Articles by Nate Swanner
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CyanogenMod Forks Itself as 'The Inc,' Screws Users
[caption id="attachment_138928" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] CyanogenMod is DOA Image Credit: FXP Blog[/caption] Android ROM CyanogenMod is now offline, and dead forever. In a blog post on G… -
What We Learned from Apple's First A.I. Paper
Siri has long been the A.I. that people didn't envision as an A.I., thanks to Apple’s PR department (the company framed Siri as a “personal assistant,” without emphasizing its machine-learning as… -
White House: Education Will Save Jobs From A.I.
The arrival of artificial intelligence (A.I.) means faster data processing and more efficient automation, but it could also mean massive job losses for human beings. In a study of the impact of A… -
Recruiting Devs Can Cost More Than $60k: Study
Employee turnover is a problem for any company, and the issue becomes exacerbated with long on-boarding times and equally long interactions with recruiters. A new study shows the real cost of hir… -
Russia, China Top Worldwide Developer Rankings
[caption id="attachment_127949" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Developer Environment[/caption] Have you ever wondered where the best coders on Earth come from? Is it a country, or a particular… -
New UX Course Wants to Land You Design Jobs
User experience (UX) designers are important to tech, but the path to becoming one isn’t always so clear. To help those passionate about UX achieve their career goals, InVision and General Assemb… -
Should Developers Care About Wearables?
[caption id="attachment_134099" align="aligncenter" width="683"] Fitbit wearables[/caption] Wearables are still around, although events such as Jawbone’s implosion and the sell-off of Pebble some… -
Beating Ageism In Tech: It's About Perspective
[caption id="attachment_138760" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Ageism In The Workplace[/caption] Getting old is tough enough, but it’s especially hard when you don’t feel like you fit in with t… -
Apple Adds Touch Bar Support to WebKit
[caption id="attachment_138714" align="aligncenter" width="2550"] Safari Technology Preview Adds Touch Bar[/caption] Apple is adding a new feature to its Safari Technology Preview that could chan… -
Google Devs Can Tap Into Assistant via Home Hub
[caption id="attachment_136056" align="aligncenter" width="719"] Google Home[/caption] Chatbots and artificial intelligence (A.I.) have taken over the digital landscape of late. To help encourage…