MIDLAND - Fifty two exhibitors showcased their companies May 30 at the MidMichigan Innovation Center's Heading for the Big Leagues showcase at the Dow Diamond, some 20 percent more than a year ago. More than half of the exhibitors were affiliated with the MMIC, Bizdom University and BlueWater Angeles, said Chris Moultrup, MMIC Program Director.
WASHINGTON DC - A federal judge has ruled that Google must comply with the FBI's warrantless requests for confidential user data, despite the search company's arguments that the secret demands are illegal. CNET has learned that U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco rejected Google's request to modify or throw out 19 so-called National
MACKINAC ISLAND - Recent municipal bankruptcies have not ended well, but the outcome of such a move would be different for Detroit because leaders are planning for it, Treasurer Andy Dillon said as part of a series of panels on the resurgence of the city. Dillon said the goal is still to keep Detroit out
BEIJING - China, often linked to alleged cyberattacks, is apparently training military forces on digital combat and informationalized war. According to state-sponsored news agency Xinhua, the People's Liberation Army plans to launch digital war games next month focused on developing new combat forces that specialize in cyberwarfare, CNET News.Com reported. The news agency says this
LIVONIA - Technology Solutions is offering a Mobile Device Management Program to Monitor and Secure Devices that are attached to customer networks. The MDM solutions perform several functions and have a set of unique characteristics which make them the best fit for small to medium-sized businesses. First, they must integrate into existing networks well. Many
LANSING - The Michigan Legislature would determine which projects get a slice of the $115 million in priority road funding in the 2013-14 Department of Transportation budget under the conference committee version of the budget approved Tuesday. The budget in SB 184 , and contained within the HB 4328 omnibus bill, follows the recent budget
TROY ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology?s annual membership meeting will be held at Altair Engineering on June 4. Denise Roberts will talk about the Art of Networking. Sponsored by: Altair Engineering, 1820 East Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI 48083 To register, click on MCWT.Org
DETROIT ? Wayne State University will host NewME Accelerator PopUp Demo Day on May 31 at 7p.m. In partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs, NewME PopUps bring together entrepreneurs working on innovative technology products for an in-depth, high-intensity weekend of collaboration and production. The three-night event on May 29-31 features one-on-one coaching from NewME experts, a
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed at a California conference that Apple has sold more than 13 million Apple TV devices - half of those set-top box devices were sold last year. He also hinted Apple may soon offer a wearable computer. But when pressed for specifics about Apple's vision for the device,
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers' name had surfaced as a possible choice for President Barack Obama to name as FBI director, but Obama went in a different direction, announcing Wednesday his nomination of James Comey, a former top official in the U.S. Department of Justice, for the post. Rogers (R-Brighton) had the support