DETROIT - Michigan is investing millions of dollars to build an artificial intelligence economy. Developers are proposing power-hungry data centers. Universities are expanding AI research. State leaders recently launched a $60 million Michigan Innovation Fund to help technology startups grow. But as Michigan doubles down on AI, a growing number of corporate executives are asking
ANN ARBOR — Michigan helped invent the modern auto industry, remains one of America's top engineering centers, and is home to one of the nation's leading research universities. So why isn't the state creating more billion-dollar technology companies? That's the question increasingly confronting Michigan business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers as states like Texas, Colorado,
An artist's rendering of a metallic silver sphere based on descriptions from military reports and declassified Pentagon UAP investigations. U.S. officials have not identified the objects and continue to classify several incidents as unresolved. WASHINGTON DC -For decades, UFO sightings were easy for skeptics to dismiss. A blurry photo. A shaky video. A witness who
Michigan still dominates cannabis sales and attracts thousands of out-of-state shoppers every week. But Ohio's higher prices, stronger profit margins and expanding adult-use market could position it to benefit more from upcoming federal cannabis reforms. ANN ARBOR - Michigan sells more cannabis than Ohio. Ohio makes more money. That simple reality may shape the future
WASHINGTON DC - New federal economic data released Thursday delivered a troubling combination for the U.S. economy — and potentially for Michigan as well. Key Economic Numbers Released Thursday Inflation rose to 3.8% in April, up from 3.3% in March Consumer spending growth slowed sharply to 0.2% First-quarter U.S. GDP was revised down to 1.6%
ANN ARBOR — As artificial intelligence floods the internet with generic content and shrinking attention spans make visibility harder than ever, two veteran Michigan business journalists are launching a boutique executive communications and thought leadership agency designed to help companies “own the conversation” in their industries. Longtime technology journalists Mike Brennan and Matt Roush have
LANSING - Michigan’s innovation economy faces a growing competitiveness problem: Michigan ranks 32nd nationally in early- and growth-stage startup funding, according to a 2025 innovation scorecard from Business Leaders for Michigan. Leading innovation states including California, Washington and Colorado have grown their innovation economies at “twice the rate or more of Michigan” over the past
DETROIT - Michigan may be on the verge of its next industrial transformation — and this time it may have less to do with automobiles than robots. As artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and advanced manufacturing continue converging, Michigan’s traditional mobility industry is increasingly evolving into something much broader: robotics drones AI-powered manufacturing autonomous logistics defense
ANN ARBOR = Dave Crabill from iHemp Michigan recaps on MITech TV to testify before the Michigan Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee in support of Senate Bill 608 and Senate Bill 609, legislation intended to update Michigan’s industrial hemp laws. Crabill said he and a group of board members went to Lansing to support bills written
WASHINGTON DC - Michigan and Ohio cannabis operators are closely watching a new federal court ruling that could signal another step toward mainstream healthcare acceptance of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. The federal government is beginning to treat cannabis-adjacent products less like prohibited substances and more like healthcare tools after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging
