HOUSTON – Rice University researchers, in a collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine and Houston nonprofit Technology For All are developing a fleet of autonomous aerial drones that coordinate with each other to detect, track and model the environment and let neighborhoods know of airborne perils that can be especially hazardous following extreme weather events. Rice
ANN ARBOR - As public transportation systems across the country struggle with low ridership and costly underutilized lines, some are experimenting with new systems that incorporate ridesourcing services to serve "last-mile" trips or to bring commuters to their fixed routes. But how will commuters respond to these changes? University of Michigan researchers Xiang 'Jacob' Yan,
ANN ARBOR – Nominees for Exit of the Year, Community Impact Player, and Up-and-Coming Company of the Year were named Monday by the Michigan Venture Capital Association and the envelopes containing the winners' names will be presented Oct. 2 during the MVCA Annual Awards Dinner at the Eastern Market. The Keynote address will be provided
ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday Aug. 27, Maureen Miller Brosnan will discuss the nominees for the Michigan Venture Capital Association Awards. Tel Ganesan will talk about the $1 Million Fintech Challenge his company, Kyyba Innovations, is sponsoring in Michigan. James Davies, CEO of WePredict, will discuss how his company can help auto OEMs and Tier
LANSING - During a tour on last week, Gov. Rick Snyder announced new plans to provide universal access to high-speed internet for every Michigan resident, business, region and community. “As technology continues to rapidly change and evolve, having access to fast, reliable internet is now a necessity for everyday life,” said Snyder at an event at
ROYAL OAK - Red Level has a new security training awareness offer and we’ve got CEO David King on M2 Techcast to provide all the details. In this podcast, King will answer the following questions: What are some of the latest viruses and attacks out there today? What is Security Awareness Training? Why
SEATTLE - Microsoft said Monday that it had identified yet another attempt to hack political organizations and that the attack came from what it suspects is a group of professional hackers working for the Russian government. The tech giant spotted and neutralized websites that were attempting to impersonate the sites of conservative think tanks. If this all sounds
DETROIT – Employer demand for lightweighting-related skills in Michigan increased by 18 percent between the first calendar quarter (January through March) and quarter two 2018 (April through June). What’s more demand has doubled since the first quarter of 2018 with more than 56,000 job postings. This according to a new report from Detroit-based LIFT—Lightweight Innovations
FARMINGTON HILLS - Have a Fintech startup that needs investment capital? The $1 million Fintech Challenge is seeking applicants. The rub is the deadline to apply is Aug. 30. Kyyba Innovations has partnered with Fintech Valley Vizag, a sustainable global Fintech ecosystem to organize the $1 Million Startup Challenge as part of “VIZAG FINTECH FESTIVAL.”
ANN ARBOR—An algorithm-based system that identifies telltale linguistic cues in fake news stories could provide news aggregator and social media sites like Google News with a new weapon in the fight against misinformation. The University of Michigan researchers who developed the system have demonstrated that it’s comparable to and sometimes better than humans at correctly
