Author: David Rutman

Top 5 Documentaries About The 2008 Subprime Mortgage Debacle More than a decade later people still don’t know what exactly happened. Ben Bernake and Paul O’Nneill in Panic The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis 2018 (Movie Snapshot) In 2008 the world entered into a recession after the subprime mortgage market crashed. At the […]

Fintech Startup Credit24 Looking to TASE IPO The company currently operates in the Baltic region and Australia. Credit24 founder Eran Horowitz (LinkedIn) Credit24 is an Israeli fintech startup based which offers people small loans. It currently operates in five countries including Estonia, Finland, Latvia. Lithuania and Australia. According to a report in Calcalist, the company […]

Elbit Systems Signs $1.65 Billion Deal With Greek Air Force This marks the official consummation of an agreement made back in January. Aermacchi M-346 (Wikipedia) Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems Ltd. has officially been awarded a contract valued at approximately $1.65 billion (approximately €1.375 billion) for the establishment and operation of the International Flight Training […]

Israeli Innovation: New optical technology diagnoses early melanoma in real-time For the first time, optical technology developed at Tel Aviv University, can diagnose skin cancer which is considered highly deadly in real-time – and save lives. Professor Abraham Katzir: immediate diagnosis of melanoma can save lives Ø This innovative technology, based on special optical fibers, can […]

Israel’s Similarweb Looking at $2 Billion IPO Yet another multi-billion exit for Startup Nation. SimilarWeb CEO and founder Or Offer Similarweb Ltd., an Israeli provider of digital intelligence solutions has publicly filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its […]

Bill Maher Makes Crazy Covid Claims And he also defended Sharon Osbourne. Bill Maher Real Time (YouTube) The politically incorrect Bill Maher is certainly no stranger to making daring and controversial comments about just about everything under the sun. But now some people say that he may have gone too far with his most recent […]

Israeli Startup Minute Media Offers Digital Content Solutions It just made a deal with WynnBET. Asaf Peled, Founder and CEO of Minute Media (YouTube) Minute Media is an Israeli media and technology startup focused on platform and content. Minute Media’s platform serves as the company’s foundation, powering its content as well as enabling the evolution […]

A Provident Posture for Israel: Facing Nuclear Iran as an Intellectual Problem Prof. Louis René Beres “Subjugating the enemy’s army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.” Sun-Tzu, The Art of War Mitigating Trump-Policy Mistakes This common problem is discoverable in science, engineering, and philosophy.  At best, this strategy would have to be regarded as […]

Israel High Tech Scene Week In Review Apr 11 – 17 Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel New Startups / VC Funding Talon Cyber Security Offers Cloud Protection ServicesThe company raised $26 million in seed money. Israeli startup Talon Cyber Security develops cloud infrastructure-based cyber security technology. The company just raised a $26 million in seed […]

Israeli Military Announces New Massive AI Run Warehouses Using AI will save a fortune. An illustration of what the new IDF Supply Center will look like in the south. (Photo IDF Spokesperson’s Office) The Israel Defense Forces will construct three new state-of-the-art logistics centers in the northern, central, and southern regions of the country. Calcalist […]