Our battle to restore a statement to a Manchester exhibition was really about what can and can’t be said in cultural spacesOn Wednesday, protesters in Manchester reclaimed one of the city’s main cultural institutions. Despite the rain, pro-Palestine ac…
Governments should invest in their diaspora founders
Many governments that are not major tech hubs (i.e., most countries excluding the U.S., China, Israel and India) should stop restricting themselves to supporting locally domiciled VC funds.
Brex buys Weav, a universal API for commerce platforms, for $50M
Fintech Brex first partnered with Weav, a developer of a universal API for commerce platforms, last summer. In March, Brex launched Instant Payouts for Shopify sellers using the startup’s technology. The results were impressive enough that by April, Brex co-founders Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi participated in Weav’s $4.3 million seed round as strategic angel […]
Early-stage benchmarks for young cybersecurity companies
Entrepreneurs require guideposts when building large companies, and customer and revenue expectations can be established by looking at what successful cybersecurity companies have accomplished.
Four Palestinians killed during Israeli police raid in Jenin
Israel says its forces came under fire while trying to arrest a suspect, and none of its troops were injuredIsraeli troops have clashed with Palestinian gunmen during a late-night arrest raid in the occupied West Bank, killing four Palestinians in one …
Poland’s president signs bill to curb claims on property seized by Nazis
Move to limit Jewish people’s opportunity to seek restitution sparks furious response from IsraelPoland’s president has decided to sign a bill that would set limits on the ability of Jews to recover property seized by Nazi German occupiers and retained…
Israel preparing to resume settlement building in West Bank
Minister says there are plans for 2,000 new housing units for Jewish settlers in Palestinian territoriesIsrael is preparing to resume settlement building in the occupied West Bank after a hiatus of almost a year, the country’s defence minister has said…
Siga secures $8.1M Series B to prevent cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
Siga OT Solutions, an Israeli cybersecurity startup that helps organizations secure their operations by monitoring the raw electric signals of critical industrial assets, has raised $8.1 million in Series B funding. Siga’s SigaGuard says its technology, used by Israel’s critical water facilities and the New York Power Authority, is unique in that rather than monitoring […]
Gaza conflict led to record rise in UK antisemitic attacks, charity says
Community Security Trust recorded 639 incidents in May, 49% of the total for the first half of 2021A charity that monitors antisemitism and provides security for British Jewish groups has said the Gaza conflict that broke out in May resulted in its hig…
Suspected tanker hijacking off UAE coast is over, says British military
Armed group has left the Panama-registered Asphalt Princess, says British navy, after initial reports Iranian-backed forces had raided vesselA group of armed men who boarded a tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman have le…