LANSING - Davenport University announced a $10 million project to create a new campus in downtown Lansing. Davenport has purchased the Grand View Center on the corner of Grand Avenue and Allegan Street, along with adjacent and nearby parking lots. Working with the Boji Group, renovations are scheduled to begin this fall, with project completion
SAN FRANCISCO - Stuxnet showed us the potential for great damage in an attack on infrastructure. Now, a serious new piece of malware is stealing architectural and engineering plans for infrastructure. ?I think every public organization should be concerned about this,? said ESET security intelligence program manager Pierre-Marc Bureau in an interview with VentureBeat reported
ANN ARBOR ? The Michigan Venture Capital Association will be collaborating more closely with the University of Michigan through a new office that will open in July at the Tech Transfer's Venture Accelerator. With state support, MVCA members have invested in many UM startups, including HandyLab and Histosonics. MVCA has 200 members from 80 firms.
SAN FRANCISCO - The infamous Flame virus can delete files from a computer and is likely the cause of a cyberattack against Iran in April, according to new findings. Flame was originally identified for its ability to steal data and capture information from keystrokes, PC displays, and audio conversations, CNET News.Com reported. But a new
NEW YORK - The U.S. government is working to reinforce soldiers' devices against data breaches. According to The New York Times, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has given a $21 million grant to the company Invincea to protect soldiers' Android-based phones and tablets from cyber threats. "By separating untrusted apps and content
SAN JOSE ? IT security company McAfee said a survey showed a whopping 70 percent of teens aged 13 to 17 have admitted to hiding their online activities from parents. McAfee found that 43 percent of the surveyed teens access simulated violence on the Web, while 32 percent view nude content or pornography. Interestingly, parents
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan at its June 21 annual meeting and networking luncheon presented its Legislator of the Year award to Rep. Jeff Farrington. ?Representative Farrington is yet another example of a small business owner who brought business expertise and entrepreneurial creativity to state government in an effort to effect positive
LANSING - Instate students at the University of Michigan's main campus in Ann Arbor will see tuition rise by 2.8 percent for the 2012-13 school year after approval Thursday by the U-M Board of Regents of the school's budget. The board also approved a 3.6 percent increase for U-M Flint and 3.7 percent for U-M
DETROIT ? A million dollars in cash awards are up for grabs in the 2012 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, one of North America's largest business competitions. The winner gets $500,000 alone, runner-up wins $150,000 plus there are business in-kind awards to later stage, entrepreneurial businesses that have the potential to have an immediate and positive
DETROIT ? If you have a great business idea, TechTown, Wayne State University's business accelerator, a pitch competition Aug. 3 that pays the winner $1,500. But you need to register by July 1. A panel of judges will select finalists to present at Startup Soup. Each finalist will have five minutes to pitch their business