intelligence model that it said can analyze and complete unfinished images more accurately than existing models. The model, I-JEPA, uses background knowledge about the world to fill in missing pieces of images, rather than looking […]

A few days before power cuts hit about 300,000 Israelis the other weekend, the government convened to approve two new power plants: Kessem, next to Rosh Ha’ayin, and the expansion of the Dorad plant near Ashkelon. These are two of four plans for the construction of power plants presented to the government for approval, after […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday backed a proposal by some artificial intelligence executives for the creation of an international AI watchdog body like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Generative AI technology that can spin authoritative prose from text prompts has captivated the public since ChatGPT launched six months ago and became the fastest […]

Demand for international air travel in Israel is back to at least the same level as before the pandemic, and this trend is being seen across the world too, a senior Boeing executive said in a review of the current state of the global civil aviation industry during a visit to Tel Aviv last week. […]

A majority of Americans (66%) view tipping negatively, with Gen Z and men tending to tip the least out of anyone, according to a survey released on Thursday from financial services firm Bankrate. The survey also found that tipping has gone down sharply in recent years, though older demographics and women are more likely to […]

Customers of all ages and income levels stream through the inviting red doors of Haboydem (The Attic) secondhand store on Rivlin Street off Jaffa Road seeking bargains on new and like-new clothing displayed in a cheerfully renovated former pub. These customers are not just saving money and taking a stand against the highly polluting fast-fashion […]