News Archives | Page 861 of 1007 | CREtech
The Google Assistant finished tops among the digital brains that power smart speakers in an extensive Q&A test, answering nearly 88 percent of queries correctly.
The test by Minnesota venture capital firm Loup Ventures asked digital assistants made by Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Ap...
In the real estate tech industry, the rich are getting richer. Much richer.
WeWork led our annual ranking of the largest venture capital funding rounds for the second straight year, thanks to a $3 billion investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. Opendoor, which came in fourth, made the top four for the second time since 2016. And Compass, which placed fifth, has made the top five each year sin...
Some big retailers are looking to become as flexible as short-term apartment renters when it comes to managing warehouses.
This holiday season, Walmart Inc. used Flexe Inc., a Seattle-based marketplace that
Zymergen Inc. founder Joshua Hoffman didn’t need to raise $400 million earlier this month from SoftBank. His five-year-old synthetic biology startup was surpassing growth targets, he said, and paying bills on time. He had a different reason for raising a monster funding round: preparation for a looming recession.
...
Beacons and sensors are making it easier for business owners to improve space utilization, tighten security, lower operating expenses, efficiently track inventory, and enhance customers’ experiences.
In 2011, Felena Hanson founded the coworking space Hera Hub in San Diego. Not only was the company pioneering in the sense that it offered coworking space — that was a brand-spanking-new concept in those days — it also provided coworking space specifically for female entrepreneurs.
Hera Hub's female-focused space put it in direct contrast to the "bro" culture at many big-box coworking spac...
With about 315,000 square feet, the 27-story building has long catered to smaller tenants. In recent years, however, coworking firms have begun to dom...
The state has approved nine locations at which technology or life sciences startups can apply for rent support grants that would help them move into incubators, accelerators or co-working spaces, including some of New Jersey’s largest redevelopment projects.
The locations, which range from Hudson to Cumberland counties, are the first in the state to be approved under the newly unveiled NJ Ign...
Homes and commercial buildings consume 40% of all energy used in the U.S., according to the Department of Energy. What if we could build structures that don’t draw any power from the grid, or use any natural gas, at all? And wha...