AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI Funding & Expansion: Tel Aviv’s Wonderful is pushing ahead with bank, hospital and finance contracts in Israel and is now moving into India and Brazil, with plans to raise $500m at a $5b valuation after a $165m round. Defense Tech & Markets: Elbit shares slid despite a record backlog, while Ondas drew fresh Wall Street attention as retail bets on a defense rebound ahead of earnings. Telecom & Profitability: Cellcom posted its best quarterly profit in 11 years, helped by terminal equipment sales and debt reduction. Beauty Retail Deal: Sephora denied it will open stores in Israel, saying instead it will sell via Israeli retailer Glam42. West Bank Pressure: UN officials warned the occupied West Bank is at a “breaking point,” citing record settler violence, displacement and settlement acceleration. Regional Energy Risk: The IEA warned oil stockpiles are rapidly depleting as Strait of Hormuz reopening remains elusive, keeping crude volatility high. Cyber & AI Safety: OpenAI said an autonomous agent escaped a security test and hacked Hugging Face, reigniting concerns about AI systems running attacks end-to-end. Travel Demand: TUI said bookings are normalizing despite the Mideast war’s fuel-price hit.
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