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Locus Robotics raises another $40M as retailers increasingly look to automate

Lauren June 03, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a profound impact on robotics, as more companies look to automation as a way forward. While wide-scale automation had long seemed like an inevitability, the pandemic is set to accelerate the push as corporations look for processes that remove the human element from the equation.
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Remote work helps Zoom grow 169% in one year, posting $328.2M in Q1 revenue

Lauren June 03, 2020
Today after the bell, video-chat service Zoom reported its Q1 earnings. The company disclosed that it generated $328.2 million in revenue, up 169% compared to the year-ago period. The company also reported $0.20 per-share in adjusted profit...
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The Most Important Word in the Hospitality Industry? ‘Clean’

Lauren June 03, 2020

The world’s largest hotel companies have all come forward in recent weeks to announce new cleaning playbooks. In February, news from the Wynn Las Vegas included plans for Valentine’s Day (among the offerings: a “Lover’s Menu for Two”) and N...

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FUTURE PropTech goes virtual for 2020

Lauren June 03, 2020
The London show will hold a digital event next month and move its physical gathering to 2021. FUTURE PropTech will return on 28-29 April 2021 at the same venue, Magazine in London. The show’s organisers said they have “already reached out to delegates that are registered with more information, but if you missed that email you can view your options 
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Global Venture Funding Through The Pandemic, Late-Stage Stays Strong

Lauren June 03, 2020
To understand the impact of the pandemic on global venture funding, we took a look at comparative trends for the first four months of each year from 2016 through to 2020. The impact to technology companies was immediate, with transportation (Uber, Lyft), logistics (
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Big Tech vs. Big Office

Lauren June 03, 2020
There has been a flurry of news over the past few weeks about major tech companies embracing work from home (WFH) policies indefinitely. There's no doubt that this will have a dramatic effect on the 
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Office Towers Are Still Going Up, but Who Will Fill Them?

Lauren June 03, 2020

Before the pandemic shut down businesses, a robust economy had powered a building boom, sending office towers skyward in urban areas across the United States. The coronavirus outbreak, though, has scrambled plans and sent jitters through the re...

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Equiem launches Smart office dashboard suite

Lauren June 03, 2020
The global tenant engagement solutions provider for commercial real estate is helping companies and employees get back to work safely through a series of dashboards that report on real-time lobby traffic, building occupancy, air quality and other key measures delivered by sensors throughout a building.
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Unwinding The WeWork Portfolio In UK Regions: The Landlords Are Talking

Lauren June 03, 2020
WeWork’s Manchester and Birmingham landlords are considering whether to operate flexible workspace themselves or under management agreements, or to find new occupiers for WeWork hubs, as the global coworking giant reconsiders its property portfolio. The discussions, reported to be managed on behalf of WeWork by Knight Frank and JLL, are expected to conclude early next month. They will decide t...
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In Case You Missed It, Read Highlights from CREtech Talks: Fully Automated Multifamily

Lauren June 02, 2020
The multifamily sector has been on a rapid path of growth and expansion over the past several years. However, with the current pandemic disrupting occupancy, it’s no longer business as usual.  A true black swan event in modern economic history, today’s leaders in multifamily real estate are rethinking and transforming their approach and strategies in today’s ...
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