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JLL reinvents itself for the AI era

CIO Business Intelligence

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. Of course, JLL has only just begun to use generative AI and LLMs.

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Zillow to lay off 47 workers in Washington state as part of Zillow Offers home buying shutdown

GeekWire

Zillow Group plans to lay off 47 workers in Washington state as part of the 2,000 company employees who will lose their jobs following the decision this week to shut down the home buying and selling operation Zillow Offers. The real estate company employs about 8,000 people across the U.S.

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Inside the AI Revolution: Tech execs on the new realities for software, startups, and the future

GeekWire

Bridget Frey, CTO at Redfin , the tech-powered real estate company that operates in more than 100 markets in the U.S. Inbal Shani, chief product officer at GitHub , the software development platform used by more than 100 million developers around the world. and Canada. You need a moat.

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AI and coding: How Seattle tech companies are using generative AI for programming

GeekWire

In an interview with Wired published Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he realized AI was going to be transformative when he saw its ability to code, which led to the company developing GitHub Copilot. Diamond Bishop , CEO and co-founder at Augmend , a Seattle collaboration software startup Diamond Bishop, CEO of Augmend.

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DoorDash expanding engineering footprint in Seattle with new downtown office space

GeekWire

DoorDash , the food ordering and delivery company, is expanding its office footprint in Seattle two years after starting an engineering outpost in the city. The company has been working out of co-working space at 1201 Third Ave. The new DoorDash office space at the 2+U building in downtown Seattle. DoorDash Photo). DoorDash Photo).

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Zillow to hire 2,000 employees — but they won’t all be in Seattle as distributed model takes root

GeekWire

The hiring push comes as Zillow’s stock hits new highs, fueled by a red-hot real estate market and record traffic to the company’s platform. Shares were up nearly 5% Thursday, and the company is now valued at $38 billion. Potential risk for 2-class system w/ ppl at office ahead of remote workers.

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Oil changes for houses: Startup led by former Expedia director offers regular home maintenance

GeekWire

The 8-person company is led by former Expedia director David Krieger. Onder Photo) A group of travel and real estate tech vets recently launched a startup to help new homeowners stay up-to-date on maintenance issues by providing regular inspections. Onder CEO and founder David Krieger.