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SmartCitiesWorld
Internet of Things (IoT) data exchange company, Terbine, and Flash Labs Corporation, an affiliate of Hyundai BS&C, are partnering to bring blockchain-based security to sensor data that moves within and between smart cities. The companies claim that their two offerings will provide a new level of trust and control for cities and clients connecting infrastructure data.
Openpath
While security is a top concern for every business, there are unique challenges when it comes to protecting larger operations. For enterprise organizations that need to secure multiple offices across different sites and locations, enterprise security measures are necessary. But what is enterprise security, and how do you implement it?
Axios
As companies continue to prepare for the return of their employees to the workplace, they’re weighing new types of surveillance in the name of safety. Why it matters: Just as the coronavirus pandemic has acted as an accelerant for the adoption of remote work, it has also normalized increased surveillance and data collection.
CREtech
CREtech (cretech.com), the largest intelligence platform devoted to Reimagining Real Estate, has announced their 2021 Virtual Event Schedule. The CREtech events team was the first in the real estate tech conference sector to adopt virtual events during the pandemic and is making a substantial commitment to becoming a hybrid event company in 2021.
Fast Company
Electric cars are, in just about every quantifiable way, superior to gasoline vehicles. They accelerate with the speed of exotic supercars. They can run off clean, green power. And with fewer moving parts, electric cars are remarkably durable, with low maintenance costs.
No Turning Back
Scott Rechler is the CEO of RXR Realty, served on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, served as Vice Chairman of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and is Chairman of the Regional Plan Association.
TechCrunch
Lemonade is launching its renters insurance in France. This is the company’s third European launch after the Netherlands and Germany. Originally from the U.S., Lemonade is now a public company with a current market capitalization close to $4 billion.
Crunchbase News
Airbnb has bumped up its initial public offering price range, targeting a $42 billion valuation. The company has set an increased price range of between $56 and $60 per share, up from $44 to $50.
The New York Times
Uber, which spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a self-driving car project that executives once believed was a key to becoming profitable, is handing the autonomous vehicle effort over to a Silicon Valley start-up, the companies said on Monday.
TechCrunch
Lettuce celebrate the rise of indoor agriculture. In the past few months AppHarvest, a developer of greenhouse tomato farms went public through a special purpose acquisition vehicle, vertical farming giant Plenty raised $140 million, and now Gotham Greens, which is developing its own network of greenhouses, is announcing the close of $87 million in new funding.
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