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  • Shopping by voice on Amazon or Google device could cost you

    Seattle Post Intelligencer – Business News

    NEW YORK (AP) — In the name of convenience, Amazon and Walmart are pushing people to shop by just talking to a digital assistant. Shopping by voice means giving orders to the Alexa assistant on Amazon's Echo speaker and other devices, even if your hands are tied up with dinner or dirty diapers. And next month, Walmart will start offering voice shopping, too, with the Google Assistant on the rival Home speaker. Such voice shopping hasn't really caught on yet, but if it does, look out — …

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  • These are the key implications of the Walmart-Google partnership to take on Amazon

    Business Insider – Retail

    Walmart and Google are forming a partnership that will see Walmart’s products sold through Google Express’ website and app, as well as Google Home, starting in September, Business Insider reports. Google Express has eliminated its $95-a-year membership fee that includes free two-day shipping, and will instead allow retailers to select a minimum purchase value threshold for the perk. Walmart will be setting its minimum at $35, just as it does on Walmart.com, and will be handling fulfillment of it…

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  • Environmental tech… Something important and meaningful to me

    Michael Beckerman

    I believe that Global Warming is real. There you go. I said it! Yes, it’s real and it’s serious. As a dad with young kids, I am alarmed at the condition of the planet that we are leaving to them. Scared that in my lifetime we are witnessing crazy changes to the climate. And that not enough is being done to combat this horrifying trend.So when I get contacted by someone in my field of real estate tech and I see that he and his team are trying to do something, anything, to mitigate risks and drive…

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  • Understanding Real Estate Blockchain and its Disruptive Force

    CRETECH

    If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve probably heard the term “blockchain” making its way around the conversation circuit over the past year or so. And for good reason. Blockchain is arguably the most significant technological development since the Ethernet. It will impact everything from self-driving cars to the global commodities market. Simply put, if storage and integrity of information makes the economy go ’round, blockchain is may yet revolutionize it.  Built on open-source software…

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  • Business Workspace: Advantages & Disadvantages Of Co-working Spaces

    CBS New York

    Business Workspace: Advantages & Disadvantages Of Co-working Spaces August 23, 2017 10:00 AM Filed Under: Co-Working Space, Human Resources, Small Business Growth, Small Business Pulse Shared Workspace (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)   As the workplace changes and transforms, co-working has become a very popular option whether you are a contractor, consultant or small company. The definition of co-working is sharing a community space with access to a private desk, kitchen, meeting rooms and possi…

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  • Merestone’s excellence helps it grow beyond Arizona’s borders

    AZ Big Media

    Posted August 23, 2017 by AZ Business Magazine Corporate events are serious business. A tour through the Tempe warehouse of event production services firm Merestone turns this truth into a reality as you walk by a plethora of props and lighting equipment that would get any production geek excited. Podiums, from the audacious to the demure are lined up on shelves. Multiple stages, advanced lighting fixtures and high-tech projectors are scattered throughout the space. Within the warehouse you’ll a…

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  • Tech billionaire Jim Clark launches innovative security company in Delray Beach

    Sun Sentinel Real Estate News

    Netscape founder Jim Clark has launched CommandScape, a residential and commercial security systems company, in Delray Beach. Clark, who also Shutterfly and Silicon Graphics, said CommandScape “redefines” how customers manage their homes and businesses through an integrated cybersecure solution….

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  • Leading VC Firm Camber Creek Joins CRE // Tech as Ally Sponsor

    CRE // Tech

    Leading VC Firm Camber Creek Joins CRE // Tech as Ally Sponsor Leading VC in commercial real estate tech space added to elite sponsor roster New York, NY (August 14, 2017)– CRE // Tech announced that Camber Creek has signed up to be an Ally Sponsor. New York-based Camber Creek is one of the leading venture capital firms devoted to the real estate sector.   Camber Creek is one of the most unique VC’s in the sector in that their investment team has investing, operating, and technology experience …

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  • Truss Raises $7.7 Million Series A Round

    Business Wire Commercial Building & Real Estate News

    CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Truss, a Commercial Real Estate (CRE) tech platform, today announced the close of a $7.7 million Series A round led by Navitas Capital. Additional investors include Hyde Park Angels with a board seat to Jeffrey Hammes, Chairman of Kirkland & Ellis and a board observer role by Meredith Mendes, COO and Executive Director of Jenner & Block. Hyde Park Venture Partners is reinvesting after the initial seed round. With the latest funding, Truss has raised over $9 mill…

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  • Data is Power and You Have the Power Brokers!

    WAV Group Blog

    Data is Power and You Have the Power Brokers! by Marilyn Wilson on August 23, 2017 The smart money is on brokers who figure out how to differentiate themselves online by leveraging MLS data in new and exciting ways.   Brokers really DO have the power to take back their leadership position online if they fully take advantage of the rich and engaging MLS data that is available today. What’s the best way to learn how to make your website more interesting than other online sources?  Learn how to lev…

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