Masayoshi Son was widely regarded as an eccentric-but-gifted entrepreneur when, in 2014, he dazzled investors during an earnings presentation by showing them a picture of a large, brown-feathered bird. “SoftBank wants to become the goose that lays the golden eggs,” So...
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NEW YORK CITY — Mass urbanization and commercial real estate’s climate impact demand strong action by designers, urban planners and architects, developers and legislators around the world. It’s also a subject that Gensler has taken very seriously: the Gensler Cities Climate Challenge (GC3) outlines the firm’s commitment to design all their projects to net-zero standards by 2030; and addres...
Last March, months before the meltdown at WeWork, Masayoshi Son worked through the prospects for another one of his favorite portfolio companies -- a startup from India called Oyo. In a spacious conference hall at his Tokyo headquarters, the Japanese billionaire huddled with lieutenants from the startup and his own SoftBank Group Corp. to brainstorm strategy. He figured Oyo had the potential to di...
Thoughts, ideas and inspiration from Antony Slumbers. The audio versions (as read by me) of the posts I write for my blog at antonyslumbers.com - covering #SpaceAsAService, Innovation, Workplace, AI in Real Estate, PropTech, New Business Models, The Future of Property Management, and ‘Humans + Machines’.
Habana Labs. Mobileye. Hailo. Wix. There are more than 1,150 AI-focused startups in Israel, and that number is growing. Even so, some people within the government are concerned that the nation risks falling behind because it lacks a unified AI policy. AI policy refers to national strategies like the U.S.’s American AI Initiative and Canada’s Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, whic...
OnSiteIQ today announced that it has raised a $4.5 million series A round to grow its AI-powered safety analysis of 360-degree imagery from construction sites. In addition to supplying computer vision for risk assessment reports, the company’s platform is made to stitch together imagery so construction site managers can examine progress, skimming through footage for a guided tour like Google St...
Connect gives flex office operators a tool to manage their portfolio and the IT infrastructure, wifi and tech services inside each of their spaces. The new smart lock feature called Smart Access will allow customers to set up building access and controls in their flex office spaces, including access to meeting rooms. Landlords will be able to choose between tenants getting access remotely throug...
New York, NY (February 25, 2020) —CREtech (cretech.com), the leading global conference and research company devoted to innovation in the built world, will be featuring many of the leading real estate owners/developers in the world who will be sharing their insights on tech and innovation at its first event in 2020 to be held in Austin, Texas on April 22 and 23rd.
New York, NY (February 24, 2020) —CREtech (cretech.com), the leading global conference and research company devoted to innovation in the built world, will feature a panel of experts discussing the current state of funding and valuations at their first event in 2020. To be held in Austin, Texas on April 22nd and 23rd, the panel will include Tony Cardona, Real Estate Portfolio Manager at Employees...
Dr Thomas Herr, EMEA head of digital innovation for CBRE, will join Evana as chief executive from 1 May, to steer the firm’s international expansion. He will succeed founder Peter Moog, who will remain on the board with responsibility for the long-term development and vision of the company.
Herr commented: “Evana is one of the most exciting proptech companies in Germany. In recent years it...