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Facebook open-sources AI Habitat to help robots navigate realistic environments

Facebook AI Research is today making available AI Habitat, a simulator that can train AI agents that embody things like a home robot to operate in environments meant to mimic typical real-world settings like an apartment or office. For a home robot to understand what to do when you say “Can you check if laptop is in the other room and if it is, can you bring it to me?” will require drawing together multiple forms of intelligence.

How 5G is set to spur new data center construction

Wireless networks are gearing up for 5G, an upgrade that will make the internet experience exponentially faster, eventually touching all industries and sectors. Experts have warned not to expect visible changes too soon, with countries and telecom companies implementing the technology gradually. But one thing is already for certain: data storage will have to keep pace.

The ‘Most Interesting Retailer In The World’ Starts Offering Free Coworking Space

Coworking seems to be constantly shape-shifting, but its newest form comes with a twist that anyone who still prefers coffee shops can get excited about: This one is free. Experimental retail concept Showfields has opened the fourth floor of its 15K SF operation in New York as a coworking space that is free for anyone to use, without so much as a fee for WiFi, Glossy reports. The 1K SF space, with a 1,500 SF outdoor terrace attached, has room for about 40 people.

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CO-LIVING, COWORKING, CO-EVERYTHING: TAKING MIXED USE TO A NEW LEVEL

Coworking. Collaboration. Community. Connecting. Coliving. There’s a lot of co-existing happening right now, and there’s plenty more to come. If ‘co’ seems like a buzzword, tell that to the 2.2 million people coworking in 22,400 shared spaces around the world (estimated end of year figures). According to the new Deskmag 2019 Global Coworking Surveyresults, the number of coworking spaces worldwide continues to increase significantly….

GlobeSt.com Honors Woman Innovators

In preparation for our Women of Influence special feature and retreat, Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com together is putting a spotlight on the achievements of women in commercial real estate. This year, we collected nominations across a number of fields, with the awards to be presented at our inaugural GlobeSt.ELITE Women of Influence Conference and this year’s amount of entries, was our biggest yet….

Uber’s annual flying taxi summit reveals Uber Air has a ways to go

Flying taxis are undoubtedly an exciting concept — one that Uber has put a lot of work into making a reality. In order to these electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles to become a reality, they need to have proper batteries, approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, buy-in from cities, public acceptance and, of course, vehicle partners.

Panelists Mull a Midtown Meant for Millennials

Updating Midtown Manhattan’s commercial stock is a project with generational scale. After all, the average building there is well more than half a century old. But in chasing that project, Midtown developers—and tenants and their representatives—are taking generational inspiration, emphasizing improvements they’re betting will help commercial tenants chase millennial workers. It’s an urgent endeavor: As of last year, millennials for the first time comprise the biggest share of the U.S. workfo…

GreenGen Ventures Announces Equity Investment in Senseware

BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GreenGen Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Green Generation (GreenGen), today announced it has structured and invested in a new round of financing for Senseware, a full-stack IoT solution provider for smart buildings. The investment was made by a fund under its management….