Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Weekend Roundup: Blizzard Walkout; How Deepfakes Land You a Job
It’s the weekend! Let’s revisit some big tech stories from the week you might have missed, including the huge employee walkout at Activision Blizzard and how one technologist’s passion translated… -
Biden's Justice Department Argues to Keep H-1B Higher Wage Rule
Presidents have a way of rolling back as many of their predecessors’ actions as possible. However, the Biden administration is currently defending an H-1B regulation originally pushed during Trum… -
Google Launches a New Bug Hunt Website with Learning Content
If you’re interested in making money from bug hunts, Google may have made things a little easier for you, at least when it comes to vulnerabilities in the company’s platforms (including Google, A… -
How Do H-1B Salaries Compare to 'Average' Technology Salaries?
At the core of the debate over the H-1B is one question: Are companies really using the visa to pay for highly specialized talent from overseas? Or are companies relying on the visa to acquire te… -
What Blue Origin, SpaceX Pay Software Engineers in New Space Race
Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos launching himself into space aboard a self-funded rocket generated an enormous number of headlines. Having spent billions of dollars to get to that point, Bezos made… -
Waymo Hiring Shows Need for Automation, Computer Vision Experts
Waymo, the self-driving car company that was once a Google subsidiary, is opening an office in Pittsburgh. As part of that opening, it’s hiring engineers who’ll work out of Google’s office in the… -
If You Want a Tech Job at Microsoft, Mastering This Skill Could Prove Key
Let’s say you want to land a job at Microsoft. Just like anyone else, though, you only have so much time and resources to master certain tech skills. Which skills should you focus on first? For a… -
Which Programming Languages Have Junior Technologists Mastered?
Given the demand for tech talent, many software-development teams are refocusing their hiring efforts on junior developers and engineers who recently graduated school. Managers figure these young… -
Top 30 Tech Skills That Google Wants This Quarter
Google has enormous resources and offices full of extremely smart people, but it nonetheless faces some big challenges. Governments are exploring antitrust lawsuits against the company; employees… -
Weekend Roundup: Jeff Bezos Thanks You; Netflix Thinks About Gaming
It’s the weekend! Before you shut down for a few days, let’s revisit some of the big tech stories from the week that you might have missed, including the Jeff Bezos space flight (actually, we’re…