Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Recruiters: Pay Attention to Google's Jobs Initiative
Google wants to pump $50 million into helping people find jobs. No, this new funding isn’t related to Google for Jobs, a recent effort that leverages the Cloud Jobs API to seed job postings into… -
How Much Does It Cost to Live in Salt Lake City?
Although many folks might focus on California or New York as the nation’s premier tech hubs, other states have emerged in the past few years as technological powerhouses in their own right. One o… -
Google Pouring $50 Million into 'Changing Nature of Work'
Google wants to spend $50 million to land you a new job. Actually, the search-engine giant’s focus is a little narrower than that: it wants to give that money to nonprofits that focus on helping… -
5 Signs You’re Facing Layoffs (and What to Do About It)
If you’re involved in the tech industry, you’ve probably noted how the official tech-industry unemployment rate is low—it hit 2.5 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to the U.S. Burea… -
Atlanta: Lower Rents Help Fuel Tech Scene
Major tech hubs such as San Francisco and New York attract a lot of buzz, with good reason: these cities offer easy access to funding, a good mix of startups and well-established companies, and e… -
Foxconn Investing in U.S. Manufacturing (and Jobs)
Chinese manufacturer Foxconn plans on investing $10 billion in a Wisconsin manufacturing facility. The factory, which may generate up to 13,000 jobs, will produce LCD screens for a variety of ele… -
Recruiting for Cybersecurity: Keep A.I. in Mind
Within the cybersecurity world, artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning represent the next great frontier of danger and opportunity. In theory, A.I. platforms will harden network defe… -
How Apple Drew Design Inspiration from 'Star Wars'
For months, people have jokingly referred to Apple’s new headquarters in Cupertino, California as the “spaceship” or the “Death Star,” alluding both to its imposing size and sleek, glass-heavy de… -
Facebook Hints at Modular Hardware Comeback
For the past few years, researchers have experimented with the idea of a modular smartphone, loaded up with components that users could swap out at will. But while the idea seems great on paper,… -
Which Tech Hubs Have the Best Cost of Living?
Ask someone to name the top tech hubs, at least in terms of job opportunities and concentration of tech talent, and chances are good they’ll name the usual suspects: San Francisco, New York, and…