At 15, Thomas Suarez is a seasoned businessman. He also has his own company, CarrotCorp, formed when he was 11 years old and making his first apps. Thomas’ most popular creation to date is “Bustin Jieber,” a smartphone game that allows people to pretend to whack pop star Justin Bieber to make him scream and it all happens to the Benny Hill theme song. Thomas also does product and technology reviews for the Tribeca Film Festival and is already a popular
Last week another intern from Europe ended her internship in TESYouth with the hope that her time in TESYouth could open more opportunities in the future. “At my work experience in TESYouth I had the chance to learn something new far away from home. I was faced with tasks that put me out of my comfort zone and I thought I would never do them in a short period. At the end of work experience I became more open and self-confident.
Nick Hanauer, internet entrepreneur, has a message for his fellow “zillionaires”: the revolution is coming. Mr Hanauer, an early investor in internet retail giant Amazon, says like many of his fellow one-percenters, he owns his own yacht, multiple homes and private jet. He says he acquired all his wealth by seeing the potential of the internet and acting on it. Now, he writes in Politico magazine, he sees a different kind of future, and the outlook for people
According to a new study by BCS, the chartered institute for IT, and E-skills UK, the UK faces a worsening gender gap in its flourishing IT industry. It indicates women account for just 16% of the UK IT workforce. And the problem starts early – despite consistently out-performing boys in computing A-level results, girls account for just 6.5% of those taking the exam. Other highlights from the report include: – Girls account for just 13% of entries for computer science GCSEs – The proportion
