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
DETROIT - Patrick Anderson joins our staff with a secret weapon in the never ending pursuit of picking the perfect bracket during the NCAA March Madness basketball championship. His Lansing based company, Supported Intelligence, discovered that using Artificial Intelligence helped to create a high (95 percent) degree of accuracy in picking winners during the 2016
ROYAL OAK - Comcast is leveraging its Xfinity platform to watch what you want, how you want it, and when you want it through a new Netflix app offering by Comcast the ability to call up your favorite movie or actor. Before you buy or rent a movie, you can search all your content to
ROYAL OAK - Tony Matthews, PhD, the CEO of the Michigan Science Center talks about her innovative STEMinista program for middle school girls from fourth to eight grade to learn more about Science, Technology Engineering and Math. Businesses are seeking to diversify their workforces, and unfortunately less than 30 percent of professionals in STEM are
ROYAL OAK - Irene Spanos, co-founder of Tech248 in Oakland County, interviews Michael Andaran, the founder of Carrot Wellness, a member of Tech248. Carrot licenses its walk-to-play app to the healthcare industry. Carrot has gamified its app and Henry Ford Health System as one of its first major clients. He has six full time staff
ROYAL OAK - If you’re a tech professionals who wants to meet other tech professionals - and have a nice breakfast to start your work day, Rick Beckers, CEO of CloudTech1 has you covered with his new meet-up he’s calling Technado. The first whirlwind of ideas is scheduled for March 16 at 7:30 am at
GRAND RAPIDS - Luxury storage company California Closets is expanding to Cascade Charter Township with financial support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The company is building a new facility in West Michigan to supply the Eastern United States and expects to generate more than $5.7 million in private investment and create 61 jobs in exchange
LANSING - The governor will have a director advisor on emergencies, natural or man-made, under a new executive order. The order (EO 2017-1), issued Wednesday but not publicized until Thursday, creates the position of homeland security advisor in the Department of State Police as well as a Homeland Protection Board to advise that person and to
ROYAL OAK - Richard Laramee, President of Electro-Matic Ventures, will provide details on the Manufacturing in America conference March 22-23 at the Renaissance Center. Auto expert David Cole will talk about some of the latest auto technologies. Inforum’s Tember Shea will interview Nicol Pasuit, Founder & CEO, Techstak. Techstak is the Angie’s List for Technology.
EAST LANSING — Rebecca Anthony, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Michigan State University College of Engineering, has been awarded a five-year, $500,000 NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to research nanostructure manufacturing that will make LED lights more efficient and versatile. NSF CAREER awards support junior faculty who exemplify the role
