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This is How the Government Can Ramp Up Climate Tech Investment

Bloomberg
10/5/2020

The last couple of weeks have brought a steady stream of new pledges to achieve net-zero carbon emissions within the next handful of decades. China committed to it; so did Walmart Inc. And yet a report released last month by the International Energy Agency, which advises governments on energy policy, estimated that roughly half of the technologies that will be needed to get us to net zero globally by 2050 aren’t even commercially available yet. Yikes. …

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Airbnb targets roughly $3 billion raise in IPO

Reuters
10/5/2020

Oct 2 (Reuters) – Home rental company Airbnb Inc is aiming to raise around $3 billion in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), people familiar with the matter said on Friday, taking advantage of the unexpectedly sharp recovery in its business after the COVID-19 pandemic roiled the travel industry.

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spaceOS announces pilot deal with Hitachi

PlaceTech.
10/2/2020

The global operating system for safe, flexible and human-centric workspaces, has agreed an integration deal with the Japanese tech giant to combine the Hitachi platform into spaceOS’ workspace management app.

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Microsoft’s newest sustainable datacenter region coming to Arizona in 2021

Microsoft Azure
10/2/2020

On our journey to become carbon negative by 2030, Microsoft is continually innovating and advancing the efficiency and sustainability of our cloud infrastructure, with a commitment to use 100 percent renewable energy in all of our datacenters and facilities by 2025. Today, we are taking a significant step toward that goal, revealing plans for our newest sustainable datacenter region in Arizona, which will become our West US 3 region….

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Apartments for Rent NYC, San Francisco: Prices Drop in Shift to Cheaper Cities

Bloomberg
10/2/2020

The biggest increase in the third quarter was in California’s Inland Empire — Riverside and San Bernardino counties — where effective asking rents for apartments jumped 4.4%, thanks to the boom in distribution warehouses outside Los Angeles, according to data from RealPage Inc. …

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Interview: How COVID-19 Put A Rocket Under Oxford Properties’ Plans For Change

Bisnow
10/2/2020

In February, Bisnow sat down with Dean Hopkins, newly installed chief operations officer of Oxford Properties, on the 29th floor of the Cheesegrater skyscraper in the City of London, to talk about how the company planned to overhaul the way it runs its business. Since then, things have changed pretty fast. And the time frame for that overhaul has accelerated faster than Hopkins could have anticipated.

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Grant Cardone, Cardone Capital Allegedly Misled Investors

The Real Deal
10/2/2020

Fresh off their acquisition of a waterfront Fort Lauderdale apartment complex, Cardone and his Aventura, Florida-based firm Cardone Capital were accused of violating federal securities laws in a suit filed in federal court in Los Angeles earlier this month. The lawsuit alleges they made false and misleading statements and omitted material facts in connection with public offerings for two Cardone Capital funds totalling $100 million. …

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Building Owners Required to Post Energy Grades

The Real Deal
10/2/2020

At the end of this month, the owners of tens of thousands of buildings in New York City will be required to post a letter grade based on their properties’ energy efficiency.

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Amazon sees broad audience for its palm recognition tech

AP News
10/2/2020

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has introduced new palm recognition technology in a pair of Seattle stores and sees a broader potential audience in stadiums, offices and other gated or secured locations. Customers at the stores near Amazon’s campus in Washington can flash a palm for entry into secured areas and buy goods.

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Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff jumps back into real estate, launches startup with former colleagues to help people buy second homes

GeekWire
10/2/2020

Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff and dotloop founder Austin Allison are teaming up on a new startup called Pacaso that aims to make it easier for more people to own a vacation home.

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