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  • Some WeWork Board Members Seek to Remove Adam Neumann as CEO

    WSJ

    A bloc of WeWork directors is planning to push Adam Neumann to step down as chief executive after a tumultuous week in which his eccentric behavior and drug use came to light, and the startup delayed its much-anticipated stock-market listing. A group including officials tied to SoftBank Group Corp. , the company’s largest investor, wants Mr. Neumann to relinquish his title of CEO of We Co., the parent of the office-sharing company, people familiar with the matter said. …

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  • Thinking Beyond ‘Buy Online Pick Up in Store’

    GLOBEST

    CHICAGO—At this point, the struggles of retailers are well known and they’re only increasing. Store closures could reach 12,000 by the end of 2019, according to Coresight Research. For retailers to survive, it helps for them to successfully integrate their digital experience with in-store shopping. But that takes something more than simply offering in store pickup for items bought online. “At this point the endless aisle and BOPIS [Buy Online Pick Up in Store] are table stakes for today’s …

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  • Budget Season 2019: Data from Survey to 4,000 CRE Professionals

    ENERTIV

    Budgeting season is a notoriously stressful time of year for commercial real estate professionals. Things are changing though, and the way real estate companies are run is evolving as technology becomes an integral part of the business. The budget often reflects the priorities and objectives of a real estate business. To what extent are these innovations changing the process itself and what makes it in? We sent a survey to over 4,000 commercial real estate professionals to find out. The respons…

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  • Researchers use a nailgun-equipped drone to shingle a roof

    VENTUREBEAT

    Drones — specifically quadcopters — are a versatile bunch. They’ve been used to inspect gas terminals, oil rigs, and turbines for wear and tear by startups like Sterblue, Clobotics, General Electric spinoff Avitas Systems, and Cyberhawk. French firefighters tapped them to survey Notre Dame during the recent blaze. And San Francisco-based Matternet is collaborating with UPS to launch an aerial medical specimen delivery service in Raleigh, North Carolina….

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  • LiquidSpace and Join partner to close the Flexible Office technology & productivity gap

    JOIN / LIQUIDSPACE

    LiquidSpace and Join will integrate the Join™ Cloud for Smart Workplaces platform as core tenant technology infrastructure services for LiquidSpace customers and partners. San Francisco, CA – September 19, 2019 Join and LiquidSpace today announced their partnership to integrate the Join™ Cloud with the LiquidSpace platform to better serve building owners and operators extending their offerings for the Flexible Office economy, and to serve customer demand for more sophisticated IT services. T…

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  • Foyr is Listed as a Top Tech-Enabled Brokerage in the 2019 Real Estate Tech Awards (#RETAS)

    PR NEWSWIRE

    NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Foyr (foyr.com), creator of popular 3D visualization software Neo and Storyteller, is pleased to share they are listed in the Tech-Enabled Brokerage category of the 6th Annual Real Estate Tech Awards (#RETAS), receiving the 3rd place honor behind Truss and TenantBase. …

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  • New Zillow Offers Partnership with Homebuilders Simplifies Buying a New Home

    YAHOO FINANCE

    SEATTLE, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Zillow today announced partnerships with select homebuilders across the country to give home shoppers an easier and more convenient way to move into their dream home. The partnership helps home sellers move into their new construction home without the hassle and stress of selling their existing home traditionally, by using Zillow Offers….

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  • Kitchen United Raises $40M to Fuel the Future of Restaurants as Preferences Shift to Off-Premise Consumption

    BUSINESS WIRE

    PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kitchen United, the kitchen as a service company built to serve the fast growing world of off-premise dining, today announced it has closed on its $40 million Series B funding round. The round was co-led by RXR Realty – one of New York City’s largest real estate owners, investors, operators and developers – and GV, with participation by certain funds managed by Fidelity Investments Canada ULC, DivcoWest and G Squared. Existing investors and founders John Miller…

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  • Lime is shutting down car rental service, LimePod

    TECHCRUNCH

    Transportation startup Lime  is shutting down LimePod, its car-sharing service that it launched last November in Seattle. Lime plans to start removing its vehicles from the streets of Seattle next month and will completely shut down the service by the end of the year. The news was first reported by GeekWire. Lime has operated a pilot program in Seattle since last year and is set to conclude at the end of the year. Throughout the program, more than 18,000 people took more than 200,000 trips in L…

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  • Airbnb To Go Public In 2020

    CRUNCHBASE

    Airbnb is not in a rush to go public. According to a brief statement issued by the company today, the San Francisco-based travel company said “it expects to become a publicly-traded company during 2020.” It didn’t provide further details so we reached out in an attempt to find out more. An Airbnb representative told Crunchbase News that the company didn’t have anything to add to today’s announcement….

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