CTech’s Wednesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

CVC on brink of closing deal for medical laser company Lumenis. The Israel-based laser company was acquired in 2015 by XIO Group for a little over $500 million. Read more

Israeli archives attack Wikimedia for releasing historic photos. Last week, Wikimedia made 28,000 public domain photos taken from Israeli archives publically available online. Read more

Blockchain entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg, binary options firm exchange legal blows. On Tuesday, Tel Aviv district court has rejected a disposition of property claim filed against Moshe Hogeg, an Israeli blockchain entrepreneur and owner of Beitar Jerusalem Football Club. Read more

Israeli quantum computing startup Quantum Machines raises $5.5 million. Quantum Machines develops software, hardware, and electronics for the nascent quantum computers industry. Read more

The University of Haifa inaugurates joint campus in Shanghai. Courses offered at the campus will primarily focus on interdisciplinary studies in biomedicine, neuroscience, or environmental sciences. Read more

Elbit aims to take Uzi makers' arms to international markets. Israel’s new interim defense minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, signed the documents that give Elbit control of IMI on Monday. Read more

New coworking sites popping up in Jerusalem and Haifa. Urban Place will open a new space in a historic building in Jerusalem, and Regus will open a compound in downtown Haifa. Read more