Exclusive: Adam Neumann’s final WeWork act – helping SoftBank’s SPAC deal

An unlikely figure helped set the spark for SoftBank Group Corp’s $9 billion deal to take WeWork public.

This is Boston Dynamics’ next commercial robot

Handle’s descendant Stretch finds the company making a big play for logistics

How 5G Is Poised To Reshape Data Center Development

The expansion of 5G networks is likely to significantly expand opportunities for data center builders, particularly in areas outside of dense, first-tier markets.

Clubhouse: The New, Surprisingly Powerful Real Estate Deal-Making Hub

The app has also created a way for industry newcomers to advance their careers, because the Clubhouse users who have built the largest followings are not the ones with the most experience or the most recognizable names, they are the ones who have the most interesting things to say.

PropTech Investing in an Uncertain Landscape

Arnaud van der Wyck of Concrete Ventures Dishes on Investing With Confidence in an Industry Full of Uncertainty

A Commercial Real-Estate Investor Pivots to Digital-Related Assets

Colony Capital sells its warehouses and hotels and puts its money in cell towers, data centers and other digital infrastructure

Here Come Hot Desks and Zoom Rooms. And Holograms?

As more companies consider plans to bring workers back to the office, experts say to expect expanded gathering spaces and fewer personal workstations.

Riders Are Abandoning Buses and Trains. That’s a Problem for Climate Change.

On the London Underground, Piccadilly Circus station is nearly vacant on a weekday morning, while the Delhi Metro is ferrying fewer than half of the riders it used to. In Rio, unpaid bus drivers have gone on strike. New York City subway traffic is just a third of what it was before the pandemic….

Avvir raises $10M for AI that spots construction site errors

Avvir, a startup using laser scans and AI to catch construction mistakes, today announced that it raised $10 million in a funding round led by Trust Ventures. The New York-based startup, which is valued at $40 million, says it’ll use the funds to expand its workforce while improve its technology platform.

With an ARR topping $250 million, LA’s vertical SAAS superstar ServiceTitan is now worth $8.3 billion

Who knew building a vertical software-as-a-service toolkit focused on home heating and cooling could be worth $8.3 billion? That’s how much Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan, a startup founded just eight years ago, is worth now, thanks to some massive tailwinds around homebuilding and energy efficiency that are serving to boost the company’s bottom line and netting it an unprecedented valuation for a vertical software company, according to bankers….