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MTAM Joins Michigan STEM Partnership To Create STEM Career Showcase At TIM Detroit

DETROIT – The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, the Michigan STEM Partnership and Technology in Motion have joined forces to create a STEM Career Showcase at the inaugural TIM Detroit conference and trade show. TIM Detroit, scheduled for Sept. 6-8, 2017, will feature a STEM Village of exhibitors for the duration of the event, as

By |2017-07-28T08:26:35-04:00July 28th, 2017|Connected Tech, Mobile MI, STEM|

U.S. Labor Department Walks Back Obama Overtime Rules

LANSING - The US Department of Labor is working toward rescinding its judicially enjoined overtime rules. These rules were published during the Obama Administration and dramatically increased the exemption salary level test from $433/week up to $913/week.  It was intended to reduce the number of jobs that could be classified non-exempt by employers. The salary

By |2017-07-28T08:06:29-04:00July 28th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|

ASE Job Fair For Vets, Persons With Disabilities Aug. 24 Southfield

LIVONIA - The American Society of Employers will co-host a Veteran’s Job Fair on August 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Southfield Pavilion.  In addition, resume and interviewing workshops will be available starting at 8 a.m. Joining ASE as co-hosts are the Michigan Industry Liaison Group, Detroit VA Healthcare System, Southfield Veterans’

By |2017-07-28T08:13:52-04:00July 28th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|

House Bill Would Pre-Empt State Autonomous Safety Regulations

SANTA MONICA - Consumer Watchdog warned that a bill approved Thursday by the House Commerce Committee that would pre-empt state autonomous vehicle safety regulations would leave a regulatory void without meaningful safety protections. “Pre-empting the states’ ability to fill the gap left by federal inaction on safety standards leaves us at the mercy of manufacturers

By |2017-07-27T19:42:43-04:00July 27th, 2017|Auto Tech|

Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Program Hosts Detroit Students For Clean Energy Camps

HOUGHTON - Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Program is hosting two groups of PAAMEE students from the Detroit area for week-long, hands-on summer camps on clean energy. One group was at Tech last week; the other is on campus this week.   The PAAMEE program, funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), runs 1.5 years for each group.

By |2017-07-27T19:28:36-04:00July 27th, 2017|Clean Update|

Michigan Treasury Hosts Tax Outreach Seminars In Kalamazoo, Lansing, Flint

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Treasury is hosting several sales tax outreach seminars across the Lower Peninsula in August to provide insight to and receive feedback from small businesses. Treasury Outreach Team members will be providing an overview of the sales tax filing process, the ins and outs of auditing and how to appeal

By |2017-07-27T19:05:41-04:00July 27th, 2017|Politics, Politics/Government|

Ransomware Hackers Now Offer Customers Service, Outsourced Resources

LAS VEGAS - Hackers behind some of the most notorious ransomware around are taking some hints from legit Wall Street companies. Malware strains like Locky and Cerber helped make ransomware a $25 million industry in 2016 and its operators are starting to operate like conventional corporations with "customer" service staff and outsourced resources, researchers explained Wednesday

By |2017-07-27T18:49:11-04:00July 27th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

Report: Hackers Can Take Over Your Phone To Send Text Messages, Make Phone Calls

LAS VEGAS - The Unicorn Team researchers from 360 Technology, China's leading security company, discovered they could hack phones when they switched from modern LTE wireless networks to older, slower 2G technology. Of course, our phones do this all the time when the signal's weak, although you may not notice when it's happening. Still, if hackers take

By |2017-07-27T18:38:45-04:00July 27th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

Digital Works Offers Training, Digital Literacy, Job Placement, Mentorship To Newaygo County

DETROIT - Stu Johnson, Vice President of Digital Works, joins the Internet Advisor to share an important event for citizens of Newaygo in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula north of Grand Rapids.  It is a great example of why it is so important to connect our rural communities to high speed Internet at reasonable cost points. Digital Works (DW) celebrated

By |2017-07-27T18:22:55-04:00July 27th, 2017|Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

Online Tech Extends Hybrid Cloud To Support Microsoft Azure

ROYAL OAK - Online Tech has extended its hybrid cloud offering to support Microsoft Azure managed services, the first step for Online Tech towards integrating the public cloud into their suite of hybrid IT products, which includes colocation, virtual private cloud and data protection services. Online Tech’s Vice President Nick Lumsden appears on M2 TechCast

By |2017-07-25T21:36:48-04:00July 25th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|