Tech:NYC Digest: January 20

January 20, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

Friday, January 20, 2023

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

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Why New York, with Index Ventures partner Martin Mignot (Index Ventures)

At the end of last year, we celebrated Index’s arrival in NYC — their first new office in about a decade — and to kick off their new blog series, Mignot makes the case for why European companies should launch their US expansions in New York over San Francisco. (We’re perhaps a bit biased, but he’s right, of course.)

Navy Yard startup tapped to help city guard against quantum hacks (Crain’s New York Business)

The Brooklyn-based information networking and security startup Qunnect has been hard at work developing the post-quantum security standards that city governments and major corporations alike have been searching for. Its solution: GothamQ, a fiber loop running through Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan on top of existing traditional fiber cables. If successful, GothamQ could become key to future-proofing critical infrastructure security in the city.

The 6 Most Important Tech Trends For 2023 (Forbes)

We’ve combed over dozens of news stories and research reports with similar headlines, but Deloitte (a Tech:NYC member!) releases a long-running annual Tech Trends report, and it highlights focus areas we’ve seen echoed across our network. Two we’re watching closely: the next wave of use cases for AI and updated strategies for closing the tech skills gap. Deloitte’s analysis makes a cogent point: “technology” isn’t just IT, and emerging tech disciplines will rival IT in their impact of business innovation moving forward. You can access the full report here.

What Is the Perfect T-Shirt to Wear to Work? (The New York Times)

Here’s some RTO advice we haven’t seen enough of: you can find a a tee that is comfortable, professional, and not boring all at the same time!

The Best Niche Bookstores in New York (Curbed)

Tech:NYC has a very active Slack channel dedicated to book recommendations, and we’ll figure out some sort of prize for the team member who becomes the first to visit every shop on this list. (PS: we’re always eager to hear about your favorite reads, too. Don't be shy!)

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