Author: David Leibermann

Carl Icahn, the billionaire activist investor, is not happy with how the world’s biggest fast food chain gets its pork. So much so that he is now threatening a proxy fight for representation on the board of McDonald’s Corp. Apparently Carl Icahn, now 86, and chairman of Icahn Enterprises L.P, is an animal rights supporter. […]

Minister of Public Security Omer Barlev Minister of Public Security Omer Barlev announced Monday that he was establishing a committee to investigate bombshell allegations that the Israel Police engaged in widespread extrajudicial spying against dozens of public leaders, activists, and individuals. Pegasus is widely regarded as one of the most powerful cyber-surveillance tools on the […]

Sidelines sports-tech startup team company Photo by Yochai Shaked Gavis Israeli Sports-tech startup Sidelines specializes in the development of a platform for social sports betting experiences. Sidelines has raised $25 million in a new round of funding led by investment firms NFX and MoreTech. Natural Intelligence, which is owned by Nir Greenberg, acquired Sidelines in […]

Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel New Startups / VC FundingIsraeli Cyber Attack Startup Salvador Technologies Offers Novel Approach To CybersecuritySalvador Technologies provides what it calls the world’s fastest technology to recover from cyberattacks. The company’s unique approach to dealing with cyber threats is not just in the protection from hackers, but in how to recover […]

Agritask AgriTech startup team (Facebook pic) Agritask, an Israeli AgritTech startup, has secured $26 million in a funding round led by Liechtenstein Group and joined by Bridges Israel impact investment fund and Smart Agro Fund, as well as existing investors including The Insuresilience Investment Fund. The company will use the funding to accelerate development of […]

Cryptocurrency adoption Chainalysis has published a report identifying which countries are the world’s largest cryptocurrency users, weighting transactions by purchasing power and placing a special emphasis on non-professional and peer-to-peer use to determine which countries have made significant strides in embracing cryptocurrency use across a broader swath of their populations. Vietnam is the undisputed champion […]

Spy on Anti Netanyahu protesters Israel Police announced Tuesday that it had revealed additional evidence indicating that its own detectives snooped on Israeli residents’ phones using Pegasus spyware, weeks after refuting such reports. Calcalist was first to report that the police used the controversial tool to spy on anti-Netanyahu protesters, politicians, without obtaining a judge’s authority. […]

Evidence for advanced cognitive ability in 170,000-year-old early humans Tel Aviv University’s groundbreaking discovery in prehistoric archaeology provides evidence for advanced cognitive ability in 170,000-year-old early humans. The researchers constructed a software-based smoke dispersal simulation model and applied it to a known archaeological site in a first-of-its-kind investigation. They discovered that the early humans who […]

Israeli spyware is highly sought after. Israeli is, after all, known for two things: High tech and security & defense. So it makes sense that many Israeli startups have put the two together and gone to work developing cybersecurity software. And this includes the development of both spyware, as well as programs to defend against […]

by Contributing Author When starting your own business, there are countless things to plan for in your budget. No matter how hard we try to account for every little element – from supplies to overheads – there are always going to be minor details that we forget about. Here is a quick list of business […]