ANN ARBOR - While the rate of ownership of cars and light trucks has steadily declined since its peak a decade ago, it is starting to climb, says a University of Michigan researcher. In his ninth report in a series examining recent changes in various aspects of motorization in the U.S., Michael Sivak of the
ANN ARBOR - A University of Michigan startup that's developing a non-invasive way to remove diseased tissue from cancer patients using high-intensity ultrasound has attracted $8.3 million in Series B financing. The investment will help advance clinical trials of HistoSonics' Robotic Assisted Sonic Therapy—an innovative tissue-destruction technology targeted for liver cancer and other solid tumor
DETROIT - Google’s Demo Day in Detroit is back in action this month at Grand Circus, the local tech training institute, March 30. Applications are due March 17. Final selections will be made March 22. Startups can apply now to pitch in front of a panel of judges. One winner of the Detroit event will get
DETROIT - We love to see successful founders go on to starting their next companies in the region. Former co-founders of BillHighway, Steve Robert and Aaron Schmid, are now at it again with a new fintech startup called Autobooks. Autobooks is a technology licensed by financial institutions that allows small businesses to gain access to tools typically only available for
ANN ARBOR - Hacker Fellows is kicking off its third year of supporting the Michigan tech ecosystem by providing vetted junior development talent to the state’s most promising startups! Hacker Fellows, managed by Invest Detroit Ventures, is a tech talent retention program incentivizing recent computer science graduates from top-tier universities to work for Michigan tech companies.
FARMINGTON HILLS - Regional manufacturing technology company Electro-Matic Ventures, Inc. in collaboration with global engineering and electronics giant, Siemens, once again presents the Midwest’s premiere technology event, Manufacturing in America, March 22-23 at The Marriott in Detroit. We invite you to join over 2500 manufacturing executives, engineers, and enthusiasts to learn about the newest technologies,
ANN ARBOR - Sound waves could be used to hack into critical sensors in a broad array of technologies including smartphones, automobiles, medical devices and the Internet of Things, University of Michigan research shows. The new work calls into question the longstanding computer science tenet that software can automatically trust hardware sensors, which feed autonomous
ROYAL OAK - From copyrights on Youtube to the Comic Con scene and business growth, we had a lot of fun with our discussions with last night’s guests. We were joined by Tom Lawrence from Lawrence Tech Systems and the Sunday Morning Linux Review podcast, Stefani Manard of Scapegoat Press and The Way Station and
LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Marc Salach, an attorney with the Dawda Mann law firm in Bloomfield Hills, about key questions to ask yourself to prepare for succession planning. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2762/Succession-planning-for-peace-of-mind.aspx
DETROIT - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan talks top stories in last week's eNewsletters with Internet Advisor Co-Host and Producer Foster Braun. The show is heard live on WJR 760 AM from 4 to 6 pm Saturdays. Hot stories discussed include Bamboo Detroit offering Starter memberships for just $40 a month. Michigan Treasury Departments warns taxpayers
