SAN FRANCISCO - A virus that keeps a log of what people type has found a persistent foothold in the computers that pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada use to remotely control the U.S. military's unmanned drone aircraft, Wired reported. It's not clear whether the virus was deliberately aimed at the military computers
ANN ARBOR - Ann O?Neill, Intellectual Property Attorney, Quinn Law Group, will be sharing an overview of new legislation that potentially is a big change to patent filings during the Keynote presentation at 5 p.m. Oct. 11 from five presentation sites around the state. O?Neil also will be part of an interactive panel to answer
YPSILANTI - Saying a major cyber attack is the single greatest threat to national security other than weapons of mass destruction, Governor Rick Snyder announced plans on Friday to coordinate a proactive approach to keeping the state safe from online attacks. Snyder said plans are in the works to establish a Cyber Command Center and
LANSING - Economic activity was essentially flat in July, but Michigan saw increased automobile production that month, which has helped ease supply-chain constraints, so says Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index. "Sales for the three Detroit automakers held up in August and September despite the severe drop in consumer confidence that we saw at the
LANSING - Traffic congestion on the Windsor, Ontario, side of the Ambassador Bridge is costing Chrysler and Ford Motor Company money, officials from the two automakers told a Senate committee Wednesday. As the Senate Economic Development Committee continues hearings on bills (SB 410 and SB 411 ) that would authorize the construction of a new,
LANSING - Cyber schools that were first authorized in law during "Race to the Top" reforms in late 2009 could expand across Michigan under a bill reported Wednesday. SB 619 , which deletes the two-cyber school maximum under current law and opens enrollment to more kids, is part of an education reform package expanding charter
AUBURN HILLS ? Plex Online FSMS announced the latest in its series of instructive webinars to address issues of concern for the food and beverage industry. Register for ?Getting Started with Your Food Safety Plan Webinar,? on Wednesday, October 19 at 11 a.m. Registration is free. Former FDA Associate Commissioner of Foods Dr. David Acheson
PONTIAC - pushtwentytwo, an integrated marketing communications agency, has landed a new client, Wittock Kitchen and Bath, a division of Saginaw based Standard Electric. Wittock Kitchen and Bath is one of the largest distributors of plumbing, heating and mechanical products in Michigan. ?pushtwentytwo?s experience and creativity will play a key role in our endeavors to
GRAND RAPIDS - Local officials have called on Governor Rick Snyder and the Legislature to guarantee full replacement of personal property tax revenue if they repeal the tax, but Snyder said Thursday that he does not see such a plan as workable. In September, a coalition of local government officials, school groups and unions proposed
LANSING - Michigan officials need to move with some dispatch to enact a health exchange in order to ensure the federal government does not impose an exchange on the state, members of both the House Health Policy committees were told Thursday by insurance company executives. But Republicans questioned why the government should set up such