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Microsoft has pledged to bring its direct waste footprint to zero within a decade, as part of a new resources strategy which will boost the recyclability of its devices and see plastic packaging phased out entirely.
For decades, Las Vegas has attracted vacationers with its casinos, clubs and restaurants. Now, one desperate hotel operator wants to bring in the work-from-home crowd. MGM resorts has launched “Work from Vegas” business packages at the Bellagio and ARIA resorts, according to the Reno Gazette Journal. There are three packages, the cheapest five-day stay starting at around $100 per night, going ...
Even on a good day, more than half of U.S. workers are unhappy in their jobs. During the coronavirus pandemic, recent studies reveal that percentage is even higher. Now, as more companies are offering their employees the option to work from home "indefinitely," managers, HR and business owners are forced to consider this caveat: Studies have found that remote workers tend to be more disengaged a...
Plug and Play wants to make the Keihanshin Metropolitan area one of the world’s leading start-up ecosystems as well as contribute to the Japanese city’s smart city progress.
Venture capitalists are increasingly targeting deals in Seattle, where they say a burgeoning startup ecosystem holds the potential to support more enterprise software innovation. Deal activity in the Seattle region has grown in recent years. The number of venture investments in startups in the region rose to 433 in 2019, up 18% from 367 in 2015, according to PitchBook Data Inc.—the third-sharpes...
TOKYO — Just four months ago, Masayoshi Son, the daring billionaire who leads the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, looked as if he might lose it all.
Navitas Capital, a leading venture capital firm investing in technology solutions for the built environment, has announced that Michael Spies has joined as a Venture Partner. With Navitas, Michael will provide guidance as the firm begins investing from it’s third fund and will offer strategic support to its various portfolio ventures.
Two months later, with the spread of the coronavirus, business got even worse. The company laid off another 100 employees, asked those who remained ...
As a first-time attendee at the CREtech Global Summit, I was anxious to immerse myself in the real estate tech world at a conference center in Austin, TX. As with every other event like this, postponing and then eventually switching it to online-only was the safest choice. Fortunately, the organizers did a good job by putting together a schedule of top-notc...
The largest mall owner in the U.S. has been in talks with Amazon.com Inc., the company many retailers denounce as the mall industry’s biggest disrupter, to take over space left by ailing department stores. Simon Property Group