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London’s first University Technical College opens in Hackney

Original post by HackneyGazette London’s very first University Technical College, which hopes to secure youngsters secure jobs with Tech City firms, opened its doors to its first cohort of students last Thursday. Hackney UTC offers over 14s the chance to specialise in health or digital technologies, alongside a strong GCSE curriculum. The building off Kingsland Road […]

The Investment Savvy of Silicon Alley in New York

Original post by Ye Huijue via Morning Whistle Amid reviving global investment, Silicon Alley in New York has polished its exclusive operation model in the investment wave. Similar name with the famous Silicon Valle in America’s west coast, Silicon Alley means the internet and mobile information and technology enterprise clusters gathering from the Manhattan downtown to Soho District. […]

Zuckerberg to join TechCrunch Disrupt

Original post by Benny Evangelista via SFGate The all-star roster of Silicon Valley executives scheduled to appear at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt SF conference beginning Monday might get upstaged by one late addition: Mark Zuckerberg, making his first public appearance since Facebook’s IPO flop. The social network’s CEO may want to leave any sweat-inducing hoodies at home, since […]

Thailand should give wings to technology companies

Original post by Ville Kulmala via The Nation  At Echelon Singapore 2012, Asia’s biggest competition for start-up businesses, it was an unlikely winner – a small Thai company called Builk – who  took first prize, beating out 250 competitors from around the region, including from such tech-savvy countries as Japan,Taiwan and Singapore. The only start-up from […]

Talking Tech Heads At Silicon Roundabout

Original post by DAVID GILBERT via IBTimes A pop-up tech café in London’s Tech City is giving customers the chance to interact with some of the great and the good of the technology industry. Getting to speak face-to-face to the likes of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg or Twitter CEO Jack Costolo about their thoughts and insights into […]