BENTON HARBOR — Whirlpool Corp., the Benton Harbor-based appliance manufacturer, announced it had filed a “safeguard petition” with the United States International Trade Commission. The company said the petition is the next step in what it called “ongoing efforts of Samsung and LG to evade U.S. trade laws.” The U.S. government has twice found that
MACKINAC ISLAND - Governor Rick Snyder, Sen. Jim Stamas and several top business leaders called on the House on Thursday to act on legislation that would set up a new tax incentive to attract large businesses bringing new jobs to the state, warning without passage in the next month, the state would miss on some
DETROIT - The newly-formed Southeast Michigan STEM Alliance, formed by the Michigan STEM Partnership, has just been selected to join the STEM Learning Ecosystems national initiative to make a significant impact on STEM education and workforce development. As announced at the U.S. News STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference on May 25, Southeast Michigan is one
DETROIT – Mobile Monday Detroit will explore connected transportation / mobility to help our audience understand what it means beyond the car. Expert speakers will discuss connected mobility as it applies to all modes of transportation, the infrastructure that facilitates the connection, the laws that regulate it, and the software that enables the connection. The
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann will talk about physical attacks, including Manchester, England. Michigan Science Center CEO Tonya Matthews will discuss her STEM summer outreach plans. Tech248 Co-Founder Irene Spanos will interview 365 Retail Markets CEO Joe Hessling and COO John Chidiac. Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer will announce the 10
DETROIT – The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM) is once again partnering with VisionMobile to seek developer input on the Developer Economics Q3 2017 survey. This is the thirteenth developer survey, focusing on tools, training and career development. Every year more than 40,000 developers around the world participate in this survey, so this is
ROYAL OAK - What was the WannaCry ransomware attack all about? What impact did it have? Red Level’s Justin Coffey, its Microsoft Solutions Manager, explains all and how to defend against ransomeware attacks in this interview on M2 TechCast. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-techcast-episode-82-red-level-justin-coffey
DETROIT - Southeast Michigan’s Connected and Automated Vehicles network is burgeoning, with 351 organizations identified, including automotive, software, legal, construction, government and manufacturing. The report also found nearly 1,400 relationships already developed between these organizations, a significant sign that a healthy, collaborative climate is being fostered in the region – a dynamic vital to long-term
GRAND RAPIDS - VoiceGR, Grand Rapids’ community survey, is expanding to become countywide thanks to a new partnership between the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University and the Kent County Health Department. As VoiceKent, the survey will gather critical public health information from all areas of Kent County’s more than 600,000
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Gmail is hoping to prevent phishing with machine learning, like its early phishing detection. If an email looks suspicious and heads to a person's inbox, Gmail will delay it and analyze the message to make sure it's not a phishing attempt. "As we find new patterns, our models adapt more quickly than manual
