Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Taking A.I. to School with OpenAI
Artificial intelligence (A.I.), like human beings, needs a little instruction in order to reach its full potential. To that end, OpenAI, a non-profit “artificial research company” tasked with she… -
What Do Engineers Earn at Startups?
If you’re a mid-level engineer with a highly specialized skillset, you likely have your pick of jobs. If you’re interested in working for a known brand, or at least having a better work-life bala… -
‘Pokémon Go’ Shows No App Immune from Decline
Remember Pokémon Go? Sure, you do. The augmented-reality game became a blockbuster over the summer, as millions downloaded it in order to chase digital creatures through real-life neighborhoods.… -
What a FitBit-Pebble Deal Means for Wearables
EDITOR'S UPDATE - 12/7/16: FitBit has indeed purchased Pebble's assets; Pebble will no longer operate as an independent entity. -- Consolidation is a fact of life within the tech industry: compan… -
Amazon Issues New A.I. Tools for Devs
In a move that should surprise exactly nobody, Amazon is releasing artificial-intelligence tools for developers. It’s another sign of the escalating battle between the world’s largest tech firms… -
Will Trump Kill the H-1B Visa Program?
Now that Donald Trump is President-elect of the United States, many in the tech community are wondering what changes (if any) will come to the H-1B program. For those not in the know, H-1B visas… -
Stopping Bad Code from Happening to Good People
As any QA tester will tell you, commercial software is riddled with faulty code—which is a real issue, when you consider that criminals can use those vulnerabilities to compromise whole systems.… -
How Google Tests Its Massive Infrastructure
Google’s core services are used by hundreds of millions of people, which makes testing the underlying code a Herculean task, to put things mildly. Over the years, Google has adapted to this chall… -
Using Cybersecurity to Boost Your Career
Ask most people outside of the tech industry to define ‘cybersecurity,’ and they’ll probably describe something along the lines of network monitoring and access management. And while those are vi… -
Microsoft's Azure Launches Bot Service Preview
This week, Microsoft launched a preview of its Azure Bot Service. Billed as a “bot service that scales on command,” the platform integrates with Microsoft’s templates for building bots, as well a…