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Women in Tech: Gemma Allen

“Be good at what you do, confident in that knowledge and most people will respect you regardless of gender.” – Gemma Allen Gemma Allen works at Barracuda Networks as a Consulting Systems Engineer. What got you interested in tech? “At secondary school we were taught touch typing on computers, which prompted me to beg my...

“How Did Tech Become So Male-Dominated?”

Have you ever wondered when did tech become associated with the male gender?  Play below to see how this started. ...

“Apple opens app design and development accelerator in China”

“Apple has opened a design and development accelerator in Shanghai — its first for China — to help local developers create better apps as the iPhone maker looks to scale its services business in one of its key overseas markets. At the accelerator, Apple has begun to hold regular lectures, seminars and networking sessions for...

“Breaking Down the Creative Design Process”

Creativity is an idea of free expression, but it has a process and method to its success.  Having an organized design process can help bring your conceptions to the next level. It can also reduce the chance of errors which could speed up your project time. Here are a few points that may help: 1...

Microsoft is making passwordless Windows 10

Open your laptop with only your face?  Window 10 is becoming password-less! “Microsoft is planning to make Windows 10 PCs work without passwords. While the company has been working on removing passwords from Windows 10 and its Microsoft Accounts for a number of months now, the next major update to Windows 10 next year will...

“For new tech like VR to thrive, we need to put it in the hands of

“Brillhart, who formerly headed up VR film making at Google, agreed. She says her years working with Google and others made her realize that ‘a lot of the money and tech is owned by large corporations—and decisions about who gets to use the technology, what stories are told, who gets funded, and what kinds of...

Accenture Expansion Bring 600 Tech Jobs to Chicago

“Consulting giant Accenture is adding hundreds of new tech jobs in Chicago, and getting its name atop its West Loop office tower, in new expansion plans announced Wednesday. Accenture said it plans to add 600 high-skilled tech jobs in Chicago by 2022. It plans to take up seven floors at 500 W. Madison, and will name the...

“P&G CIO Says He Wants to Hire More Women Coders”

“Girls Who Code, a nonprofit that educates young women in computer science, has added a chief information officer to its board for the first time. Javier Polit, the CIO of Procter & Gamble Co., joined the board last month. He plans to help the organization boost the number of summer coding programs it runs to...
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