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Zillow Group real estate rival Compass files for IPO, shows $3.7B in revenue for 2020

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Compass CEO Robert Reffkin in 2019 after cutting the ribbon on the real estate brokerage’s tech center in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Real estate brokerage Compass filed for an IPO on Monday. billion in revenue last year, up 56% year-over-year, with a net loss of $270 million, down from $388 million in 2019.

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Redfin partners with security giant ADT for program that lets buyers tour homes without an agent

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Tech tools such as video tours have increasingly helped power real estate transactions during the pandemic, decreasing the need for face-to-face interactions. Related: The new realities of real estate: Redfin CEO on tech, climate, housing, and the era of ‘a thousand HQs’. Its net loss widened to $27.9

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JLL reinvents itself for the AI era

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City skyscrapers and office parks may remain scarcely occupied in the post-pandemic work era, but commercial real estate player JLL’s business is not slowing down, thanks to the company’s embrace of technology and high-growth opportunities to adapt and prosper. Generative AI and LLMs are changing all that.

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

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Prior to joining Convoy in 2018, Kreiner was CEO of Cal Net Technology Group and a managing partner at Olympic Valley Capital. New Athira execs Mark Worthington, general counsel, and Rachel Lenington, chief technology officer and head of product development strategy. Athira Photos). Read the story. Lessen Photo).

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Biotech industry leaders share cautious optimism for 2023 amid downturn and layoffs

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million square feet, said Pete Warsinske , a life science specialist at commercial real estate company CBRE. Sonoma chief technology officer Heidi Hagen. Lab space is easier to find: Previously tight competition for lab space is softening, creating more opportunities for startups to grow. Sonoma Photo).

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12 tips for achieving IT agility in the digital era

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The work that is not repetitive is changing at a remarkable pace,” says Jon Walden, Blue Prism’s CTO for the Americas. DuFour also recommends casting a wider net for IT talent. Global commercial real estate firm Avision Young has grown by acquisition — and amassed a large and dispersed tech stack along the way.

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