Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Facebook FTC Agreement Could Impact Its A.I., Product Plans
After years of privacy-related controversies (and months of not-so-secret negotiations with the federal government), Facebook has announced an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) th… -
Income Gap Between Tech CEOs, Software Engineers: Huge
How much of an income gap exists between tech-company CEOs and the software engineers who actually drive the business? Business.org recently crunched the numbers on CEO salaries, and then compare… -
Tech's Low Unemployment Rate Creates Recruiting Issues
Tech unemployment hasn’t been this low since the turn of the century, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data crunched by CompTIA. That creates issues for hiring managers and recr… -
Google Settles Ageism Lawsuit with Job Hunters for $11 Million
Google has agreed to pay out $11 million to 227 job applicants who allege the search-engine giant discriminated against them because of ageism. That comes to roughly $35,000 per applicant, which… -
Microsoft Top Software Engineer Salaries: How High Do They Go?
How much can top software engineers make at Microsoft? That’s an excellent question for anyone who’s interested in working their way up the career ladder at a big tech firm—after all, even if you… -
Programming Languages with Best Longevity Include Python, Java
Which programming languages have true longevity? That’s not just an academic question; if you’re a working tech professional, you want to know which languages have a good chance of remaining impo… -
Google Bug Bounty Payouts Growing Insane
Bug bounties are becoming ever-more-lucrative, hinting at how much companies are leaning on crowdsourcing to find vulnerabilities that could crush their systems. For example, Google has increased… -
Pod: Best or Worst Thing to Happen to Open Offices?
In the beginning, there was the cubicle, and workers pronounced it totally soul-sucking. Then companies embraced open-office designs, and employees quickly found those even worse. But as with mos… -
Tech Unemployment Hits 19-Year Low
Tech unemployment hasn’t been this low since the turn of the century, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data crunched by CompTIA. As of May, tech’s unemployment rate sat at 1.3 p… -
Tesla Software Engineers: Solid Pay. But How's the Stress?
Depending on your tolerance for super-tight deadlines, extreme pressure, and, er, “unconventional” CEOs (“What’s he saying on Twitter this time?!”), electric-auto manufacturer Tesla seems like ei…