
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is coming under withering criticism from conservatives for passing a massive new budget that funds the government through next September–and avoids a government “shutdown.”
by Joel B. Pollak20 Dec 2015, 10:07 AM PST0

In the last six months, an exclusive startup accelerator called The Junction, created by Israeli VC Genesis Partners, has come up with a way for huge multinational corporations to use Israel’s bustling tech startup community to their own sweet advantage.
by Breitbart Jerusalem30 Nov 2015, 12:59 PM PST0

France’s Economy Minister, Emmanuel Macron, attended a prominent technology conference this week in Israel as part of an ongoing strategy employed by Paris to bring French Jews back to their home country, the Wall Street Journal reports.
by Jordan Schachtel10 Sep 2015, 9:40 PM PST0

(Ferenstein Wire)—The taxi industry has launched yet another high-profile attempt to conquer their arch nemesis Uber. The upcoming Arro, like many of its predecessors, is an app for hailing and paying for a taxi, much like other ride-hailing companies out of Silicon Valley. Every similar app, so far, has either completely shut down shortly after launch or failed to slow the rise of Uber.
by Ferenstein Wire28 Aug 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

As Uber and other Silicon Valley startups come under legal pressure for employing an army of full-time freelancers, a well-funded new startup has decided to completely switch its workforce to staffed employees with full benefits (“W2” workers).
by Ferenstein Wire1 Jul 2015, 6:57 PM PST0

JERUSALEM, Israel — The future of tech investing is housed–barely–in a stone spice warehouse on the Hebron Road in Jerusalem. There are, I am told, bullet holes in the walls, from the days when the building faced the boundary with Jordan. On the day I visit, it sounds like a war zone–a battle of drills and hammers, fire alarms and telephones, as the company expands into neighboring space. Only two years old, OurCrowd is revolutionizing startup funding–and growing rapidly.
by Joel B. Pollak4 May 2015, 9:00 AM PST0