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Covers:  Technology, Startups, Israel, Politics, Culture
Journalist and Founder of The Spiro Circle | Seen on @Forbes | Formerly @Calcalistech | Written work: @JNS_org, @TimesofIsrael | TV: @i24News_EN, @ILTVNews

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Journalist & Podcast Host · Forbes, JNS & The Spiro Circle · Covering Tech, Business & Geopolitics from Israel · Moderator and Speaker · X: @JamesSpiro

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How the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose to record highs despite war

How the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose to record highs despite war

While the Iron Dome protects Israel's skies, a "Digital Dome" of tech-driven economic resilience is protectin…

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The revival of Startup Nation's oldest innovation

The revival of Startup Nation's oldest innovation

Beneath Israel's high-tech economy, an ancient winemaking tradition is growing quietly but steadily.

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How the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose to record highs despite war

How the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose to record highs despite war

While the Iron Dome protects Israel's skies, a "Digital Dome" of tech-driven economic resilience is protectin…

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The revival of Startup Nation's oldest innovation

The revival of Startup Nation's oldest innovation

Beneath Israel's high-tech economy, an ancient winemaking tradition is growing quietly but steadily.

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"People don't understand how traumatic it is": Stories from laid-off techies | CTech

"People don't understand how traumatic it is": Stories from laid-off techies | CTech

CTech spoke to four former techies who were impacted by the ongoing layoffs occurring in Startup Nation

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Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales on online toxicity, Musk, and the battle for internet accuracy | CTech

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales on online toxicity, Musk, and the battle for internet accuracy | CTech

"I sent Musk an email offering help, I am happy to give him some thoughts," Wales told CTech.

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The battle over Jewish belonging

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| thespirocircle.com
Three years after October 7, the conversation about antisemitism reaches far beyond the immediate aftermath of the attacks. It touches universities, political movements, foreign funding, and the everyday decisions Jews make about belonging. This week, I spoke with Charles Asher Small about how those all connect, and what he believes institutions and Jewish communities should do next. Small leads the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP).
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Will familiarity with chatbots become trust in robots?

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| thespirocircle.com
When I covered Israel’s first dedicated Physical AI conference for JNS in September, the discussion centred on taking intelligence out of screens and putting it into machines, and how Israel could subsequently build an industry around robots and autonomous systems. But while companies work on building these machines that house AI systems, young people are already discovering what it means to have relationships with them. Some Israeli evidence offers a starting point.
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Founders are bringing Claude to their therapy sessions - #0103, Yael Daniely

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| thespirocircle.com
There was a moment in my latest conversation with startup psychologist Yael Daniely that surprised me. She described someone who walked into her clinic and asked to keep his laptop open so that Claude could run live for the entire session. “He came with Claude to the room and asked to keep Claude open because he must be in contact with Claude and give him [updates]… because Claude is working and he must be reactive to him. Otherwise Claude will be stuck.” She said no.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! My first eBay purchase when i was 15 after watching Hank Moody in Californication.

How is social media changing news?

The deadline is dead - now people want information as soon as possible, and constantly.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

I love the idea of finding and expressing the real stories of people and events.