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Lauren September 14, 2020
Fifth Wall, a VC firm that focuses on innovation and technology for real estate, is now a certified B Corporation, emphasizing the shifting mindset on sustainability overall and paving the ...
Lauren September 14, 2020
The flex-office startup, valued at $1.6 billion in August 2019 but thought to be worth substantially less now, is offering nearly 375,000 square feet of space up for sublease, according to marketing materials reviewed by The Real Deal.
Lauren September 14, 2020
A recent survey of over 1,250 office employees conducted by access technology developer Nexkey of San Mateo, Calf. revealed ongoing health and safety concerns in the workplace. In fact, nearly 50 per cent of workers had worries that will persist even after the COVID-19 pandemic passes. These begin with the limited n...
Lauren September 14, 2020
Uber is immediately expanding its "Green" program to new cities and setting a longer-term target of having fully electric cars account for 100% of rides on its platform in the U.S., Canadian and European cities by 2030.Why it matters: Those plans — and other new climate pledges Uber 
Lauren September 14, 2020
A lot happened this week in the AI space. The Guardian wrote an article with GPT-3 and again demonstrated that no matter what OpenAI paid to train and create the language model, 
Lauren September 14, 2020
Google  was at the leading edge of large technology companies seeking to go completely carbon neutral, having declared that status in 2007, and subsequently matching all of its global electricity consumption with renewable energy. Now the ...
Lauren September 11, 2020
Safety has been a long-standing priority for industrial companies. With COVID-19, though, protecting workers has taken on new dimensions. In recent months, industrial organizations have enacted measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. In addition to requiring workers to wear masks and maintain at least six feet of distance when possible, they have ramped up automation and adjusted shi...
Lauren September 11, 2020
Opendoor, a property technology startup, is in advanced talks to go public through a merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. II, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Lauren September 11, 2020
The youngest generation harbors few illusions that climate change has an easy fix, with most saying that its progression is inevitable, new Morning Consult data shows.  The survey of members of Generation Z showed that 26 percent think humans can stop climate change in its tracks. And roughly half (49 percent) of those surveyed believe that the phenomenon can be slowed (but not stopped), with jus...
Lauren September 11, 2020
If there’s been a particular corner of the design world that’s actually managed to have a decent year, it’s online home decor retailers. Between the sudden, significant spike in demand for home office pieces plus an abundance of time to dream up and complete home improvement projects, consumers seem more inclined than ever to buy furniture and other products online.