Author: David Rutman

Moody’s sent a warning to Israel on Wednesday just days before a scheduled rating review that a prolonged war with Hamas could drag down the country’s credit score. Surprise attacks by Hamas at the weekend have sparked the worst escalation in violence in 50 years and raised questions about not just the humanitarian cost, but […]

In the wake of Hamas’s shock terrorist attack in Israel on Saturday — which saw over 1,200 men, women, children, and babies killed and more than 150 others taken hostage — Israel’s hi-tech industry is extending a helping hand. In a statement on behalf of the Israel Advanced Technology Industries Association (IATI), which serves as […]

Office employees throughout the country were instructed to work from home or take the day off on Sunday, following the outbreak of a war between Israel and Gaza on Saturday. Companies throughout the hi-tech, legal, communications and several other industries sent notices to their workers, telling them to stay at home and work remotely. These […]

As the local hi-tech ecosystem fails to attract foreign investors, Netanyahu is looking to make the country a leader in artificial intelligence Recent reports have sounded alarm bells for Israel’s vibrant hi-tech ecosystem, once hailed as a global leader. But as the hi-tech sector flounders, leading voices – including that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

“Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy,” Wayne Gretzky. In a few hours, we will finish Simhat Torah, meaning that the holiday season will be over. Now we try and take our feeling of being spiritually cleansed plus the pure joy of […]

If you buy or sell a home in Israel, your tax will be higher if you are married or living together as a common-law couple, than if you are single, according to the real estate tax law. That is unless you have a prenup or postnup and meet certain other conditions, according to Supreme Court […]

Philips, Nvidia, IBM, Road2, Margalit Startup City Haifa, the Israel Innovation Authority, the Rambam Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, and additional partners have joined forces to lead  Startup City Haifa, the Digital Health Accelerator. The program is dedicated to scaling up startups operating in the digital health domain and is based on collaboration among international […]

Israel and Azerbaijan signed a historic agreement to cooperate on space on Wednesday, the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology announced Thursday. The agreement was signed at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held this year in Baku.  “The agreement signed today is further evidence of the strengths of Israeli science, innovation and the space industry,” […]

Israeli fintech firm Stampli, an AI-powered accounts payable automation developer, has successfully raised $61 million in a Series D venture funding round. The round was spearheaded by Blackstone and featured the participation of existing investors Insight Partners, SignalFire, Bloomberg Beta, and NextWorld Capital. This latest funding round takes the amount raised by the company to […]