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  • Amazon opens its first 4-star store outside the US

    TechCrunch

    Amazon has opened a 4-star store in Bluewater, a mall located just southeast of central London. And it’s not just the first 4-star store outside the US, it’s also the company’s first shop in the UK that sells non-food and non-perishable items. Similar to Amazon’s 4-star stores in New York and other parts of the US, the shop in Bluewater will sell products rated 4 stars and above, are top sellers or are trending on the e-commerce giant’s UK website….

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  • BTR’s Big Reset: U.S. Operator Common Aims To Disrupt UK Market

    Bisnow

    Common, the New York-based co-living operator, will debut in the UK in spring 2022, promising 3,000 apartments by 2023. Common will open its account with four schemes in London, totalling 664 units over five sites in Wandsworth and Westminster. This follows deals with owners London Green and SAV Group.

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  • Cherre Named Grand Prize Winner in Commercial Real Estate Tech’s Most Prestigious Awards Program

    Business Insider

    Cherre, the industry’s leading real estate data and analytics platform, today announced that it was named an Eighth Annual Real Estate Tech Awards (RETAS) Grand Prize Winner in the Mid Market Growth category. This is the fourth consecutive year that Cherre has been named a category winner, previously receiving RETAS in the Data, AI, Geospatial and Mapping, and Information and Intelligence categories….

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  • Cyberattacks are getting worse, but most people aren’t taking basic security steps

    VentureBeat

    Data breaches and ransomware attacks are worsening, but most people aren’t taking simple steps to protect themselves, according to a report released today that polled 2,000 individuals across the U.S. and U.K. on cybersecurity attitudes and behaviors. The report was conducted by National Cybersecurity Alliance, a nonprofit security advocacy group, and CybSafe, a behavioral security and data analytics company….

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  • Big Hotel Brands Bet on All-Inclusive Resorts to Counter Covid-19 Slump

    Wall Street Journal

    Big hotel companies are adding more all-inclusive resorts, betting that the pandemic will boost a business model that encourages guests to stay in one place. These resorts, where customers pay a flat fee that covers their room, food, drinks and other services, have recovered from the shock of the pandemic faster than other types of hotels, analysts say. They typically cater to tourists, who have been more eager to take trips again than business travelers. And they appeal to safety-conscious t…

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  • Rentigo and HelloRented Merge to Form Qira; Announces Closing of $8 Million Series A Funding Round

    PR Newswire

    Rentigo, a rent processing platform for real estate operators, and HelloRented, the rental finance platform with cutting-edge AI-based underwriting capabilities and a unique, cash-based, alternative security deposit solution, announced today that the two companies have merged to form Qira. The new end-to-end financial services platform supports residential owners, property managers and renters through every financial interaction of the rent lifecycle. The company recently received $8 million in …

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  • Self-driving electric skateboards hint at future mobility

    Axios

    Nobody really knows what the future of urban transportation looks like, but chances are it will involve an electric skateboard. Why it matters: Automakers like Citroën are imagining a future based on the same basic foundation: A “skateboard” chassis consisting of a flat battery pack and four wheels. What goes on top of the skateboard is open to interpretation — everything from robotaxis to delivery vans and more. Driving the news: Citroën and two other large French companies are showing of…

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  • At Living The Noom, Architectural Structure Supports Sustainability and Wellness

    Multifamily Executive

    Living The Noom, designed by Mexican architects Sanzpont Arquitectura and Pedrajo Mas Pedrajo Arquitectos, is a concept of living designed around wellness and, in particular, the benefits of coexisting with nature—exemplified in the community’s exceptional green cover.

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  • Newmark Expands Global Coworking Business Further With Deskeo Acquisition

    Bisnow

    Newmark Group has acquired a majority stake of Space Management, which does business in France as the coworking brand Deskeo, for an unspecified price.

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  • Future-Proofing, Sustainability, and Tech Disruption in CRE, Part 3

    CREtech

    Geoffrey Kasselman of CRG examines the duality of AI and the need for specific and accurate data to leverage it’s full capabilities.  He also discusses the technology that is going up against climate change.

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