Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Toxic Company on Your Résumé? Don’t Sweat It.
Let’s say you once worked at a prestigious tech firm, the kind of place where the CEO seemed to end up on the covers of glossy business magazines every quarter, and the stock rose with the rollou… -
Uber Is a Tech Firm Crisis Case Study
Uber is in full-on crisis mode. When former Uber engineer Susan Fowler published a blog posting titled, “Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year at Uber” on Feb. 19, did she expect to shake the… -
Uber’s Terrible, No Good, Very Bad 2017
Uber is not having the greatest 2017 so far. Things weren’t supposed to be this way. As 2016 came to a close, the ride-sharing company continued to spend a lot of money ramping up its autonomous-… -
Can a 'Robot Tax' Solve Automation's Job-Killing?
For years, pundits have argued that increased automation will eventually eliminate millions of human jobs. How should society deal with the resulting disruption? Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates h… -
Valve's Gabe Newell Discusses Vive Progress
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell, who recently discussed everything from “Half-Life 3” to virtual reality (VR) on Reddit, is prepared for his company’s VR efforts to fail. “We’re optimistic. We think… -
How Do Tech Pros Feel About H-1B Reform?
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about President Trump potentially overhauling existing work-visa programs such as H-1B, which would have a significant effect on how tech companies source employ… -
Magic Leap Leak Hints at Augmented Reality Issues
Last week, a Business Insider reporter Tweeted out an image of Magic Leap’s augmented reality (AR) testing rig: SCOOP!!! This is the FIRST PUBLIC PHOTO of MAGIC LEAP https://t.co/6hPEMe6eCg pic.t… -
Google Shows You Can Pay Tech Pros Too Much
Can a company pay you enough to quit? In the case of Google, the answer to that question seems to be “yes.” A new report in Bloomberg suggests that the search-engine giant paid some core employee… -
Scratch Marks TIOBE's Language Rankings
It’s always interesting when a new language enters the higher rankings of the TIOBE Index, which measures the popularity of various programming languages. This month, Scratch is that language, hi… -
Can Snapchat Prosper Without a Developer API?
If you want a platform to scale, open it up to third-party developers. That’s been a guiding principle for the past several years, with Apple’s iOS and Google Android serving as key examples of h…