Israeli app Waze is on the verge of some incredibly lucrative buy outs. The navigation app, which has emerged as a highly successful start up venture for its Israeli creators, has potential offers from Facebook and Apple, which could reach more than $1 billion in pay out. Facebook is reportedly interested in picking up the app for a sum between $800 million and $1 billion. Reports are also surfacing that Waze managers spoke with interested Apple execs earlier in the year as well. The app is used by drivers to …More

Avner Meyrav, NoCamels - Israel Innovation News The hacking of the Associated Press’ Twitter account just a few days ago—a false tweet said the White House had been hit by two explosions and that Barack Obama was injured--is more proof, if any was needed, that password-protection offers little… protection. While many online companies, such as Facebook and Google, have introduced steps such as two-step verification to protect our personal information, these are still easy to bypass for …More

This morning's terror stabbing victim is laid to rest in Israel. [Arutz Sheva] Meanwhile, the terrorist responsible for the killing is glorified on Facebook. [Algemeiner] A Hezbollah leader denies sending a drone to Israel. [Times of Israel] Palestine may be on board with the Arab League's land swap idea for a two-state solution. [Times of Israel] News surfaces that the Maimonides Mishneh Torah brought in $8.5 million. [Forward] A mysterious Hebrew stone is displayed in Jerusalem. [San Francisco …More

A writer struggles with inspiration. Then, a chance moment of synergy with a barista in a hipster coffee shop provides a muse. He is obsessed. He has found the perfect woman. He decides to craft himself into the perfect man for her. If “A Case of You” already sounds like a combination of “Ruby Sparks,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” and every other indie-aspiring romantic comedy you’ve seen lately, you’re not wrong. Nothing is terribly unique about director Kat …More

Jonathan Revach, NoCamels - Israel Innovation News Thomas L. Friedman’s bestselling book “The World is Flat” describes globalization and the internet, which allows billions of users worldwide to connect. While some choose to use this “flat world” for commerce or finding friends online, others, such as Israeli project PeaceTube, set grander goals, like promoting world peace. The PeaceTube Project, a nonprofit project founded in 2011 by two Israeli friends, Lior Penso and Ziv Tubin, …More

The search for Jolli began with a simple Facebook post. “Looking for Jolli—child survivor A7734 from Auschwitz, 4.5 years old at liberation,” the March 2 post read. “Whatever name and location, his tattooed number is A7734. And his brother still hopes to meet him.” Over the last two and a half weeks, the post and faded picture of a chubby cheeked little boy have been shared nearly 6,000 times on Facebook pages throughout the world. Although no clues have helped the search for Jolli, …More

Dawn Dellasanta-Swann, JNS.org Standing behind the podium of the 2013 NAACP Image Awards is a man in a tux with a red tie whose smooth, dark skin is stretched over a frame so long that it cannot fit through a standard doorway. Behind the same podium, a woman comes up to maybe the bottom of that man’s ribcage. She is fair skinned, black haired, ruby lipped, and sheathed in black lace. She looks like a Jewish Snow White. He is the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) all-time leading scorer, an …More

An Israeli hacker has helped Facebook uphold its security standards—for the second time this year. Nir Goldshlager is an employee at the Israeli cyber security company Avnet. In his work, Goldshlager attempts to breach security holes on a Web site’s operating platform, to help the site close up outstanding loopholes. In 2011, he made it onto Facebook’s “hall of fame,” named the second best hacker of the year. He made the first place spot in 2012, and is taking the title again for …More

Freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit joined the call on President Obama to release Israel's spy Jonathan Pollard. Shalit signed an online petition asking Obama to commute Pollard's life sentence to time served on Monday. "I have signed a petition, and call on you to do the same. Freedom is a great gift and privilege," Shalit posted on his Facebook status. "I thank those who worked for my release, and now I ask you to join the struggle to save Pollard." More than 150,000 Israelis have signed the petition so far. …More

The US embassy in Tel Aviv has launched a campaign to give 20 lucky winners a seat at one of President Obama’s addresses later this month. The US leader is set to land in the Jewish state March 20 for a three-day visit, with plans to give a highlighted public speech on March 21. Yesterday, the US embassy created a Facebook campaign, asking users to “like” the embassy’s page for a chance to win a coveted seat to the address. “Want to attend President Obama's speech? LIKE our page, …More

President Obama’s impending trip to Israel is set to get its own logo, and the citizens of Israel get the deciding vote on aesthetics. Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has released a trio of choices for Israelis to choose from, posting the images via Facebook. The title of the campaign, “Operation Unbreakable Alliance,” is meant to reinforce the US’s relationship with the Jewish state while highlighting the nation’s social media savvy. “With the logos we want to show that …More

Arielle Adler wasn’t born in Israel, but that didn’t stop her from making the Jewish state her homeland. Adler immigrated from the US in 2011 and joined the Israeli armed forces, a story the IDF shared today via Facebook. “When Cpl. Arielle Adler made aliyah in 2011, she was constantly told that her Zionist vision was naive and that she would become jaded after seeing the real Israel,” the IDF said. “She disagreed — and it shows…Israel is stronger because of people …More