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IBM Puts $2B In NY AI Research Center

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IBM is planning to invest over $2 billion to help establish an “AI Hardware Center” at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus in Albany, as well as boost its high-tech footprint throughout New York State. IBM will also expand and extend its partnership with SUNY Poly for the Center for Semiconductor Research (CSR).

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RTP Global Unveils $650M Startup-Focused VC Fund

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To continue supporting technology in regions all over the world from North America to Southeast Asia, Leonid Boguslavsky-founded RTP Global unveiled a new $650 million fund to keep investing in early-stage tech companies. The venture capital firm’s last fund totaled $200 million and was rolled out in 2017, according to reports.

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Payroll Cards Find Opportunity In Corporates’ Digitization Push

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With the pandemic nudging businesses further into the digital payments realm, commercial card innovation is heating up to capitalize on the opportunity for adoption. As companies elevate their use of payroll cards, Galileo Financial Technologies is rolling out its own solution to facilitate employee compensation.

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Ceridian Introduces Digital Wallet For Real-Time Employee Payments

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Human capital management (HCM) software as a service (SaaS) firm Ceridian is launching Dayforce Wallet to give people the flexibility of getting paid in real-time, whenever they want it. The new Dayforce Wallet taps the advantages offered by the Dayforce platform, such as calculating pay continuously.

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Shogun Brings Big Retail Tech To Digital-First Retailers

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When he first came up with the idea for an eCommerce technology company, Co-founder and CEO Finbarr Taylor was in the process of plowing through this story of medieval Japan. A new Shogun was born. It enables companies like Leesa to import their product data during an expansion to a new region.

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Kroger Becomes First North American Grocer To Launch In-Store Farms

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The farms use hydroponic technology to grow produce in modular vertical spaces, and can be installed in stores and restaurants. The company used machine learning and intelligence of things (IoT) technology to develop vertical farms as an alternative food system. There has been an increase in investments in innovative farming methods.

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What’s Next For Real Estate In Amazon’s HQ2 Cities?

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and in Long Island City, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City. According to Redfin , its “agents in both regions are reporting a noticeable jump in calls, emails and tour requests from prospective homebuyers interested in homes in these neighborhoods.” In New York City, Amazon’s $1.2 Citi Reaction.