Author: David Rutman

Israel’s Cardo Systems Bought for $150 Million by EMK Capital Cardo designs and markets its wireless mesh communication systems for motorcycle riders. Cardo Systems, an Israeli motorcycle Bluetooth communications headset developer, has been acquired by the European private equity fund EMK Capital. According to a report in Globes the company was sold for $150 million. […]

Upsolver Is an Israeli Big Data Analytics Startup The company just raised $25 million. Israeli startup Upsolver offers a Data Lake Platform that it says empowers any developer to manage, integrate and structure streaming data for analysis at “unprecedented ease – dramatically simplifying big data projects and reducing time-to-value from months to minutes.” The company […]

5 Smart Ways to Spend Extra Money in the Bank By Contributing Author Having extra money is, obviously, a good problem to have. While it may not seem like a big deal how you choose to spend surplus money in your bank account, the reality is that the financial choices you make now can affect […]

Google Beats Oracle in U.S. Supreme Court The case was over Google’s use of Java. Google has won a major victory over its rival, Larry Ellison’s Oracle. In what is sure to be called a landmark decision by legal scholars the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Google’s favor in a civil suit. The suit […]

Check Out Lena Dunham’s New Plus Size Fashion Line Lena Dunham knows what plus sized women endure. Lena Dunham — 11 Honoré collection Lena Dunham has her own fashion line now. Her collection for plus sized women such as herself is now available from 11 HONORÉ called the 11 HONORÉ X Lena Dunham Collection. The […]

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 […]