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Black Hat Demo: Drones Can Hack Wireless Keyboards

LAS VEGAS - A presenter at Black Hat 2016 last week showed how consumer drones could do more than just conduct aerial spying they also can carry a transmitter to hack into a wireless keyboard or interfere with industrial controls. It’s not enough to place a fence around a building to keep intruders out, according

By |2016-08-09T15:06:06-04:00August 9th, 2016|Clean Update, Drones|

Grand Rapids To Consider Mobile Food Business Ordinance To Set Rules For Food Trucks

GRAND RAPIDS - Cindy Schneider credits her Lottos Lunch Wagon as her first step to launching the venerable San Chez restaurant downtown, so she has a soft spot in her heart for any entrepreneur who uses a food truck as a way to build a business in Grand Rapids. By the same token, Cindy says,

By |2016-08-04T13:57:40-04:00August 4th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Politics|

Recharging Underwater Robots: Michigan Tech University’s Nina Mahmoudian

HOUGHTON - It's a fish! It's a bird! No…it's a robot. Inspired by nature, mechanical engineer Nina Mahmoudian is getting underwater robots to move together. Not only could they travel more easily, but battery charging could be more efficient, too. Charging a robot is the biggest obstacle to underwater missions. That's why Mahmoudian, an assistant

By |2016-08-02T20:09:01-04:00August 2nd, 2016|Drones, New Products / Contracts|

July Consumer Confidence: Improved Finances, Low Interest Rates Support Spending

ANN ARBOR - Consumers were a bit less optimistic in July than one month or one year ago, although consumer confidence remains at a reasonably high level, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The recent decline was due to rising concerns about prospects for the economy that were mainly expressed by upper

By |2016-08-02T09:36:53-04:00August 2nd, 2016|Featured, News|

Republicans Increasingly Noncommittal On Global Warming

ANN ARBOR - The number of Americans who believe there is no evidence of global warming hit its lowest level in eight years, yet more Republicans are unsure that there is evidence of climate change even as 2016 is shaping up as the warmest year on record. A new report from the National Surveys on

By |2016-08-02T09:28:29-04:00August 2nd, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|

Turn Those Visitors Into Leads With Content Marketing

LANSING - Turning visitors into leads is not a step, it’s a process that involves many steps. But it all begins with your content. Throughout the entire process, your content is what will keep visitors enticed and inevitable convert them into a lead. The visitors to your site are at the beginning stages. It’s your responsibility as

Putin’s Russian Hackers Behind Wikileaks Democrat National Committee eMail Dump

WASHINGTON DC - Reports surfaced over the weekend that points squarely at a Russian intelligence group that was the source of the most recent Wikileaks email dump - this one aimed at influencing the U.S. election. Cybersecurity experts confirmed - based on digital forensic evidence - that a hacking group backed by Russian President Vladimir

By |2016-07-26T19:03:45-04:00July 26th, 2016|Cyber Defense|

SBAM Guest Column: Where Are My Customers?

LANSING - Your website is up, signs are in place, the literature is glossy and your Facebook is a “like.” But where are your customers? It’s an advertising slump. The conundrum: trying to figure out how to attract more customers while meeting the day-to-day business demands. It’s time to break the slump. The best place to start is a Strategic

By |2016-07-21T20:20:46-04:00July 21st, 2016|Small Business Association of Michigan|

Record $2 Billion Augmented, Virtual Reality Investments In Last 12 Months

SAN FRANCISCO - Pokeman Go isn’t the only breakout Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality success this year. Early stage Venture Capitalists and corporations invested a record $2 billion into AR/VR startups in the last 12 months, despite the fact the market is still in its earliest stages. As the fourth wave of platform change (after PC, online and mobile)

By |2016-07-14T18:10:46-04:00July 14th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|