CTech's Sunday Roundup of Israeli Tech News
Alibaba acquires AR software company InfinityAR; Former CFO dropped from lawsuit against crypto company Stox, Moshe Hogeg
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Alibaba acquires AR software company InfinityAR. Israel-based InfinityAR develops augmented reality software. Read more
InfinityAR's augmented reality technology. Photo: InfinityAR PR
InfinityAR's augmented reality technology. Photo: InfinityAR PR Former CFO dropped from lawsuit against crypto company Stox, Moshe Hogeg. A January lawsuit filed in Tel Aviv alleges that blockchain entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg, through crypto company Stox, took money received from an ICO for himself and for other companies he was involved with. Read more
Opinion | Where everybody knows your face. Researcher Dov Greenbaum examines how legislation affects facial recognition technology for better or worse. Read more
You cannot develop technology without social responsibility, says Microsoft exec. Charlotte Yarkoni is corporate vice president at Microsoft, where she oversees the company’s cloud and artificial intelligence activities. Read more
El Al relaunching Chicago to Tel Aviv flights after twenty-year hiatus. Taking off in March 2020, passengers will be flown on a 282-seat Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Read more
Web intelligence startup Cobwebs raises $10 million. Cobwebs develops a search engine capable of searching the dark web and the deep web for potentially illegal or terrorist activity. Read more
Opinion | Don’t overlook Israeli marketing technology. While the public markets have been less than enamored with marketing technology companies, others have been more enthusiastic. Read more
Teva settles patent litigation case for blood sugar stabilizer with Novo Nordisk. Under the settlement agreement, Teva will be able to sell a generic version of the drug as of 2023. Read more
