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Wall Street Journal
Chief information officers say their role is evolving, as cloud computing and other innovations make it easier for business leaders to deploy technology beyond the control of the IT department.
Wall Street Journal
Walmart Inc. WMT 0.61% wants to keep the e-commerce party going. The retail giant is focused on adding new ways to offer shoppers home delivery and efficiently move online inventory as the pandemic-related e-commerce surge shows signs of cooling….
TechCrunch
As an engineering program manager at Apple, Gloria Lin was part of a group that conceptualized and built initial prototypes for what is now Apple Pay.
Axios
The first Whole Foods equipped with cashierless technology from Amazon opened this week in Washington, D.C., allowing customers to avoid the register, Hope King writes.
Silicon Canals
Luxembourg-based LEKO Labs, a carbon-negative construction company committed to reinventing the construction process for next-generation buildings, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $21M (approx €18.57M) in its Series A round of funding. The company has now raised total funding of $23M to date.
Pymnts
Piñata, which describes itself as a rental club whose incentive system makes the renting process easier for tenants and landlords alike, raised $13 million in a Series A funding round, the company stated in a news release….
CREtech
Raphael Rosen, CEO of Carbon Lighthouse, shares insights behind his technology solution, how it is unique in the marketplace and how we address the climate crisis with a greater sense of urgency that it needs.
Visitt
Visitt , the next-gen property operations system for commercial, office, multifamily and industrial real estate, signed a portfolio-wide agreement with LXP Industrial Trust (“LXP”)(NYSE: LXP), a real estate investment trust focused on single-tenant industrial real estate investments, for implementation of Visitt’s property operations system. As part of the agreement, the Visitt platform will be used in office and industrial properties in 15 different markets throughout the United States. &nbs…
Renaissance Capital
Fifth Wall Acquisition II, the second blank check company formed by Fifth Wall targeting real estate technology, withdrew its plans for an initial public offering on Friday. It had filed in March 2021 to raise $150 million by offering 15 million shares at a price of $10. The company did not plan to include warrants in the offering.
Businesswire
1Sharpe Ventures, a venture capital firm backing founders in real estate and proptech, today announced Ginny Miller will oversee investment strategy and execution – including leading new investments, supporting founder and LP relationships, and managing fund operations to grow and strengthen the 1Sharpe Ventures platform.
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