Google and Waze: What made the Israeli startup say yes?
The Waze team was determined not to force employees to pull up roots — was this one of the big factors in choosing Google?
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David Shamah
David Shamah has been writing about Israeli technology news for over a decade, both in print and on the web, and knows the Israeli tech scene and its start-ups inside out.
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The company's second silicon-photonics acquisition in recent weeks boosts its challenge to Intel and Cisco in the space.
Qualcomm to Intel: Bring on your best mobile game
Tech companies are increasingly invading each other's turf, and with Intel stepping up its mobile efforts, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs says he's ready for the battle ahead.
Waze-Facebook talks are over, but Google takeover or IPO are still possible
Waze intends on remaining in Israel, sources say, and its newest suitor, Google, will probably let it do so.
How can startups get their first VC investment? Ashton Kutcher has some tips
Getting that all-important first round of funding isn't easy, but there are ways to make it easier, according to the Hollywood heavyweight and tech investor.
With $82m silicon-photonics acquisition, Mellanox satisfies its need for speed
Kotura's tech will now will carry the Mellanox brand after the Silicon Valley company signed on the dotted line.
After dates with Apple, it's an engagement with Facebook: Waze selling for $1bn
The Israeli crowdsourced navigation and mapping app could become a part of the world's largest social media network.
Seconds out, round two: New batch of startup hopefuls graduate Microsoft's Azure accelerator
Microsoft has gone through some serious changes in recent years, with the company's pride in its Israeli accelerator a good example
With new funding and CEO, HTML5 app platform Gizmox has its sights on the US
Gizmox's VisualWebGui provides tools to enable companies to 'transpose' their legacy client-server apps for use on the web or mobile.
HANA: How SAP's in-memory push gave the software giant a shot in the arm
From human genetics to RDL, SAP's Israel R&D labs are among the facilities working on the next generation of HANA products.