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  • Microsoft hires former Siri boss for AI leadership role

    VENTUREBEAT

    After leading Apple’s Siri team for six and a half years, Bill Stasior left the company for greener pastures elsewhere. Now he’ll be traversing Microsoft’s bucolic meadows, where The Information reports that he’ll head up an artificial intelligence group for the Redmond-based software giant. Stasior’s latest resume confirms that he joined Microsoft this month as a corporate VP of technology, working under CTO Kevin Scott on unspecified projects, and today’s report suggests that he’ll “work to…

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  • Shadow Ventures Announces Headliners of 2019 Summit in Atlanta Exploring Trends, Transformation of CRE/AEC Industries Through Technology

    SHADOW VENTURES

    Shadow Summit to Bring Nation’s Top Innovators and Trendsetters together for “Geek Summit” Digging Deep into Real Innovation Changing The Real Estate, Design and Construction Worlds Atlanta, GA – July 15, 2019 – Shadow Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on investing in startups in the underserved AEC and CRE tech markets, announced today that the country’s top CRE and AEC tech experts will speak at their annual Shadow Summit conference in Atlanta, GA on September 17th-18th. Among the top …

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  • Modular smart-home startup Blokable raises $23M, plans new California manufacturing facility

    GEEKWIRE

    Blokable, the Seattle-based startup aiming to transform how housing is developed, raised $23 million to expand its manufacturing capabilities as it gears up to kickstart new projects. The startup manufactures modular smart home units in a warehouse in Vancouver, Wash. that can be stacked into multi-story projects once they are trucked to a project site. The company plans to open a second manufacturing facility, in Sacramento, Calif., following the funding round….

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  • The often-hated open floor plan gets a new savior: The office pod

    CNBC

    The open floor plan has become a minefield of distractions for office workers — the incessant ringing of phones, the chatter of co-workers, typing on keyboards — all of which threaten to undermine a productive workday. Enter the office pod. These sleek, self-contained booths are increasingly being sought by employers and have been embraced by workers. They provide a quiet space for employees to conduct important phone calls, focus on their work or take a quick break. …

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  • CREXi Expands Leadership Team

    GLOBEST

    CREXi has expanded its leadership team with three new hires. Hans Ku joins the firm as chief product officer, Courtney Ettus joins as chief marketing officer and Bob Drury as managing director. Ku will focus on growing the world-class product team and building winning product features and enhancements. He joins the firm from Weedmaps, where he also served as chief product officer. In her new role, Ettus is responsible for the growth of the company’s brand in addition to customer acquisitio…

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  • Silicon Valley Looks North as Tech Giants Expand in Toronto

    WSJ

    TORONTO—Silicon Valley is invading Toronto. Intel Corp. has announced plans to build a graphics-chip design lab in Canada’s largest city. Car-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. will be opening an engineering hub. Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc., proposed building a new Toronto campus as part of a sensor-laden “smart city” on the Lake Ontario waterfront, and Microsoft Corp. said it would expand its Canadian workforce by more than 20%….

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  • Airbnb’s First-Quarter Financials Show Strong Growth Rate, Cash Reserves

    WSJ

    Home-sharing company Airbnb Inc.’s most-recent financial data shows its strong cash position and a first-quarter growth rate above 30%, both key metrics that will draw investors as the startup positions itself to go public next year. The San Francisco-based travel company had about $3.5 billion in cash on its balance sheet as of March 31, according to multiple people familiar with Airbnb’s finances.

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  • Ikea doubles down on smart home tech with new business unit

    TECHCRUNCH

    Ikea’s smart home investments to date have been smart but scattered – now the Swedish home goods brand says it’s going to amp up its smart home bets with a brand new dedicated business unit. The company’s smart home endeavors began in 2012, and focused on wireless charging and smart lighting. It’s iterated in both areas since, developing self-installed integrated wireless chargers for its furniture, as well as light/charger combos, and finally with a new partnership with Sonos that produced the…

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  • Manhattan Office Market 2ND QUARTER 2019 REPORT A NEWS RECAP AND MARKET SNAPSHOT

    ABS PARTNERS

    The bill that has radically reformed New York City’s rent laws impacting rent regulated and rent stabilized housing was signed by Governor Cuomo on Friday, June 14, 2019. The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 reportedly marks the first time in decades that major reforms to the rent laws have been enacted; and for the first time extends the protections to other counties that choose to opt in and are facing a housing emergency. The signing came just moments following pass…

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