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.
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk was thrilled to interview Fashion Tech trailblazer Jing Zhou, a poster child for entrepreneurship. Jing was born in The People’s Republic of China, and immigrated to the United States when she was in her early 20’s. “Technology, alone, cannot change the world,” according to Jing. “It is the application of
DETROIT - Melih Oztalay and the Smart Finds Marketing transformed Mike Brennan’s MITechNews.Com website by creating a 600 percent increase in visitors and a radical boost in time spent on the website. How did they do it? You will have to listen in to find out. Here is the new and improved MiTechNews.com site! Back in the mid
