Because most of these stories are sensationalized omitting a lot of facts around who's that kid, who are his parents and how much help did the provide him. It's

Because most of these stories are sensationalized omitting a lot of facts around who's that kid, who are his parents and how much help did the provide him. It's also often a PR stunt to promote an underlying company or organization. This kid didn't developed anything in his parent's garage, he had access to sophisticated industrial equipment and you bet someone helped. Of course, there are outliers, but most often it's borderline fake news.