WASHINGTON DC - The FBI and Philippine law enforcement officials arrested four people in the Philippines this week who were allegedly paid by terrorists to hack into AT&T's system, but the company said its system was not breached. The four, who were arrested Wednesday in Manila, were paid by the same Saudi Arabian-based terrorist group
DETROIT - State and federal officials Monday announced a $2.1 million federal grant for a collaborative effort to create new jobs and technologies related to the rapidly emerging advanced energy storage system in Southeast Michigan. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation will award up to $500,000 in Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge funds in support of
LANSING - As retailers entered holiday shopping mode in October more than half expected higher sales than the year prior - 45 percent of them got their wish, according to the Michigan Retail Index. The index, a joint survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Michigan Retailers Association, found along with the 45
ANN ARBOR - WriteSteps, an Ann Arbor-based K-5 writing program focused on innovative writing improvement programs for students, announced that it has incorporated the new Common Core State Standards into its programs, in an effort to prepare students for national writing tests that will begin with the 2014-2015 school year. Forty-five states have now embraced
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder has appointed to the 36th District Court the son of the judge hearing the ongoing legal battle between the Department of Transportation and the Ambassador Bridge over the Gateway Project. Snyder's appointment of Prentis Edwards Jr. to the bench comes three weeks after Matthew Moroun, a member of the family
SAN FRANCISCO - Malware targeted toward Android devices continues to surge, says a new report from McAfee, pushing 2011 to become the busiest year in history for both mobile and general malware. The amount of malware infecting Android devices during the third quarter grew almost 37 percent from the second quarter, according to McAfee's Third-Quarter
NEW YORK - Spurred in part by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, surveillance has become a more important method of trying to protect people from terrorist activity, or to root out dissident activity. And there's no shortage of companies looking to supply the gear that can do those jobs. Some of the tech
DEARBORN - The Plug-In Ready Michigan Project Kickoff ? which supports the Clean Energy Coalition ? will be held at the SME building on the main campus of Henry Ford Community College Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon. The purpose of this meeting is to establish a community-based electric vehicle infrastructure readiness plan for
SEATTLE - Through Nov. 28, Startup Weekend's Global Startup Battle is open for voting. The competition is designed to foster friendly competition and community awareness among the global Startup Weekend community. Forty-eight winning teams from Startup Weekend events that took place Nov. 11-14, 2011 and Nov. 18-20, 2011 have the chance to compete to become
NOVI - The state's Pure Michigan Business Connect program has more than doubled in less than six months with an additional $5 billion in loan access for Michigan-based companies offered through Fifth Third Bank, Gov. Rick Snyder announced. The governor also welcomed several new partners to the initiative. The bank?s commitment more than doubles the