Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Google CEO Outlines COVID-19 Reopening Plan
Google plans to gradually reopen its offices in June, according to an internal memo by Google (and Google's parent firm, Alphabet) CEO Sundar Pichai (hat tip to CNBC for spotting it first). How t… -
Technologists Settling Well Into COVID-19 Lockdown
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, technologists are becoming increasingly used to getting work done while isolated at home. Many companies have adjusted their tech infrastructure and workflows… -
U.S. Senators Advocate H-1B Freeze for 60 Days or Longer
Four U.S. senators have sent a letter to President Trump that asks for a suspension of all new guest worker visas, including the H-1B, for at least the next 60 days. News of the letter first appe… -
Microsoft Bug Bounty Hits $100,000 for IoT Vulnerabilities
The top prizes for bug bounties have crept steadily upwards in recent years. Last year, for example, Google offered a cool $1.5 million to whoever could uncover a certain kind of Android bug. Now… -
20 GitHub Projects Getting Popular During COVID-19
The COVID-19 lockdown means that developers and other technologists are finding more time to contribute to open-source projects. That’s the conclusion reached by GitHub, which has crunched its re… -
Weekend Roundup: Apple’s Virtual WWDC, Airbnb Layoffs
You survived the week! Congrats. Hopefully you’re shutting off the work computer for the weekend, but before you do, let’s touch on some of the biggest tech news of the week, including Apple’s ne… -
Most In-Demand Skills: Java, Python, SQL Still Dominate
In these uncertain times, employers clearly have a hunger for technologists skilled in Java, SQL, and software development, according to a new analysis of data from Burning Glass, which collects… -
GitHub Shows COVID-19 Shifting Developer Workflows
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on developers’ workflows, according to a new report from GitHub. GitHub’s data science team crunched the massive website’s activity data and discovered t… -
Can Cloud Computing Skills Boost Your Job Security?
If the tech industry’s most recent round of quarterly financial results made anything clear, it’s that cloud computing and services are surviving—and perhaps even benefitting from—the impact of C… -
Python Learning Video Courses Expand to Data Tools
There’s never a bad time to learn Python. If you’re totally new to this snaky language, never fear—there are tons of tutorials and documentation online to help you get started. In September 2019,…