Author: David Rutman

Can this new spray stop the spread of Covid-19? Nasus Pharma, an Israeli biopharmaceutical company, has said that Taffix, the Company’s new nasal powder inhaler which can block viruses from reaching nasal mucosa, was able to reduce infection rate of SARS-CoV-2 virus after super spread event by at least 4 fold. So the idea here […]

The Etihad Airways flight made history. Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 From Company Website United Arab Emirates airline Etihad Airways made history on Wednesday with a flight that crossed through Israeli airspace. This marked the first time ever that a plane from the UAE did so. An Etihad Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner made the flight, on […]

And Frontegg raises $5 million money for its “SaaS-as-a-Service” platform. Sagi Rodin and Aviad Mizrachi. Photo Frontegg Ltd. Israel’s Nym Health, a provider of autonomous medical coding technology, finished $16.5 million Series A round of funding Led by GV (formerly Google Ventures), with the participation of Bessemer Venture Partners, Dynamic Loop Capital, Lightspeed, Tiger Global, […]

The money jut keeps on pouring in to Startup Nation. Augury, an Israeli AI-based Machine Health solution provider, has secured $55 million in funding. The company will use the money to sustain and accelerate Augury’s growth. That’s $55 million — Go Startup Nation! This Series D round was led by Qumra Capital, a leading late-stage […]

Opaganib manufacturing is to be expanded with two Canadian and European firms. RedHill Biopharma, an Israeli bio-medical firm, has announced collaborations with two specialist pharmaceutical manufacturers in Europe and Canada to ramp-up manufacturing of Opaganib, a new Covid-19 treatment currently being developed. The collaborations are for the large scale manufacture of Opaganib should it be […]

Lehava is a fringe group that follows the doctrines of Meir Kahane. Bentzi Gopstein Lehava TikTok has removed the videos posted by Israeli extremist group Lehava. Led by Ben-Zion Gopstein, Lehava claims to fight against a perceived problem of inter Jewish Arab dating. Founded in 2005 by Bentzi Gopstein Lehava, Lehava means flame in Hebrew. […]

Facebook Bans Anti-Vaxxers Anti-Vaxxers, or the Anti-vaccine movement, would even balk at taking a Covid-19 vaccine. Facebook Preventive Health Tool Facebook is taking action against the Anti-vaccine movement, or Anti-Vaxxers, who oppose the taking of any vaccines. The social platform has prohibited ads discouraging people from getting vaccinated. It is also launching a new Preventive […]

Election security has become a major issue this year. Mark Zuckerberg is doing his part to ensure the validity of the 2020 US elections, while at the same time, in part, compensating for Facebook’s part in the proliferation of false news during the 2016 elections. The billionaire just pledged another $100 million to aid election […]

3 of Today’s Best Student-Run Start-ups By Contributing Author College students may have their entrepreneurial spirit in them, but they’re not enthusiastic about bringing them to fruition. They’ll only be young and free once, so it’s best that they make a go for it. Build the college start-ups of their dreams! Running a start-up may […]

Acclaimed Israeli author Rabbi Benny Lau supports same sex couples. Rabbi Benny Lau Facebook Leading National Religious figure Rabbi Binyamin Lau has professed his supports for LGBTQs right under the Jewish tradition to have their own families including the raising of children. This probably comes as a shock to a lot of people. But it […]