PALO ALTO, CA. - Yahoo Inc. said on Wednesday that it has identified a new breach that occurred in August 2013 and involved data associated with more than one billion user accounts, double the number affected in a different breach disclosed in September. Yahoo said it believed the latest incident was likely distinct from the
ROCHESTER - MI Earth Day Fest is returning to Rochester in April 2017 after the Rochester City Council approved its application this week. The 12th annual green and healthy living festival will return to its original downtown Rochester location on the recently-improved 60,000 ft lot and adjacent streets at Third & Water, where crowds estimated
LANSING - The Department of Technology, Management and Budget did not ensure that it had identified the state's most critical technology systems and, for those it had identified, it did not ensure that they could be restored within deadlines, a report released Thursday by Auditor General Doug Ringler said. The state designates certain systems as
LANSING - The final legislative session day of the 98th Legislature concluded with passage of the legislation that has dominated the 2015-16 term - a wide-ranging rewrite of the state's energy laws. Governor Rick Snyder, who brokered the 11th-hour deal with the utilities and advocates for greater customer choice who fought bitterly for the past
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP – Sigma Machine, a Tier 1 supplier, will invest $27.8 million to expand its current facility in Midlink Business Park, adding 58 new jobs. As a result, the Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant is awarding the company $350,000. Michigan was chosen over a competing site in Wisconsin for this project. In operation
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Rob Pearl of CIG Capital Advisors to get his suggestions on how to craft a sound plan for both your small business and personal finances. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2664/Financial-planning-tips.aspx
DETROIT - Tricia Albery & Colleen Geyer, co-founders of Troy Tech Talks share how the program began, resources they found and lessons learned along the way. Troy Tech Talks was created with great support from the school district and has been a way to provide information and resources to parents. Troy Tech Talks helps parents
DETROIT - The whole WJR Internet Advisor crew pitched in with their unique suggestions about gifts for your favorite techie (OK, besides yourself!). There also was some interesting commentary on what NOT to buy said sweetie, general shopping tips including some very important tips when it comes time to shred the wrapping and get down
LANSING - Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof on Tuesday confirmed the end of several controversial initiatives passed by the Michigan House last week on a day otherwise consumed with recesses and caucuses. Among those proposals was a bill to tighten up voter identification (HB 6067), bills regulating picketing and striking workers (HB 4643 and HB
ANN ARBOR - Leaders of the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute and Mobility Transformation Center support the U.S. Department of Transportation's proposed rule announced Tuesday that would mandate vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology on all new light-duty vehicles. The technology would enable a multitude of new crash-avoidance applications that could prevent hundreds of thousands of crashes
