Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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A New Way to Read the Startup Market
Curious about the state of the startup market? A new index, the Bloomberg U.S. Startups Barometer, will track the “overall health of the business environment for private technology companies base… -
Should Tech Pros Be Paid to Apply to Jobs?
When it comes to applying for jobs, most candidates know the drill: you send in your résumé and cover letter, receive a callback (hopefully), and interview with a hiring manager. At many companie… -
Haskell, an Old Language, Grows in Popularity
November’s edition of the TIOBE Index, which ranks programming languages on popularity, contains precious few surprises: yet again, Java, C, C++, C#, and Python occupy the top five ranks. The Ind… -
'StarCraft' is the Latest A.I. Testbed
Gaming is a rich arena for artificial intelligence (A.I.) research. What better way to test a platform’s ability to adapt and improvise than to put it in a competitive situation, especially again… -
Samsung's Viv May Emerge as A.I. Rival
Samsung seems ready to enter the digital-assistant game. According to Reuters, Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy 8 smartphone will feature a voice-activated artificial-intelligence app, similar to Apple’… -
Did Steve Jobs Predict Apple's Current Issues?
Roughly a year before he died, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs sent an email to company executives detailing the company’s strategy. As reposted on Quartz in 2014, the email (written in October 2010)… -
Facebook's Gameroom: Future Steam Rival?
Back in ye olden days of 2009, Facebook did double duty as a social network and a gaming hub. FarmVille and other Facebook-centric games dominated many users’ news feeds, and an ecosystem of game… -
Microsoft Battles Google for VR Mid-Market
At a high-profile New York City event Oct. 26, Microsoft announced its own virtual-reality headset, putting the company in direct competition with Google, Facebook, Sony, and HTC. Microsoft is po… -
Smartwatch Market Hits a Big Bump
Is the smartwatch market a case of too much hype? New numbers from research firm IDC suggest there’s something afoot with this kind of wearable, thanks to a year-over-year decline of 51.6 percent… -
Nintendo Switch: Developer Opportunity?
Nintendo already attracted a good deal of buzz earlier this year when it announced that a Super Mario game was finally coming to iOS, but it seems the Japanese gaming company has one more trick u…