APAC Realty pumps $1m into AI researcher UrbanZoom

Meet the panel of property and technology experts judging this year's PlaceTech Prize for innovation in the UK market.

Hubble and Essensys, two specialists in coworking and serviced offices, have conducted separate studies into the rise of flexible space. Here are some of my takeaways from scanning the 170 pages they produced.

As the flexible office provider confirms two additional London locations, co-founder Edward Shenderovich tells PlaceTech about the Knotel story and plans for the year ahead.

One of the UK's largest housing associations has agreed to buy 750 modular units from Ilke Homes. Five hundred units will be used for sites Places for People already owns, and 250 for new schemes.

The adoption of technology for displaying inventories could result in a £9bn boost to the declining high street, according to research carried out by NearSt and the Future Laboratory.

The agreement will see Telefonica become the official IoT and network connectivity partner for Schindler’s smart lifts and escalators offering, called Schindler Ahead.

The world’s largest auto parts maker has shared its latest mobility concepts ahead of welcoming 5,000 guests to Berlin for its Bosch Connected World conference next week.