Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Google Android at 10 Continues Its March to Conquer Mobile
Ten years ago this week, Android made its debut on a commercial device, and everything changed—both for Google and the technology industry as a whole. Although technically an open-source platform… -
Tech Employees Want Forced Arbitration to End for Good
Whenever you’re hired for a new job, you end up signing a lot of paperwork. Within your inches-thick employment contract, for example, you might find a nondisclosure agreement, a non-compete agre… -
Best Action Verbs You Can Include in Tech Résumés
A résumé is a complicated document, with lots of things to cram into relatively little space. Given the constraints, many tech pros tend to focus on the nuts and bolts of their accomplishments—ho… -
Google Work Insights: Making Life Harder for Teams That Slack Off
It’s no secret that companies monitor employees’ online activity while they’re on the clock. Chances are pretty good you’ve known someone who’s been disciplined for using Facebook or watching Net… -
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…