Tech:NYC Digest: October 3

Tech:NYC Digest: October 3

October 03, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

In today’s digest, first-in-the-nation reproductive health for all, Manhattan’s first public beach, and how LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky thinks about the future of work in the age of AI.

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  • NYC became the first jurisdiction in the country to make abortion care available via telehealth through its public health system. (NBC New York)

    • Virtual ExpressCare, the city’s new online scheduling portal, connects patients via video or phone call with reproductive health professionals, as well mental health and non-emergency medical resources.

  • Manhattan's first public beach, on Gansevoort Peninsula in Hudson River Park, is officially open! It’s the largest greenspace built in NYC since Central Park, with two dog runs, new river boardwalks, and an ecological salt marsh of 20 million oysters contributing to the shoreline’s environmental health. (TimeOut New York)

In other reading:

  • NYC is sinking – but NASA says it’s not because of large buildings (Gothamist)

  • The power spas of New York City (Crain’s New York)

  • The Best Places to Eat Alone in NYC (Eater NY)

Today, LinkedIn’s annual talent conference, Talent Connect 2023, kicked off at the Javits Center here in New York. Ryan Roslansky, who moved into the CEO role at LinkedIn just before the pandemic, focused his keynote on one topic: redefining work in the age of AI.

Here are a few takeaways from his remarks:

  • In the short term, AI will change how we work: “It will take on more of the work we like least in our days – the first draft of an outreach email or the first check for errors in a budget document.”

  • But over the coming years, AI will “change the very definition of work itself:” The share of jobs posting mentioning ChatGPT has increased 21x since November 2022.

Yes, but: LinkedIn data also shows an increase in demand for soft skills, like communication and flexibility: 72% of US executives say that soft skills are more valuable than AI skills.

  • In the age of AI, “people-to-people collaboration is still essential to the success of companies,” says Roslansky. 

  • Nonetheless, AI will fundamentally change how we define jobs: The jobs of the future won’t be categorized by job titles, says Roslansky, but by a “collection of skills and tasks” – and it’s up to company leaders to decide how those skills and tasks change with the adoption of AI.

Stream LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky’s keynote (starting at exactly one hour into the broadcast) here.

In other reading:

  • Jamie Dimon Predicts 3.5-Day Work Week for Next Generation Thanks to AI (Bloomberg)

  • Is AI going to change how you send emails? (Fast Company)

  • The Grand, a NYC-based leadership coaching platform, raised $4.7 million in seed funding. Seven Seven Six led the round.

  • IYK, a NYC-based developer of NFT infrastructure for fashion brands, raised $16.8 million in seed funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round and was joined by 1kx, Collab Currency, Lattice Capital and Gmoney.

  • Kafene, a NYC-based point-of-sale financing platform, raised $12.6 million in Series B extension funding. Third Prime led the round and was joined by other insiders.

  • October 4: In-person: How to Go From $1M ARR to $10M, with Help Scout chief revenue officer Andrea Kayal, Bloomfire head of revenue marketing Deidre Hudson, and Innovatemap principal product marketer and brand strategist Meghan Pfeifer. Hosted by Innovatemap. Register here.

  • October 11: In-person: 2023 Tech Summit, featuring Altana AI CEO Evan Smith, Google Head of Trust & Safety David Graff, Esusu Co-CEO Wemimo Abbey, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and others. Hosted by Tech:NYC and Crain’s New York Business. Use code TECHS23 for discounted tickets by registering here.

  • October 12: In-person: Innovation and Collaboration in New York’s Government, with MTA CEO Janno Lieber, NYC Chief Efficiency Officer Denise Clay, LinkNYC Chief Administrative Officer Margaux Knee, and others. Hosted by City & State. Use code TECHNYC23 for 50% off tickets by registering here.

  • October 18: In-person: NY Enterprise Tech Meetup, with Grafana Labs COO Doug Hanna, Vercel VP of Product Jared Palmer, and Apollo senior director of develop experience Peggy Rayzis. Hosted by Work-Bench. Register here.

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