Render of the Oceanix city concept. OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group “Coastal cities are literally the interface between man and nature. That is where it is happening,” spoke Marc Collins, the former tourism minister of French Polynesia and founder of Oceanix as we sat together in Bryant Park beneath the towers of Manhattan. Collins has a crazy
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The world is becoming increasingly urban, just as the impacts of climate change are starting to increase. City authorities need to work out where they are vulnerable and act to become more resilient to the threats they face. Oil refineries next to the Houston Ship Channel during Hurricane Harvey, which halted production as … [+]
The astonishing buying/investing power of SoftBank has altered much of the world’s way of thinking … [+] about businesses. Photo by Eloise Ambursley on Unsplash Is it just me, or has the reduction in WeWork’s ostensible value from $47B to $8B caused a frisson of schadenfreude in the business world? Could it be a sign
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The payout is around 20% of WeWork’s now $8 billion valuation. Visual China Group via Getty Images Topline: With SoftBank’s takeover of WeWork nearing completion, former CEO Adam Neumann will reportedly get a $1.7 billion deal to walk away from the company and give up his
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The entry to Paul Allen’s home. Open Homes Photography The home of deceased billionaire Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, hit the market last week for $41.5 million in Silicon Valley’s Atherton, California. For the full story, click here. The following pictures show the interior of the
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The WeWork saga could finally be over. Getty Images Topline: After months of uncertainty surrounding WeWork’s meteoric rise and fall, the company will now fall to an $8 billion valuation after it accepted a bailout offer from its largest shareholder, Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank, CNBC first
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Welcome to Las Vegas Getty Earlier this week, MGM Resorts International (MGM) said it was selling two of its prized casinos. The combined price tag… was just over $5 billion. As part of a continued restructuring, MGM opted to maintain control of the Bellagio resort by selling the $4.25 billion property and leasing it back