Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Enterprise, Industry May Power IoT Demand in the Short Term
Will the “Internet of Things” (IoT) become more than a buzzword in 2019? That’s an important question for all those companies (and tech pros) who have invested time, money, and resources into IoT… -
For VR and AR, It's Mainstream Adoption or Bust
It’s do-or-die time for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). For the past several years, tech companies large and small have focused on the promise of these technologies. Even if the… -
H-4 Authorization for H-1B Visa Spouses Heads to Chopping Block
The demise of the H-4 EAD, which allowed the spouses of H-1B visa holders to obtain work, seems imminent. On Feb. 25, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued its proposal to remo… -
PepsiCo 'Relentless' Automation Shows Cost to Jobs
When most corporations automate their workforces, they tend to keep the news quiet. “One Thousand Jobs Lost to a Robot” makes for a bad headline from a PR standpoint, even if that sort of “effici… -
4 Tips for Handling That ‘Toxic Genius’ Colleague
If you work long enough in tech, the odds are good that sooner or later you’ll run into the so-called “toxic genius.” The “toxic genius” is usually very smart. They have a long history of accompl… -
Do Contractors Earn More Than Full-Time Employees?
To contract or not to contract—that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler to sit at a desk as a full-time employee, and spend your years interacting with the same group of people, or to sail forth… -
Google May Finally Unveil Game Streaming 'Yeti' This Year
Maybe Google’s gaming dreams aren’t vaporware after all. At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in March, Google plans on giving a keynote presentation, during which it will reveal an unannounce… -
OpenAI Creates Platform for Generating Fake News. Wonderful.
Don’t tell Donald Trump, but artificial intelligence (A.I.) may become quite good at generating fake news. Moreover, this generation of fabricated reportage is courtesy of OpenAI, the nonprofit d… -
H-1B Premium Processing Reopens. Is An Applicant Flood Coming?
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans on resuming premium processing this week for all H-1B petitions filed before Dec. 21, 2018. Affected petitioners need to submit a premium p… -
Microsoft Takes a Risky Bet on Cortana Roadmap
Microsoft really needs Cortana, its voice-activated digital assistant, to succeed. There’s just one little problem: Apple, Google, and Amazon have all carved out significant niches for their resp…