News Google bought Waze for less than $1 billion Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By J. Correspondent | August 2, 2013 Google paid less than the previously reported $1.1 billion for the Israeli navigation app Waze. The purchase price came in at $966 million in cash, Waze reported July 25 in its financial report for the second quarter of 2013, the Israeli business daily Globes reported. The purchase was completed six weeks ago. Waze is a free downloadable navigation app with nearly 50 million subscribers. Prior talks between Waze and the social networking site Facebook reportedly had broken down over Waze’s insistence that the company’s managers and employees remain in their Israeli headquarters in Raanana rather than relocating to Menlo Park. — jta J. Correspondent Also On J. U.S. Chaotic response to Israel's turmoil reveals dilemma for Jewish orgs Bay Area Israeli expats in Bay Area protest latest moves by Netanyahu Passover AI rushes in, but the best new haggadahs are still human-made Recipe Help! I need a main course and a tasty Pesach dessert Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up