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SmartBracket Produces Data-Driven March Madness Picks

EAST LANSING – What does a buck get you these days? A Michigan-based software start-up says an edge on your competition when filling out March Madness brackets. And don't you want to dominate your office NCAA basketball tournament pool? More than $9 billion was wagered on NCAA college basketball brackets last March, according to the

By |2016-03-04T14:28:33-05:00March 3rd, 2016|Featured, Guest Columns|

Deadline For Walsh College Make It Better Competition March 18

TROY - High school and community college students in Michigan are invited to join Walsh College students and alumni and participate in the Walsh College LaunchPad ‘Make It Better’ Competition. A total of 10 prizes, including two $500 top awards and four gift cards, will be presented. The deadline is March 18. The competition is

By |2016-03-03T19:47:37-05:00March 3rd, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

Tech248 March 15 Explores Creativity Conflict

FARMINGTON HILLS - Oakland County’s Tech248 on March 15 will explore the Creativity Conflict with speaker Nathaniel McClure, the CEO of Scientifically Proven at Studio Center. • Do you own, work at or want to start a creative studio? • Should every project you make fit into an exponential growth model? • Can creativity conflict

By |2016-03-03T19:19:10-05:00March 3rd, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

U.S. Defense Department Offers Bounty To White Hats Who Hack Pentagon

WASHINGTON DC - The Defense Department is tired of all the Russian, Chinese, Eastern European and worldwide organized crime black hats hacking the Pentagon. So now it is offering an undisclosed bounty to qualified security pros - white hats - to do what the bad guys have done at will for years. News of the

By |2016-03-03T18:59:31-05:00March 3rd, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Trump Comes To Michigan As Favorite To Win Most Republican Delegates

LANSING - Donald Trump enters the six-day fight to win Michigan's Republican presidential primary the frontrunner in the race and the favorite to emerge with a victory from the state, Republican analysts said, but there is still plenty at stake. With Michigan awarding its 59 delegates to the Republican National Convention on a proportional basis,

By |2016-03-03T18:12:12-05:00March 3rd, 2016|Politics|

ACLU Backs Apple In Its Battle With Feds Demanding Backdoor Access To iPhone

WASHINGTON DC - The American Civil Liberties Union filed the first in what's expected to be a series of amicus briefs in federal court supporting Apple's decision to challenge a February 16 court order that demands the company write a new version of its iOS software to bypass the phone's security. Microsoft, Google, Twitter and

By |2016-03-03T18:12:35-05:00March 3rd, 2016|Cyber Defense|

STEMinista Program At Michigan Science Center Friday To Be Streamed By DPTV

DETROIT - The Michigan Science Center this year developed an innovative program to introduce middle school girls to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. On Friday, Detroit Public Television will stream live a two-hour program featuring community and business leaders discussing creating spaces for women and girls in STEM. The program will outline the challenges, successes

By |2016-03-02T20:56:33-05:00March 2nd, 2016|News, Podcasts|

aimWest 15th Annual Tech Trends With MISBDC CEO Brophy March 16

GRAND RAPIDS - Back by popular demand, aimWest is hosting it’s 15th Annual Tech Trends event with special guest, Keith Brophy on March 16. Nearly half of the registrations are already booked and seating is limited. Come join 200 of West Michigan’s top IT professionals  to hear Brophy deliver one of his colorful presentations about the future

By |2016-03-02T17:00:04-05:00March 2nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, New Products / Contracts|

M2 TechCast Monday March 7: Diva Tech Talk Returns With Digerati Girls; Inforum CEO Terry Barclay To Talk About International Women’s Month

FERNDALE - Kathleen Norton-Schock, one of the three Diva Tech Talk IT professionals, returns Monday March 7 on M2 (Squared) TechCast and brings with her Monica Wheat, founder and executive director of Digerati Girls/Digerati Kids. Also on the show will be Rachele Downs, vice president for entrepreneurial strategies for Inforum. She brings with her Inforum

By |2016-03-02T21:10:54-05:00March 2nd, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|