DETROIT - The deadline to apply for the $80,000 NextChallenge: Smart Cities competition is just two weeks away. Innovators should submit an online concept proposal by 11:59 pm EDT on July 28. The competition is co-hosted by NextEnergy, DENSO, DTE Energy and Wells Fargo - both at the individual innovator and organization level – to
DETROIT - Venture Capital company Fontinalis Partners - who counts William C. Ford Jr. among its partners - closed its $100 million second fund, Fontinalis Capital Partners II, bringing Fontinalis Partners’ total committed capital to $165 million. The money will be used to invest in the best and brightest companies in next-generation mobility - described
AUBURN HILLS - Hackers can get paid a bounty up to $1,500 if they discover potential vehicle cybersecurity vulnerabilities, depending on its impact and severity. That’s the program launched Wednesday by FCA US LLC, the American arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. FCA also named the crowdsourced security testing firm Bugcrowd Inc. to manage the program.
AUBURN HILLS - Oakland County’s Tech248 on July 26 will be hosting a program that brings some “nontraditional” talent options for IT companies in Michigan - some are “out of the box” thinking and others are very “bleeding edge” thinking. Speakers include Jennifer Llewellyn, manager, Workforce Development, and Greg Doyle, One Stop Shop Business Center
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation approved five projects through Michigan Tech’s Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization program, which supports the acceleration of commercially viable applied advanced material technologies developed by university researchers. An 11-member oversight committee consisting of venture capitalists, materials experts from various fields and successful entrepreneurs reviewed each project and approved
STAMFORD - Worldwide PC shipments declined 5.2 percent from the second quarter of 2015, the seventh consecutive quarter of PC shipment declines. But Gartner analysts contend the market is showing signs of improvement. All regions except North America experienced a PC shipment decline. The Latin America region was still very weak largely because of political
ANN ARBOR - Green Homes, and in fact Green anything seems to be on forefront of everyone's minds these days. So if you are curious, overwhelmed, or have ever wondered just exactly what it is that makes a Green home 'green', well then you are in luck. Architectural Resource invites you July 19 to one
ROYAL OAK - Patrick Anderson, CEO of the Anderson Economic Group, talks about his spin off, Supported Intelligence, use cutting edge decision analytics tools that, by the way, is looking for a new CEO or COO. His technology gives companies advice on future choices. Supported Intelligence demonstrated the power of its technology during this year’s
ROYAL OAK - Attorney Enrico Schaefer provides another update from dronelawpro.com, his Traverse City-based law practice that specializes in technology and drone legal issues. On June 21, the FAA announcement the new drone regulations that will become effective at end of August. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles remote pilot licenses are now required. Really. The test includes
ROYAL OAK - Dale Keipert, CEO of 360 Interactive, talks about his digital marketing agency, which he started in 2003 after a career of marketing in the corporate world. Digital marketing agencies do what ad agencies do, but in the online space. What 360 Interactive recommends is a business must figure out what its goal
