Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Tech Industry Work-From-Home Policies Driving Urge to Leave
Are technologists serious about leaving a company that doesn’t give them the right kind of hybrid- and remote-work options? Blind, which anonymously surveys technologists about a range of issues,… -
Valve Steam Deck: New Opportunities for Game Developers?
Gaming giant Valve has unveiled the Steam Deck, its portable gaming device. With its dual thumb-stick controllers and seven-inch touchscreen, it resembles the bestselling Nintendo Switch. Valve h… -
Weekend Roundup: Super Mario Smartwatch; Deepfaking Bourdain
It’s the weekend! Before you shut down for some much-needed relaxation, let’s revisit some of the biggest tech stories from the week that you might have missed, including the unveiling of Windows… -
The Highest-Paid Tech CEO Might Not Be Who You Expect
How much do the highest-paid technology CEOs actually earn? Of those executives, who made the most last year? Ask a random person on the street to name the highest-paid CEO in tech, and they migh… -
Google CEO Sundar Pichai: A.I. More 'Profound' Than Fire, Electricity
Many technologists assume that artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning will have a massive impact on how we work and play. But how big an impact? According to Google CEO Sundar Pichai… -
These Cities Offer Technologists Cheap Rent, Developer Jobs
Anyone who lives in well-established tech hubs such as Silicon Valley, New York City, and Seattle knows that the cost of living is often an issue. Rents and housing prices have skyrocketed as loc… -
What Tesla, Lyft, Other Auto-Tech Firms Pay Software Engineers
For technology companies focused on “disrupting” the auto industry, the past few years have been tough. The COVID-19 pandemic crushed the market for ride-sharing; meanwhile, solving the technolog… -
Which Future Technology Interests You the Most, Career-Wise?
If you want to carve out a viable career in tech, it pays to always keep one eye on the future. Which technologies will people use five, ten, even twenty years from now? What will eventually repl… -
At Google and Apple, Rising Anger About Remote Work. Is This a Trend?
At some of tech’s biggest companies, tensions around remote and hybrid work could be on the rise. Many employees want to work from home permanently, without taking any kind of pay cut—while execu… -
The Highest-Paid H-1B Workers at Tech's Biggest Companies
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received more than 300,000 H-1B registrations for fiscal year 2022, suggesting that businesses are recovering from the pandemic and looking for t…