Tech:NYC Digest: January 13

January 13, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

Friday, January 13, 2023

We’re back with another “Friday Five” roundup of our top stories in New York tech.

Programming note: We’re off on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day; see you back here on Tuesday!

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Don’t Ban ChatGPT in Schools. Teach With It. (New York Times)

There are plenty of legitimate questions about how students might use ChatGPT, but it's also obvious that AI will be increasingly available when today's K-12 students become adults and enter the workforce — it's incumbent upon us to prepare them by teaching to use and engage with it effectively and responsibly. By comparison: wouldn't we, as a society and a democracy, be better off now if we had been teaching students media literacy a decade ago in the early days of social media?

NYC Wants More EVs but Needs to Find Space for Chargers (Wall Street Journal)

EV adoption is catching on quickly in New York, but it can only go so far without the charging infrastructure to keep up with the demand. That’s why Bed-Stuy based Revel is tripling its number of charging stations — and not at highway rest stops or massive parking lots or garages, but in NYC neighborhoods where people actually live and work.

Observability platform Chronosphere raises another $115 million (TechCrunch)

The company’s extended Series C, backed by GV, Alphabet’s startup investment arm, is helping companies cut cloud bills amid market uncertainties, but it also stands out as an indicator for where the sector remains bullish: It’s a megadeal round at a time they’ve become increasingly rare, and it earned the company unicorn status during a year that milestone will be harder to achieve.

Racks in Effect: NYC to Put Bike Parking at Dozens of Subway Stations (THE CITY)

It’s the MTA Bike Access bill in action! Building transit infrastructure that can successfully integrate the entire system — subways and buses linked with bikes and micromobility — is a winning strategy. (As a matter of fact, bike parking startup Oonee had pre-construction site meetings today for its storage pods planned outside Midtown and Hudson Square stations!)

Martinis and French Fries Are the New York Happy Meal (Grub Street)

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