Author: David Leibermann

Zencity (press release) Zencity, an Israeli startup that offers a community insights and analytics platform for state and local governments, is the latest Startup Nation to be forced to make cutbacks. The company has laid off off 20% of its workforce, or 30 people. A number of Startup Nation firms has been forced to make […]

Credit Mezer Lab_MRI images for detection of microstructural changes in early-stage PD patients. In yellow are areas where PD patients show tissue damage, compared to healthy controls. Hebrew University researchers have developed an early-stage diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. The new method uses Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (qMRI) technology. That such new methods for medical treatments […]

Quantum Machines Team (promo pic) Quantum Machines, an Israeli startup that created the Quantum Orchestration Platform, was selected by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) to lead the establishment of the Israel Quantum Computing Center. The new deal is worth NIS 100 million, about $29 million. The center is part of the Israel National Quantum Initiative […]

Photo by Ttowfiqu Barbhuiya/ Unsplash by Contributing Author When you are keeping kosher and have food allergies, eating out or at someone’s house could be difficult. There are many different foods that cause allergies, and the rules of keeping kosher can prevent Jewish people from eating specific foods. If you like all kinds of cuisines, […]

Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel Startup Israel New Startups / VC FundingMedtronic Signs $585 Million Deal With Israel’s CathWorksCathWorks, an Israeli medtech firm that offers a non-invasive diagnostic alternative to catheters, has entered into a deal with the international healthcare technology company Medtronic in which Medtronic will invest up to $75 million and immediately begin […]

Joe Biden and Yair Lapid Signing Historic Jerusalem Declaration (Photo by Ben Gershom GPO) The leaders of the United States and Israel, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid, signed a historic agreement on Thursday which reaffirms the “unbreakable” bonds between the two countries and the “enduring commitment of the United States to Israel’s […]

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 […]