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MWC: Israeli startup Waze reveals what life is like under the Google umbrella

Waze, the fast growing urban navigation app, has revealed what life has been like after it was acquired by Google nearly two years ago.The Israeli firm was snapped up by the Silicon Valley internet giant for a reported $1.3 billion (£850 million) in June 2013 in what was one of Google's biggest ever acquisitions.Following the deal, each of Waze's 100 employees at the time received an average of $1.2 million (£780,000) but beyond that the Google acquisition hasn't had much impact on the way Waze operates, according to Di-Ann Eisnor, head of growth at Waze.+ SHOW COVERAGE See all the news out of MWC 2015 +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here