Author: David Rutman

Pillar Security, an Israeli AI cybersecurity startup focused on securing enterprise-grade AI-integrated software, has raised $9 million in Seed funding to accelerate its mission. The funding round was led by Shield Capital, the venture fund of Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and included participation from Golden Ventures, Ground Up Ventures, and […]

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in U.S. District Court this week, acknowledging that Facebook acquired Instagram in 2012 because its in-app camera technology outperformed Facebook’s own. The revelation came during a high-stakes antitrust trial in Washington, D.C., where the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is challenging Meta’s past acquisitions. Under intense questioning from FTC lawyers, Zuckerberg […]

Brandlight, a new Israeli startup focused on brand intelligence in AI, has officially launched from stealth with $5.75 million in seed funding. Founded by CEO Imri Marcus, CTO Dvir Dvash, and COO Uri Gafni, Brandlight aims to empower companies to influence how their brands are perceived, interpreted, and represented by AI models across digital platforms. […]

A new study from Boston College reveals that an overwhelming 90% of Christian leaders in the United States, spanning denominations from Catholics to Evangelicals, believe in human-caused climate change. Despite this widespread agreement among church leadership, most pastors and religious figures rarely share these views with their congregations. Published in the Proceedings of the National […]

Airborne dust pollution is becoming an escalating health and environmental concern across Utah and the Western United States, with the drying Great Salt Lake exposing more of its lakebed and increasing the risk of hazardous dust storms. According to new research from the University of Utah, this dust—originating from the Great Basin—often travels eastward and […]

A rare 13th-century manuscript fragment containing medieval tales of Merlin and King Arthur has been unearthed in Cambridge—hidden in plain sight for centuries. The fragile parchment, used as binding material in a 16th-century archival register, was first spotted at Cambridge University Library in 2019 and has now been identified as a part of the Suite […]

Tapcheck, an Israeli startup and a provider of on-demand pay solutions, has announced a major $225 million funding round to accelerate its growth and product expansion. The financing includes a $25 million Series A extension, led by existing investor PeakSpan Capital, alongside a $200 million credit facility from Victory Park Capital. This significant capital injection […]