The Business of Tech podcast: Startups, the budget, and bounties for bugs.

Should businesses being offering rewards for finding flaws in their systems?

Thu, 25 May 2023

This week the state of NZ’s startup scene is on Ben and Peter’s minds following the release of TIN’s 2023 Technology Investment Report. They discuss key points from Ben’s interview with Greg Shanahan.

They ask how good the 2023 budget was for tech and science.

Then, Capture the Bug founder and CEO Ankita Dhakar explains to Peter why businesses should be putting out rewards for finders of flaws in their systems.

From our browsers to yours, recommended reading from around the internet:

Good news ahead of tough times for NZ tech investment - BusinessDesk
Nearly every apple top exec is working on the AR headset - Apple Insider
Why companies do ‘innovation theatre instead of actual innovation - Harvard Business Review
ChatGPT is already obsolete - The Atlantic
ChatGPT App Fights Through a Crowd of Copycats on Apple’s Store - Bloomberg
How can organisations prepare for generative AI? - World Economic Forum
Opensource wants to eat the internet - Politico
Quantum computers can’t teleport things - yet - Popular Science
Alibaba to exit cloud business after Beijing undercuts potential - Bloomberg
Satellite signal jamming reaches new lows - IEEE Spectrum

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Ben Moore

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Ben stumbled into tech reporting after a short-lived career as a drama teacher. After a year covering the IT channel, he returned to university and earned a masters in communication studies. He worked for CRN Australia, which gave him valuable insight into the Australian tech industry and a renewed appreciation for Aotearoa New Zealand. In early 2022, he spearheaded the launch of CRN into NZ. If you’re keen to connect, you can find him on LinkedIn or Twitter.

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