Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Lying on Your CV or Résumé? Here's How They'll Nail You.
It’s a sad fact that some folks lie on their CVs and résumés. Sometimes, they lie by adding jobs or skills they never had, or fictionalizing achievements. There are also “lies of omission,” in wh… -
H-1B Employer Data Hub Shows Which Firms Seek Visas
Curious about how many employers are submitting H-1B visa petitions? U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now has a website that could answer some of those questions. This website, t… -
Google Recommendations for Effective Remote Work
Google loves analyzing employee behavior. You can argue that’s paid off handsomely—the company regularly ranks high as a best place to work, and its management practices (such as OKRs) are emulat… -
Should Corporate Data Breaches Result in Jail Time?
Should executives go to jail for data breaches? That’s exactly what Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is proposing. In a new op-ed in The Washington Post, she suggests criminal penalties for leader… -
IBM CEO: A.I. Will Impact Jobs Within 5 to 10 Years
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty believes that A.I. will change the workforce (and jobs) much sooner than you might think. “I expect AI to change 100 percent of jobs within the next five to 10 years,” Romet… -
Game Dev Crunch Time Crisis Illuminated (Again) by 'Anthem' Woes
Game developer BioWare hoped that “Anthem,” its massive open-world game, would become an industry-defining blockbuster. But according to critics and many players, the final product is a mess—and… -
Apple AirPower Failure Hints at Risks of Premature Announcements
Companies prefer to use late Friday afternoon as the ideal time to dump bad news on the public. Apple did just that on March 29, announcing that it had canceled its AirPower charging pad. “After… -
Microsoft Hints at Ethics Review for A.I. Development
A number of A.I. researchers think that the technology industry needs to impose an ethical framework on artificial intelligence and machine-learning platforms. Aside from the obvious questions ov… -
Many Tech Pros Think Their Pay Doesn't Match Their Value
According to the most recent Dice Salary Survey, the average tech pro made $93,244 in 2018, a very slight 0.6 percent increase from the year before. For many Americans, that’s a lot of money—but… -
Amazon, Google Robotics Hints at Possibility... and Danger
Will the world’s biggest tech companies begin pouring more resources into robotics? Amazon has offered a few hints that it plans on cycling up its consumer-facing robotics work. Rohit Prasad, a s…