Articles by Nate Swanner

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  No A.I. Assistant Smarter Than a Six-Year-Old: Study

  [caption id="attachment_142250" align="aligncenter" width="3029"] A.I. assistants are actually pretty dumb.[/caption] Big tech companies want us all to embrace digital assistants in a big way. Wh…
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  Google, Apple Top Best Internship Study

  [caption id="attachment_137877" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tech internship[/caption] According to industry intelligence firm Vault, tech once again tops the list for most prestigious inter…
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  Python Devs: Where Your Salary Goes Furthest

  Python developers have their hands full: it's a discipline on the rise, and routinely in high demand. Python has become heavily utilized as a data-science tool, which, considering how many busine…
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  Swift Makes Objective-C Devs Wring Hands

  [caption id="attachment_142486" align="aligncenter" width="2567"] Swift at the Dice Offices in San Jose[/caption] A lot of the iOS development conversation now centers on Swift, but Objective-C i…
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  Do Contract Workers Hurt Full-Time Tech Hiring?

  The conversation around tech employment tends to focus on the linear process of interviewing and hiring full-time employees. But contract workers are also a huge issue. Should tech pros be afraid…
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  Will Android or iOS Development Pay You More?

  [caption id="attachment_139435" align="aligncenter" width="2962"] Developers can make more on iOS[/caption] With Microsoft taking its official leave from the mobile landscape (goodbye, Windows Ph…
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  Amazon Updates API for New Alexa 'Routines'

  [caption id="attachment_143837" align="aligncenter" width="2469"] Amazon Echo Plus[/caption] In addition to several new pieces of Echo hardware, Amazon has announced a new feature for users and d…
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  Will Oath's Vespa Kickstart Open-Source Big Data?

  [caption id="attachment_143807" align="aligncenter" width="1624"] Vespa Big Data[/caption] Big data is big business. We've previously suggested it could improve cybersecurity and drug development…
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  Fitbit OS is Basically Web Apps on Your Wrist

  [caption id="attachment_143157" align="aligncenter" width="2386"] Fitbit Ionic[/caption] With Fitbit’s Ionic smartwatch just days away from launch, the company is finally allowing developers to g…
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  MacOS High Sierra: What Developers Need to Know

  [caption id="attachment_143730" align="aligncenter" width="1551"] macOS High Sierra[/caption] With the release of macOS High Sierra this week, Apple has completed its Fall software update cycle.…