DETROIT - North American International Auto Show officials have announced that John Krafcik, CEO of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project, will kick-off AutoMobili-D with a keynote presentation on Sunday, Jan. 8. AutoMobili-D will run in conjunction with the 2017 NAIAS Press Preview and will feature more than 100 technology and mobility-focused companies from around the world,
ANN ARBOR - In a study of 250,000 mobile devices, PCs and Macs used in the healthcare sector are running out of date versions of Flash, which are susceptible to vulnerabilities and malware like the Cerber or Locky ransomware strains. Attackers target doctors’ and other healthcare workers’ out-of-date devices to install malware that encrypts patient
FLINT - Genesee County students who commit to an additional year of high school can earn substantial college credit – up to 60 credit hours and even an associate degree – at no cost at Baker College in Flint. Programs available are computer programming, business administration, photonics and laser technology, automotive services technology, computer numerical
LANSING - Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in August from July at 4.5 percent, but the state saw both its total labor force and number of people working fall in August. Governor Rick Snyder still praised the news, saying Michigan's jobless rate is below the national August unemployment rate of 4.9 percent. "As
ROCHESTER HILLS - CloudTech1 CEO Rick Beckers and his team have been named by Penton Technology and Talkin’ Cloud as a top 100 Progressive Cloud Service Provider in the World. Managed service provider CloudTech1 joins data center Liquid Web as the only two Michigan companies to be named to the list. The two companies have
HOLLAND - Factory automation equipment maker Koops Inc. broke ground on a new 40,000-square-foot plant expansion that will nearly double automation production capacity. The $4.9 million expansion to its current plant in Holland, along the Lake Michigan shore, is in response to growing global demand for automation equipment that is expected to hit $200 billion
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum and GreenHome Institute are hosting a joint open house at the Odom Reusable Building Materials Grand Rapids location to provide an opportunity for its respective memberships and other interested parties to network and learn about renewable building materials. Odom is a full service salvage, deconstruction and retail building
EAST LANSING - Some engineering professors had an idea to monitor bridges with sensors powered with the vibrations generated by traffic. Think self-winding watch. And they plan to use the Mackinac Bridge test the science. Those professors, including one at Michigan State University, think they have mastered the technology. Bob Sweeney and the Mackinac Bridge
DETROIT - TEDxDetroit has named its list of local influencers, event organizers and innovators to kick off the day-long conference Oct. 6 at Detroit historic Fox Theatre – and they include History Channel’s Mobsteel Cast Member Adam Genei; HistoSonics Inc. President and CEO of Christine Gibbons and more. The question asked of the hundreds of
LANSING - Michigan’s net metering and solar program increased 20 percent in 2015 from the year before, reports a new study released Monday by the Michigan Public Service Commission Monday. Under a net metering program, when customers produce electric energy in excess of their needs, power is provided back to the serving utility, permitting the
