Rubrik acquiring cloud security startup Laminar for $200-250 million

Rubrik acquiring cloud security startup Laminar for $200-250 million. Laminar, which has developed a security solution for early identification of cloud data breaches, was in negotiations with several notable firms in the data space, including Datadog.

Finance Ministry weighs leverage funds to offset judicial overhaul hit on high-tech. Following the judicial overhaul's severe impact on the high-tech sector, Israel’s Ministry of Finance is considering the creation of leveraged funds, a tool that was employed during the severe crisis of 2008.

Entrepreneur and investor Yuval Ariav closes $50 million debut fund Symbol. The new VC fund will be making first-check, $0.5-$3.5 million investments focusing on what it calls ‘pre consensus’ entrepreneurs and startups.

Cyber attack paralyzes Israeli hospital's computer systems. Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak is dealing with a ransomware attack that damaged and shut down administrative computer systems on Tuesday. Following the attack, some treatments were stopped and the emergency room is referring patients to other hospitals.

Telehealth startup TytoCare announces $49 million in funding one month after cutting 10% of staff. The Israeli company’s Home Smart Clinic is an FDA-cleared device with AI-powered guidance and diagnostic support that enables families to conduct remote physical exams with a doctor.

Microsoft Responsible AI Leader: “There is so much potential for AI to change the world if we get it right.” Dr. Sarah Bird, Responsible AI Leader at Microsoft, has been part of Bing's AI chat from the beginning. In an in-depth interview, she shares how it's taught not to be racist, chauvinistic or discriminatory and when it is okay for the model to behave “in a humanlike way and when is it crossing the line.”