How an Israeli engineer went from Rafael to iPhone Portrait Mode and a $300 million OpenAI exit

Newsylist Editorial Desk. (2026, September 16, 2026). How an Israeli engineer went from Rafael to iPhone Portrait Mode and a $300 million OpenAI exit: Why it's trending. Newsylist. https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-16/how-an-israeli-engineer-went-from-rafael-to-iphone-portrait-mode-and-a-300

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  author = {Newsylist Editorial Desk},
  title = {{How an Israeli engineer went from Rafael to iPhone Portrait Mode and a $300 million OpenAI exit}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-16/how-an-israeli-engineer-went-from-rafael-to-iphone-portrait-mode-and-a-300},
  note = {Tracked across 2 independent newsrooms}
}

> According to Newsylist Editorial Desk ([How an Israeli engineer went from Rafael to iPhone Portrait Mode and a $300 million OpenAI exit](https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-16/how-an-israeli-engineer-went-from-rafael-to-iphone-portrait-mode-and-a-300)), this event was corroborated across 2 independent sources with a live velocity of 1.