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Your Yahoo Account Info Was Definitely Hacked: Here’s What To Do – Advice From CNET

SAN FRANCISCO - If you're wondering what to do after hearing about the massive data breach, follow these steps to make sure you're safe. In September 2016, Yahoo revealed a hack that compromised 500 million user accounts. In December, the company revealed yet another hack, this time affecting a record 1 billion accounts. On Tuesday,

By |2017-10-06T12:11:18-04:00October 6th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

Local PR Pro DeVilling Joins Finn Partners’ Detroit Office As Senior Partner

DETROIT - Longstanding public relations professional Mike DeVilling has left his boutique agency to join Finn Partners, a global marketing and communications company. Reporting to Finn's managing partner, Dan Pooley, DeVilling will serve as senior partner in the Detroit office. He will lead new business development, client service and counsel, and will provide a variety of content, media

By |2017-10-05T21:01:27-04:00October 5th, 2017|New Products / Contracts|

LTU Hosts Young Women’s STEM Leadership Conference

SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University’s College of Management will host a Young Women’s Leadership Conference Oct. 21 aimed at middle school, high school, and undergraduate young women interested in business, technology, and STEM fields. Around 200 attendees are expected for the event, according to Minakhi Jena, director of business programs in LTU’s College of Management.

By |2017-10-06T05:43:55-04:00October 5th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, STEM|

State’s Cybersecurity Efforts Nab National Awards From CIO Association

LANSING – Michigan took two top honors in the annual state IT awards competition sponsored by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. The state’s efforts to assemble and train a corps of volunteer civilians to assist in cyber emergencies and its development of a mobile resource to inventory Michigan’s forests were chosen as

By |2017-10-05T20:02:30-04:00October 5th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

AOL Co-Founder Case Comes To Ann Arbor With $100K Purse For Pitch-Contest Winner

ANN ARBOR - AOL co-founder Steve Case is bringing his sixth Rise of the Rest startup road show to Ann Arbor Oct. 11 to shine a spotlight on what he calls a confluence of factors that are making it easier for startups to launch and create jobs and innovation in places like Ann Arbor, not

By |2017-10-06T12:15:09-04:00October 5th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured, IoT|

Phenometrics Upgrades Computer-Controlled Photo Bioreactor System

LANSING – Phenometrics has developed a new LED light that will benefit scientists who need to simulate outdoor growing conditions. The PBR101 is a computer controlled compact desktop Photo Bioreactor system that allows the user to simulate aquatic pond conditions using temperature change and diurnal light cycles. This week Phenometrics introduced the FSL-200 Full Spectrum

By |2017-10-04T20:06:12-04:00October 4th, 2017|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Self-Driving Trucks Will Need Mechanics, Technicians To Fix Them On The Road

LOUISVILLE - Self-driving vehicles are one of the latest and hottest trends in transportation leaving some business owners wondering what the future holds for all modes of transportation, including the trucking industry. In the past month, large deals have been struck between Waymo and Avis Budget Group for fleets of self-driving cars to be serviced

By |2017-10-06T12:16:23-04:00October 4th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, IoT|

Newell Brands Expanding Its Kalamazoo Design Center, Hiring Designers

KALAMAZOO - Newell Brands is expanding its 40,000-square-foot design center in Western Michigan University’s Business Technology and Research Park, investing $7.3 million and creating 87 design jobs. So that means Newell is hiring. The company has recently acquired the consumer products company Jarden and needs to expand its design capabilities in order to accommodate the

By |2017-10-04T19:30:31-04:00October 4th, 2017|Announcements/New Products|

Mobile Monday Detroit Oct. 9 Focus: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality

DETROIT – In recent years, wearables, augmented reality and virtual reality have been gaining significant media attention and showing tremendous growth potential. However, most people don’t have a clear understanding of what these technologies are, what they’re capable of, how they will take advantage of connected technologies, or how they can be used. The MoMoDetroit

By |2017-10-06T12:17:38-04:00October 4th, 2017|Connected Tech, Mobile MI, VSM|