The day WhatsApp changed from a messaging app to a lifesaver in war

The day WhatsApp changed from a messaging app to a lifesaver in war. The October 7th war will be etched in the minds of Israelis as a war in which WhatsApp emerged as the most crucial means of communication, serving not just individuals to share their status and location but as a life-saving tool for soldiers and fighters in the field.

Anti-Israel activists attempt to ‘wipe Tel Aviv off the map'. An anti-Israel user of open mapping platform OpenStreetMap (OSM) deleted all mapping information about Tel Aviv on Saturday, but was quickly detected and stopped by the community of Israeli editors.

"I’m ashamed to be part of this company today." Global electronics company Flex, which has 4,000 employees in Israel, has been criticized by its Israeli employees for its “nothing response” following Hamas’ October 7th massacre which included the murder of company employees.

"This is probably the first AI war." Bot armies that anyone can activate on WhatsApp, software to easily hack photos, and chatbots that generate news that didn't happen: media expert Dr. Alex Gekker explains how the decline of Twitter and the rise of artificial intelligence changed everything in the battle of advocacy.

Leaping into action: JFrog CEO rushes to Israel in show of solidarity. Shlomi Ben Haim, the Israeli CEO of JFrog who lives in California, tells why he decided to fly back to Israel immediately when the war broke out, what the key elements in the company's emergency plan are, and how you continue to run a global Israeli company during these times. "When the board asked why I was flying to Israel. I said I needed to be there with our employees."