Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Five Years Later, Where are the Amazon Delivery Drones?
Five years ago, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled what many expected to become the future of product delivery: small drones capable of carrying up to five pounds’ worth of cargo. But Amazon’s high-t… -
Steam Lowering Its Cut of Developer Revenues... for the Richest
First, some good news for game developers as a whole: Valve is lowering its cut of developer revenues on the Steam network. For those developers with Steam-related sales between $10 million and $… -
Trump Administration Formally Offers H-1B Lottery Changes
For the past few months, publications that watch the federal government (such as Politico) have reported rumors that something big is in the works for H-1B reform. Those big changes could arrive… -
Cloud Skills Gap Makes Companies Desperate for Tech Pros
Businesses have embraced cloud services as a way to get what they need without loading up on in-house infrastructure. That’s great for achieving operational goals while saving money, but it might… -
Computer Programmer Salary: Big Payouts for the Right Skills
The term “computer programmer” is rather broad. These days, what’s a “computer”? The phone in your pocket owns that term just as much as the laptop on your desk; does that mean “mobile developer”… -
Do You Need to Meet Every Requirement in a Job Posting?
Do you need to meet all of the requirements in a job posting? That’s an excellent question, and a point of pretty extensive debate among tech pros and recruiters. According to a new TalentWorks s… -
Majority of Tech Pros Think Their Workplaces are Unhealthy
A majority of tech pros believe they work in an unhealthy environment, according to a new survey by Blind. Via its app, Blind asked tech pros to answer the following question either “True” or “Fa… -
Employees Push Back on Which Technology Tools They Can Use
Who makes the final decision on which tech tools end up in the workplace? Managers (including the company’s CTO) might insist that such decisions rest with them. But employees are determined to b… -
Amazon Opens Machine Learning Coursework to All Developers
Amazon has opened up its machine-learning coursework to any developer who wants to explore the technology. Considering that Amazon uses these materials to teach its in-house engineers, this is a… -
New H-1B Form May Force IT Contractors to Reveal Clients
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is requiring employers that apply for H-1B visas to name any companies where their H-1B workers might end up on a contract basis. This could have significant co…