Author: David Leibermann

FinOut Team (company pic) Finout, an Israeli fintech startup that offers a cloud cost observability platform, secured $14.5 million in a Series A round of funding led by Team8 Capital. The company’s previously unannounced $4.5M seed round was led by Pitango First. This brings Finout’s total investment to date to $18.5 million. NewRelic.com defines Observability […]

DuJour Magazine Jessica Chastain Magazine publisher Jason Binn was arrested in New York City for allegedly squeezing the buttock of a teen relative. The alleged incident took place on Valentine’s Day at the fancy Manhattan restaurant Cipriani. Jason Binn is the 54 year old  DuJour magazine chief and head of DuJour media. He was born […]

DealHub.io, an Israeli startup that offers a platform for CPQ (configure, price and quote) for businesses, just raised $60 Million in a funding round led by Alpha Wave Ventures. This round comes one year after the company raised $20 million in a Series B round of funding. DealHub has now raised a total of $90 […]

A recent study from Tel Aviv University proposes a novel therapy for AIDS that might be evolved into a vaccine or a one-time treatment for HIV patients. The research investigated the modification of type B white blood cells in a patient’s body to produce anti-HIV antibodies in response to the virus. B cells are a […]

Revlon ad Revlon, one of the best known cosmetics brands in the world, is planning on declaring bankruptcy. While no official announcement has as yet been made and the company – currently controlled by investor Ronald Perelman –  could still find a savior to prevent such a drastic move, reports indicate that the American brand […]

Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel Startup Israel New Startups / VC FundingIsraeli Startup Vayyar Imaging Raises $108 Million For Automotive Radar TechVayyar Imaging, an Israeli startup that develops 4D imaging radar and 3D radio wave imaging sensors that can see inside objects, raised $108 million in a Series E round of financing led by Koch […]

ZMAG – IAI pic Israel’s Ministry of Defense will acquire entirely new combat vehicles from Israel’s m Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the use of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Special Units. This is all part of the “Negeva” Combat Vehicle Project A ceremony was held at the IAI’s Land Division production line in Be’er Sheva […]

A Kroger store (Wikipedia) Carl Icahn, the activist billionaire investor, dropped his plans for a proxy fight over control of Kroger. Icahn was to make a move to take over that company over the poor treatment of animals. The news comes a week after Carl Icahn lost his bid to take over control of McDonald’s, […]

Roman Abramovich Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich may have two of his private planes seized by the federal government in the U.S. This comes as part of yet another move by western governments to pressure Russians and their government into ending that country’s invasion of Ukraine. A federal judge in New York signed a warrant authorizing […]

According to researchers at Stony Brook University, sleeping in a lateral sleeping position or side position, as opposed to sleeping on one’s back or stomach, may more effectively remove brain waste and prove to be an important practice for reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurological diseases. The study, published in the […]