Tech Updates

Choosing a Programming Language for Projects: Updates are Key

Nick Kolakowski, 

February 8, 2021

3 min read

What differentiates a successful programming language from an unsuccessful one? That’s a difficult question to...

Power BI Developer Salary: 4 Important Things to Know

Nick Kolakowski, 

February 5, 2021

5 min read

Power BI, Microsoft’s business-analytics platform, is intended to allow employees to quickly spin up the...

Is the Quant Boom in Fintech Turning into the Quant Bust?

Sarah Butcher, 

February 1, 2021

4 min read

As demand for quants increased at banks and hedge funds in recent years, so too the number of Masters...

VMware Layoffs Will Hit Relatively Few Employees

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 28, 2021

3 min read

VMware is laying off a small portion of its workforce, according to reports. In a confirmation to CRN, the...

Banks Need Technologists with This Skill Set in 2021

Sarah Butcher, 

January 22, 2021

6 min read

Not everyone wants a technology job in an investment bank, but if you do, and if you're in another industry and are...

Privacy and ‘Confidential Computing’: The Next Big Cloud Services Race?

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 19, 2021

5 min read

Privacy and security have been at the forefront of many technologists’ minds since the COVID-19 pandemic began. With...

Amazon Opens Up Alexa to Heavy Developer Customization

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 15, 2021

3 min read

If you ever wanted to build a highly customized voice-activated assistant, but didn’t have millions of dollars or a...

Dropbox Layoffs Hit 11 Percent of Its Workforce; COO Steps Down

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 13, 2021

3 min read

Dropbox plans on laying off 11 percent of its workforce, or 315 people, and COO Olivia Nottebohm will step down...

CES 2021 is Big on Robotics. But Will the Trend Last?

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 12, 2021

4 min read

Every year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a different fad grips many of the tech companies rolling out the...

Is Autonomous Driving Still Worth Pursuing as a Career?

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 11, 2021

4 min read

When it comes to self-driving cars, the future hasn’t arrived nearly as quickly as some tech pundits and CEOs...