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While President Barack Obama is talking about the salvation of the auto industry this week, other car enthusiasts have their eyes on innovators like Elon Musk, CEO and founder of Tesla Motors. This summer, Alexander Mason, 17, visited the electric car company’s headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., and came away with key insights about entrepreneurial spirit and leadership. …

Behind the Wheel of Tesla’s Model S and Elon Musk’s Endless Innovation

Microblogging service Twitter faced a judgment day of sorts on Thursday, Nov. 7, when it began trading as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange. It had a strong public stock debut, but does Twitter have room to grow? Teen and academic experts offer their analyses. …

Introducing the Latest Stock Market Debutante: #TWTR

In case you haven’t noticed, the concept of innovation is getting as much play these days as Katy Perry’s hit “Roar.” In many ways, innovation is the lifeblood of business, and to become an innovative thinker is to position yourself well on the path to success. Here, KWHS explores the meaning of innovation.…

What Is Innovation?

A young app developer from Australia talks to KWHS about his 2013 Google Science Fair win, which – while an incredible achievement – does not impress him as much as the potential that his first-place signaling system for emergency vehicles has to save lives and property and help fight crime.…

International Science Fair Winner Viney Kumar Creates a Life-saving App

In late September, Google celebrated its quinceañera, as well as important upgrades to its search-engine technology. Spencer Pearlman, a high school senior in Florida, paid special attention to this news after he had the chance to visit the company’s famed Googleplex headquarters this summer. …

Google’s Young, Fun, Productive Corporate Culture

While some teens have spent the summer as camp counselors, still others are taking a more high-tech hiatus from school as they prepare for computer science studies and careers as computer programmers. Global Youth checks in with a few students who designed iPhone game apps in Palo Alto, Calif., with the help of a Silicon Valley startup.…

Gamers Get their Apps On at an Internship in Silicon Valley

Social media (think Twitter, Facebook, YouTube) are transforming publishing as we know it. As a result, the field of journalism is also changing, adapting to the need for more tech-savvy writers and editors. Journalists today must be multi-talented – penning both feature stories as well as captivating their readers in 140 characters or less. …

Twitter Feed: The Merging of Journalism and Technology

What do President Obama and Raj Koothrappali have in common? They’ve been talking recently about the wonders of 3-D printing. While many of us are not quite sure how this technology works, a group of California high school students is already developing its 3-D printing expertise in the business world – and preparing for successful careers.…

The 3-D Printing Revolution: Students Make their own ‘Big Bang’ with Businesses