FERNDALE - On Monday March 14, M2 (Squared) TechCast guest hosts discuss the SmartBracket to help you dominate your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool, how to perform an effective search for your patent rights, a record investment year for BlueWater Angels, and the first meeting in April of the Women in Mobile-Wireless Tech Council. The
LANSING - Sixty-four teams representing 20 career and technical centers from across Michigan will meet in Lansing on March 20 and March 21 for the annual Michigan ProStart Competition, where each team will prepare a three-course meal from scratch in one hour, for the chance to share in more than $500,000 in scholarships. Hosted by
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Communications Commission is preparing a proposal that lays out new rules governing how broadband providers handle your online activity. The rules would put the FCC in charge of consumer privacy, a duty previously handled by the Federal Trade Commission. The proposal comes amid heightened concern about personal privacy, thanks to
STAMFORD, Conn. - In the fourth quarter of 2015, worldwide server revenue increased 8.2 percent year over year, while shipments grew 9.2 percent from the fourth quarter of 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. In all of 2015, worldwide server shipments grew 9.9 percent, and server revenue increased 10.1 percent. "The real growth driver for the
DUBAI - During the course of the week, over 80 drone racing teams from around the world have been vying for the World Drone Prix prize purse of $1 million. After two rigorous qualifier rounds across an indoor test track, 32 top teams have emerged in a bid to compete at the finals this weekend
GLENVIEW, IL - The majority of small business owners are offering up free lunches, coffee and Wi-Fi to their employees, according to a new survey. About a third of small business owners offer health care and 401k benefits. These have become standard perks, as 74 percent offer occasional free lunches; 65 percent supply free coffee; and
LANSING - In the final joint meeting between the Michigan House and Senate Appropriations Higher Education subcommittees, university officials urged adoption of Governor Rick Snyder's proposed increase for the institutions but said more was needed both to bring the universities back to where they were before the cuts and to bring the state in line
TRAVERSE CITY - Dronelaw.Pro is offering a flyover package for drone operators to keep them from violating very strict Federal Aviation Administration regulations. Purchase all four legal documents obtaining permission to fly over, or near, neighboring property, structures and vehicles. For further information, click on https://www.dronelaw.pro/faa-section-333-exemption-requires-notice-permission/
PORT SHELDON - A biotech startup will use $1 million in capital to pay for preclinical trials on an innovation it has developed for use in orthopedic surgeries. Magnesium Development Co. LLC, operating out of a small office in Ottawa County’s Port Sheldon Township, uses an alloy material licensed from a Livonia company, Nano Mag LLC,
WASHINGTON DC - A report published Thursday looks at how the growing network of Internet-connected household devices - dubbed the Internet of Things - from Samsung refrigerators to Nest thermostats, could make you even more vulnerable to ransomware attacks, what has rapidly become a multimillion dollar business for cyber criminals. Market forecaster Gartner expects 6.4
