LANSING - The two largest components of the Department of Technology, Management and Budget's executive budget request are for technology and cybersecurity work - items Department Director David Behen said Thursday could be beneficial for job growth and business attraction. "Cyber security has been one of our top priorities. It's only getting worse from a
ROYAL OAK - On M2 (Squared) TechCast Monday March 6, Tonya Matthews, CEO of the Michigan Science Center, will talk about MiSci’s STEM Hub Components. Irene Spanos, co-founder of MITech248 in Oakland County, will interview MadDog Technology Co-Founder Matt Hillman. Comcast’s Michelle Gilbert joins us again to talk about some cool Xfinity apps on YouTube.
SEATTLE - Amazon on Thursday blamed an employee who entered an input command “incorrectly,” causing a larger set of servers than was expected to be removed from service, producing a five-hour chain-reaction outage on its very popular Amazon Web Services platform. That meant that certain critical systems had to be rebooted — and while they
ANN ARBOR - March 7 is the deadline for companies wishing to be selected to present at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium to submit applications. The annual event typically draws an audience of more than 600 investors, founders, and tech transfer professionals. MGCS will return for its 36th annual celebration of entrepreneurship and business growth May 16-17
LANSING - Office equipment acts as the guts of your business, making your day-to-day operations possible. The energy needed to power your office equipment certainly comes at a price - representing about 19 percent of total office building expenditures. For Michigan, energy consumption of office equipment alone is between 12-15 percent of total electricity use.
EAST LANSING — Engineering researchers at Michigan State University have developed the first stretchable integrated circuit that is made entirely using an inkjet printer, raising the possibility of inexpensive mass production of smart fabric. Imagine: an ultrathin smart tablet that can be stretched from mini-size to extra large. Or a rubber band-like wrist monitor that
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will host the West Michigan Sustainable Business Conference on Monday, March 13 at Davenport University. The annual half-day event will bring together sustainability practitioners and stakeholders from business, government, non-profits and academia to discuss business practices that promote climate and energy resiliency, social responsibility, and a circular
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow and U.S. Representatives Fred Upton and Debbie Dingell called on the Trump Administration to prioritize the development and testing of connected and self-driving vehicles in the President’s proposed budget for 2018. The Members of Congress sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
SAN FRANCISCO - Cloudbleed is the latest internet bug that puts users private information in jeopardy. News of the bug broke late on Thursday, but there is already a lot of confusion about it and the actual impact it has on people's information. Cloudbleed is the name of a major security breach from the internet
SOUTHFIELD - Power management company Eaton announced its new eVaptive electronically controlled fuel tank vapor venting system that can be optimized for any vehicle platform, eliminating the need for automakers to design unique venting systems for different vehicles. The eVaptive system uses software to control the transmission of fuel vapors to a charcoal canister while
