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TiE Young Entrepreneurs Detroit Start-Up Validrugs Wins $1,000 In TYE Global Competition

SOUTHFIELD - Validrugs team representing TiE Young Entrepreneurs Detroit won the "Best Customer Validation" award at the 2016 TYE Global Competition in Portland, Oregon, pocketing $1,000 for their plan to provide paper that will allow anyone to check if their pharmaceuticals are fake. The team was composed of Chaitu Dandu, Safal Bora, Rithik Aggarwal, Priyal

By |2016-08-09T15:32:48-04:00August 9th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

NVCA Statement: Trump’s Plan to Eliminate Carried Interest Would Threaten Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

WASHINGTON DC – The National Venture Capital Association Monday said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in a speech in Detroit calling for the elimination of the current tax treatment of carried interest, does not understand the critical role it has played in the growth of the U.S. entrepreneurial ecosystem. “Despite the populist uproar, carried interest

By |2016-08-09T15:13:25-04:00August 9th, 2016|Politics|

Black Hat Demo: Drones Can Hack Wireless Keyboards

LAS VEGAS - A presenter at Black Hat 2016 last week showed how consumer drones could do more than just conduct aerial spying they also can carry a transmitter to hack into a wireless keyboard or interfere with industrial controls. It’s not enough to place a fence around a building to keep intruders out, according

By |2016-08-09T15:06:06-04:00August 9th, 2016|Clean Update, Drones|

Understanding New Hacktivism: Where Next for Hackers With a Cause?

LANSING - In 2016, hacktivism has become a mainstream force impacting millions of global lives. ‘Hacking for a cause’ has now become a weapon that transcends far beyond ‘antisocial geek misfit’ boundaries. From the DNC email hack to the Panama Papers, a surge in new hacktivism is now the top anti-establishment online tool for achieving

By |2016-08-08T22:36:49-04:00August 8th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

$1 Million Accelerate Michigan Competition Now Taking Applications

DETROIT - One of the largest business plan competitions in the nation sets the stage for up to $1 million in prizes on November 3 at Cobo Convention Center. The Accelerate Michigan Planning Committee is taking applications for one of the largest business plan competitions in the nation. Companies can apply for the opportunity to pitch

By |2016-08-08T23:00:38-04:00August 8th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Google Loses Autonomous Vehicle Guru

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google’s autonomous vehicle program has taken some big hits in recent days. Two of the project’s top engineers have reportedly left to work on a new start-up, but the biggest setback appears to come with the departure of Chris Urmson, the venture’s technology chief. A pioneer in autonomous vehicle research at Carnegie

By |2016-08-08T21:42:55-04:00August 8th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|

Clean Energy Roadmap Identifies 3000 Companies In Michigan, Northeast Ohio That Could Create Cleaner Technologies

DETROIT - In a new report, more than 3,000 companies in Michigan and Northeast Ohio have been identified as stakeholders in what’s described as an energy efficiency value chain that will tap the rapidly growing market for clean energy technology to meet a growing U.S. economy, greater electricity demands and a need to reduce emissions.

By |2016-08-05T13:20:00-04:00August 5th, 2016|Clean Update, News|

M2 TechCast Aug. 8: Summer Olympic Cybersecurity Threats, Patent Reform, LAFCU Tech, Internet Advisor On WJR

ROYAL OAK - On M2 (Squared) TechCast Monday Aug. 8, cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann will talk about the cybersecurity threats that could threaten the Summer Olympics In South America, Intellectual Property Attorney Keith Schonberger Patent Reform and Patent Trolls, WJR Radio Personality Foster Braun will talk about his Internet Advisor show, and and Kelli Ellsworth Etchison

By |2016-08-08T12:17:58-04:00August 5th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Toyota Delays Launch of Plug-in Prius Prime

DETROIT - Toyota Motor Co. is delaying the start of production for its new plug-in model, the Prius Prime. The move is expected to push back the availability of the new model in the Japanese market. The U.S. launch, TheDetroitBureau.com has been advised, will begin in November, but will be slower than originally planned. The exact

By |2016-08-05T12:22:39-04:00August 5th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Clean Update|