Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Alexa Hunches Pushes Edge of A.I. Will Users Accept It?
Amazon wants to predict what you’ll want, and when you’ll want it. The e-commerce giant has announced Alexa Hunches, which will use machine learning and artificial intelligence (A.I.) to predict… -
IBM Faces New Age Discrimination Lawsuit, Alleging Unfair Layoffs
IBM is the target of a new age-discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of three employees. “Over the last several years, IBM has been in the process of systematically laying off older employees in… -
Linus Torvalds Apology Highlights Why Soft Skills Are Necessary
Linus Torvalds is not the shy and retiring type, to put it mildly. In the decades since he developed the Linux kernel, he’s become famous for his profanity-laced broadsides into various groups an… -
Python Keeps Climbing Among Most-Popular Languages
To say that Python is a popular programming language is a bit of an understatement, like saying that the sun is kind of hot. It’s a ubiquitous language, utilized in everything from the Web and mo… -
If You're New to DevOps, Embrace These Foundational Things
So, you’re new to DevOps. Maybe you were attracted to the field’s promise of high salaries, or maybe you really liked the idea of combining your development and operations knowledge. Maybe nobody… -
Apple Watch Series 4: Time to Develop That Health App?
As expected, Apple unveiled the latest Apple Watch at its Sept. 12 event. The wearable features a number of health-related updates, including an ECG monitor and a way to detect falls. In some way… -
H-1B Premium Processing Suspension Extended Through 2019
The Trump administration is tightening H-1B visa rules even more. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an extension to its temporary suspension of premium processing fo… -
A Cloud Architect's Advice About Building an Efficient Cloud
Although the cloud has been with us for some time, many tech pros are still experimenting with the optimum way to make their tech stacks “cloudy.” Crafting a cloud-computing strategy comes with i… -
Apple Watch, Google's Wear OS, Fitbit: Fall's Big Smartwatch Contenders
A funny thing happened on the way to Apple dominating the wearables market: Other smartwatch manufacturers decided to pick up their game. Google/Wear OS For example, Google is now dedicated to bo… -
Building a Machine-Learning Platform? Open-Source It!
To open source or keep things tightly proprietary—that’s the existential question that any number of companies and developers confront on a regular basis. When it comes to machine learning and ar…