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CRETECH December 23, 2017
Is there a trick to getting application programming interfaces (APIs) right? Jess Martin, co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) at First says you should always save optimization for later: you want to make wise decisions as you're developing, but don't obsess over performance until you actually see how things perform. Listen in as moderator Tom Flanagan (CTO, The Group Inc) and s...
CRETECH December 23, 2017
Operational Efficiency and Cost Savings Through Connectivity  In easy to understand, non-technical terms what makes the Internet of Things (IoT) so important to the CRE Community There are many articles that try to define IoT and explain the value it will bring to the commercial real estate industry. Most are overly technical, or as amorphous as the IoT Wikipedia definition, “The Internet of th...
CRETECH December 22, 2017
The room is a raw warehouse space that is partitioned off with curtains, hiding the bulk of it from view. I’m at the back of a group of girls who is..
CRETECH December 22, 2017
The de Blasio administration has undoubtedly noticed the surge in bike-share trips in Seattle after that city's docked system gave way to three dockless ones. The numbers are striking. Seattle's docked system, Pronto, which shut down in January, had fewer than 10,000 rides per month over two and a half years. Dockless Spin, LimeBike and Ofo combined for nearly 58,000 rides per month in t...
CRETECH December 22, 2017
UPDATED, 7:10 p.m., Dec. 22: A former Xceligent employee filed a class-action lawsuit against the data company and its British parent, the Daily Mail and General Trust, over its abrupt closure and mass layoffs last week. Last Thursday, workers were informed Xceligent is filing for Chapter 7 liquidation and that they were “separated from employment effective immediately.” The company gave its e...
CRETECH December 21, 2017
Though property prices came back down to earth in 2017, real estate tech valuations shot into the stratosphere. WeWork is now worth $20 billion. Compass is valued at $2.2 billion following a December funding round. Have you heard of Placester? Well, investors think it’s worth $202 million. The Jared Kushner-backed real estate crowdfunding startup Cadre now has a $800 million price tag. Big valua...
CRETECH December 21, 2017
DALLAS, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/-- Stealth Grid, a U.S.-based security, encryption, and blockchain pioneer has formally announced a partnership with MVP Asia Pacific to deliver the holy grail of data privacy and encryption. Quantum computing is on the horizon and will soon be a reality which will bring advancements in medical and environmental areas. The stark reality is that quantum computing ...
CRETECH December 20, 2017
The accelerated growth of the multifamily market over the last several years has some experts in the industry wondering how long it can last. However, demand for new apartments is projected to continue into the next decade, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council. Research indicates a need for 328,000 new units every year through 2030, for a total of nearly 4.6 million, but the indus...
CRETECH December 20, 2017
Video: Tesla's new Manhattan showroom shows the Silicon Valley startup is about more than just green cars Video: Tesla opens new Manhattan showroom in Meatpacking District BY Dan Gessner NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 12:12 PM facebook Tweet email BY Dan Gessner NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 12:12 PM Tesla’s brand-new store in Manhattan’s Meatpacking...
CRETECH December 20, 2017
MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/-- Samitha Amarasiri has joined global consulting firm Protiviti as a managing director in its Security and Privacy consulting practice. Based in New York City, he serves clients nationally within the banking and insurance industries, and locally within the New York City metro area. Amarasiri primarily focuses on enhancing clients' cybersecurity p...