Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Weekend Roundup: Amazon’s Big Space Plans, Facebook vs. Apple
What a week! Don’t worry, everyone, the end of 2020 is just about in sight. Right now, though, let’s go through some of the biggest stories of the past few days, including Facebook’s reliance on… -
GitHub Shows How Much Developers Love Open Source
Technologists might do any number of things with their spare time, but as GitHub’s latest State of the Octoverse report makes clear, many of them choose to spend their nights and weekends working… -
Could Texas Replace Silicon Valley as the Major Tech Hub?
Last week, Oracle announced that it would move its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin, in addition to putting a “more flexible employee work location policy” into place (according to a co… -
10 Top Disruptive Tech Skills with a Huge Pay Premium
There are technology skills necessary to company operations, such as coding and data analytics. There’s also a category of “disruptive” skills that will evolve those companies, allowing them to t… -
Elon Musk’s Favorite Job Interview Question Is Key for Job Seekers
Even if you’re not interested in working for Tesla or SpaceX, CEO Elon Musk’s favorite interview question is an important one to think about. If you come up with a good answer, it could help you… -
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Embraces Flexible Work for Employees
Google’s approach to flexible and remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic is very much a work in progress. During the summer, the search-engine giant announced that it would extend its employees… -
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Apologizes Following A.I. Expert's Departure
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has apologized for the circumstances surrounding the termination of a famous A.I. expert who questioned the company’s approach to diversity. That expert, Timnit Gebru, wa… -
Weekend Roundup: Uber Abandons Big Projects; Facebook’s Big Threat
It was a huge week in the technology industry: Uber decided to finally abandon some expensive (and infamous) initiatives, Facebook is embroiled in the legal fight of its existence, and Apple CEO… -
Scheduling a Job Interview Over the Holidays? Many Don't Like That Idea.
Scheduling a job interview can become a tricky proposition, particularly around the end of the year. Many hiring managers decide to take a week or two off in December; and those who choose to sta… -
'Cyberpunk 2077' Raises Concerns of Game Developer Burnout
It’s a story as old as game development: An intrepid team of developers and other technologists works insane hours over many months to deliver a great game. This “crunch time” might result in a g…