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Alphabet, Google's parent company, maintains a major technological presence in Israel, anchored by its Tel Aviv office located at Electra Tower on Yigal Alon Street. Operations include a regional research hub and participation in significant contracts like Project Nimbus. Alphabet also completed a historic $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz. Key operations and connections between Google/Alphabet and Israel include: - Project Nimbus: Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services share a $1.2 billion contract to provide the Israeli government and military with cloud computing, AI, and machine learning infrastructure. - Wiz Acquisition: Alphabet acquired the Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz in the largest tech purchase in the country's history, expanding its cloud-security capabilities. - Cybersecurity Actions: Google partnered with the FBI and Lumen to disrupt the NetNut proxy network, which was operated by an Israeli company and used to route malicious online activity. According to a 2021 report by the US-based news outlet The Intercept, Google is offering advanced AI capabilities to Israel, which could harvest data for facial recognition and object tracking as part of Project Nimbus. while legal scholars say the use of AI in war violates international laws. -- Listed on NASDAQ (GOOGL), Google - Alphabet is backed by leading sovereign wealth funds, most notably NBIM, GIC, Temasek, PIF.