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Drone Killer Devices In Demand By Military, Public Safety Now Available

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland - Anti-drone technology has been high on the shopping list of public safety and military organizations at least since a drunken federal employee crashed a drone onto the White House lawn. Two companies on hand at the Navy League Sea Air Space Exposition this week had two slightly different approaches to the problem. One

By |2016-05-20T11:54:34-04:00May 20th, 2016|Drones, Featured|

Apple Kills iPhone Diagnostic App That Reveals If Device Infected By Malware

CUPERTINO - A new iPhone diagnostic app - aimed to reveal if your device had been infected by malware - has been given the cold shoulder by Apple. Released little more than a week ago, an app dubbed System and Security Info aimed to deliver core details about your iPhone, including your CPU, memory and

By |2016-05-20T07:50:54-04:00May 19th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Mobile MI, News|

Tesla May Need Up To Nearly $2 Billion To Get Model 3 Into Production

WASHINGTON DC - Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has laid out an ambitious launch plan for the upcoming Model 3 that would transform it into a mainstream automaker by 2018 – but the California battery-carmaker will need anywhere from $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion to fund the new model’s rollout and production plans, Tesla said.

By |2016-05-20T08:30:25-04:00May 19th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Clean Update|

Israeli Start-Up Developing Battery You Can Refill At A Gas Station

TEL AVIV - When the lithium-ion battery in a car like the Nissan Leaf or Tesla Model S runs down you have to find a charger to plug into, a process that can take 10 hours or more. But a new Israeli start-up hopes to market an entirely new type of battery that you’d “charge

By |2016-05-19T21:38:13-04:00May 19th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Clean Update|

Dematic Releases Enhanced Automation Platform For eCommerce

GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic Thursday announces the latest release of its real-time software automation platform, Dematic iQ 2.1 for e-Commerce and omni-channel retailers. The enhanced version of Dematic iQ now contains cost-saving features and advanced algorithms specifically designed to reduce order cycle time and improve order picking. “With novel continuous pick strategies we call On-Demand

By |2016-05-19T20:28:00-04:00May 19th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

Grey Poupon Mustard Will Be Made Only In Holland, Michigan…Really

HOLLAND - Grey Poupon mustard will be produced solely in Michigan as Kraft Heinz Company expands its Holland facility with the help of a Strategic Fund grant. The company received a $500,000 performance-based grant for a project that expects to generate $17.2 million in private investment and create 50 jobs in the city of Holland,

By |2016-05-19T20:12:57-04:00May 19th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Politics|

Change Your Password If You Have LinkedIn Account – Hackers May Have It

SAN FRANCISCO - LinkedIn announced Wednesday that more than 100 million members' email and password combinations stemming from a 2012 data breach have been posted online, residual fallout from hackers stealing and publicly releasing a separate set of 6.5 million encrypted passwords. "Yesterday, we became aware of an additional set of data that had just

By |2016-05-19T20:18:13-04:00May 19th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Advisory Group Recommends Waukesha Lake Michigan Withdrawal With Caveats

LANSING - Waukesha could qualify to draw its water from Lake Michigan, but only with some changes to its application, a regional advisory body said Wednesday. Most importantly for the community, it would not be able to serve as many customers as proposed under the recommendation. The Wisconsin community is the first to apply under the

By |2016-05-20T13:02:11-04:00May 19th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured, Politics|

Michigan Mobile Musings: Cybersecurity: Across The Board How Much Is It Truly An Issue?

GRAND RAPIDS - Security breaches and cyber threats, they are increasingly a concern for companies, governments and consumers. With the advent of the Internet of Things, smart devices are being brought into consumers homes, and cars are becoming connected devices. Are our companies safe? What about our homes and our cars? What about our medical records at the

By |2016-05-18T17:12:48-04:00May 18th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Computer Science Education Needs To Step Up Its Game

LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, about plans to improve computer science education, rules of etiquette for videoconferencing, how to avoid being hit by “ransomeware”, social apps improve security of user data, legal concerns

By |2016-05-18T18:00:49-04:00May 18th, 2016|Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|