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James Spiro

James Spiro

James Spiro is a tech journalist and founder of The Spiro Circle, a publication and podcast that explores culture, identity and technology.

The Israeli city ranked behind only Silicon Valley, New York and London in Startup Genome’s 2026 global survey.
The Bank of Israel stepped in to protect high-tech exporters from a currency that their own success created.
Israeli tech is succeeding globally while gradually “de-Israelizing” operationally, according to a report by the Israel Innovation Authority.
A report by Fusion VC finds fewer investors making more bets, with rising expectations for founders to prove traction quickly in an increasingly concentrated market
While the Iron Dome protects Israel’s skies, a “Digital Dome” of tech-driven economic resilience is protecting its markets, insiders say.
Beneath Israel’s high-tech economy, an ancient winemaking tradition is growing quietly but steadily.
The event symbolized a new stage of national healing amid the retrieval of the final hostage from Gaza, and followed a record-breaking year for cybersecurity.
Israel is laying the groundwork for its “Systems Nation” boom, which is less dependent on foreign aid.
The government’s commitment is ambitious, but minority talent still migrates to Tel Aviv to succeed. Can new initiatives reverse that trend?
Can democratic societies afford to ignore movements whose power lies not in what they destroy, but in what they quietly reshape?
The continent may protest Israel politically, but economically, it is building a future that relies on Israeli innovation, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity is one of the Jewish state’s largest tech sectors, with nearly $5 billion raised across more than 130 funding rounds in 2025.