Source: Salesforce paid $20M+ to license Einstein's image in a 2016 deal, hoping to gain an edge in the AI market; proceeds go to Jerusalem's Hebrew University
It's tough to stand out as a tech company working on artificial intelligence. Albert Einstein is Salesforce's solution. X: @brodyford_ X: Brody Ford / @brodyford_ : Scoop: Albert Einstein's been dead...
Jerusalem-based Lightricks, which makes 11 subscription photo and editing apps, including Facetune, raises $130M Series D at a $1.8B valuation
Ricky Ben-David / The Times of Israel :
Interview with Mona Shtaya of 7amleh, a social media advocacy and digital rights group in the Middle East, on how social networks censored Palestinians in May
Bani Sapra / WIRED Middle East : Tweets: @monashtayya , @ifex , and @wiredmiddleeast Tweets: Mona shtaya / @monashtayya : This is a special interview with @WIRED it highlighted how we @7amleh worked ...
Sources detail NSO Group's sales in Gulf states, where it has made deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars in the past few years for its Pegasus spyware
Chaim Levinson / Haaretz : Tweets: @billmarczak , @kyleworton , @sarahleah1 , @congo_red_jr , @marwasf , @ruslantrad , @avischarf , @agnescallamard , and @lorenzofb Tweets: Bill Marczak / @billmarcza...
A look back at Leisure Suit Larry and the claims that pirated versions of the game contributed to the spread of the Jerusalem DOS virus in the late 1980s
Leisure Suit Larry sprang from the womb a combed-over Casanova in white polyester. A court jester with a satyr's appetites … Tweets: @mistertechblog , @vice , @duncanfyfe , @robzacny , and @derektmea...
Intel's Mobileye has started testing 100 self-driving cars in Jerusalem with plans to deploy the fleet in the US and other regions in coming months
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
Jerusalem-based crowdfunding platform OurCrowd launches Cognitiv Ventures, a $100M fund for early-stage AI, deep learning, and robotics firms
Gwen Ackerman / Bloomberg :
Israel-based equity crowdfunding firm OurCrowd raises $72M Series C for global expansion and additional capital to co-invest in startups that use its platform
The Jerusalem-based equity crowdfunding firm has invested more than $300 million to date, mostly in Israeli start-ups