DETROIT – Layoffs still loom in the tech sector, impacting both small startups and tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. In fact, recent reports have indicated nearly 50,000 tech workers have been let go since the start of the year. At the same time and amid mounting return-to-office mandates, the need for work-from-home options
GRAND RAPIDS – Michigan consumers are losing hundreds of dollars through a popular utility scam that has made its way to our side of the state, according to The Better Business Bureau in Western Michigan’s Scam Tracker. A number of utility companies have been impersonated offering discounts on services in the past. Now, scammers are
SOUTHFIELD —Stefanini Group, a $1 billion global technology company specializing in digital solutions, has hired Orion Czarnecki as the head of cybersecurity for North America/Asia-Pacific (NA/APAC). The new addition to Stefanini’s leadership ensures continued growth and success in cybersecurity portfolio efforts. “As we reinforce our existing cybersecurity practice across North America and Asia-Pacific, we know that
WASHINGTON DC - The US battery storage market shattered deployment records across all segments in Q4 2023 – a 101% increase from the previous quarter. The US battery storage sector saw 4,235 megawatts (MW) installed in Q4 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) latest “US Energy Storage Monitor” report. For
DETROIT - General Motors looks to get back on track this year as executives believe EV “production hell” is behind it. After missing EV sales targets for the past two years, will 2024 be the year of execution, as GM says it will? After delivering 75,883 EVs last year, GM (again) missed its target of selling
OXFORD, UK - Scientists from the University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have used technology similar to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to create the "LungVax," a vaccine which activates the immune system to kill cancer cells and stop lung cancer. The team has been granted up to $2 million in
SAN DIEGO, CA — Pfizer has announced it will soon expand its footprint into a 230,000 square-foot life science campus in San Diego to conduct cancer research. Pfizer Oncology announced last week it has signed a 15-year lease with Breakthrough Properties, a leading global life sciences real estate developer to move into a 10-acre Torrey
OAK PARK - A mechanical engineer knew something was wrong when the rumor mill at work began to spin: layoffs were incoming. They had begun to trickle into the office a couple of weeks ago. Then, around 8 p.m. on Thursday, about 400 workers at Stellantis got an email telling them not to come into the office on
WASHINGTON DC - The Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have jointly unveiled modifications to the existing framework governing vehicle emissions and fuel economy. The DOE has relaxed the initially proposed drastic reduction in EV mileage ratings, a move that now allows automakers more leeway to produce gas-powered vehicles while still meeting the
TOKYO - A new Japanese all-electric EV pickup is set to hit global markets, and it’s not a Toyota. A new Japanese all-electric EV pickup is set to hit global markets, and it’s not a Toyota. Isuzu will unveil its first 100% electric pickup truck, the D-MAX BEV, later this month. The rugged-looking 4X4 EV
