At 42, rich in both experience and financial terms, after 20 years at the helm, Similarweb founder and CEO Or Offer is stepping down, leaving a company that is performing strongly despite losing 80% of its market cap. IT

A bill, described by opponents as draconian, will if enacted require tech unit veterans to pay tax in Israel for 10 years, even if working abroad, and domicile companies they found in Israel. Economy

“Globes” profiles Zenity cofounder and CEO Ben Kliger, who worked under Wiz founders Assaf Rappaport and Yinon Costica at Microsoft and aims to build a cybersecurity company as successful as Wiz. Start ups

Natural Intelligence CTO Lior Schachter opened the company’s doors to Prof. Lior Zalmanson, Head of the AI Lab at Tel Aviv University to monitor the process of integrating AI into the company. The impact was surprising. IT

A major explosion has been attributed to Tomer, the mysterious government-owned defense company that develops rocket propulsion. “Globes” investigates. Aerospace & defense

The trend of leaving large law firms for in-house positions in high-tech is fading as more lawyers return to private practice. “Globes” speaks to three lawyers who have made the return journey. Legal

Alon Haimovich is leaving after an investigation into alleged unethical use of Azure by the Ministry of Defense, “Globes” has learned. Microsoft Israel has been placed under the management of Microsoft France. IT

As AI makes attacks ever more sophisticated, Frame Security aims to raise workers' awareness to match them. Start ups

Liran Zvibel, CEO of data storage unicorn Weka, a rival of VAST Data, tells “Globes” how limited memory is holding back AI. Start ups

Under Dana Tuchner, the brand is making a comeback. "In ten years’ time we’ll have more than 100 branches," she says. Retailing

Intel Israel employees talk about the changes of style and substance since Lip-Bu Tan took the helm, and why they kept faith during the lean years. IT

Majestic Labs CEO Ofer Shacham tells “Globes” that the company’s newly unveiled AI server Prometheus is 50 times more powerful than rival options. Start ups

At the “Globes” “Going Long on Israel” conference, Prof. Eugene Kandel called for a holistic approach to the challenge of AI. Economy

Israeli companies are on board for the new Space Race, with a rocket-less launcher, oxygen extraction tech, and even an extraterrestrial server farm. Aerospace & defense