15 top tech, business figures meet with US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides; most express deep concern over proposed radical changes to judiciary, impact on economy, investments

Firings come day after Microsoft says it will reduce staff in coming months, similar decisions by other prominent firms, as sector faces economic downturn

A global economic slowdown is hitting companies at home and abroad; but there is cause for optimism, experts say

Diaspora affairs correspondent Judah Ari Gross and editor David Horovitz on Russia's threats against Jewish Agency; ongoing Western Wall drama; Israel's growing wealth disparity

US correspondent Jacob Magid considers impact of Biden's Mideast visit; Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben-David gauges the state of Israel's tech sector and briefs us on a new aircraft

AID Genomics moves its R&D center abroad, laying off 400 workers, while Asurion closes its development center in the Jewish state; thousands have lost their jobs in recent months

While Israel has weathered the past two years well, economically speaking, experts note areas of caution like flow of funds, inflation, housing prices, cost of living

PM suggests working to pave way for Palestinians to shore up Israel's tech talent crunch; IDF teaching combat soldiers tech tools in preparation for 'hybrid warfare'

Wendy Singer, outgoing executive director of Start-Up Nation Central, looks back at nearly a decade of innovation outreach with the organization

Pay for Israeli workers at NIS 11,667 ($3,710) per month; tech workers make about NIS 26,242 ($8,344)