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Since 2013, the tech giant has filed 125 patents related to the smart home, and over time, has acquired or released a slew of smart home devices — including the Nest thermostat. But beyond automating everything from room temperature to entertainment systems, the company’s recently grante...

Home-sharing company Airbnb may eschew an IPO in favor of a direct listing, according to a Bloomberg report, following a rocky summer of tech public offerings...

BERKELEY, CA -- Today, the Housing Lab, a program of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley announced the six companies selected from over 135 applicants for its inaugural cohort. In addition to a $100K grant, the Housing Lab will tailor its resources to meet the individual ne...

United Parcel Service Inc. UPS -3.35% said it received the first-of-its-kind federal approval to start setting up a fleet of unmann...

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After what was possibly the world’s worst week for WeWork, the newly headless company closed on a 362,197-square-foot lease at 437 Madison Avenue in the Plaza District. The coworking giant will occupy floors two through 12, plus a portion of the 14th floor, at the 40-story, 850,000-square-foot building, located between East 49th and East 50th Streets. It will replace Omnicom,...

WeWork isn’t the only company whose value sank when the co-working giant stumbled. Some firms it bought with a mix of cash and stock options are suddenly worth a lot less, at least on paper. And now they are on the chopping block as the office-space startup tries to right itself after weeks of turmoil and an abandoned IPO. WeWork is also looking to cut costs and raise capital, potentially ...

LONDON—For CRE professionals, technology has been a double-edged sword, creating both challenges and opportunities. If real estate professionals have been challenged by technology, it’s likely they see it as a threat. But DLA Piper’s Global Real Estate Practice Co-chair John Sullivan thinks people need to look at it differently. “I think people who look at technology as only a threat...

For years, WeWork’s parent company was defined by big spending as it relentlessly pursued rapid growth. Now, in the aftermath of a botched initial public offering attempt and the