Author: David Leibermann

Seth Rogen and James Franco in The Interview Disgraced actor and director James Franco is set to try and make a comeback of sorts. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Franco will appear in Bille August’s new post-WWII drama “Me, You.” Based on the novel Tu, Mia by Erri De Luca, the movie will take […]

Elderly at-risk people who received a fourth dose of the Pfizer vaccine are 34 percent less likely to become infected with the Omicron variant, and 64 to 67 percent less likely to require hospitalization due to COVID-19. They are also more than 70% less likely to die from the Coronavirus, according to a new study […]

Ben Gurion Airport terminal 3 reception Arrivals hall Israel’s tourism industry set a major milestone as the country welcomed its one millionth tourist since the final end of its Covid related closures. Israel formally reopened for business – the tourism business – about four months ago after repeatedly barring foreign tourists from entering due to […]

New Startups / VC FundingIsrael’s Aurora Labs Raises $63 Million For New Car TechAurora Labs, an Israeli startup that develops remote software management, remote diagnostics, and over-the-air (OTA) updates for the automotive and IoT industries, secured $63 million through a Series C financing round led by Moore Strategic Ventures (“MSV”). This round brings the total […]

L-R Turkish President Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin by Neville Teller    Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, no less than fourteen of its one-time satellite states in eastern Europe have joined NATO.  Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has watched the NATO boundary advance inexorably toward his western border with increasing concern.  In […]

Israeli startup LittleOne.Care is developing an artificial intelligence product that continuously monitors infants’ actions so that emergencies and developmental failures can be identified in advance and diagnosis and treatment can be offered at early and critical stages. The monitoring is done using a small device attached to the newborn baby’s clothing. It has no radiation, […]

Spiritt/ by Olga Pedchuk Israeli startup SPIRITT, which enables the development of complex applications by describing the concept to a computer without the need to write code, announces a $ 5.5 million seed fundraiser. The round was led by the Disruptive AI Foundation, which specializes in artificial intelligence-based startups. Silicon Valley Bank joined the round. […]

Mickey Mouse Steamboat Willie – Wikipedia Is it possible that Walt Disney could soon lose its exclusive rights to the Mickey Mouse character? Mickey will soon turn 94 – in October – which means that in a little over a year the exclusive copyrights will run out and then anyone will be free to use […]

Photo by National Cancer Institute/ Unsplash by Contributing Author JScreen, a national non-profit public health initiative based out of Emory University School of Medicine, calls attention to JScreen Detroit, a JFamily program that aims to lessen the impact of cancer on Detroit’s Jewish community. JScreen Detroit provides education and access to at-home genetic testing to […]

Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel Startup Israel New Startups / VC FundingGloat, an Israeli startup that offers a flexibility platform for human resources and talent, has completed a $90 million Series D round of investment led by Generation Investment Management with participation from Accel and others. The news comes just one year after the company […]