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Michigan Budget Targets Leave More Than Usual To Conference

LANSING - The signed framework for the 2015-16 fiscal year will leave an unusually large number of major items for Michigan House-Senate conference committees to resolve, but points toward reductions at the Department of Talent and Economic Development as well as the human services portion of the Department of Health and Human Services. It is

By |2015-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2015|Archive, Politics|

Google, Apple Among Tech Giants Urging US To Support Encryption

SAN FRANCISCO - Tech companies, along with security experts, say President Obama should protect user data, putting them in direct competition with the country's top law enforcement officials that may want access to that data. Some of the technology industry's largest companies have applied pressure on President Obama over the issue of data encryption. A

By |2015-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2015|Archive, Guest Columns|

American’s Don’t Trust Government Or Corporations With Their Privacy

SAN FRANCISCO - Americans don't trust government or corporations with their privacy, Pew Survey says. Technically Incorrect: Only 6 percent of adults say they are "very confident" that government agencies will keep their records secure. We cheerily give away our personal information every day. Often, we don't even know where it ends up or who

By |2015-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2015|Archive, Guest Columns|

Inteva Products Selects Sight Machine For Manufacturing Analytics

SAN FRANCISCO - Sight Machine, developer of a manufacturing analytics platform, announced Tuesday that Inteva Products, a global automotive supplier of engineered components and systems, has selected its manufacturing analytics solution to deploy in Inteva factories. Inteva Products is a spin-off from Delphi and its headquarters is in Troy. Sight Machine is a start-up with

By |2015-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2015|Archive, New Products|

Invest Michigan Funds Five Michigan Tech Startups

  DETROIT - Invest Michigan announced Thursday it has invested $325,000 in five early stage technology companies. The money came from the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0 and allowed these companies to leverage another $2.7 million in co-investments from private sources. Since its inception in June 2014, the Fund has invested in 18 Michigan startups through

By |2015-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

Grand Circus Panel Aims to Strengthen Women in Technology

  DETROIT - Although women are often lead adopters of technology, the percentage of women in technology ranges from 15- to 20-percent - this dichotomy was explored May 13 at Grand Circus by a panel of women that discussed navigating a male dominated technology industry. The panel covered topics from mentorship to getting hit on

By |2015-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

Michigan IT Talent: Demand, Supply And Solutions

SOUTHFIELD - On June 4 at noon Learn about IT job demand in Michigan from Workforce Intelligence Network Executive Director Lisa Katz. She will discuss in this webinar emerging opportunities in IT and provide strategies to position yourself for these roles. The session also will discuss how to leverage resources and partners in the public

By |2015-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

Michigan Tech Researchers Seek To Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries

HOUGHTON - Most people see defects as flaws. A few Michigan Technological University researchers, however, see them as opportunities. Twin boundaries, which are small, symmetrical defects in materials, may present an opportunity to improve lithium-ion batteries. The twin boundary defects act as energy highways and could help get better performance out of the batteries. This

By |2015-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2015|Archive, Politics|

Comcast Demos Voice Remote Control, Xfinity Share App

PLYMOUTH - Comcast on Thursday offered the Southeast Michigan technology press a demo of its new remote control that allows customers to navigate tens of thousands of shows and movies on the X1 platform with their voice. The new Xfinity remote with voice control lets viewers search for networks, shows and movie, set DVR recordings,

By |2015-05-21T00:00:00-04:00May 21st, 2015|Archive, New Products|

Report: 37 Percent Of Michigan’s Rural Roads In Poor Condition

LANSING - No state has a higher percentage of its roads in rural areas in poor condition than Michigan, according to a report released Tuesday. The report from TRIP, a nonprofit funded by insurance companies, equipment manufacturers, distributors and suppliers as well as businesses involved in highway and transit engineering and construction, labor unions and

By |2015-05-20T00:00:00-04:00May 20th, 2015|Archive, Politics|