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GlobeSt
As companies continue to puzzle over how to return to offices, and to what degree they can compel workers in a tight labor market, there have been a number of developments in flex space marketplaces.
WSJ
The factory floor at GlobalFoundries Inc.’s Fab 7 beeps, whooshes and whirs—the sounds of robotic arms and other machines making chips for smartphones and cars. It is among the semiconductor maker’s most advanced facilities, and few of its 350-odd manufacturing steps require humans.
The Real Deal
Technology investors’ appetite for risk may be dwindling, but their interest in the construction tech niche seems to be on the rise.
Crunchbase
Andreessen Horowitz is one of the most-recognized venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and it just keeps growing. But amid a broader pullback in venture investment, the firm also appears to be slowing down its investing pace this quarter, at least compared to where it was last year.
CREtech
Mike Moran, Chief Markets Officer at Microshare, discusses how climate change is becoming much more relevant in global business conversations, why hopping on the “climate change bandwagon” is a good business decision, and how the younger generations are impacting the world of climate tech.
Bisnow
The UK’s co-living sector has been making progress at a snail’s pace as planners worry about room sizes, facilities and social impact. A shift in emphasis toward “shared living” could help the sector to pick up speed — but many developers worry that this change could crash the car.
CREtech
Every year CREtech hosts the Real Estate Tech Awards (RETAs) to highlight the companies making the most profound impact in the space. Our goal is to recognize the most innovative and cutting edge companies who have played an integral role in advancing tech in the real estate industry throughout the year. Have you and your team pushed PropTech forward this year? Tell us about it!
GlobeSt
LD Salmanson, CEO of real estate data firm Cherre, has nothing against the virtual world and what it could offer. “I’m a gamer,” he tells GlobeSt.com. “I was a professional gamer for a little while. I’m appreciable of the fact that there can be meaningful social interactions on some of these platforms. I can buy into that looking at the longer horizon. But I feel that most of the people talking about the metaverse are trying to make money off it.”
IOT World Today
Siemens Infrastructure has acquired Brightly Software for $1.6 billion. The acquisition of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of asset and maintenance management solutions is intended to help elevate Siemens’ position in the software market for building and infrastructure. Brightly’s asset management software is used by schools, governments, hospitals and manufacturers worldwide.
Bisnow
Major players in the commercial real estate industry are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to pump the brakes on a key piece of its proposed emissions reporting rules, saying it’s too difficult to compile the data.
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