Benny Gantz – Ariel Hermoni, Ministry of Defense Defense Minister Benny Gantz briefed 60 foreign ambassadors on the security situation today (Wednesday), addressing the Hamas terrorists in Gaza, the Iranian nuclear issue, Lebanon, and the situation in Judea and Samaria. “Iran has an intention to destroy Israel, and it is working to have the means […]
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A UK-based American pharmaceutical firm has had positive results so far in the late-stage trials for its treatment of Tay-Sachs disease, in what could be a major breakthrough for a condition disproportionately affecting Ashkenazi Jews. Developed by IntraBio, the treatment, a drug dubbed IB1001, is being tested as a means of treating GM2 Gangliosidosis (Tay-Sachs […]
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It seems that Dan Ariely may have lied about lying. At least that is the current scuttlebutt revolving around an important study that Ariely released back in 2012. The study was centered on the issue of cheating. Born in America, but raised in Israel, Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and […]
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REE’s Daniel Barel Co-founder and CEO (company PR pic) REE Automotive, the Israeli company that develops new tech for electric vehicles, was awarded £14 million ($19 million) from the UK Government, coordinated through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). The UK government said that its investment in REE Automotive fits with the country’s ambition to accelerate […]
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The coronavirus cabinet is scheduled to meet on Sunday to vote on the details of a plan for opening the school year on September 1, as Israel lowered the age for receiving a COVID booster shot, enabling the prime minister to get the jab on Friday. Representatives from the education sector are expected to attend […]
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Tel Aviv at sunset, Israel Startup Israel New Startups / VC FundingReali Raises $100 Million for Real Estate PlatformReali is a real estate and fintech company that offers services for home buying and selling. Reali has closed $250 million in new financing led by Zeev Ventures led the round with participation from Akkadian Ventures, Signia […]
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Monte Carlo is an Israeli startup that helps customers monitor their data inflows, finding issues and errors that could foul downstream data analysis. Monte Carlo raised $60 million in a Series C round of funding led by ICONIQ Growth. The raise brought the company’s total funding to date to $101 million. Led by Barr Moses, […]
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COVID-19 infections are spiking among the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) sector, according to coronavirus commissioner Prof. Salman Zarka. During a closed briefing on Wednesday, he shared a chart that demonstrated that the number of daily cases has been progressively rising over the past week and now accounts for 10% of daily cases. “The infection rate in the […]
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Monday.com is soaring since its initial public offering. In only two months the company’s value has more than doubled. Monday.com’s share price was up yesterday by 23.55% at $302.78, giving the company a market cap of $13.24 billion. When Monday.com went public in June the company issued 3.7 million shares and raised $574 million. At […]
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Browzwear co-founder Avihay Feld {company Photo Elad Baranga} Browzwear is an Israeli and Singapore based startup that uses 3D tech to provide end-to-end digital product creation for the apparel industry. Browzwear raized $35 million in a funding round from growth equity firm Radian Capital. Remember the replicators on Star Trek the Next Generation. You need […]
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