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Will familiarity with chatbots become trust in robots?
Teens in Israel and the US already confide in AI, but confiding isn't trusting. Physical AI will test whether that comfort converts into permission.
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A podcast every Tuesday, deeper writing, and conversation for paid subscribers (with a chance to try it free!).
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Founders are bringing Claude to their therapy sessions - #0103, Yael Daniely
As AI changes how startups are built, Yael Daniely is seeing its effects in the working and personal lives of founders and their families.
Sep 29
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The five questions I would put to Israel’s next innovation chief
The public record shows how the Innovation Authority handled crises. The next test is whether policy can make long-term capabilities stick in Israel.
Sep 27
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Everyone at the UN wants AI rules except Trump (and he might be right) - #0102, Alexander Piskunov
Governments are increasingly worried about AI risks. But in a race dominated by the US and China, voluntary restraint could carry its own risks.
Sep 24
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History, One Social Media Post at a Time - #0050, Manny Marotta
Feb 18
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Startup Nation is at the heart of Europe’s Israel paradox
Sep 17
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Israeli firms bring billions to Virginia’s economy - anchoring themselves near Congress and the Pentagon
Nov 26, 2025
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Elections have consequences: Half of Israelis may boycott New York over antisemitism fears
Nov 7, 2025
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The five questions I would put to Israel’s next innovation chief
The public record shows how the Innovation Authority handled crises. The next test is whether policy can make long-term capabilities stick in Israel.
Sep 27
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James Spiro
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Startup Nation is at the heart of Europe’s Israel paradox
Our political relationship may be getting colder. But our business relationship, particularly in defense and technology, is getting harder to ignore.
Sep 17
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James Spiro
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Israel’s politicians are coming for the podcasts - #0098, Guy Katsovich
Guy Katsovich expects Israel’s politicians to increasingly turn to podcasts before October’s election. But the medium only works if they’re willing to…
Sep 1
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James Spiro
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The Impossible Math of Israel's Information War - #0089 Rachel Lester
Rachel Lester spent years inside the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. In her new book, Digital Warrior, she examines the successes, failures and contradictions…
Jul 21
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Exclusive: What Natan Sharansky Taught Me About AI and the Future of Freedom
The man who survived the KGB says technology itself is neither liberator nor oppressor. The battle is still over something older: our identity.
Jul 22
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Welcome to the age of AI advertising - #0086, Tal Shoham
ChatGPT is embracing ads, and Velocity has raised $27 million to build the infrastructure - while the rules around privacy, trust, and persuasion are…
Jul 12
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AI Infrastructure Is Eating Its Own Ecosystem
Daniel Zahavi argues AI has broken the relationship that made the mobile and cloud revolutions so successful. Founders who ignore the shift may not…
Jun 21
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Startup Nation's Most Expensive Lesson - #0078, Giora Gil-Ad
The CQ Global founder on why a wrong VP hire in the US costs $2 million, and what Israeli startups keep getting wrong at the moment it matters most.
Jun 5
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A quick update on The Spiro Circle
A podcast every Tuesday, deeper writing, and conversation for paid subscribers (with a chance to try it free!).
Oct 1
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James Spiro
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Founders are bringing Claude to their therapy sessions - #0103, Yael Daniely
As AI changes how startups are built, Yael Daniely is seeing its effects in the working and personal lives of founders and their families.
Sep 29
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James Spiro
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48:34
Everyone at the UN wants AI rules except Trump (and he might be right) - #0102, Alexander Piskunov
Governments are increasingly worried about AI risks. But in a race dominated by the US and China, voluntary restraint could carry its own risks.
Sep 24
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James Spiro
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38:57
The executive philosophy of ‘Structured Risk’ - #0101, Uzi Krieger
CrowdStrike’s Uzi Krieger has jumped from planes, explored underwater caves, and built companies. Behind it all is the philosophy to take the chance…
Sep 20
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AI is breaking the data loss prevention model - #0100, Nitay Milner & Emily Fontaine
Traditional DLP was designed around human error and external attackers. But AI is introducing new leakage paths that require teams to understand what…
Sep 14
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