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M2 TechCast: Comcast’s X-1 Coverage Of Summer Olympics Spans On-Demand, Streaming, And TV

ROYAL OAK - Rob Ponto and Michelle Gilbert talks about Comcast’s coverage of the Rio Olympics, some 6,000 hours, or 250 days straight 24/7 of television coverage. Live feeds, on-demand, streaming media lets you follow fencing, gymnastics, and even golf. The video comes from nine TV channels owned by NBC. You can search by sport,

By |2016-08-10T08:56:32-04:00August 9th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Trump: American Dream Has Vanished In Detroit

DETROIT - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a crowd of 1,500 on Monday that the city of Detroit is the "living, breathing," example of Hillary Clinton's failed economic agenda, and until his plan focusing on America is implemented, there will not be real change. Trump made an economic stump speech to the Detroit Economic

By |2016-08-09T19:34:02-04:00August 9th, 2016|Politics|

M2 TechCast: Diva Tech Talk Interview – The Impact Of The Internet Of Things On Consumers, Business

ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton-Schock, one of three members of Diva Tech Talk, interviews Tracy-Ann Palmer about what’s called the Internet of Things, on this segment of M2 TechCast. Palmer calls the IoT the most disruptive technology in the world today. By the year 2025, experts predict the IoT will be contributing $3.9 Trillion to

By |2016-08-09T19:02:14-04:00August 9th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

University Of Michigan Solar Car Wins National Title For Sixth Consecutive Year

ANN ARBOR - Despite nearly sunless conditions in the final two days, the University of Michigan Solar Car team has successfully defended its decade-long reigning championship, winning the 2016 American Solar Challenge for the sixth consecutive time. The team crossed the finish line at 5:30 p.m. ET Saturday in Wind Cave National Park in North

By |2016-08-09T15:52:05-04:00August 9th, 2016|Clean Update, News|

Commentary: The World’s Best Cyber Army Doesn’t Belong To Russia

WASHINGTON DC - National attention is focused on Russian eavesdroppers’ possible targeting of U.S. presidential candidates and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Yet, leaked top-secret National Security Agency documents show that the Obama administration has long been involved in major bugging operations against the election campaigns - and the presidents - of even its closest

By |2016-08-09T15:41:28-04:00August 9th, 2016|Uncategorized|

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|