As we wrote last week, numerous business and political bigwigs were in Israel for Shimon Peres’s conference celebrating Israel’s 60th birthday. While we sat in on various sessions and working groups, given our bent for Israeli technology, we really enjoyed a session dedicated to the future of the Internet attended by the pioneers of modern media, including Sergey Brin, Google’s (GOOG) founder, and Rupert Murdoch, News Corp (NWS) founder. Now, it looks like Brin is getting closer to Israel as he eyes specific deals with leading technology players in fields that might surprise you. (Continue »)

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