Stephen Schwarzman’s private equity firm Blackstone has acquired sandwich restaurant chain Jersey Mike’s Subs. The terms of the deal for the Subway rival were not released, but according to the New York Post it is valued at $8 billion. Blackstone said Jersey Mike’s is teaming up with Blackstone to accelerate its growth and innovation. Founder […]
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Simon Rutberg hadn’t set foot on Fairfax Blvd in years. In fact, it’s been nearly two decades since he closed his record store there in 2006. The memories are too painful and there are too many of them. In a way, he grew up on this street. As a child, he would go shopping with […]
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CommBox is an Israeli startup that offers an enterprise-grade omnichannel, AI-powered customer experience platform. The firm raised $15 million growth investment round from PSG Equity. This investment follows PSG Equity’s original 2021 investment and will be used to help enhance CommBox’s AI-powered solution. An enterprise-grade, omnichannel, AI-powered customer experience platform is a sophisticated software solution […]
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Students at UC Berkeley were taken aback by the announcement of a new class set to begin in Spring 2025. The class, English Composition in Connection with the Reading of World Literature, was to be taught by instructors Christian Gonzalez Reyes and Harry Mizumoto and included the following description: “With the US-backed and funded genocide […]
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Have you heard of a “Red Pill Guy?” This is a type of man that women are being warned to stay away from: men who see women in a relationship as inherently their inferior partner who must submit to their will. In recent decades, a new wave of men’s rights activism, often termed the “manosphere,” […]
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Is Israel good or bad? Are Jews good or bad? These are not rhetorical questions. For the average person who sees all the hatred directed at Jews and Israel on college campuses and around the world, it’s a natural question. After all, how good could Jews and Israel be if there’s so much hatred directed […]
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Will Jared Kushner play a significant role in the second Donald Trump Administration? While the former and soon to be again first son-in-law and his wife Ivanka Trump were not involved in Trump’s 2024 campaign and have said they do not plan on participating in the new Trump White House, sources told CNN that Jared […]
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It was a question that crossed the line. Shaul Amsterdamski was interviewing Rabbi Tamir Granot, who had lost his son Amitai in battle a week after the October 7th war started. Amsterdamski asked Granot to respond to a phrase some use (borrowed from Harry Potter) to negatively describe Religious Zionists: “Death eaters.” These critics accuse […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup November 9 – November 15, 2024 New Startups / VC FundingIsraeli Cloud Security Startup Upwind Nears $900 Million Valuation with Real-Time Protection PlatformUpwind Security is an Israeli startup that develops a security platform that protects cloud infrastructure in real time. The firm is set to hit a valuation […]
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Tessl is a new AI-driven software development Israeli startup that was established by the founder of Israeli cybersecurity startup Snyk. The firm raised $125 million in funding, including an April $25 million seed round led by boldstart and GV, and a new $100 million Series A raise led by Index with participation from Accel. Today, […]
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