The Technion Israel Institute of Technology was ranked the best university in computer science and artificial intelligence research in Israel and Europe. It was also ranked 21st worldwide, according to an index unveiled by CSRankings. The institute was also ranked among the top ten most important universities when investigating Machine Learning, a subfield of Artificial Intelligence. The Technion explained that this achievement was possible thanks to its extensive community o

On February 1, 2026, New Delhi formally codified a fundamental shift in its security paradigm: With the unveiling of the Union Budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026-27, the Indian Ministry of Defense received a historic allocation of approximately $93.5 billion (₹7.85 lakh crore). This 15.2% increase is not merely an inflationary adjustment but also serves as the strategic financial roadmap for the post-Operation Sindoor era—reflecting an India that has moved from strategic ambigu

Billed as the first high-level AI gathering to be held in the Global South, the India AI Impact Summit has given the world’s most populous country a stage to promote itself as a global AI player, broadening the AI conversation to include countries in Latin America, Africa and beyond. “The solutions presented here—in agriculture, security, assistance for persons with disabilities, and addressing the needs of multilingual populations—are powerful examples of Made in India stren

Prof. Regina Barzilay, a computer scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and one of the world’s foremost figures in medical AI, said Israel is uniquely suited to play a central role in the AI in healthcare revolution. Unlike many countries, Israel’s healthcare system brings providers and payers under the same organizational roof. That structure, Barzilay explained, creates an environment where innovation can move faster, data can be used more effectively

A new Israeli study suggests that machine-learning models may soon give growers a far more precise way to predict how much water their crops use each day, while also laying the groundwork for earlier detection of plant stress. Led by Shani Friedman and Nir Averbuch under the supervision of Prof. Menachem Moshelion at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the study drew on seven years of continuous, high-resolution measurements from tomato, wheat and barley plants grown in semi-

With Gen Z facing existential career crises, billionaire OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that in just 10 years, college grads will be exploring the solar system—jobs that will reel in sky-high salaries. “In 2035, that graduating college student, if they still go to college at all, could very well be leaving on a mission to explore the solar system on a spaceship in some completely new, exciting, super well-paid, super interesting job,” Altman told video journalist Cleo Abram. Whil

The country’s Smart Education of China platform has become the world’s largest high-quality educational resource center, with total visits exceeding 72.6 billion, the Ministry of Education said recently. Covering the entire educational process from preschool to postgraduate studies and encompassing moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor education, the platform now serves more than 178 million users in over 200 countries and regions. Daily visits average about 52 m

Questions over how companies and other institutions will use AI are a near universal concern given its potential to change or replace some jobs done by people with computers and robots. “As a general-purpose technology, AI can lift productivity, spark new industries, and help latecomers catch up,” the report says. Better advice on farming, analysis of X-rays within seconds and faster medical diagnoses, more effective weather forecasts and damage assessments hold promise for r

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars has won a major award for African innovation. “Think of it as Google Translate for sign language, that takes speech and text input and outputs photorealistic avatars signing,” said Elly Savatia, creator of Terp 360, a web-based app that uses 3D avatars to provide sign language translations from speech in real time, allowing users to communicate without relying on hu

Amid rocket attacks and geopolitical tension, Israeli scientists and tech leaders are pushing forward with AI-driven biotech innovation...