CTech's Monday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

12,000 Israeli police officers to be outfitted with body cameras; Netanyahu’s Likud party behind campaign targeting Israeli journalists

12,000 Israeli police officers to be outfitted with body cameras. Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said the cameras will supply the country’s police with the “ultimate evidence.” Read more

Israeli police. Photo: Yariv Katz

Netanyahu’s Likud party behind campaign targeting Israeli journalists. Three months before the general elections in Israel, the party launched a campaign blaming media for trying to push watchdog into indicting Netanyahu. Read more

 

Microsoft to officially launch a Tel Aviv event hub. First announced in February 2018, the community and networking hub has already been quietly operating for several months. Read more

 

Opinion | The rise of the data protection officer. The newly enacted GDPR has given rise to a new role, vital even to companies located outside the European Union—the DPO. Read more

 

Augmented reality company Meta Company’s assets sold. Founded in 2012 by Israeli-born entrepreneur Meron Gribetz, Meta develops augmented reality headsets that combine 3D glasses and a camera made by Intel that tracks hand movements. Read more

 

China's PMEC looking to buy Israeli electricity power station. The Chinese company has partnered with Israeli firms Mivtach-Shamir Holdings and Rapac to submit a non-binding bid for the Alon Tavor power generation site. Read more

 

Israel and Chad resume diplomatic ties after 42 years. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the announcement on Sunday during his visit to the central-African country, making him the first serving Israeli prime minister to officially visit in Chad. Read more

 

Huawei snags Samsung exec to head marketing operations in Israel. Before joining Huawei as the company’s Israel marketing manager, Ana Lipnik Levy was Samsung’s marketing manager of corporate affairs in the country. Read more

 

Cisco partners with Israeli cloud services company CTERA. CTERA provides cloud storage, file sharing, and data protection services to enterprises, counting McDonald's and the U.S. Department of Defense among its 50,000 customers. Read more