Author: David Leibermann

Pictured left to right BGU VP for Global Engagement Prof. Limor Aharonson-Daniel, BGU President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz, BGU Rector Prof. Chaim Hames​ (BGU press pic) A year after the signing of the Abraham Accords, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR) in Morocco signed a historic Memorandum of […]

Seth Rogen 2021 Emmys Broadcast Video Snapshot Seth Rogen just might not ever be invited back to an Emmy awards show as a presenter. This is because he chose to criticize the Emmy show’s organizers for having everyone sit together in a closed tent. The comments came as Seth Rogen presented the first Emmy award […]

New Startups / VC FundingSmart Construction Startup Versatile Raises $80 MillionVersatile is an Israeli construction technology startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) to optimize construction processes. Versatile has secured $80 million in Series B funding. Insight Partners led the round, joined by Tiger Global. The investment will support the […]

Sandor Frankel: A relaxed moment with Leona Helmsley (Courtesy) by Yehudit Haspel Ben-Dak  What would you do if one day you ended up managing a $5.4 billion charitable estate, and were given carte blanche to leverage this to better the world?  While this may sound like a fairytale, it really happened to Sandor (Sandy) Frankel, […]

Israeli fintech startup Pagaya has sealed the deal on an SPAC merger ahead of the company’s initial public offering. Pagaya is looking at a $9 billion valuation from its IPO. This is up from the reported $8 billion expectation of just a few weeks ago. Fintech is a term that refers to any new tech […]

Al Franken (from Al Franken’s website) Former Senator Al Franken is not ruling out a return to politics in the future. He said so, and more, in an interview with MassLive.com. The interview was given to promote Franken’s new tour called “The 15-Stop Tour.” Just by sheer coincidence Franken is performing in 15 different cities. […]

The Bank of Israel has released its data for the Shekel to foreign currencies exchange rates for the second quarter of 2021. Here is a brief synopsis of the data. The Exchange RateThe strengthening of the Shekel in Q2 2021, and for the whole year thus far, was parallel with weakening of the U.S. dollar […]

MRSAM India Induction Ceremony (Phot Courtesy: of IAI) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inaugurated its new MSRAM missile defense system which was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). MSRAM is used by the Indian Air Force, India Army, Indian Navy and Israeli Defense Forces. A ceremony was held at the IAF Air Force Station […]

by Contributing Author The beauty of our world lies in the diversity of its people. It is the single-most greatest gift of our civilization. Considering how different we look, speak, and dress up, it is astounding how similar we are. In the fashion world, we see jewelry made for a particular target audience. Some are […]

SNYK Facebook pic Snyk, an Israeli cybersecurity startup in the field of cloud native application security, is now worth $8.7 billion. Snyk is not just a unicorn now; it is a super unicorn. Snyk is now kind of like a unicorn with wings, a Pegacorn, or a Uninsus. The new valuation came after a $300 […]