BINGHAM FARMS - Steve Goldstein and Fred Jacobs, and their companies, Amplifi Media and jācapps, have teamed together to form SonicAi, a joint venture dedicated to strategizing and creating voice command solutions for the radio and podcasting industries. Initial development will focus on the Amazon Echo and Google Home devices. Joining the partnership, as co-founder,
LANSING – With this year’s income tax season coming to a close on Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Treasury urges Michiganders to be vigilant as cybercriminals use new and old tricks to take advantage of taxpayers. For the 2015 tax year, over 33,000 returns were stopped, preventing more than $70 million in potentially fraudulent refunds
LANSING - All of the state's medical marijuana licensing functions are now consolidated in the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation in the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, the administration announced Thursday. Under the reorganization, the new bureau will hold the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program patient and caregiver registry as well as licensing medical marijuana
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday April 17, Online Tech CEO Yan Ness will announce a new merger, Red Level’s Mark Dreyer Sr. will review the session he is conducting at this week’s Microsoft Cyber Security Summit, Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann will discuss federal funding for cyber in Trump’s infrastructure plan, and finally LTU’s Selin
SOUTHFIELD – Michigan engineers who want to enhance their personal and professional growth – or who need continuing education credits newly required to keep a Michigan Professional Engineer (PE) license – will want to check out new two-hour educational classes being offered by The Engineering Society of Detroit. The courses cover a broad range of
EAST LANSING - No two people are believed to have identical fingerprints, but researchers from New York University and Michigan State University have found that partial similarities between prints are common enough that the fingerprint-based security systems used in mobile phones and other devices can be more vulnerable than previously thought. The vulnerability lies in
EAST LANSING - If you are a Michigan startup looking for mentoring and money to build your dream company you need to check out the Conquer Accelerator program at Michigan State University. The program just announced its second summer cohort of five teams, each of which will receive $20,000 in seed capital. Designed to help
ANN ARBOR - Two University of Michigan faculty members—one who specializes in judgment and decision behavior, and another interested in the development of ulcers and gastric cancer—have been selected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The prestigious society, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in scholarly and professional fields, elected Frank
GRAND RAPIDS - North Kent Community Services is now offering services to help people find jobs. On Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., West Michigan Works! will help people with resume writing, cover letters, and more at the NKCS location. Anyone can use West Michigan Works! Services. You do not have to be a
ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan has a new yet familiar name for its center dedicated to advancing connected and automated vehicles: Mcity. Mcity replaces Mobility Transformation Center, or MTC, as the official name of the public-private partnership U-M established in 2013 with government and industry to lead the transition to connected and driverless
