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MTAM Offers Connected Vehicle Course With Mobile Comply In March

DETROIT – A two-hour, on-line introduction to connected vehicle concepts, condensed from an intense three-day training program, is available through the end of this month by Mobile Comply and the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan. The Overview course is intended to benefit managers and participants interested in enhancing their professional credibility in the connected vehicle

By |2016-03-04T09:25:00-05:00March 4th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech, Mobile MI|

ACG Detroit Hosts Discussion On How Automotive And Technology Collide

DETROIT - On March 8, a panel of experts will discuss the state of technology and cars including autonomous vehicles, connected cars, on-demand transportation, ride sharing and more at a meeting hosted by ACG Detroit at Ford Field. “Automotive and Technology Collide - Launching and Funding Alternative Mobility Solutions to Drive Detroit’s Future,” begins at

By |2016-03-04T08:59:25-05:00March 4th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, New Products / Contracts|

Michigan Google DevFest Calls For Speakers At April 30 Detroit Program

DETROIT - For the 4th year in a row, the Detroit Google Developers Group and the Ann Arbor GDG are pairing up to host the Michigan GDG DevFest on April 30 in downtown Detroit. This year the Toledo GDG also will join the event. The conference this year will be at Grand Circus's offices. Ticket

By |2016-03-04T08:50:29-05:00March 4th, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|

Three LTU Students Named National University Innovation Fellows

SOUTHFIELD - Three students from Lawrence Technological University are among 155 students from 47 higher education institutions nationwide who have been named University Innovation Fellows by the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation. The LTU Fellows are Leah Batty, a junior in industrial engineering from Macomb Township; Justin Becker, a junior in civil engineering

By |2016-03-04T08:06:18-05:00March 4th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

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|