Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Should Tech Firms Ban Salary Negotiations?
Earlier this month, Reddit CEO Ellen Pao told the Wall Street Journal that she would eliminate salary negotiations for new hires. “So as part of our recruiting process we don’t negotiate with can… -
Rising Cyberattacks Mean Opportunity for Security Pros
The Web can be a dangerous place: According to the latest annual "Internet Security Threat Report" from Symantec (PDF; registration required), sophisticated attacks such as highly targeted spear-… -
Strong Apple Watch Orders May Affect App Plans
Just under a million people in the U.S. may have preordered the Apple Watch on April 10, the device’s first day of release, according to a new report from Slice Intelligence. Slice Intelligence b… -
How Mission Creep Killed a Gaming Studio
Over at Kotaku, there’s an interesting story about the reported demise of Darkside Game Studios, a game-development firm that thought it finally had a shot at the big time… only to collapse once… -
Costly NY Startup Program Created… 76 Jobs
Last year, the New York state government launched Start-Up NY, a program designed to boost employment by creating tax-free zones for technology and manufacturing firms that partner with academic… -
Amazon Launches Machine-Learning Platform
Ever wanted a machine-learning platform capable of making predictions based on your in-house data? Even if the thought never actually crossed your mind, you can’t deny that the concept has a cert… -
Check Out the Netflix Smartwatch
Netflix is the latest tech company to jump into the smartwatch game, with a wrist-mounted screen that allows wearers to stream content from anywhere. So what if the device itself is a little bulk… -
Amazon's Echo: Trojan Horse for Internet of Things
Amazon wants to compete in the burgeoning Internet of Things industry, and the device that will allow it to do so is already on the market. Amazon launched Echo in November 2014. At the time, the… -
Apple Watch: The Reviews Are In
The Apple Watch won’t appear on store shelves for another few weeks (and will go on pre-order April 10), but in the meantime the first official reviews have trickled out. What’s the word? Mixed,… -
The Key to Interviewing at Google
Wired has an excerpt from a new book of Google-centric workplace advice, written by Laszlo Bock, the search-engine giant’s head of “People Operations” (re: Human Resources). In an interesting twi…