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Report: Uber Named Top Shared Mobility Service By Millennials

NEW YORK - More than half of Americans mention Uber when hearing the term “shared mobility service” and Millennials are the ones paving the way for other generations as they are the most active users of this new type of service, according to a report from ReportLinker.  Millennials, who have a higher comfort-level with ride-hailing

By |2016-11-16T19:55:58-05:00November 16th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, New Products / Contracts|

SBAM: Federal Government Announces Guidelines For Driverless Vehicles

LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, to learn more about new federal guidelines for driverless car development, the threat that artificial intelligence poses to jobs, Apple’s free app to reach children how to code and

ITInTheD: Bamboo Detroit, Detroit Convention And Visitor’s Bureau, Live Events This Week

ROYAL OAK - For episode 171, we were joined by Bamboo Detroit and the Detroit Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Bamboo Detroit is more than doubling its co-working space in downtown Detroit. Also Activ8’s gaming night tonight, ITInTheD networking event Thursday at Firebird Tavern, and December charity fundraiser at Falling Down Beer Company. To listen, click

By |2016-11-16T17:07:51-05:00November 16th, 2016|Featured, IT in the D, Podcasts|

Diva Tech Talk: Domino’s Jennifer Pfaff – Running With Her Career In Focus 

SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk interviewed Jennifer Pfaff, a woman with a rich history of technology leadership accomplishments.  Jennifer is now the Director of Store IT Services for Domino’s, a company averaging $2.3 billion in annual revenue, ranking as the 2nd largest franchisor of pizza retail outlets in the world. Jennifer’s 3 pieces of cogent

By |2016-11-16T11:36:48-05:00November 16th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Internet Advisor: Cantrill Explains “Distrumption:” What Happened In The Presidential Election

DETROIT - Bryan Cantrill is the CTO of Joyent , a cloud container company just purchased by Samsung.  He found himself suddenly on stage at a tech conference the day after the election of Donald Trump.  Most of the audience was in a state of shock but Bryan challenged them to see this as the long

By |2016-11-16T11:37:03-05:00November 16th, 2016|Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Cybersecurity Expert Lohrmann Explains October Hack That Brought Down Internet

ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann explains how the Dedicated Denial of Service attack that in October brought down large sections of the Internet on the U.S. East and West Coasts was orchestrated by hackers using a botnet connected to a variety of dumb and unprotected appliances on the so-called Internet of Things. Until

By |2016-11-15T17:04:53-05:00November 15th, 2016|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: MTAM’s Daichendt Recaps TiECon Midwest Mobility, Connected Vehicles

ROYAL OAK - Linda Daichendt, President and Executive Director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, talks about the TiECon Midwest,  Michigan’s largest entrepreneurial conference that attracted hundreds of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other professionals. This year’s theme was Ignite2Disrupt. Connected World. Main tracks will focus on Connected Mobility, Digital Health, Global Connectivity, Fintech and

By |2016-11-15T16:14:32-05:00November 15th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: MVCA’s Miller Brosnan Highlights 2016 Venture Capital Awards Winners

ROYAL OAK - Maureen Miller Brosnan, executive director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, talks about the MVCA awards presented on Nov. 2, including the Above and Beyond Award for University of Michigan Finance Professor David Brophy. Brophy is the founder of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium that attracts hundreds of investors from around the

By |2016-11-15T17:31:01-05:00November 15th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: WIN’s Acosta Highlights 2Q Record-Setting Jobs Report

ROYAL OAK - Hector Acosta, research director at the Workforce Intelligence Network of Southeast Michigan, talks about how the second quarter set a new high in employment in the 16-county region dating nearly a decade to 2007 to the beginning of the recession. With employment expanding by 1.4 percent, some 35,000 jobs were added from

By |2016-11-15T15:40:26-05:00November 15th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

GoPro Karma Drones Recalled After Some Ran Out Of Power Prematurely And Crashed

SAN FRANCISCO - Some 2,500 GoPro Karma drones have been sold since its launch. Now GoPro wants you to cease using it immediately and return the drone directly to GoPro Store or the retailer you purchased it to get a full refund because of some of them run have been running out of power prematurely

By |2016-11-14T12:27:42-05:00November 14th, 2016|Drones, Featured|