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The San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) has crowned SmithGroup the winner of its design competition for public toilet proposals. The winning entry, called AmeniTREES, would offer not only washroom functionality but also space for a commercial kiosk and environmentally friendly benefits. Topped w...
SAN FRANCISCO — Four years ago, more than 700 computer scientists competed in a contest to build artificial intelligence that could pass an eighth-grade science test. There was $80,000 in prize money on the line.
They all flunked. Even the most sophisticated system couldn’t do better than 60 percent on the test. A.I. couldn’t...
Following the company’s announcement of Funnel, Nestio expands leadership team with the addition of industry vet Stephanie Brown.
New York, New York - September 4, 2019
At age 31, Bennett Washabaugh is a pioneer in the proptech space. He’s founder and CEO of TenantBase, and has led it from a small startup to becoming arguably the largest tech-enabled brokerage in the U.S.
The Santa Monica, CA-based company was founded on the premise that smaller businesses have historically been underserved by traditional brokerage firms. These companies expect a modern expe...
It just became a whole lot easier to route-plan with Google Maps, Google’s cross-platform mapping service for mobile and the web. The Mountain View tech giant this morning announced that Maps will gain a feature that’ll let you string public transit directions together with biking and ride-sharing options. It’ll roll out in the coming weeks on Android and iOS in 30 countries around the globe...
Grosvenor Group Limited (‘Grosvenor Group’), the privately-owned international property group, has partnered with global innovation platform Plug and Play to help source digital technologies that will support its innovation strategy.
Plug and Play connects some of the world’s largest corporations with tech start-ups through industry-focused accelerator programs. As a partner, Grosvenor Gr...
For the first 10 years, Uber was more or less useless to those without a phone. But that’s finally starting to change.
Earlier this month, the ride-hailing giant rolled out a kiosk at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport that allows passengers to book a ride without a smartphone. The company says it’s designed to create greater ac...
From afar, Olli resembles many of the “future is now!” electric autonomous shuttles that have popped up in recent years.
The tall rectangular pod, with its wide-set headlights and expansive windows nestled between a rounded frame, gives the shuttle a friendly countenance that screams, ever so gently, “come along,...
In news from the U.K. proptech sector, building platform Residently has just gleaned £7 million in seed funding. The funding from Felix Capital, LocalGlobe and A/O PropTech.
The seed funding is slated to be used to grow Residently’s engineering and product teams. In addition, the
When Jords Day moved to Los Angeles a year ago, he didn't know a single person.
Like many aspiring artists with stars in their eyes, the 24-year-old native of Essex, United Kingdom, came to Los Angeles to pursue an entertainment career in singing and songwriting.