How are we finding the next Steve Jobs, Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg? Why, X-Factor for Tech, of course!

Simon has allegedly scrapped the idea he was working on with Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith's wife, to find the best DJ, and has turned his energy to the X-Factor for Tech discussion (working title).
Will.i.am has a nonprofit called i.am.angel, where one of the goals is to inject "education, opportunity and inspiration" and transform lives, with a subsection on spotting and nurturing the next Bill Gates, and apparently that idea caught the attention of Simon, too.
A pretty commendable undertaking, given how America needs a boost in science, math and engineering grads, as Microsoft recently complained the lack of skilled candidates in the US to fill thousands of its vacant positions is approaching crisis levels. And a hit TV contest form like the X-Factor might just add that aura of "cool" that is needed to nudge you in that direction.
via TheSun