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Former AWS real estate managers, accused of taking millions in kickbacks, challenge Amazon’s motives amid FBI investigation

GeekWire

Eleven data center deals are now the subject of a suit by Amazon vs. two former AWS real estate managers and others. Two of the participants in the August 2017 meeting — Casey Kirschner, an AWS real estate manager, and Carl Nelson, Kirschner’s boss and mentor — were leading that physical expansion for Amazon.

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

GeekWire

Tech tools such as video tours have increasingly helped power real estate transactions during the pandemic, decreasing the need for face-to-face interactions. ADT will provide additional security to the program, keeping sellers informed about entry and exits on the property. Its net loss widened to $27.9 (Redfin Photo).

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IT Vortex: The Effort to Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions is Far More Than a Business Goal

CIO Business Intelligence

Offering a diverse array of cloud solutions, IT Vortex’s customers include enterprises in industries from manufacturing and mining to fashion and real estate. These include Infrastructure-as-Service, Desktop-as-a-Service, Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service, Security-as-a-Service, and Backup-as-a-Service.

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Tech News Roundup March 16

CTOvision

Matt Rahman Joins Tangible Security as Commercial Cyber Solutions SVP, GM. Consumer Electronics Net. IT Business Net. for commercial real estate investment marketplace. The following are some of the hot topics we are tracking in the technology ecosystem: Technology Ticker. Menlo Ventures leads $14.5M

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Porch Group announces two more acquisitions for a total of more than $94 million

GeekWire

Porch provides enterprise software to home services companies in areas such as home inspections, moving, real estate, and insurance. Porch then receives transaction fees when connecting homebuyers to movers, insurance agents, home automation and security firms, TV/internet companies and other service providers.

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3 Ways Technology Can Be Used to Improve Your Personal Finances

Galido

Advanced levels of security. Use a Net Worth Calculator. Determining your net worth is one of the best things you can do in your quest to improve your personal finances. You also don’t have to worry about spending hours scrawling through your financial books and records in order to determine your net worth. Real estate.

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Porch makes $35M acquisition; reshuffles board; revenue up 200%; loss grows; PPP loan forgiven

GeekWire

Its quarterly net loss widened to $16.3 ” Porch provides enterprise software to home services companies in areas such as home inspections, moving, real estate, and insurance. PPP loan: In its quarterly filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Porch said it received full forgiveness of its $8.1