Nick Kolakowski has written for The Washington Post, Slashdot, eWeek, McSweeney's, Thrillist, WebMD, Trader Monthly, and other venues. He's also the author of "A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps" and "Maxine Unleashes Doomsday," a pair of noir thrillers.
Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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How Much Does OpenAI Pay Software Engineers?
Over the past year, OpenAI has ushered in a boom in artificial intelligence (A.I.) that has fundamentally remade businesses around the world. Workers now use the organization’s A.I.-powered chatbots to generate… -
Will the End of Noncompetes Change How You Look for a Job?
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to ban noncompete clauses. In theory, that move will impact the huge number of tech professionals who’ve signed noncompetes with their current employer. Will… -
What Does the FTC Noncompete Ban Mean for You?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to ban noncompete clauses, a move that could impact a sizable percentage of the nation’s tech professionals. According to the FTC, some 30 million people are bound b… -
How Tesla Software Engineers' Salaries Match Against Their Peers
It’s weird times for auto manufacturers and companies seeking to advance transportation tech. Years of optimism about everything from electric-powered vehicles to autonomous driving has given way to market turb… -
Tech Pros: Should You Invest the Time in Learning VR, AR?
Over the past few years, virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) have attracted a lot of money and hype. But how is this nascent industry actually faring, and is it worth exploring as a potential source of jo… -
Top 17 Tech Skills Growing in Value
Which tech skills are growing in value? That’s a crucial question for tech professionals who want to maximize their pay and focus their learning time on skills and tools that will pay off. Analyst firm Foote Pa… -
What Google's Restructuring Says About Its Current Skills Need
Google isn’t done with its current restructuring. According to Business Insider, Google has unleashed yet another round of layoffs, paired with shuffling (and creating) new teams. In addition, the search-engine… -
What Percentage of Emerging Tech Jobs Focus on A.I.?
Some 29 percent of “emerging tech” jobs involve artificial intelligence (A.I.) skills, according to the latest CompTIA Tech Job Report. Last month, CompTIA classified 65,241 jobs as “emerging tech,” and 19,100… -
What Do Tech's Biggest Companies Pay Junior Developers?
If you’ve been following news from the tech industry over the past few months, you’ve no doubt noted that some of the biggest names in tech have unleashed thousands of layoffs in a bid to restructure and cut co… -
Google Wants to Teach You How Generative A.I. Works
Numerous companies across the country are rapidly embracing generative A.I., which puts pressure on tech professionals to learn as much about this new technology as possible. To that end, Google Cloud has intro…