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Finsmes
Betterview, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a software platform for P&C insurance carriers, raised $7.5m in funding. The round, which brought total capital raised to date to $17m, was led by ManchesterStory with participation from Guidewire Software, Nationwide, EMC Insurance Companies, MaidenRe, Compound, Winklevoss Capital, and Chestnut Street Ventures.
Wall Street Journal
When New York City’s education department ordered teachers to stop using Zoom videoconferencing for classes in April, because of security concerns, Microsoft Corp. MSFT -1.47% seized the moment. A team of 50 Microsoft staffers worked around the clock with administrators and teachers across New York’s school district, the nation’s largest, to convert them to Microsoft Teams, the company’s rival conferencing and collaboration software. Microsoft also gave the district expedited access to features …
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SmartCitiesDive
San Francisco’s waterfront is home to a number of iconic attractions like the Ferry Building, Ghirardelli Square and Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s also home to a lesser-known, 300-foot “stack” that has stood watch over the waterfront for decades.
CoStar News
Colliers International has launched a framework of technology solutions to help its clients create safe workplaces as staff return following the easing of the pandemic enforced lockdown. Colliers said the framework provides full details on “each piece of technology, including a working database of solutions that is constantly under review, and provides tailored recommendations based on the size and the sector the asset is in”.
Adam L. Stanley
Let me start by saying that how I feel does not matter to the family of George Floyd. They have lost a family member. For that, I can only begin to imagine how they feel and I extend my deepest sympathy. I only hope they find solace in knowing that people will be talking about their loved one for years to come. And that, perhaps, change will come from his horrific death.
TechCrunch
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a profound impact on robotics, as more companies look to automation as a way forward. While wide-scale automation had long seemed like an inevitability, the pandemic is set to accelerate the push as corporations look for processes that remove the human element from the equation.
TechCrunch
Today after the bell, video-chat service Zoom reported its Q1 earnings. The company disclosed that it generated $328.2 million in revenue, up 169% compared to the year-ago period. The company also reported $0.20 per-share in adjusted profit during the three-month period.
The New York Times
The world’s largest hotel companies have all come forward in recent weeks to announce new cleaning playbooks. In February, news from the Wynn Las Vegas included plans for Valentine’s Day (among the offerings: a “Lover’s Menu for Two”) and National Margarita Day (four new cocktails). …
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