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Holland SmartZone Application On Way To State For Approval

HOLLAND - In an ongoing collaborative effort to grow the entrepreneurial eco-system along the Lake Michigan shoreline, the city of Holland has submitted its SmartZone action plans to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Michigan Treasury Department for final review in hopes of approval by spring. Public hearings were held at both the City of

By |2016-01-22T13:38:28-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

Apple Issues Patch To Prevent Hackers From Hijacking iPhones

CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple on Wednesday issued a patch for a flaw that could let hackers hijack your phone, copying what you type and making purchases without your knowledge. To do that, hackers would have to create a fake Wi-Fi network that you would then connect to. After that, your phone's information is up for

By |2016-01-22T13:27:24-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Cyber Defense|

SplashData Releases Annual List Of Worst Passwords

SAN FRANCISCO - Security applications and services company SplashData on Tuesday released its annual list of the worst passwords. The 2015 edition bears a striking resemblance to the 2014 version, but there are some interesting new developments, including a leaning toward Star Wars. As hard as it is to believe, "123456" once again tops the

By |2016-01-22T13:27:24-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Cyber Defense|

Report: U.S., Canada Need Better Protection Against Withdrawals From Great Lakes

LANSING - The United States and Canada need some additional structures in place to protect against withdrawals from the Great Lakes, but they also need better data on who is using what water from the basin, the International Joint Commission said in a report released this week. The report, a follow-up on the Great Lakes Compact

By |2016-01-22T13:39:41-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Clean Update|

Anonymous Targets Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, Activates #OpFlint

FLINT - The hacktivist group known as ‘Anonymous’ has launched a campaign called ‘OpFlint,’ which promises online attacks directed toward Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration in response to the Flint water emergency. Website Vocativ.com broke the story, noting that Anonymous Intelligence Group, an account associated with Anonymous, "released a statement on Wednesday morning entitled, "'Anonymous Activates #OpFlint … And

By |2016-01-27T11:07:28-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured, Politics|

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Orders State, Flint To Take Immediate Action To Address Water Crisis

FLINT - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering the state and city of Flint to take a series of immediate actions to address the city's drinking water crisis, declaring the state and city "have failed to take adequate measures to protect public health." Additionally, in a series of rapid developments Thursday evening, President Barack

By |2016-01-22T11:01:36-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Featured, Politics|

Phantom 3 Quadcopter At Just $499 – CNET Rates It Great Drone For Beginner

SAN FRANCISCO - DJI's ready-to-fly Phantom 3 Advanced and Professional camera drones are remarkably simple to operate, which makes them great for people entering the hobby. What's not so great: their prices. To help out your poor credit card, DJI introduced the Phantom 3 Standard, a quadcopter that looks a lot like its line mates,

By |2016-01-22T10:51:37-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Drones|

University Of Michigan’s MCity: America’s True Nexus Of Self-Driving Research

ANN ARBOR - The heart of the world's autonomous- and connected-car research isn't in Silicon Valley, it's at a University of Michigan research facility. Roadshow CNET.Com's new video series, features Driving Detroit - an in-depth look at this groundbreaking future-mobility cityscape at MCity. Exciting new mobility and transportation startups are appearing every day, and transformed, re-energized

By |2016-01-22T10:41:42-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|

ITC Works To Prevent Eagles Deaths By Installing Bird Diverters In Iowa

NOVI - When eagles were discovered underneath the ITC Transmission lines on Beaver Island in Clinton Iowa, the company worked quickly to install yellow-coiled bird diverters. “It reduces mortality by somewhere between 50 to 90 percent,” says Drew Becker, an eagle biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “In situations like this, it’s all

By |2016-01-22T09:52:54-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Clean Update|

Snyder Emails Show A Flalling Department Of Environmental Quality

LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's critics, hoping to find a damaging email he sent regarding what he knew and what he did about Flint water, likely came away disappointed from reading almost 300 pages of emails he sent and received on the topic in 2014 and 2015. In fact, most of the emails - which

By |2016-01-21T15:24:49-05:00January 21st, 2016|Politics|