ANN ARBOR ? The deadline to apply to present at the June Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is midnight April 1. Companies representing a range of industries will be selected to present for an audience of venture capitalists, angel investors and institutional investors. Please review the company selection and criteria information for further details on submitting
WASHINGTON DC - The person who triggered the furor over the National Security Agency's spying activities has given a tentative thumb's up to plans to change some of the agency's controversial methods. In a statement released Wednesday through the American Civil Liberties Union, Edward Snowden called plans to rein in the National Security Agency's bulk
SEATTLE - Amazon.com is considering an advertising-supported streaming television and music-video service, a departure from its strategy of linking video to its $99-a-year Prime subscription service, according to people close to the company, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The proposed service, which could launch in the coming months, could feature original and may include
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is seeking input on a redesign of its website. The department is looking for both members of the general public and those involved in regulated industries to provide feedback on the current site and on proposed changes. And it is willing to pay for the time participants
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook has agreed to acquire virtual reality trailblazer Oculus VR in a $2 billion deal announced Tuesday, and of all the acquisitions the social network has ever made, this will undoubtedly prove the most influential. Its effects will reverberate throughout the VR market and far beyond, to the edges of personal computing
LANSING - Michigan Virtual University finds mixed results for online learning in Michigan, a new report contends, with a lower completion rate for virtual courses compared to courses at schools. The report looked at results for nearly 200 thousand virtual courses taken by K-12 students in the 2012-13 school year. The report requested by the
TROY ? Gary Morton has been named Vice President of Sales at SunTel Services, a provider of unified communications networks to business. Morton comes to SunTel with an impressive background. He has more than 30 years of sales and major account management experience and spent the last nine years serving various roles at Spectralink /
LIVONIA - A123 Systems LLC said Monday it has agreed to sell its grid storage business and other assets in energy storage for the telecom and data storage industries to Japan's NEC Corp. so it can focus on batteries for micro hybrid vehicles. The sale continues its move toward the transportation market, a simpler form
DETROIT ? Researchers at the Wayne State University School of Medicine are among more than 250 scientists in 114 labs in more than 20 countries and regions to publish a series of coordinated papers, including landmark papers in Nature and ten other journals, revealing a definitive list of human cell states that has the potential
LANSING - Manufacturers across Michigan will gather in Lansing on May 13 to honor the recipients of the 2014 John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year Award. The Award, an annual honor since 1981, recognizes manufacturers for their dedication to community service and their role as a symbol of the positive work being done