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Iowa Caucus Disaster Shows How Apps (and Teams) Melt Down
The Iowa Democratic caucus was supposed to provide some clarity for the very tight race for the Democratic nomination. Unfortunately, it spiraled into a tech-related disaster: The app meant to he… -
Weekend Roundup: Bye, BlackBerry; Coronavirus May Impact iPhone
It’s the weekend! And what a week it was: The Iowa Democratic caucuses' reliance on an iPhone and Android app produced what might turn out to be the biggest technology meltdown of the year, the c… -
Top 20 Companies Hiring Technologists, February 2020
Which companies are hiring technologists? According to Burning Glass, which collects and analyzes millions of job postings from across the country, a combination of banking, defense, and consulti… -
Android vs. iOS: Guess Which Earns Developers More?
Google’s Android might dominate Apple’s iOS when it comes to the market for smartphone operating systems, but that doesn’t mean Android developers are making more money than their iOS counterpart… -
Top Tech Skills of 2020 Include Swift, Kafka
“Which skills are most valuable to me?” That’s a question that some technologists constantly ask, and it’s a good one: Knowing the right skills can keep you employed, and give you the leverage to… -
Data Scientists Key to Winning Deals at Blackstone
Investment banks and hedge funds aren't alone in incorporating data science into their business models. Private equity funds are also turning to data science, both to win deals in the first place… -
Elon Musk Wants A.I. Developers, No Degree Required
Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to hire some artificial intelligence (A.I.) researchers—and he says he doesn’t care if they actually have degrees. Earlier this week, Musk Tweeted: “Join AI at Tesla! It… -
Technologists Want Remote Work... But Many Aren't Getting It
Dice's 2020 Salary Report revealed that a large majority of technologists (93 percent) want to work remotely at least some of the time. That’s understandable: Remote work allows many technologist… -
Most In-Demand Tech Jobs and Skills, February 2020
As we plunge into 2020, one thing is clear: Business hunger for software developers and engineers seems insatiable. A new analysis of jobs data from Burning Glass, which collects millions of job… -
Are H-1B Approval Rates Rising Again, Despite Crackdowns?
The federal government approved a rising percentage of H-1B applications in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 (which covered October-December 2019). If that trend continues, it may end up blu…