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CRETech July 19, 2018
Another day, another blockchain project. This time sources are reporting that Knotel  – an office space rental service in Manhattan – has acquired 
CRETech July 19, 2018
Openpath, which specializes in workplace security and access technology, raised $20M in Series B financing, led by Emergence Capital with follow-on from all its existing investors. The new funds will be used to further modify Openpath’s technology, which enables employees to enter an office using their smartphones. Openpath's hands-free mobile entry tech is called Openpath Access. It is an a...
CRETech July 19, 2018
Coinbase shared big news Monday that federal regulators are allowing the popular cryptocurrency exchange to proceed with plans to sell cryptocurrency tokens that are deemed securities. Last month, Coinbase acquired Keystone Capital,...
CRETech July 19, 2018

The hotel industry and allied unions are winning handily as the clock runs out Airbnb's effort to stop approval of their City Council bill, but both sides are playing like they're behind.

The legislation—obligating the tech firm to share the names and addresses attached ...

CRETech July 19, 2018
Boeing says it’s aiming to create a traffic management system for drones that makes use of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology — and one of the companies in its investment portfolio. SparkCognition will be Boeing’s partner in the traffic management project. Last year, the Texas-based AI company
CRETech July 19, 2018

Fresh off its purchase of the largest bike-share operator in the US, Lyft says it’s adding incentives and discounts to encourage more people to use bikes and scooters, especially to and from mass transit hubs. The goal is to get more people to abandon their personal cars in favor of mobility services owned and operated by the ride-sharing company.

Earlier this ...

CRETech July 19, 2018

Facebook will dramatically accelerate its research into artificial intelligence, its chief AI scientist said Tuesday, in hopes of ensuring the social network doesn’t fall behind with the technology it will need to contend with Internet rivals and police its gargantuan audience.

The world’s biggest social network said it would recruit high-profile en...

CRETech July 19, 2018
This series profiles men and women in commercial real estate who have profoundly transformed our neighborhoods and reshaped our cities, businesses and lifestyles.   When Nick Romito is not overseeing operations of the widely used leasing and asset management platform VTS, which he founded eight years ago, he is surfing waves at nearby beaches, blasting Bruce Springsteen in the car with the ...
CRETech July 18, 2018
Latch, a Manhattan-based startup that builds app-based locking systems, has struck a deal with UPS that lets apartment dwellers who don't have a doorman receive deliveries when they're not home. UPS drivers can now unlock Latch-enabled doors using a trackable, dedicated "credential" or code on their handheld device and leave packages in a lobby or some other secure area within the building. Dri...
CRETech July 18, 2018
R3, a blockchain-software company that works with more than 200 heavyweights such as Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., US Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Co., is considering going public, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is speaking with advisers about a initial public offering, although no final decisions have been made, said the people, who asked not to be identified becaus...