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Tech giants racing for nuclear energy: A strategic move or a risky bet?

Microsoft's deal to procure energy from once-shuttered nuclear plant highlights tech giants' growing reliance on nuclear power to meet soaring AI-driven energy demands; as global consumption surges, Google, Amazon and world governments ramp up nuclear investments

Dr. Amit Serusi | 02.20.25

העברת יאיר הורן, שגיא דקל-חן וסשה טרופנוב לצלב האדום

Amazon CEO says ‘relieved’ after employee Sasha Troufanov freed from Hamas captivity

Andy Jassy defends company's silence on abduction of electrical engineer, citing rescue concerns, which drew backlash from employees

Daniela Ginzburg | 02.15.25

Amazon revives Israeli operations, eyes local market expansion

E-commerce giant launched Hebrew-language platform in 2019, enabling Israeli sellers to list and ship locally, but venture shut down after 2 years due to high prices, slow deliveries and no local distribution centers, making it uncompetitive

Meirav Crystal | 02.09.25

עובדי סטארבקס מוחים מחוץ לסניף שהושבת בקליפורניה

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike in the US

With Trump's return to the White House and amid concerns that his administration will be less friendly to labor unions, the wave of strikes is expanding; Coffee giant workers are threatening to shut down hundreds of branches, and Amazon is striking in San Francisco, New York and Illinois, among other places

12.23.24

After Trump's election win, wealth of world’s top billionaires balloons by record $64 billion

Leading gains was Trump ally Elon Musk, whose fortune grew by $26.5 billion after Tesla shares surged 14.8%; other top beneficiaries included Jeff Bezos and Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong, who saw a 31% rise in his company’s stock

Calcalist | 11.07.24

From Silicon Valley to the sea: Can Amazon shake accusations of anti-Israel bias?

Amazon's recent Twitch registration block on Israelis is just one in a string of controversies, including silence on a kidnapped employee, a VP’s contentious 'Palestine' necklace, Jewish staff citing antisemitism on internal channels and defaced pro-Israel books

Daniel Edelson, New York, Raphael Kahan | 11.02.24

After Amazon's return to office, will the Israeli hi-tech follow suit?

Since COVID, employees became accustomed to working from home but Amazon's announcement concerning their return to the office foreshadows a general return to office

Maayan Manela | 10.05.24

Multinational corporations undermining democracy, report says

International Trade Union Confederation report sharply criticizes some of world’s largest corporations for financially supporting extremist political movements, fueling climate crisis and violating labor and human rights

Daniela Ginzburg | 09.24.24

ג'ף בזוס (מימין למעלה), ביל גייטס (משמאל למעלה), אילון מאסק, מארק צוקרברג

How the world's richest companies lost $1 trillion on Monday

The world's biggest tech companies and business lost over a trillion dollars in 24 hours after global markets plummeted on Monday, so did their CEOS and shareholders; Here is the full breakdown

ynet correspondents | 08.06.24

How US podcast industry rakes in millions

Comics, athletes, journalists, influencers and everyday people with something to say are all part of industry sweeping US and gaining global influence; podcasts cover every imaginable subject, with contracts reaching unprecedented sums

Ynet | 07.28.24

We're fine with students shunning Google, Amazon over Israel ties

Opinion: While the campaign for Israel's reputation is crucial, anti-Israel students boycotting companies is not the most terrible outcome of antisemitism

Dr. Amit Serusi | 06.28.24

Generative AI wars continue: Amazon set to introduce its own Chatbot

Based on a powerful artificial intelligence engine Amazon is in the process of developing, Metis will try to be bring a new kind of competition to the ever-growing AI space, already containing behemoths such as Open AI, xAI, Microsoft and Google

Raphael Kahan | 06.26.24

הפגנת עובדי גוגל נגד החברה בסן פרנסיסקו באוגוסט

US students say they won't work at Google, Amazon due to Project Nimbus

Over 1,100 students from more than 120 universities sign pledge not to accept jobs or internships because of project providing cloud computing services and infrastructure to the Israeli government.

Israel Wullman | 06.19.24

Egyptian Michael Iskander to play King David in Amazon series

'House of David' sets off filming in Greece with worldwide talents including Israeli and Israeli Arab actors grabbing major roles in new Biblical drama

Ran Boker | 06.14.24

Amazon faces backlash for selling Sinwar's jihadist bildungsroman

The book, whose blurb advertises Sinwar's role in the Oct 7 atrocities, is a fictionalized account of a jihadist's formative years

Philip Podolsky/i24NEWS | 04.06.24