CTech's Tuesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Temasek acquires cyber consulting company Sygnia. Hatched in a startup foundry set up by veterans of the Israeli military's signal intelligence unit, Sygnia offers cybersecurity consulting and incident response services to businesses. Read more

Israel to ban logos, visual branding on cigarette packs. On Monday, an Israeli parliamentary committee has decided to ban logos and other visual branding elements on cigarette packs sold in Israel. Read more

Maabarot's Chairman Eyal Shalmon. Photo: Amit Sha'al

Kibbutz-owned food manufacturer Maabarot bids for Teva’s north Israel facility. Last week, Calcalist reported that Teva was nearing the sale of its Kiryat Shmona facility to German pharmaceutical device company B. Braun. Read more

Paris Auto Show | 10 Israeli autotech startups share their vision for the future of mobility. The startups took part in a special event held at the Mondial de l'Automobile auto show in Paris. Read more

Jerusalem train proves projects left in the oven for 17 years may still be half-baked. Service on the new Jerusalem express train, which only covers half of its originally planned route, was once again interrupted early Tuesday morning due to crucial electricity work conducted on the tracks. Read more

Video | This robotics startup plans to fund engineering courses for the people it plans to put out of a job. Skyline Robotics develops a software that turns existing machinery in high-rises into window cleaning robots. Read more

Live video courses marketplace Jolt raises $7.2 million. Jolt offers professional video courses to tech workers in all career stages. The company is set to launch services in London. Read more

News Briefs

Autonomous vehicle startup Vayavision raises $8 million. Read more

Encryption startup Kindite raises $4 million. Read more

Blockchain cybersecurity startup Valid raises $2 million. Read more

Retail tech startup IntraPosition raises $1.5 million. Read more

Vonage to hire 80 people in Israel. Read more