Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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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… -
Quiz: What Are Your Big Tech Career Plans for 2020?
The New Year is but a few short weeks away, and for many folks, that means it’s time to sit down and think about how your tech career will progress over the next 12 months. If current trends hold… -
Data Science, Python Top Popular Specializations, Certificates
What kinds of technology-related courses did students pursue this year? Based on new data from Coursera, it’s clear that data science, Python, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) are on the minds… -
Weekend Roundup: AWS re:Invent, Apple's Best Apps, Fate of Alphabet?
The week after Thanksgiving is always a tough one for some folks: You have to re-accelerate to full working speed after a few days of nonstop eating and family (but not eating your family—that wo…