CTech’s Tuesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Russia's Yandex is moving in on Gett's home turf; Israeli watchdog calls on public in a bid to better regulate Big Tech

Russia's Yandex is moving in on Gett's home turf. The decision to start operations in Israel is part of the company’s global taxi expansion plans. In 2017, Yandex announced a merger between its taxi booking service and Uber’s Russian operations. Read more

 

Israeli watchdog calls on public in a bid to better regulate Big Tech. The Israeli Antitrust Authority is seeking comments on the promotion and protection of competition in the digital economy. Read more

 

Michal Halperin, general director of Israel’s Antitrust Authority. Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg

 

AMOS-8 satellite to be built in Israel with government funding. The funding will enable AMOS satellites operator Spacecom to withdraw from its $112 million deal with U.S. company Loral, which it contracted to build AMOS-8 in March. Read more

 

Israel's richest woman to sell stake in Israel's largest bank. Shari Arison has received regulatory approval from the Bank of Israel to sell over 5% of her stake in Israel’s Bank Hapoalim, thus forgoing her status as majority shareholder. Read more

 

Venture fund Remagine invests in predictive analytics company Vault. Vault offers a content analytics system for entertainment and media companies. Read more

 

Monica Lewinsky cuts off interview after question about Bill Clinton. Lewinsky was interviewed by Israel’s Channel 2 News chief anchor Yonit Levy in Jerusalem on Monday. Read more