JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Israeli high-tech companies raised $11.9 billion over the first three quarters of 2025 as the technology sector continues to thrive despite Israel's two-year-old war against Hamas militants in Gaza. Funding was 13% higher than in January to September 2024, the nonprofit Startup Nation Central said on Tuesday. It noted that the volume of funding, which...

Washington DC, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) announced that LuMind IDSC Foundation, the nation’s leading Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease research organization, is merging into NDSS. For nearly five decades, NDSS has served as the national voice for individuals with Down syndrome and their families, driving advocacy and providing resources across the lifespan. While research...

WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday to consider whether to lift the long-standing prohibition on a merger between any of the largest four broadcast networks and to consider relaxing other media ownership rules. The FCC said it would consider public comments before deciding whether to reverse the rule that bars a merger among...

(Reuters) -Vercel, the U.S.-based cloud platform that helps developers build and quickly deploy scalable websites, said on Tuesday it had raised $300 million in an oversubscribed Series F round, valuing the startup at $9.3 billion. The round was co-led by venture capital firm Accel and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, with new investors including BlackRock, StepStone and Khosla Ventures. Growing...