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  • Google Delays Return to Office and Eyes ‘Flexible Work Week’

    The New York Times

    With the pandemic still in full swing and the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine just starting to ship in the United States, Google has pushed back the planned return to the office by a few months, to September 2021. But even as it extends the remote work period for most of its staff, Google is laying out a series of proposed changes that may substantially alter how its employees and people at other technology companies will work….

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  • Discover The Hottest CREtech Startups at LIVE Virtual Demo Day Today

    CREtech

    Tune in live to the Virtual Demo Day today at 12:00 pm EST to discover the latest and most innovative startups that you need to know about….without leaving your desk. Plus, it’s FREE!

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  • These 6 Tech Tools Could Shake Up Real Estate Deal-Making Post-COVID

    Bisnow

    Investment deals are one of the last areas of real estate to remain relatively untouched by the impact of technology. While proptech has made major strides in other areas, like asset management, the process of originating, underwriting and executing deals is not dissimilar to how it was conducted 20 or 30 years ago.

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  • AI construction startup Versatile raises a $20M Series A

    TechCrunch

    San Francisco-based construction startup Versatile is announcing today that it has raised a $20 million Series A. The round was led by Insight Partners  and Entree Capital, along with existing investors Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Root Ventures and Conductive Ventures. The round follows $8.5 million in funding, including a $5.5 million seed round that arrived in August of last year….

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  • The House Of Tomorrow

    The Wall Street Journal

    When it comes to home design, two attributes are likely to become even more important in the years ahead: sustainability and technology that predicts what residents want. That will mean homes of the future could look pretty different from today.

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  • Architects Imagine the Dream Homes of Europe’s Green Future

    Bloomberg

    Spectacular technology breakthroughs, multiple trillions of euros in investment, and an economic overhaul won’t be enough to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050—it also will need a new look. Architecture in particular has become a focus for the European Union’s climate efforts. …

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  • LendingHome Closes $75M Series E Funding

    FinSMEs

    LendingHome, a San Francisco, CA-based lender to real estate investor, raised $75m in Series E funding round. Benefit Street Partners led the funding round. In conjunction with the funding, Richard Byrne, President of Benefit Street Partners, will join the Board of Directors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth in the real estate investment market.

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  • Autonomous Vehicles Take Another Big Leap

    The New York Times

    You know how to Google, how to Uber and how to Netflix and chill. Now, can Jeff Bezos get you to Zoox. That’s the plan. On Monday, the Amazon-owned Zoox is unveiling an electric autonomous vehicle as part of what will likely be an aggressive attempt by the company to make robo-taxis a thing.

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  • Drones Are Poised To Reshape Home Design

    The Wall Street Journal

    Let’s say you want a hamburger. With a few taps on your phone—no onions, please—the order is placed, with delivery set for within the hour. Soon, your specially wrapped burger appears on the horizon, borne aloft by a humming drone. A retractable door on your rooftop opens to reveal a landing pad and delivery receptacle. The drone places the burger into a box, preferably heated, and a small elevator brings it into the house.

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  • Leading Asset Managers Commit to Net Zero Emissions Goal with Launch of Global Initiative

    The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative

    Asset managers representing over $9 trillion of assets under management (AUM) today announced the launch of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. This is a leading group of global asset managers that commit to support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.

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