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Israel says Facebook, YouTube videos encouraging Palestinian attacks
Jewish Journal
October 8, 2015
Israel said on Thursday it had asked Facebook and YouTube to remove videos it says have been encouraging Palestinian violence against Israelis in the past week.
Israeli team signs first launch deal in Google moon race
Jewish Journal
October 7, 2015
An Israeli team competing in a race to the moon sponsored by Google has signed a with California-based SpaceX for a rocket launch, putting it at the front of the pack and on target for blast-off in late 2017, officials said on Wednesday.
Waze launching pilot carpooling program in Israel
Jewish Journal
July 6, 2015
The popular Israeli navigation app Waze is launching a pilot carpooling program in Israel.
How Israeli tech survived the war
Simone Wilson
September 23, 2014
“I know that for some of you, coming to Israel after a very challenging summer might cause hesitation,” Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai told a crowd of hundreds of techies wearing neon-pink wristbands and ID necklaces.
Google pulls ‘Bomb Gaza’ game from app store after backlash
Jewish Journal
August 4, 2014
A mobile game that simulates Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and invites users to \”drop bombs and avoid killing civilians\” has been pulled from Google Inc\’s app store, a company spokesman said on Monday after a public backlash.
A growing movement of corporate philanthropy
Jewish Journal
February 26, 2014
When the Israeli mobile maps start-up Waze accepted a buyout from Google for more than $1 billion in June, each of the company’s 100 employees walked away with an average of $1.2 million from the sale.
Israel earned $370 million in taxes on Waze sale
Jewish Journal
January 14, 2014
Israel earned $370 million in tax revenue on the sale of the navigation app Waze to Google.
Google, Israeli government to cooperate on technology
Jewish Journal
January 2, 2014
Google and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding in which the tech giant agreed to provide technological services to the Israeli government.
Israel’s antitrust panel taking a look at Google-Waze merger
Jewish Journal
October 2, 2013
Israel’s antitrust regulatory commission is investigating whether the Google-Waze merger constitutes a monopoly.
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