Category: Business

Fintech Firm Global-e Looks Too $3.5 billion NASDAQ IPO Fintech and cybersecurity startups are worth billions these days. Global-e co-founders Amir Schlachet (from right), Shahar Tamari, and Nir Debbi. (Company PR pic) Israeli fintech startup Global-e is planning an initial public offering. The company submitted a revised F-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]

Israel’s Simplex Fintech Firm Acquired by Nuvei for $250m Million Simplex deals with Cryptos. Simplex co-founders CEO Nimrod Lehavi (center), Chief Technology Officer Erez Shapira (right) and Chief Analytics Officer Netanel Kabala. (Simplex PR Pic) Nuvei Corporation (TSX: NVEI and NVEI.U), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, entered into a definitive agreement to […]

Afghanistan – has Biden taken a wrong turn? Taliban execute Zarmeena in Kabul in 1999 / RAWA by Neville Teller On April 14, 2021 President Joe Biden announced that he was abandoning the timetable for withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan that his predecessor, Donald Trump, had agreed with the Taliban.  He had decided that the […]

IBM Unveils World’s First 2 Nanometer Chip Technology It is projected to achieve 45 percent higher performance. A 2 nm wafer fabricated at IBM Research’s Albany facility. The wafer contains hundreds of individual chips. Courtesy of IBM IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled the world’s first 2 nanometer nanosheet technology. This is a breakthrough in semiconductor […]

BOE Governor: Don’t Buy Bitcoin, You’ll Go Broke, In Spite of What Mark Cuban And Elon Musk Do “Buy them only if you’re prepared to lose all your money.” Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey is warning people off of cryptocurrencies. He really does not like them. Yet Mark Cuban and Elon Musk are still […]

The History of the Origin of Casinos: How Did Casino Games Go Online? Monte Carlo Casino, Monaco (Riviera)/ Wikimedia  By Contributing Author Gambling has been with us since the dawn of history, and it’s always been controversial. Even today, many modern countries like Norway have no land-based casinos to accommodate punters. Since 1994, the online […]

Reducing Stress, Even with a Fluctuating Stock Market By Contributing Author Today, the financial markets are fluctuating and makes investors feel stressed. However, that can make it more challenging to make significant decisions. When you are stressed, you might not go in the right direction with your finances which can threaten your portfolio and your […]

UJA-Federation of NY Grants $200,000 In Emergency Help For COVID-19 Relief In India COVID-19 in India/ screenshot/ NBC report/ YouTube In response to India’s unprecedented Covid-19 crisis, the UJA-Federation of New York announced a grant of $200,000 to four organizations assisting with relief efforts in the country: JDC, IsraAID, Afya Foundation, and Gabriel Project Mumbai. […]

SavorEat Establishes EGG’N’UP for Plant-Based Egg Alternatives Its eggselent. Plant-based egg substitutes (from Savour Eat) Israeli food-tech firm SvaorEat, which offers plant based alternatives to meat, has announced its creation of a new subsidiary for the production of egg alternatives. The company is called Egg’n’up. SavorEat boasts that it is all about creating the perfect […]

Vim Build’s Digital Infrastructure for Higher Performing Health Care – Raises $60 Million The company streamlines health care paperwork. Israeli startup Vim offers digital infrastructure and platforms for US health care providers. The company has raised $60 million from Walgreens, America’s second largest pharmacy chain, Boots Alliance (WBA), health insurance firm Anthem (ANTM), and Frist […]