LANSING - Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger says he would like to see reform of the state's no-fault auto insurance system before the end of the year and Rep. Pete Lund's bill isn't dead in the House. "I think (HB 4612 ) does address several ... issues, but we remain willing to work with people
PARIS, France - The United States may be in hot water with France following reports that the NSA snooped on a large number of French citizens. A report published Monday by French paper Le Monde revealed the spying activities on the part of the National Security Agency, based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor
LANSING - Policy changes are needed to reduce the cost of no-fault insurance in the state without necessarily reducing benefits, the Citizens Research Council said in a report released last week. The report found that Michigan insurance rates are 17 percent higher than in other states, in part because medical costs for similar crashes are
ZURICH, Switzerland - Taking a page from the way banks and web sites use two-factor authentication to log-in, IBM announced NFC, or near-field communications, to make mobile eCommerce more secure. NFC wireless links can be used to let people exchange contact information by bumping phones together or to pay for products by waving a phone
STAMFORD - Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are projected to reach 2.32 billion units in 2013, a 4.5 percent increase from 2012 ? meaning a third of the world?s population will buy one of these devices this year. The market is being driven by a shift to lower-priced devices in
LANSING - Michigan's premiums for health insurance coverage through the federal exchange may be lower than the national average, but sign-ups have been "modest," says Rick Murdock, executive director of the Michigan Association of Health Plans, due to factors such as the fierce advocacy on both sides of the Affordable Care Act, the state deciding
GRAND RAPIDS ? On Nov. 13, Jay Hidalgo, creator of Demand Gen Coach, will discuss the pace of new technologies entering the market and how these new tools are affecting sales and marketing at the aimWest monthly meeting. Hidalgo is President of The Barzel Group. He will address this technological onslaught by providing an overview
NOVI - Roberta Stempfley, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, and Cheri Caddy, Director of Cybersecurity Policy Integration and Outreach at the National Security Staff, will be keynote speakers Oct. 25 at the 2013 Michigan Cyber Summit. The event is taking place at the Suburban Collection Showplace. Other speakers include: Michigan Governor
LANSING - The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council filed comments with the state Public Service Commission Thursday that contend Michigan could generate 40 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2035. The comments came on the Draft Report on Renewable Energy prepared by Michigan Public Service Commission chairman John Quackenbush and Michigan Energy Office
DETROIT - Cable and satellite TV services beware. Aereo, a free, over-the-air provider of TV channels through the Internet's cloud, is launching in Southeast Michigan on Oct. 28. Consumers in Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Sanilac, Saint Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties will be able to ditch the dish, or cut the cable. Aereo's announcement