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GM Reveals Supercruise Semi-Autonomous Tech Delayed Until Late 2017

DETROIT - Wary of the problems that appear to have caused the fatal crash of a Tesla Model S running in semi-autonomous mode, General Motors wants to take a bit more time before rolling out its own Supercruise system. That should allow GM to be much more confident that the technology will work as planned,

By |2016-07-26T19:10:14-04:00July 26th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|

Report: Willow Run Airport Could Become Test Center For Driverless Cars By 2018

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP - The sale of more than 300 acres at a former World War II bomber factory at Willow Run Airport for use as a testing hub for connected and driverless cars could close by next summer, those involved with the purchase told Bridge and Crain’s Detroit Business. Yet even as developers of the

By |2016-07-26T19:03:24-04:00July 26th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|

Putin’s Russian Hackers Behind Wikileaks Democrat National Committee eMail Dump

WASHINGTON DC - Reports surfaced over the weekend that points squarely at a Russian intelligence group that was the source of the most recent Wikileaks email dump - this one aimed at influencing the U.S. election. Cybersecurity experts confirmed - based on digital forensic evidence - that a hacking group backed by Russian President Vladimir

By |2016-07-26T19:03:45-04:00July 26th, 2016|Cyber Defense|

Report: Wind Power To Supply 10 Percent Of US Electric Grid By 2020

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. wind industry activity approached record levels in the second quarter as utilities and other purchasers locked in more than 18,200 megawatts (MW) of wind power capacity with another 2,600 MW of new wind energy generating capacity announced in the second quarter. This data comes from the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA)

By |2016-07-26T18:30:05-04:00July 26th, 2016|Clean Update|

U-M Wins National Award For Campus Sustainability Excellence

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan is one of eight institutions to receive the Sustainability Award in Facilities Management by APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities. APPA, formerly known as Association of Physical Plant Administrators, is the nation's primary organization for the management of educational facilities with more than 1,300 learning institution members. The award

By |2016-07-25T21:10:22-04:00July 25th, 2016|Clean Update|

Proposed $100 Million Public-Private Partnership Would Seed New Michigan VC Funds

GRAND RAPIDS - The trade group for venture capitalists in Michigan wants to form a $100 million fund to match millions in private capital with public investment. Under the proposal that’s being pushed by the Michigan Venture Capital Association, private investors would put $75 million into a fund to seed new venture capital funds, an

By |2016-07-25T21:00:08-04:00July 25th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Guest Columns|

US DOT Secretary Foxx Detroit Auto Cybersecurity Speech Now Online

DETROIT - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s speech at the inaugural Billington Auto Cybersecurity conference last Friday at Cobo Center is now posted online for you to watch. Highlights of his speech include: The US DOT will soon (weeks perhaps months) be issuing its own report on auto cybersecurity and the threats posed by the

By |2016-07-25T20:42:16-04:00July 25th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Cyber Defense, Featured, Politics|

MTAM, WorkFountain To Create MTAM Talent Exchange

CLARKSTON - The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan has partnered with WorkFountain to implement the MTAM Talent Exchange, a cutting-edge matching technology that has transformed the recruitment process and streamlines how employers and candidates connect during the job / internship search process. Talent attraction is a key challenge facing the business community, particularly in the

By |2016-07-24T13:07:58-04:00July 24th, 2016|Connected Tech, News|

Federal Judge Slaps Injunction On Michigan Law Repealing Straight Ticket Voting

LANSING - One of the great unknowns heading into the 2016 election, the first general election in more than a century without voters having the option to pick a party's slate of candidates with a single mark on the ballot, has been removed for now with a federal judge slapping a preliminary injunction Thursday on

By |2016-07-22T22:41:14-04:00July 22nd, 2016|Politics|

New Statewide IChallengeU 2017 Competition To Be Sponsored By Baker College

JACKSON -  IChallengeU, which invites high school students to develop solutions to real-world business problems, will include a state competition in 2017 sponsored by Baker College. The sponsorship was announced on the final day of the 2016 IChallengeU regional competitions in Jackson and Holland. IChallengeU is an intense, two-week summer educational opportunity for high school juniors

By |2016-07-22T16:17:37-04:00July 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, New Products / Contracts|