CTech’s Sunday Roundup of Israeli Tech News
In bid to decrease mobile usage, Tel Aviv to send high schoolers to hand candy to strangers; Juul to cease selling e-cigarette in Israel in 10 days
In bid to decrease mobile usage, Tel Aviv to send high schoolers to hand candy to strangers. Ahead of the upcoming school year, Tel Aviv wants to decrease use of mobile phones among parents, students and the general public. The campaign was launched Sunday with a Facebook live stream, an Instagram hashtag and a plethora of billboards calling people to stay “out of the screen.” Read more
Schoolkids using smartphones (illustration). Photo: Shutterstock
Juul to cease selling e-cigarette in Israel in 10 days. On Sunday, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected Juul’s request for a temporary injunction against last week’s government ban. Read more
Analysis | Baidu’s reputation problem in China gives Google a chance. Baidu may be the unchallenged market leader in China, but users in the country believe the search engine to be overly commercialized and ethically challenged. Read more
Teva’s EpiPen won’t hit U.S. market in time for the school year, report says. The Israeli drugmaker received approval for a first generic version of Mylan’s auto-injector earlier this month. Read more
In Jaffa, a luxury hotel built on crusaders era ruins draws social ire. The sprawling lobby of the newly opened Tel Aviv luxury hotel, The Jaffa, is divided by a 13th-century wall. A historic chapel was turned into the hotel’s bar. Read more
Tel Aviv announces plan to make train stations more accessible. Construction is planned in conjunction with the 2025 launch of Tel Aviv's light rail lines. Read more
Gang allegedly sold data on prospective Israeli military recruits. According to an investigation held by Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority, between 2011-2014, two Israeli soldiers provided lists of stolen data on potential military recruits. Read more
News Briefs
IFF, Frutarom set date for completion of acquisition. Read more
Delta to launch additional direct route from New York to Tel Aviv in summer 2019. Read more
Gaming monetization startup Game of Whales acquires Hong Kong-based Appstatics. Read more
