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What Happens At The Airport If You Don’t Have Real ID By May 7

DETROIT - Starting May 7, you need to carry identification that's Real ID compliant — a driver's license or state ID, or passport, that is federally approved for travel security — to avoid being turned away at the airport. Don't have an approved ID? You risk TSA preventing you from traveling. At the very least,

By |2025-05-01T15:34:02-04:00April 29th, 2025|Featured, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|

Nearly $2 Million In State Grants For Semiconductor, Battery Education At WCC

ANN ARBOR – Nearly $2 million in grants at Washtenaw Community College (WCC), along with new associate degree and certificate programs, will advance Michigan’s mobility sector through semiconductor and battery education and training. New grants totaling nearly $2 million from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) will support an associate degree and several specialized certificates,

By |2025-05-01T15:34:02-04:00April 29th, 2025|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Federal Government Report On UFOs To Go Public In June

OTTAWA, Can. - A final report on unidentified flying objects should be released by June, the office of the federal government’s chief science advisor has confirmed. The Sky Canada Project, led by the Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada, was launched in the fall of 2022 to review current practices surrounding public reporting of

By |2025-04-26T15:48:58-04:00April 26th, 2025|Engineering Society of Detroit|

12 Percent Of U.S. Companies Will Respond To Tariffs By Replacing Workers With AI

SEATTLE– As companies grapple with rising costs tied to Trump’s newly announced tariffs, many are turning to AI to stay competitive — and in some cases, replace human workers. A new report from AI Resume Builder finds that 12 percent of companies plan to use AI to replace employees in 2025. AI Resume Builder surveyed

By |2025-04-26T11:50:08-04:00April 26th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|

China Playing Hardball With Trump: Returns Commercial Aircraft To Boeing

SEATTLE - Chinese airlines have begun returning Boeing aircraft to the U.S., with one 737 Max recently landing back at a Boeing production hub in Seattle over the weekend, according to Reuters. The April 20 return occurred shortly after China ordered its airlines not to take further deliveries of Boeing aircraft in response to the

By |2025-04-30T11:19:55-04:00April 26th, 2025|News|

UK University Creates Battery That Lasts 5,700 Years Without Recharging

LONDON - Groundbreaking research from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority has created the world’s first carbon-14 battery, a revolutionary energy source that could transform the way we think about energy, waste, and sustainability. A Revolutionary Energy Source The carbon-14 battery works by utilizing the radioactive decay of carbon-14, a process that occurs naturally

By |2025-04-26T11:50:10-04:00April 26th, 2025|Industry 4.0|

Expert Warns If US Abandons EVs, US Auto Industry Is Lost

DETROIT - The U.S. auto industry has a choice to make: to keep developing new Battery Electric Technology (EVs), or be left behind by the rest of the world and slowly collapse. In a recent interview with InsideEVs, LG Energy North America President Bob Lee equated this tipping point to the transition from sailing ships

By |2025-04-26T11:50:11-04:00April 26th, 2025|Auto Tech, Featured|

Michigan CRA Director Warns State Legislature Cannabis Industry Under Strain And Needs Reform

LANSING - Cannabis Regulatory Agency Executive Director Brian Hanna told state lawmakers this week that the cannabis industry is under extreme pressure from falling prices, black market activity and the growing unregulated, intoxicating hemp products sold in gas stations and other retailers that compete with licensed products sold through dispensaries. Hanna said at a regulatory

By |2025-04-26T11:50:11-04:00April 25th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Innovation Fund Gives $60 Million To Help State’s Startups

LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund Board officially established the Michigan Innovation Fund on Tuesday, allocating $60 million toward evergreen venture capital funds. The board’s vote was necessary to finalize the implementation of the fund after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills spurring its creation in January. The Michigan Innovation Fund is the largest funding

By |2025-04-26T11:50:12-04:00April 25th, 2025|Entrepreneurs, News|

Indiana AG Urges Legislature To Reconsider Bill That Legalizes High-Potency THC Products

INDIANAPOLIS  — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has urged Indiana lawmakers to reconsider a bill that would legalize high-potency THC products by reclassifying them as hemp, such as Delta-8 and THC-laced gummies. In Letter from Todd Rokita to legislature on April 21 2025 sent Monday to the Indiana General Assembly and publicly shared Tuesday, the Republican warned

By |2025-04-26T11:50:13-04:00April 25th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|