Author: David Leibermann

James Franco 11-22-63 promo pic James Franco is still trying to be taken seriously as an actor. The disgraced former wunderkind who started out as a teen movie idol – and a stoner idol along with buddy Seth Rogen – and who later began directing movies based on serious literature while pursuing a Ph.D. in […]

A scientific breakthrough from the Tel Aviv and Haifa Universities may facilitate speedy, objective, and accurate diagnosis of people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD using saliva samples. As part of the study, the researchers characterized the psychological, social and medical conditions of about 200 participants, while at the same time collecting saliva samples from […]

Ezra Miller as The Flash (promo pic) The saga of Ezra Miller “The Flash” continues. The 29-year-old actor was arrested in Maine and charged with felony burglary over the theft of several bottles of liquor from a private home. Just like in the movies, his story keeps getting sequels. Ezra Miller allegedly took the alcohol […]

Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel Startup Israel New Startups / VC FundingTalon Cyber Security Breaks Trend, Bring In $100 Million In FundingIsraeli startup Talon Cyber Security develops cloud infrastructure-based cyber security technology. The company just raised $100 million in a Series A round of funding led by Evolution Equity Partners. In April of 2021, Talon […]

Flow Security co-founders Rom Ashkenazi , CTO, and Jonathan Roizin, CEO (company pic by Tal Meshulami) Flow Security, an Israeli cyber security startup, raised $10 million in seed funding led by Amiti, with participation from GFC, Amdocs Ventures, and industry leaders such as CyberArk CEO Udi Mokady and Demisto CEO and co-founder Slavik Markovich. The […]

Israel-Palestine: a two-state solution? by Neville Teller Commitment to the two-state solution was voiced by four parties during US President Joe Biden’s recent visit to the Middle East – by Biden himself, by Palestinain Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, by Saudi Arabia’s leadership, and by Israel’s interim prime minister, Yair Lapid.  Greeting Biden in Bethlehem on 15 […]

A new study from Tel Aviv University proposes a new learning method for people with autism that may accelerate the learning process and even significantly improve capabilities in terms of visual perception. According to the researchers, improving the perceptual capacity of people with autism is often a challenge, which usually requires long and tedious training […]

AI21 Labs founders (right to left) Amnon Shashua, Ori Goshen and Yoav Shoham. (Photo Courtesy) July was not a very big month for Israel Startup Nation in the area of fundraising. The biggest raise of July was just $64 million – a lot less than some of the earlier raises in 2022. This is, in […]

GreenOnyx Foodtech Startup GreenOnyx, an Israeli foodtech startup, raised $18 million from private entities. Even before the raise the company reputedly had an $80 million valuation. According to a report in Calcalist, 12 million was already received by the company and another $6 million will be transferred soon. And there are also negotiations going on […]

Emily Weiss (Facebook pic) Glossier, a cosmetics firm founded by Jewish businesswoman and entrepreneur Emily Weis, is expanding its business. Not long after Weiss stepped down as the company’s CEO, Glossier announced its first retail partnership with LVMH-owned Sephora. The Sephora stores will offer Glossier’s popular Boy Brow” and “Cloud Paint” makeup products. And just […]