In 2018, augmented reality started to heat up as Magic Leap released its much-anticipated headset, paving the way for others to explore and support massive AR development on their platforms. AR continues to be a rapidly growing space, as more tech companies continue building out their own competitive technologies — including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Magic Leap. The new year wil...
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According to Jeff Berman, General Partner at the venture capital firm, Camber Creek, one in three recent home buyers made an offer before even seeing a home in person. This revolutionary trend brought about by the adoption of cutting edge PropTech, is one of the subjects Realty Biz News discussed with Berman last week.
The way consumers shop has completely transformed over the last two decades. Now, consumers turn ever increasingly to the internet for purchases—from household necessities like groceries and toilet paper, to big-ticket items like couches and mattresses—the internet is a one-click solution to consumer wants and needs.
But online shopping has also changed consumer expectations for how
Darkstore, a technology-driven fulfillment solution for companies like Nike and others, has raised a $7.5 million Series A round. With the additional funding in hand, Darkstore plans to expand its fulfillment center into more categ...
Board-by-board, nail-by-nail, stick-built construction has dominated how hotels have been built in the United States for more than 100 years, but that could become a thing of the past.
As the hotel industry enters the second decade of the 21st century, pre-fabricated or modular construction is picking up steam.
“There’s a movement not just in the hotel industry but across other disciplin...
Techstars, the Boulder, Colorado-based organization best known for its global accelerator programs, today announced it is launching a “multi-year startup ecosystem development program,” beginning in Buffalo, New York.
Details about the project are slim, but Techstars is hiring someone who will be based out of Buffalo to help the startup community hos...
Y Combinator runs arguably the best-known startup accelerator program in the world. Now it's launching an event to tap into the pre-startup talent pool.
Called YC 120, the new conference will gather 100 young attendees with 20 more established business and tech leaders for a weekend in late April in Colorado. According to president Sam Altman, Y Combinator is...
Who’s afraid of “Big Brother?” Apparently, not the British public. In the UK, the number of surveillance cameras mounted in the country range from 2 million to 5 million. Londoners are practically under surveillance at every turn, making it one of the most monitored cities in the world. If that seems excessive, for locals, it’s not—it’s welcomed and embraced.
In fact, a recent YouGo...