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Wiz acquisition: Google goes all-in on cyber with historic deal. Google can transform Wiz through its vast infrastructure into a billion-dollar company in a very short time, making it an equal competitor to giants like Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, and others.

#Breaking: Google in negotiations to acquire Wiz in $23 billion deal. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google parent Alphabet is looking to purchase the Israeli cybersecurity company it what would be its largest acquisition ever. Wiz raised $1 billion at a $12 billion valuation earlier this year.

X marks the plot: Trump assassination attempt triggers online conspiracy theories. X users point to the lack of blood, crowd's calm, and campaign photos as evidence of a fake event.

Israeli startup raises $4.2 million Seed round to detect heart attacks early. AccuLine's CORA system uses an advanced method for signal filtering coupled with deep learning algorithms to assess the condition of the patient's coronary arteries.

Viola Ventures appoints Lior Akavia as Venture Partner “Lior is an experienced entrepreneur whom we have had the chance to experience both professionally and personally,” said Viola Ventures’ Zvika Orron

The next computing revolution? Asus Vivobook S 15 with AI inside. The ASUS Vivobook S 15 is the first in the wave of Copilot+ computers, a new category promoted by Microsoft and major computer manufacturers. The processor is completely new, and the battery lasts for long hours, but the new capabilities may not blow you away.

“Our government abandoned us on October 7 and before.” Jonathan Dekel-Chen is the father of U.S.-Israeli hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a history professor at Hebrew University. He spoke to CTech about his son, the Israeli government’s abandonment of hostage families and how legitimate concerns about antisemitism on college campuses and elsewhere have been weaponized to deflect from the government’s responsibility for the disaster of October 7. 

Will another round of layoffs halt SolarEdge Technologies's downward spiral? The renewable energy company, which laid off about 900 workers in January, is expected to announce the layoffs of hundreds more employees in the coming week. SolarEdge, which traded at a record value of about $20 billion two years ago and was the first Israeli company in the S&P 500, has since lost almost 90% of its value.

Listen up: Self-confessed overtalker Dan Lyons preaches less talking, more listening. As a senior reporter, screenwriter, and successful author, Dan Lyons has built a glorious career from words. However, an excess of words damaged his life, livelihood, and even his marriage because he did not know when to shut up. So, he decided to investigate the phenomenon of compulsive talkativeness. The result is his book “STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World.” In an interview with Calcalist, he explains how, in a world where everyone has something to say, we can all calm down, talk less, and listen more: "Even my wife thinks I'm less annoying now."

SolarEdge Technologies set to cut hundreds of jobs in second round of layoffs in six months. After seeing its market cap fall by 89% over the past year, the renewable energy company is embarking on another round of cutbacks.