SAN FRANCISCO - Uber, the ride hailing company, has had its file of requests by government agencies demand user data, a report contends, some 33 regulatory requests for trip data that affected 583,000 drivers and 11.6 million riders. Uber released its first-ever transparency report on how it has complied with requests for user data by
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Sens. Diane Feinstein and Richard Burr are pushing an encryption bill, opponents say, furthers a fight that pits national security against cybersecurity. Feinstein and Burr’s bill gives law enforcement and government investigators access to encrypted devices and communications. Opponents like Chris Doggett, senior vice president of cybersecurity company Carbonite, argue the
LANSING - Based on information it released, Enbridge Energy is in violation of the easement it has with the state in terms of it Line 5 running along the Straits of Mackinac, and the state should require the company to repair the pipeline or close it down if it cannot be repaired in the timeframe
LANSING - Want to learn more about the Gordie Howe International Bridge that will link Detroit to Windsor? The Michigan Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on its 2040 long-range plan that includes completing the span by 2020. On April 20, Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research will play host.
FARMINGTON HILLS – If you are an accredited investor, and would like to review four possible investments, Great Lakes Angels invites you to its pitch night April 26 at UHY Advisors. The meeting is open to member and non-members alike. Accredited investors earn $250,000 or more each year, or have a net worth (excluding their
FERNDALE - Rachele Downs, vice president of Entrepreneurial Strategy for Inforum, joined M2 TechCast co-Host Mike Brennan on the April 11 edition of the Internet radio show on the PodcastDetroit Network. With her was guest Julia Winter CEO, founder at Alchemie, which builds mobile games for higher education, beginning with a huge pain point, organic chemistry. This
FERNDALE - Kathleen Norton-Schock, one of three Diva Tech Talk co-hosts, joins M2 (Squared) TechCast co-host Mike Brennan on April 11 with her guest, Monica Wheat. Wheat is a multitalented tech entrepreneur and founder of several groups that promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education for young women. During this interview, Wheat explains why she
DEARBORN - Last month, under the cover of night, a Ford Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle with no headlights on navigated along lonely desert roads, performing a task that would be perilous for a human driver. Driving in pitch black at Ford Arizona Proving Ground marks the next step on the company’s journey to delivering
AUBURN HILLS - The Macomb-OU INCubator has been awarded $22,240 to provide accelerator services to client company Medar Corporation to develop image acquisition and analysis systems to assist medical professionals in providing far superior care. Cedar has developed an Automated Diplopia Assessment System for quantifying pupil tracking specifically geared to diplopia, or eye misalignment, diagnosis.
ANN ARBOR - A joint project of the University of Michigan School of Education and College of Engineering to bring sensor technology to Detroit communities has won $138,339 in the 2016 Knight Cities Challenge. The program will engage Detroit youth in grades 8-12 as the future leaders, scientists and planners of the city. An interdisciplinary
