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  • Industry Disruptor: Blockchain Tokenization Explained

    GLOBEST

    NEW YORK CITY—“Tokenization is a new type of technology that develops digital assets,” says Katya Fisher, a partner in Greenspoon Marder’s blockchain, digital assets and technology transactions practice group. “It’s a digital upgrade for analog assets. It’s a way to transform capital markets.” Tokenization is supported by blockchain, a technology that allows for sharing of files and digital assets without generating duplicate copies. Blockchain is a peer-to-peer digital ledger where the softwa…

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  • rSquared Launches With Eye on CRE Cloud

    GLOBEST

    CHICAGO, IL—Software-as-a-Service provider rSquared CRE recently announced its official launch. The company will focus on developing cloud software solutions that fill the unmet demands within the CRE space. According to Sal Caldarone, CEO of rSquared, some of the unmet demands in the CRE industry include the need for greater data transparency, outdated technology solutions, and reliably accurate data.

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  • igloohome raises $15 million in fresh funding to launch iglooworks, an enterprise-focused smart access line to support smart cities

    TECHSTARTUPS

    igloohome, a Singpore-based smart access technology startup, officially launches its new line iglooworks with $15 million fresh funding co-led by Insignia Ventures Partners, Wavemaker Partners and SEEDS Capital. New investors include Kickstart Ventures, TH Capital, Pine Venture Partners, On Asset Management, InnoVen Capital and a group of angel investors. Existing investors Singtel Innov8 and Great Noble International also participated in the round. In conjunction with the funding, the startup a…

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  • The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow

    MCKINSEY & COMPANY

    The US labor market looks markedly different today than it did two decades ago. It has been reshaped by dramatic events like the Great Recession but also by a quieter ongoing evolution in the mix and location of jobs. In the decade ahead, the next wave of automation technologies may accelerate the pace of change. Millions of jobs could be phased out even as new ones are created. More broadly, the day-to-day nature of work could change for nearly everyone as intelligent machines become fixtures i…

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  • Beauty salon co-working company on hunt for more tri-state space

    REAL ESTATE WEEKLY

    Phenix Salon Suites, the co-working firm for hair stylists, just added five tri-state locations and is on the hunt for more. The fastest-growing salon suite company in the beauty industry leased 28,000 s/f in New Jersey, Connecticut and New York. Cushman & Wakefield’s David Townes, who heads the firm’s East Rutherford-based New Jersey retail team, serves as the franchise’s New York Metropolitan Area exclusive leasing agent. “Phenix Salon Suites offers distinctive co-working space fo…

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  • C&W collaborates with Saltmine on virtual office space platform

    REAL ESTATE WEEKLY

    Cushman & Wakefield announced a collaboration with Saltmine, a San Francisco-based SaaS startup that provides design data technology for the commercial real estate industry. Through the use of cutting-edge A.I. planning and 3-D space visualization technology, the Saltmine platform enables Cushman & Wakefield professionals to quickly create space plans, test fits and virtual tours of potential workspaces, providing clients with a new way to visualize and plan their current or future wo…

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  • CREtech Announces Chief Digital and Tech Officers of Hudson Yards as Keynote Speakers for October 16 and 17th NYC Conference

    CREtech

    The World’s Most Influential Commercial Real Estate Tech Conference Is Coming To Brooklyn New York, NY (July 16, 2019) — CREtech (cretech.com), the leading event, content and connectivity platform for the commercial real estate technology industry has announced the addition of Hudson Yards Chief Digital and Technology Officers as Keynote speakers for their flagship NYC conference. The 2019 CREtech NYC Conference will be held on October 16th and 17th at Dock72 in Brooklyn and will be the largest…

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  • Unilever Uses Virtual Factories to Tune Up Its Supply Chain

    WSJ

    Consumer-goods giant Unilever PLC is building virtual versions of its factories, using data streaming from sensor-equipped machines to create digital models that can track physical conditions and enable testing of operational changes. The “digital twin” strategy uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze torrents of information from connected devices, and is aimed at making production more efficient and flexible….

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  • Pause For Thought: Big Corporates Are Using Sensors To Drastically Cut Office Space

    BISNOW

    Office owners take notice: The use of sensors and data is allowing big companies to reduce their office space by as much as a third. Speaking at the MIPIM Proptech Europe event earlier this month, Microsoft real estate portfolio director Xavier Perrin said he uses a “building utilization dashboard” which allows him to monitor how different teams in the company use space in different buildings, including peak usage times.

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  • Co-working sector is hot, but what’s fuelling the demand for “cool” offices?

    THE ECONOMIC TIMES

    As one travels on the DND flyway from Delhi, two large banners on an under construction building proclaim WeWork is now in Noida. For the US-based co-working giant, recently renamed the We Company, Noida is an important location, but what is striking is that the company in just two years of its existence in India is present in 21 locations. WeWork is not an aberration. Across large cities in India, co-working spaces have mushroomed at such a rapid pace; it is difficult to keep a track of how …

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