CTech’s Sunday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Lawsuit asks to restrict sale of Israeli spyware. Pitchbook rates Tel Aviv University among top 10 undergraduate programs for entrepreneurs

Lawsuit asks to restrict sale of Israeli spyware. Two lawsuits filed Thursday in Israel and Cyprus reveal details of the modus operandi of Israeli NSO Group. Read more

 

Pitchbook rates Tel Aviv University among top 10 undergraduate programs for entrepreneurs. Tel Aviv University came in at eight place, up from ninth last year. The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem made the top 50. Read more

 

Tel Aviv. Photo: 123RF

 

 

Opinion | Why can’t blockchain and GDPR just get along? For all the headache GDPR spells for adtech companies, blockchain-related businesses have it much, much worse. Read more

 

Opinion | Five growing sectors in Israeli tech. From blockchain to cannabis, new domains take root in Israeli tech, building on local market strengths. Read more

 

U.K. Media Company Sky Opens Berlin Office, Invests in Tel Aviv Venture Firm Remagine. Remagine was founded by Eze Vidra, a former general partner at Google Ventures Europe, and by Kevin Baxpehler, the former head of ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s Israel investment office. Read more

 

Israel catches the digital health virus. While Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva continues to stumble, small startups developing new technologies for treating, diagnosing and alleviating medical conditions are steering ahead. Read more

 

Opinion | Blockchain Education Goes Mainstream. As more businesses look to harness blockchain, demand for specialists is booming. Read more

 

News Briefs

 

Online used-car retailer Vroom is looking to raise $70 million, report says. Read more

 

Israeli retailer Rami Levy to launch robot-operated distribution centers. Read more

 

DevOps startup Datree raises $3 million in Seed. Read more