What is quantum computing, and why did Intel pay $2.2 billion for an Israeli company in the field?
A plain explanation: how a quantum computer differs from an ordinary one, why it is not yet widely used, and why giants are paying billions for it now
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What is HBM, and why memory became AI's bottleneck
AI chips need huge amounts of fast memory. An explainer on the technology that is raising phone prices and enriching Israeli equipment makers
What is an AI agent, and how is it different from a chatbot like ChatGPT?
Everyone is talking about 'agents'. A plain explanation of the technology changing developers' work, threatening jobs and opening new security risks
What is a passkey, and why you should say goodbye to passwords
Google, Apple and Microsoft are pushing everyone to passkeys. A plain explanation: how they work, why they are safer than passwords, and what happens if you lose your phone
Why AI data centers use so much electricity, and why Americans no longer want them
Every ChatGPT question passes through a huge building full of servers. An explainer on power, water, opposition and solutions, and what is happening in Israel
What is El Niño, and why it may bring Israel an especially rainy winter
A phenomenon in the Pacific, thousands of kilometers away, can affect Israel's weather. A plain explanation, and what AI adds to the forecast
What is silicon photonics, and why it makes Israel's Tower a key AI-era player
Chips that move data with light instead of electricity. An explainer on the technology that lets thousands of AI chips talk to each other, and the link to Migdal HaEmek
What is 'AI washing', and why not every tech layoff is really about AI
Many companies explain cuts with AI. Sometimes it's true, sometimes a convenient excuse. How to tell the difference, and why it matters to employees
What is data security, and why Israeli companies in the field are worth billions
Cyera, Sentra, Varonis and Orion: a plain explanation of the hottest field in cyber, and the question every organization asks when giving AI access to data
Why updating software matters so much, and why this week proved it
948 Linux flaws found by AI agents, an exploited WordPress bug and ransomware hitting network drives: what happens between discovering a flaw and fixing it, and why that is the most dangerous time
What is open source, and how free software holds up the entire internet
Linux, WordPress, Android and most of the world's servers: an explainer on the software everyone uses and nobody pays for, and the pressure AI is putting on the people who maintain it