Author: David Leibermann

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 […]

Sensi founders Nevo Elmalem Romi Gubes, Alon Brener. Source: company website The Israeli business is developing an artificial intelligence-powered in-home virtual care agent to assist long-term care professionals in assisting elders in aging in their own homes. Sensi.ai, an AI-powered virtual care management platform, announced the completion of its $14 million Series A fundraising round […]

Little green men and lorries after the seizure of Perevalne military base, 9 March 2014 credit Anton Holoborodko by Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida U.S. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 19, 2022, that he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine, and cautioned Russian president Vladimir Putin that he “will regret having done it,” following […]

SUBMARINE SCANDAL: Netanyahu. Photo Kobi Gideon, GPO) On Sunday, the Israeli Government approves the establishment of a commission to investigate the submarine scandal, in which former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was blamed for bribery in the 2006 purchase of submarines from a German shipyard. The cabinet approves the defense minister’s motion with a majority of […]