Tech Updates

A trend of cloud repatriation is seeing companies move away from the cloud. In technology news, Meta is releasing new smart glasses, and OpenAI has published a report on how people use ChatGPT. The US Navy conducted an experiment by attaching cameras to dolphins.

In Israeli tech news, several companies announced significant financial activity: cybersecurity firm Vega raised $65 million at a $400 million valuation, Remedio secured $65 million, cybersecurity company Terra Security raised $30 million, and cybersecurity startup Ray Security raised $11 million. In other deals, D-ID is acquiring the German company Simpleshow for about $60 million, and employees at Island sold shares valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.https://thenewstack.io/why-companies-are-ditching-the-cloud-the-rise-of-cloud-repatriationhttps://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-navy-put-cameras-on-dolphins-and-the-results-were-wildhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bkppyibjgghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rjhyvdrsgehttps://www.theverge.com/news/777541/meta-connect-2025-what-to-expecthttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/hkihcclseghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/h1sqmadjeghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/r1ekdn8oxehttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/skqbtyljgehttps://www.theverge.com/news/779793/openai-chatgpt-user-report

James Cameron on AI: it’s ‘just as creative’ as people, but with no ‘unique lived experience’ | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/column/780942/james-cameron-andrew-bosworth-ai-mixed-reality-headsets

Meta Connect 2025: the 6 biggest announcements | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/news/780087/meta-connect-2025-ray-ban-oakley-biggest-announcements

Why "Normal" Engineers Are the Key to Great Teams - IEEE Spectrum

https://spectrum.ieee.org/10x-engineer

macOS 26 Tahoe: The Ars Technica review - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/macos-26-tahoe-the-ars-technica-review

React Won by Default – And It's Killing Frontend Innovation | Loren Stewart

https://www.lorenstew.art/blog/react-won-by-default

The Best Interfaces We Never Built - Christopher Butler

https://www.chrbutler.com/the-best-interfaces-we-never-built

Two And A Half Years In GameDev | Stanislav Myachenkov

https://smyachenkov.com/posts/two-and-half-years-in-gamedev

Apple says the upcoming iPhone 17 will feature a massive security upgrade.

Google is adding a dedicated feature to Gmail for tracking purchases. The company also believes its AI-generated summaries can coexist with a healthy web, while its Gemini AI is gaining popularity due to a "Nano Banana" 3D figurine trend.

Oracle and OpenAI signed a $300 billion contract to build data centers.

AI company Perplexity raised $200 million at a $20 billion valuation.

Fiverr is laying off 250 employees to "return to a startup format."

A report highlights how AI can reduce the hospital discharge process for a premature baby from a full day to just three minutes.https://www.theverge.com/news/775234/iphone-17-air-a19-memory-integrity-enforcement-mte-security

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/gmail-gets-a-dedicated-place-to-track-all-your-purchases
https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/s1py711mige
https://www.theverge.com/news/778106/google-gemini-nano-banana-image-editor
https://www.theverge.com/news/778306/google-ai-summaries-penske-lawsuit
https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/sjjobpsiel

I’ve been using macOS Tahoe 26 since June and here are the eight best things about it | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/apple-mac-os/777936/apple-macos-tahoe-26-final-release-testing-impressions-liquid-glass