Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Amazon, Facebook, and the Fight for New York City's Tech Talent
Earlier this year, Amazon abruptly canceled its plans to build a massive “second headquarters” (dubbed HQ2) in New York City’s Long Island City neighborhood. Now, it’s leasing 335,000 square feet… -
Google Employees Optimistic About New Leadership
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin recently announced that they would step down from their leadership positions with the company. When a CEO and/or founder decides to give up their rol… -
Weekend Roundup: Facebook Deepfake Killer, Google’s Top Searches
It’s the weekend! The holidays are ramping up, but the tech industry isn’t slowing down—this week, we had some of tech’s biggest companies attempting to tackle some very big issues, including dee… -
Artificial Intelligence Job Demand Could Live Up to Hype
Anyone who’s worked in technology knows that certain buzzwords rip through the industry every few years, sending executives into a fever. “Artificial intelligence,” “Big Data,” “Hadoop,” and “Web… -
Which Tech Employers are Hiring This Month?
As we head into the end of 2019, which tech skills are in greatest demand among employers? And which employers are hiring the most technologists? We used Burning Glass, which collects and analyze… -
Magic Leap Pushes into Business AR, Despite Layoff Reports
Augmented-reality (AR) startup Magic Leap is “pivoting” its AR headset toward businesses. Is that a move designed to open up new markets, or is it a Hail Mary pass after consumer-centric develope… -
Are Biggest Tech Cities Killing the Smaller Ones?
A small handful of U.S. cities are attracting the lion’s share of technology investment (and jobs), according to a new paper by The Brookings Institution. “Just five top innovation metro areas—Bo… -
Dell Software Engineer Pay: Stable After Big Company Shifts
Over the past decade, Dell has undergone a wild ride. Once a public (and very high-profile) company, it went private in 2013. After that, it swallowed up EMC in a $67 billion mega-deal, as part o… -
Is Swift Finally Overtaking Objective-C?
Is Swift, Apple’s new(ish) programming language for building iOS and macOS apps, finally overtaking Objective-C, its decades-old predecessor? That’s a conclusion you can draw from the latest upda… -
Does Trump Want to Reform or Kill the H-1B Visa Program?
During the Trump Presidency, there’s been some action to adjust and reform the H-1B visa system. For example, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has cracked down hard on companies…