Author: David Rutman

AmplioSpeech Offers Special Education Platform The company just raised $27 million. AmplioSpeech Israeli startup AmplioSpeech has developed a digital platform that connects students, educators and therapists with advanced technologies to help students with special needs. The company raised $27 million in funding led by Quad Partners, a private equity firm focused on high-quality education companies. […]

DraftKings Acquires Israeli Gaming Co BlueRibbon Draftkings says that it will expand BlueRibbon’s TA offices. BlueRibbon CEO and co-founder Amir Askarov. BlueRibbon PR Pic DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) has acquired Blue Ribbon Software Ltd., a Tel Aviv-based leading global jackpot and gamification company (“BlueRibbon”) that provides platform-agnostic, real-time gamification tools that allow for fully customizable […]

Delek Drilling Looking to Sell Tamar Gas Field Stake for $1.1 Billion The company must divest itself of Tamar by the end of the year. Tamar Gas Field (Delek Video) Israel’s Delek Drilling is interested in divesting itself of the company’s share in Israel’s Tamar offshore gas field. Israel’s business daily Globes reports that Delek […]

Rudin’s 3 Times Square To Get Major Facelift And the building is only 20 years old. 3 Times Square —  Rudin Management Three Times Square in Manhattan is about to get a new face. The building owned by Rudin Management is going to have an entirely new façade and entranceway. Usually people wait until they […]

LG Is Done with Smart Phones The company won’t be making them anymore. LG has announced that it is getting out of the smart phone business. This is unwelcome news to people who liked their phones which are on the level of quality of competitors like Samsung. The announcement came as a surprise to many […]

Adam Neumann and wife Rebekah Paltrow Planning New Company Inspired by Coronavirus Chaos But can he ever overcome his bad reputation. (Hulu Promo Pic) WeWork founder Adam Neumann is plotting yet another comeback together with his wife Rebekah Paltrow Neumann. According to the NY Post, the couple has plans to make a big splash in […]

IceCure Israeli Medtech Co Sees Stock Soar On New FDA Approval The company freezes cancer tumors as a treatment. Israeli medtech company IceCure Ltd. (TASE: ICCM) has received FDA approval to market its ProSense system for treating cancerous tumors by freezing them. The news led to a 35% spike in its share price in trading […]

George Soros Donates $500 Million to Bard College This is one of the largest donations ever made to higher education. George Soros Screen Shot from “Soros” Philanthropist and long-time Bard supporter George Soros has pledged to donate $500 million to Bard College. This is one of the largest single donations ever made to a school. […]

Top 5 Movies to Learn About Business A great way to spend your time while social distancing. Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling in The Big Short Do you want an entertaining way to learn a little more about what really happens in the business world? Well you are in luck. Here is our list of […]

Israel High Tech Scene Week In Review Mar 28 – Apr 3 Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel New Startups Israeli Startup Offers Cloud Based Customer Knowledge Platforms (JBN)The company just raised $52 million in new funding. Zoomin Software offers companies a platform through which they can organize all of their information into one place. This […]