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Meet Eight Startups Pitching Rise Of The Rest With AOL Founder Steve Case

ANN ARBOR - AOL Founder Steve Case is coming back to Michigan for his Rise of the Rest with Steve Case showcase. The event series aims to spur investments and awareness of talented tech startups in cities outside of Silicon Valley. The event is open for RSVP, taking place in Ann Arbor at the Michigan Theater. There will

By |2017-10-03T20:49:27-04:00October 3rd, 2017|Entrepreneurs|

As Retirement Age Creeps Up, Health Of Those Close To Retirement Getting Worse

ANN ARBOR - Ten years from now, Americans born in 1960 will be able to start collecting their full Social Security retirement check, at the age of 67. That's two years later than their parents, because of a change in the federal retirement age enacted in 1983. But a new study shows that today's pre-retirement

By |2017-10-03T15:50:51-04:00October 3rd, 2017|Life Sciences|

Weekend For Good Brings Tech, Design Community Together To Serve West Michigan Non-Profits

GRAND RAPIDS - Local technology and design professionals will partner on the weekend of November 3 to provide West Michigan non-profit groups with hundreds of hours of software, design, database and web development services for free. Weekend for Good represents a first-time collaboration between Grand Rapids-based nonprofits, Code for Good, Grand Rapids GiveCamp and The

By |2017-10-02T21:43:39-04:00October 2nd, 2017|News|

Motown Mansion Estate Sale To Feature Collectables From Berry Gordy Jr.

DETROIT– A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own items from the Motown Mansion, the home once owned by Motown Records Founder Berry Gordy Jr., will take place during an estate sale and global auction to be held at the estate October 12. “This home is an important part of the fabric of the City of Detroit, and

By |2017-10-06T10:05:22-04:00October 2nd, 2017|Featured, New Products|

Roasting Plant Serves Up Coffee Brewed By The Cup With Patented Technology

ROYAL OAK - Mike Casewell, an industrial engineer whose love of coffee and appreciation of the coffee-bar experience was developed while working as a part-time barista in his college days, left his last job as Director of Profit Improvement at Starbucks in Seattle, to create Roasting Plant, which features its patented Javabot technology that can

By |2017-10-01T17:57:55-04:00October 1st, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

WNJ Update: Michael Brady Explains Auto OEM Directed-Buy Agreements

ROYAL OAK - If you are a tech company looking to sell your products to the auto makers, you need to become aware of a contract that may be used called a Directed-Buy Agreement. Michael Brady, who heads up the Warner Norcross & Judd Automotive Practice Group, said a Directed-Buy Agreement is when the auto

By |2017-10-06T12:19:20-04:00October 1st, 2017|IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Lohrmann Backgrounds Equifax Hack – Why It Happened, What’s Next?

ROYAL OAK - Cyber security pro Dan Lohrmann explores the Equifax data breech, and explores stories that some Equifax executives sold stock before disclosing the hack. When the news of the hack - impacting more than 140 million people - was disclosed also is questionable. The news was posted during Hurricane Harvey when it devastated

By |2017-10-01T14:52:38-04:00October 1st, 2017|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Drone Law Pro Schaefer Talks About The Hot Commercial Drone Market

ROYAL OAK - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer just got back from the InnerDrone Conference in Las Vegas and talks about the latest news from commercial drone operators. More than 5,000 folks attended, including the FAA Chairman, who updated drone regulations. Anti-drone technology was hot, Enrico said, such as shooting a net and dragging a

By |2017-10-06T12:20:37-04:00October 1st, 2017|Drones, IoT, M2 TechCast, Politics|

David Cole: Vehicle Hacking, Electric Cars, Trump Auto Policies

ROYAL OAK - The danger of hackable cars is only accelerating, auto guru David Cole explains in this segment of M2 TechCast. The auto industry as taken a more proactive approach by hiring former black hat hackers to test its autonomous vehicle cyber security vulnerabilities, and many were found. Measure and countermeasure. The hacking game

By |2017-10-06T12:22:01-04:00October 1st, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Norton-Schock Talks MCWT October Events, Diva Tech Talk Interviews, Awards

ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton-Schock updates Diva Tech Talk, a series of podcasts featuring women in tech, and the national awards the show recently won. Two, in fact, from the 2017 Clarion Awards from the Association of Women in Communications. Kathleen also updates what’s happening with the Michigan Association of Women in Technology including taking

By |2017-10-01T13:17:39-04:00October 1st, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|