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CRETech August 02, 2018
The second quarter growth is the strongest since a 5% quarter in 2014. On Friday, President Trump said, “Once again. We are the economic envy of the entire world”.
CRETech August 01, 2018
The co-working startup is moving to reduce expensive office leases and instead help companies redesign and run spaces they already inhabit. UBS Group AG decided last year that its 30-year-old wealth management office overlooking the Hudson River needed a fresh look. So it hired WeWork...
CRETech August 01, 2018
Two years after Uber bought self-driving truck developer Otto to the tune of $680 million, the ride hailing company announced on Monday that the Uber Advanced Technologies Group is shuttering its autonomous truck unit. The company remains committed to further developing its self-driving car platform, which has
CRETech August 01, 2018
A PropTech company founded by Israeli billionaire and Camden Market owner Teddy Sagi has launched its latest co-working space in London. Southampton Place is LabTech's second property in Holborn and is part of the company’s £3 billion property portfolio, boasting over 2 million sq ft of space in central London. The launch marks the second stage in creating an 'Urban Community' campus in ...
CRETech August 01, 2018
The country’s first blockchain-only real estate trade involved 10 acres of land just north of Los Angeles County. The sale was made through a platform developed by Palo Alto-based real estate startup Propy. The company’s platform records the information of the sale — the purchase agreement, payments, and other essentials — on the public Ethereum blockchain. The amount was unknown.
CRETech August 01, 2018
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CRETech August 01, 2018

Bruce Schaller, a transit consultant who served as deputy commissioner for traffic and planning in New York City, released a new report (“Automobility”) Wednesday examining the effect of transit network companies (TNCs) like Lyft and Uber on city traffic.

While Schaller’s findings hi...

CRETech August 01, 2018
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreign exchange settlement provider CLS, IBM (IBM.N) and nine financial institutions, including Barclays Plc (BARC.L) and Citigroup Inc (
CRETech August 01, 2018
In today's digital age, the dominant narrative is that e-commerce has fully eclipsed physical retail. The truth looks a bit different.
CRETech August 01, 2018

Retailers are increasingly using technology like geolocation mapping and virtual shopping assistants in an attempt to increase shoppers' loyalty.

Why it matters: "Physical retail is not dead. Boring retail is," Steve Dennis, strategic adviser on retail growth, wrote in