Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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DeepMind, Blizzard Open "Starcraft II" A.I. Tools
Late last year, Google’s DeepMind announced that it would use Blizzard’s ultra-popular “Starcraft II” game as a test-bed for artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning. “Starcraft II,” f… -
More Women Execs Shrinks Gender Pay Gap: Study
Diversity within tech firms is very much in the news right now, thanks to the controversy at Google over a certain employee memo. Much of the debate over tech diversity centers on two things: the… -
What are the Best Cities for Startups?
What are the best cities for startups? Nestpick, an online platform for renting furnished apartments, recently crunched some datasets and concluded that, at least in the United States, San Franci… -
New A.I. Course Focuses on Deep Learning
There’s no denying that artificial intelligence and machine learning are drawing a lot of buzz. Company CEOs brag about integrating A.I. and machine-learning algorithms into their products and in… -
See How Much H-1B Holders Earn at Top Tech Firms
How much can H-1B visa holders expect to earn at the nation’s top tech companies? In some cases, quite a bit: according to new data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), H-1B ho… -
Will Cellular Change the Apple Watch App Ecosystem?
The Apple Watch is reportedly getting a major upgrade by the end of 2017, according to new reports. While current versions of the Apple Watch can conduct certain tasks only with an iPhone within… -
How Weaker Startup Funding May Impact Recruiters
Seed funding may be dying on the bud, and that potentially has a big impact on how startup-focused recruiters and hiring managers work. According to a new study by Reuters, seed-stage financing h… -
Autonomous Systems Skills: Useful Beyond Cars
Over the past few years, Tesla and other firms have managed to create quite the buzz around autonomous driving. If they succeed in building cars truly capable of navigating from Point A to B with… -
Microsoft Headsets Give Devs a Shot at 'Mixed Reality'
Microsoft has released two “mixed reality” headsets. Although described on the Microsoft Store’s Website as “Developer Editions,” the hardware is technically available to anyone with a credit car… -
React Framework Stays Popular Beyond Facebook
React, an open-source JavaScript library for user-interface building, remained the top technology on Hacker News’ ultra-popular “Who is Hiring” thread for the second month in a row. That’s not su…