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  • THIS Is How You Scale in CREtech…

    CRETech

    CommissionTrac Is Clearly Going Places! One of the great joys of my job is that I get to interact daily with some really inspiring entrepreneurs. Turner Levison is someone I met a few years ago and I was immediately impressed. He came to NYC and we hung out. We talked tech, life, his vision of his startup and his goals as an entrepreneur. If you met him, you would feel the same. The guy is simply impressive. Hardworking. Focused. Smart. And since we met, I have followed his progress. He hu…

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  • Smart Workplace Access Startup Openpath Raises $20M In Series B

    BISNOW

    Openpath, which specializes in workplace security and access technology, raised $20M in Series B financing, led by Emergence Capital with follow-on from all its existing investors. The new funds will be used to further modify Openpath’s technology, which enables employees to enter an office using their smartphones. Openpath’s hands-free mobile entry tech is called Openpath Access. It is an app that allows employees to open office doors without taking their smartphones out of their pockets. Mo…

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  • Coinbase gets approval from U.S. regulators to start listing tokenized securities

    TECH CRUNCH

    Coinbase shared big news Monday that federal regulators are allowing the popular cryptocurrency exchange to proceed with plans to sell cryptocurrency tokens that are deemed securities. Last month, Coinbase acquired Keystone Capital, a California-based FINRA-registered broker-dealer that operates as an alternative trading system. With the announcement, the SF-based cryptocurrency exchange disclosed that it would still need to get regulatory approval to operate under the Keystone licenses. T…

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  • Airbnb bill’s passage is imminent, but optics war continues

    CRAIN’S

    The hotel industry and allied unions are winning handily as the clock runs out Airbnb’s effort to stop approval of their City Council bill, but both sides are playing like they’re behind. The legislation—obligating the tech firm to share the names and addresses attached to each rental on its site with the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement—is now sponsored by 44 of the City Council’s 51 members, will be voted upon Wednesday and appears to enjoy the de Blasio administration’s support. State l…

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  • What’s NeXt? Boeing will work AI and blockchain into drone traffic system

    GEEK WIRE

    Boeing says it’s aiming to create a traffic management system for drones that makes use of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology — and one of the companies in its investment portfolio. SparkCognition will be Boeing’s partner in the traffic management project. Last year, the Texas-based AI company benefited from a $32.5 million investment round that included funding from Boeing HorizonX Ventures. Boeing is also creating a new business group, known as Boeing NeXt, to leverage the co…

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  • Lyft will offer discounts to people who use bikes and scooters to connect to transit

    THE VERGE

    Fresh off its purchase of the largest bike-share operator in the US, Lyft says it’s adding incentives and discounts to encourage more people to use bikes and scooters, especially to and from mass transit hubs. The goal is to get more people to abandon their personal cars in favor of mobility services owned and operated by the ride-sharing company. Earlier this month, Lyft acquired Motivate, which runs Citi Bike in New York City and Ford’s GoBike program in San Francisco, for a reported $250 mil…

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  • Facebook, boosting artificial-intelligence research, says it’s ‘not going fast enough’

    THE WASHINGTON POST

    Facebook will dramatically accelerate its research into artificial intelligence, its chief AI scientist said Tuesday, in hopes of ensuring the social network doesn’t fall behind with the technology it will need to contend with Internet rivals and police its gargantuan audience. The world’s biggest social network said it would recruit high-profile engineers and expand its AI-research division to roughly 170 scientists and engineers across eight global offices, including Paris, Pittsburgh, Montre…

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  • Beyond The Bio: 16 Questions With VTS Co-Founder And CEO Nick Romito

    BISNOW

    This series profiles men and women in commercial real estate who have profoundly transformed our neighborhoods and reshaped our cities, businesses and lifestyles.   When Nick Romito is not overseeing operations of the widely used leasing and asset management platform VTS, which he founded eight years ago, he is surfing waves at nearby beaches, blasting Bruce Springsteen in the car with the windows rolled down or exploring with his 3-year-old son, Axel. The 35-year-old CEO is a commercial real…

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  • 6 Best Tech Upgrades for the Smart Office

    CRETech

    Skip the paint job: make over your office space with smart technology. The latest tools add security, energy efficiency, and comfort to any workplace. Impress your employees and your clients with these upgrades. #1. Smart thermostats Stop covering the thermostat with locking plastic covers. Smart thermostats automate temperature controls based on occupancy. Some connect through Wi-Fi for remote adjustments or viewing energy efficiency reports. Smart thermostat Nest adjusts temperatures for sp…

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  • Latch deal with UPS opens new doors for home deliveries

    CRAIN’S

    Latch, a Manhattan-based startup that builds app-based locking systems, has struck a deal with UPS that lets apartment dwellers who don’t have a doorman receive deliveries when they’re not home. UPS drivers can now unlock Latch-enabled doors using a trackable, dedicated “credential” or code on their handheld device and leave packages in a lobby or some other secure area within the building. Drivers will not be opening apartment doors. The partnership has so far resulted in a pilot program …

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