Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Top 10 Cities for STEM Professional Opportunities and Quality of Life
When it comes to professional opportunities and quality of life, which cities are best for technologists and other STEM professionals? That’s a difficult question, but WalletHub takes a stab at a… -
Amazon Adding Technologists to Boston Technology Hub
Amazon is adding 3,000 more employees to its Boston Tech Hub, where they’ll join 3,700 technologists already at work on a number of technology initiatives, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Am… -
Software Developer: Still One of America's Best Jobs?
Another January, another list of the “best jobs” in America from U.S. News and World Report. For technologists (or those thinking of becoming technologists), this annual rundown offers good news:… -
Are Technologists Blowing Their Bonus on Big-Ticket Items, or Saving It?
Many technologists (especially in the major tech hubs of Silicon Valley and New York City) depend on their annual bonuses. If you take a look at sites such as levels.fyi, which crowdfund compensa… -
Top 20 Skills, Technology Jobs Microsoft Needs to Hire For
Like every other large technology company, Microsoft has spent the past few months navigating its way through the COVID-19 crisis. Its employees are working from home, even though CEO Satya Nadel… -
Weekend Roundup: Amazon vs. COVID-19; Apple Planning VR Headset?
What a week, huh? We have a new President, and he’s coming into office with a whole lot of plans. Just in case you were distracted by all the Inauguration-related news, we have a roundup of some… -
Apple, Google, Tech Lobbying Firms Praise Biden Immigration Policies
President Biden’s administration is only a few days old, but some of tech’s biggest CEOs have come out in support of his potential immigration policies. Those policies, in turn, could have a sign… -
Top 20 Technology Jobs and Skills Google Is Hiring For
As we move into the new year, it’s worth examining the technology jobs that Google is hiring for—as well as the skills it’s seeking from those technologists it brings aboard. For many job candida… -
Top 5 Programming Languages Tesla Wants Developers to Master
Want to land a job at Tesla? As you probably know, Tesla electric vehicles are sophisticated software platforms; even if you don’t have a background in automobile manufacturing, the company needs… -
Privacy and 'Confidential Computing': The Next Big Cloud Services Race?
Privacy and security have been at the forefront of many technologists’ minds since the COVID-19 pandemic began. With millions of employees working from home, companies have increasingly turned to…