Dazz, an Israeli startup that offers AI-powered cloud security remediation, was acquired by Israeli cyber unicorn Wiz. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, the Israeli financial publication Calcalist said it could be worth as much as $450 million. Dazz’s platform will enhance Wiz Code, a powerful tool that helps developers and security […]
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The following are the descendants of Ishmael son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s bondwoman, bore to Abraham. ~ Genesis 25:12 These are the names of our cousinswho bore more cousins, who bore more cousins. This kept happening until the entire worldwas full of our cousins and we forgot we were related and all […]
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Prompt Security is an Israeli startup that offers generative AI security for enterprises. The firm raised $18 million in a Series A funding round led by Jump Capital, just ten months after raising $5 million in a Seed round of funding. The alarming reality of AI security is underscored by Gartner’s findings that nearly 30% […]
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These are stressful times here in Israel. War on two fronts, soldiers killed almost daily, 101 hostages still in Gaza, nonstop sirens and barrages of rockets, thousands still displaced from their homes, deep political divisions, no tourism, economic uncertainty. Trauma, PTSD and depression are widespread. Despite all resilient efforts for the semblance of a normal […]
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Stephen Schwarzman’s private equity firm Blackstone has acquired sandwich restaurant chain Jersey Mike’s Subs. The terms of the deal for the Subway rival were not released, but according to the New York Post it is valued at $8 billion. Blackstone said Jersey Mike’s is teaming up with Blackstone to accelerate its growth and innovation. Founder […]
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Simon Rutberg hadn’t set foot on Fairfax Blvd in years. In fact, it’s been nearly two decades since he closed his record store there in 2006. The memories are too painful and there are too many of them. In a way, he grew up on this street. As a child, he would go shopping with […]
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CommBox is an Israeli startup that offers an enterprise-grade omnichannel, AI-powered customer experience platform. The firm raised $15 million growth investment round from PSG Equity. This investment follows PSG Equity’s original 2021 investment and will be used to help enhance CommBox’s AI-powered solution. An enterprise-grade, omnichannel, AI-powered customer experience platform is a sophisticated software solution […]
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Students at UC Berkeley were taken aback by the announcement of a new class set to begin in Spring 2025. The class, English Composition in Connection with the Reading of World Literature, was to be taught by instructors Christian Gonzalez Reyes and Harry Mizumoto and included the following description: “With the US-backed and funded genocide […]
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Have you heard of a “Red Pill Guy?” This is a type of man that women are being warned to stay away from: men who see women in a relationship as inherently their inferior partner who must submit to their will. In recent decades, a new wave of men’s rights activism, often termed the “manosphere,” […]
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Is Israel good or bad? Are Jews good or bad? These are not rhetorical questions. For the average person who sees all the hatred directed at Jews and Israel on college campuses and around the world, it’s a natural question. After all, how good could Jews and Israel be if there’s so much hatred directed […]
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