Author: David Rutman

Les Moonves Forfeits His $120 Million Golden Parachute Moonves was fired due to sexual misconduct charges. Disgraced entertainment mogul Les Moonves has given up on his pursuit of $120 million in severance he claimed was owed to him by CBS. Moonves was forced to step down as the head of CBS in 2018 after a […]

Marv Albert Set to Retire Albert is a legend in his own time. Marv Albert at work (YouTube Screenshot) Sportscasting legend Marv Albert is planning to retire. Albert will end his storied career after the NBA playoffs come to an end in June. He will turn 80 on June 12. The New York Post first […]

Israel High Tech Scene Week In Review May 9 – 15 Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel New Startups / VC Funding Israeli Home Nail-Painting Startup Raises $10 Million Seed FundingIsraeli startup Nimble, the developer of a home robot for automatic nail polish application, has raised $10 million seed. The round led by Entrée Capital and […]

Robert Durst Says He has Bladder Cancer as Trial Restarts It was suspended for a year due to the Covid crisis. The murder trial of Robert Durst for the killing of his friend Susan Berman will soon resume in Los Angeles. It had been suspended since the start of the Coronavirus epidemic. Durst is charged […]

Global-E Hits $3.55 Billion Valuation in NASDAQ IPO The company brought in $375 million. Global-e co-founders Amir Schlachet (from right), Shahar Tamari, and Nir Debbi. (Company PR pic) Israeli fintech startup Global-e Online Ltd held a successful IPO on the NASDAQ yesterday, Thursday, coming away with a $3.55 billion valuation. This is what the company […]

SpliSense Israeli Startup Offers Cystic Fibrosis Treatment The company just raised $28.5 million. Gili Hart, PhD, Executive Officer, SpliSense. (company pic) Israeli medtech startup SpilSense develops transformative mRNA-altering therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF) and other genetic pulmonary diseases. The company just raised $28.5 million in a Series B funding round. Orbimed, Israel Biotech Fund, Biotel […]

Walmart to Acquire Israeli Virtual Fitting Platform Zeekit The price was not disclosed. Zeekit Promo Pic American retailing giant Walmart is buying Israeli Startup Zeekit. Zeekit offers a virtual fitting platform for people who buy new clothes online. The sale price was not disclosed. Founded in 2013 by Yael Vizel its CEO, Alon Kristal, CTO, […]

Hamas: Why Now? Turkey Erol Erdoğan and Hamas Ismail Haniye: credit Mehmettorun / wikimedia commons by Neville Teller When historians put large-scale events under the microscope, they often find the reason for them in a series of contributory factors that chanced to come together at the same time.  Is it possible, so close to events, […]

VisibleRisk Raises $25 million for Enterprise Cyber Risk Evaluation VisibleRisk is a joint venture between Moody’s and Team8. Israeli startup Visible Risk helps companies asses their risks for cyber-attacks and more. They completed a $25 million investment in VisibleRisk. VisibleRisk also announced the launch of a Cyber Rating product, building on the collaboration between Moody’s […]

Apple Service Provider Jamf Acquires Israeli Zero-Trust Security Firm Wandera for $400 Million Cybersecurity is easier if you don’t trust anyone. Wanders founders Roy and Eldar Tuvey. (from website) Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF), which describes itself as the standard in Apple Enterprise Management, has acquired Israeli company Wandera, a leader in zero trust cloud security and […]