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  • ‘Everything is up for disruption’: Why MuleSoft’s founder thinks the digital revolution could lead more CIOs to become CEOs

    BUSINESS INSIDER

    Companies looking for their next leader might want to consider a once overshadowed but no longer hidden member of the C-suite: the chief information officer. Traditionally, the IT department has been largely viewed as a sector tasked with helping to fix tech issues around the office. But a digital revolution across corporate America is changing that. Now, as companies invest billions of dollars to increase their tech capabilities, chief information officers are increasingly becoming critic…

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  • Amazon’s Echo Frames are eyeglasses with Alexa

    VENTUREBEAT

    Amazon is rolling out a new line of wearables that work with Alexa today including the Echo Frames eyeglasses and the Echo Loop smart ring. Echo Frames come with no display or camera like you may expect from a pair of glasses meant to augment human activity, but includes directional microphones to talk to you, deliver notifications, and carry out actions like create a reminder, play music, or control smart home devices.

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  • The Math Behind A Last Touch Warehouse Location

    GLOBEST

    SAN FRANCISCO—Not all logistics real estate is created equal. Thus begins a white paper by Prologis on the need to redefine logistics real estate. “With a range of features and locations,” it writes, “properties can have widely different purposes, yet current industry definitions seldom go farther than ‘warehouse/distribution’ and ‘flex’.” The report defines five property types: last touch, city distribution, multi-market and gateway.

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  • As WeWork Stumbles, Its Smaller Competitors Cash In

    WSJ

    Some of WeWork’s fast-growing competitors have been raising money and expanding in big cities by persuading investors and clients how different they are from WeWork. Deals cut by a number of smaller office-services startups have come as parent We Co. last week postponed its initial public offering after investors questioned the business model and governance. WeWork co-founder and chief executive Adam Neumann on Tuesday was forced to step down and cede control of the company….

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  • Grading Buildings on Energy Consumption

    COMMERCIAL OBSERVER

    People might avoid eating at a restaurant with a “C” grade, but will they avoid living in a building with the same score? That’s the question building owners have to start asking themselves when a new law takes effect next year that will give properties a letter grade based on their energy consumption for the year.

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  • Amazon debuts doorbell concierge so Alexa can screen your visitors

    VENTUREBEAT

    Amazon today shared plans to roll out Doorbell Concierge, a way for AI assistant Alexa to answer your front door and speak with visitors through Ring video doorbells. Concierge will begin to roll out for Ring Video Doorbell Elite users starting next year, Amazon VP David Limp said onstage in a presentation at company headquarters in Seattle.

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  • Compass’ COO Maëlle Gavet is out

    THE REAL DEAL

    Compass‘ chief operating officer Maëlle Gavet is leaving the residential brokerage next month, according to sources familiar with the matter. Gavet’s exit is the most notable in a string of recent departures from the SoftBank-backed firm. In an email to agents Tuesday, CEO Robert Reffkin called her departure a “mutual decision.” “Maelle will be moving on to focus her attention on a new opportunity outside of Compass,” he wrote. “The company will not be hiring a replacement for her role.”…

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  • FERGUSON PARTNERS ANNOUNCES LINDA J. ISAACSON AS MANAGING DIRECTOR AND GLOBAL HEAD OF FIRM’S NEW INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE

    FERGUSON PARTNERS

    NEW YORK, NY – September 23, 2019 – Ferguson Partners is pleased to announce Linda J. Isaacson as the firm’s Managing Director and Global Head of Innovation and Technology. Isaacson, a veteran in the real estate and PropTech industries, will look to empower clients to create innovative cultures that embrace digitization and creativity through Big Data, PropTech, FinTech, ConTech and AI, among other emerging technologies and venture capital opportunities. Leading Ferguson Partners’ recruitment of…

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  • GeoCV taps drones and smartphones to merge indoor and outdoor views

    SPAR3D

    GeoCV is known for their ability to create smooth, realistic 3D+360 tours of existing spaces by using a smartphone depth camera for capture. The GeoCV Cloud automatically stitches together images and 3D measurements into a GeoCV 3D Tour, providing a quick and impressive result with a minimum of scanning effort. Recently, an update to the tour editing software enables users to import and merge captures from drones – opening it potential applications for larger and more complex buildings and prope…

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  • For WeWork Investor Benchmark, a Struggle to Balance Board Duties With Founder Support

    WSJ

    Bill Gurley, partner at venture firm Benchmark Capital, gained fame as a Silicon Valley Cassandra, railing against cash-hungry startups with indulgent boards and entitled founders. Now office-leasing firm We Co., where Benchmark is the second largest outside shareholder, is in turmoil. Co-founder Adam Neumann stepped down as We’s chief executive, the company announced Tuesday, confirming a Wall Street Journal report. The move came amid pressure from major investors after the office-leasing co…

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