DETROIT – Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is collaborating with the USDOT Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office to create a continuous virtual trade show that aims to provide opportunities for the connected vehicle eco-system to actively engage and develop business relationships. The project is expected to launch in early June. The Connected Transportation Virtual
WASHINGTON DC - Who says Congress can’t work together? Well certainly so when it comes to email privacy. On Wednesday the House of Representatives voted 419-0 to approve the Email Privacy Act, an update to a 30-year old law privacy advocates say is long overdue. The bill essentially fills a loophole in the 1986
LANSING - The Michigan House on Wednesday approved its budget for state agencies with an additional $500,000 to address staffing shortfalls at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans and the possibility of slight funding increases if a solution is found on auto insurance credits taking up $80 million of the state's budget. HB 5294 passed
SAN FRANCISCO - Everyone knows that all these smart devices plugging into today’s homes - part of the exploding Internet of Things - also provide black hats with a golden opportunity to hack computer networks. On Wednesday, Samsung and Thales e-Security announced a new system for smart devices that manufacturers can plug into a refrigerator
SAN FRANCISCO - Only 7 percent of investing partners at the top 100 Venture and Micro-Venture firms are women, reports a new study, which also contends 12 percent of venture rounds and 10 percent of venture dollars globally between 2010 and 2015 went to startups with at least one woman founder. The report was done
WASHINGTON DC - The FBI is maintaining its silence about a hack that gave it access to data on a terrorist's iPhone, although earlier reports claimed an Israeli company masterminded the exploit. As expected, the agency released a statement Wednesday, reported by CNET.Com, arguing that it doesn't know enough about the hacking method to submit
DETROIT - The fourth annual Michigan Google Developers DevFest is coming this Saturday to Grand Circus in downtown Detroit. If you are interested in learning, and networking on some of the coolest Google technologies out there, then this conference is for you. It features an all-star line up of speakers (including Google recognized experts) covering Android
ANN ARBOR - If you are into video, or want to be, then you’re going to want to check out the Ann Arbor Video Interest Group. The next meeting of A2VIG is May 11 at the Carlyle Grill when George Parizeau, video producer and managing director at Brainstorm Creative LLC, will provide an overview of
TROY - Insider threats and IT Risk will be the topics discussed at the May ISACA Detroit Chapter meeting May 12 at Michigan State University Management Education Center. Pre-Dinner Topic: Keeping Insider Threats at Bay: Key Steps to Building a Successful Audit Program. Pre Dinner Speaker: Doug Copley CISA, CISM, CISSP, CIPP/US, CIPT After-Dinner Topic:
EAST LANSING — Spring Design Day in the Michigan State University College of Engineering is more than 20 percent bigger than last year’s celebration of engineering, design and innovation — which was the largest ever to that point. The end-of- year experience showcasing the innovations of the next generation of engineers and computer scientists takes
