SAN FRANCISCO - Parents have yet another reason for a long, hard talk with their kids. More than half of teens admit to using the Internet to cheat, a new poll shows, while 35 percent say they've used their cell phones. The results were released Thursday by Common Sense Media, which commissioned research firm Benenson
TORONTO - Cyber-criminals continue to show just how enterprising they can be. Finjan's Malicious Code Research Center has discovered a trading platform that enables cyber-criminals to buy and sell botnets - essentially a one-stop shop for such activity. In its research, Finjan's MCRC discovered the existence of the Golden Cash network, which consists of a
MIDLAND - How do you find business startup opportunities that match your talent? Join MidlandTomorrow on June 26 for the second in its series called Linking Talent and Opportunities. This four-hour forum focuses on helping local entrepreneurs link their talent to available opportunities in the area. Speakers from Michigan State University, the University of Michigan,
WASHINGTON DC - As advertising has slumped amid the recession, online ad networks have found themselves in a hard place. Now they may be pushed up against a regulatory rock. On Thursday, House of Representatives subcommittees on communication and consumer protection plan to hold a joint hearing to discuss online advertising and privacy. The lawmakers
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Butzel Long attorneys will host an Employee Free Choice Act Briefing from 8:30 a.m. to Noon on June 26 at Butzel Long's Bloomfield Hills office located at Stoneridge West, 41000 Woodward Avenue. The program is designed for senior managers, senior human resource executives, and in-house counsel. The half-day seminar is entitled, �??Employee
LANSING - Members of the Legislative Commission on Government Efficiency began looking at some preliminary recommendations it would make to the Legislature - some of which the Legislature has started looking at on its own, such as eliminating the Michigan Promise Grant - and considering some of the nuances of how it presents those recommendations.
LANSING - While Michigan relies on property and business taxes to a greater degree than other states, it ranks 30th overall among all states in terms of actual dollar per capita tax burden, a study by the Senate Fiscal Agency shows. However, when considering the percentage against personal income that state and local taxes represent,
LANSING - Legislation to fill in the gaps left with the passage of a constitutional proposal to permit embryonic stem cell research, which would include regulations and penalties for violations of confidentiality and other issues, Sen. Tom George (R-Kalamazoo) announced Thursday. George was one of the more public opponents of the embryonic stem cell issue,
LANSING - The Michigan House had its say on the status of transferring Cobo Center to a regional authority on Thursday by passing two bills that would allow for a lease agreement between Detroit and the authority. As was the original legislative deal, which died after the Detroit City Council rejected it, hotel-motel and liquor
LANSING - A two-bill package changing up how the Michigan Strategic Fund could invest 21st Century Jobs Fund dollars began its trip in the Legislature Wednesday via a hearing before the House New Economic and Quality of Life Committee. The panel considered, but did not vote on, HB 5099 and HB 5100, which had just