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Waze launching pilot carpooling program in Israel
The popular Israeli navigation app Waze is launching a pilot carpooling program in Israel.
Struck by Venice lightning: A first person account of a chaotic day at the beach
On Sunday afternoon, I was knee-deep in the ocean, right next to the Venice Fishing Pier, when the deadly lightning bolt hit the water.
A growing movement of corporate philanthropy
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
Israel earned $370 million in tax revenue on the sale of the navigation app Waze to Google.
Israel’s antitrust panel taking a look at Google-Waze merger
Israel’s antitrust regulatory commission is investigating whether the Google-Waze merger constitutes a monopoly.
Google bought Waze for less than $1 billion
Google paid less than the previously reported $1.1 billion for the Israeli navigation app Waze.
Google-Waze deal investigated by FTC
The Federal Trade Commisssion is examining Google’s $1 billion deal to purchase the Israeli navigation start-up Waze to see if the purchase violated any antitrust laws.
Billion-dollar Waze
Just a couple of years ago, the Israeli entrepreneurs behind the traffic-fighting smartphone app Waze were knocking down the door of every news outlet in Los Angeles. They were seeking publicity to help forge their way into the iPhones and Androids of L.A. drivers by promising some reprieve from “Carmageddon” weekend on the 405 freeway.
Google buys Israel’s Waze to protect mobile maps lead
Google Inc bought Israeli mapping startup Waze on Tuesday for an undisclosed sum, acquiring an online real-time mapping service to safeguard its own lead in one of the most crucial aspects of smartphone usage.