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Asian proptech VC Taronga Ventures has successfully closed the latest investment round of the RealTech Ventures Fund, with significant investment coming from strategic global investors in Asia, Europe and the US.
Amazon. com Inc. is in advanced talks to buy Zoox Inc. in a move that would expand the e-commerce giant’s reach in autonomous-vehicle technology. The companies are discussing a deal that would value Zoox at less than the $3.2 billion it achieved in a funding round in 2018, according to people familiar with the matt...
As states begin to lift the stay-at-home restrictions put in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic, some workers now say they are just fine working from home and would like to do so permanently. In response, employers are...
In the post-pandemic era of commercial real estate, there have been wholesale changes to how properties are bought, sold, and financed. A true black swan event in modern economic history, today’s leaders in real estate capital markets are rethinking and transforming their approach and strategies in today’s economic environment.
Augmented reality is nothing new, but new applications for its usefulness in everyday life are being demonstrated more often. Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has had every facet of daily life re-examined, one Buffalo startup has developed an augmented reality experience that will aid people in entering buildings safely in our...
Thor Equities has brought on workspace manager Industrious as a partner to operate the firm’s 36,000-square-foot coworking space in Midtown, Commercial Observer has learned.
Shopify Inc. will allow its 5,000 employees to work from home indefinitely, even after the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic fade and cities lift shutdowns. The company plans to keep its offices largely closed for the rest of the year as it re-designs its space for a “digital by default” mindset and adjusts to a ...
Covid-19 testing regimes are taking hold at big companies as they try to get back to business and prevent outbreaks on the job. Employees at Smithfield Foods Inc., Ford Motor Co. and UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Hear from thought leaders in the Mixed Use market as we explore how communal space, retail space, office space and residential space use all need to adapt to the new normal. New paradigms in design need to combine with demand to bring retailers and employers closer to their customers and employees. Hear from Gensler and prominent owners & developers who are reacting and adapting in real-time t...
New technologies are keeping construction projects moving through the pandemic. Even in markets like Southern California, where construction was deemed an essential industry, worker safety was crucial to construction job sites. To ensure safety and defend against outbreaks, contracting companies like Suffolk have leaned on tech tools, from touch-less thermometers to monitors that track social di...