ANN ARBOR – Fifty University of Michigan students, ranging from freshmen to Ph.D candidates, will travel to Grand Rapids on Oct. 16 to meet with regional technology leaders that planners hope will help keep scarce tech talent in Michigan. The students were recruited from the U-M Center for Entrepreneurship. More than half have previously owned
GRAND RAPIDS - The relaunch of the Grand Rapids chapter of Mobile Monday on Oct. 19 will feature a hot topic – How Mobile, Wireless Tech is Changing the World. “We’ve had many requests from members of the Grand Rapids tech community to get the chapter active again and we’re very excited to be able
SAN FRANCISCO - A new species of malware that shows fullscreen ads is flourishing on Apple devices in China and Taiwan. The development follows reports last month that apps loaded with malware had to be purged from the company's App Store. The malicious software, dubbed YiSpecter, is reportedly able to "install and launch arbitrary iOS
SAN FRANCISCO - Two major vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google's Android mobile software by the same security company that found a whole series of dangerous bugs earlier this year. Several of the bugs discovered by the security researchers pose a danger to every active Android device out there. The two new bugs, which can
LANSING - A local government would be able to adopt an ordinance to prevent, control or eradicate aquatic invasive species in waters within the its boundaries and impose fees if an aquatic invasive species were present in the waters under legislation discussion by the Michigan Senate Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. The fees collected -
DETROIT - As Michigan Public Service Commission staff have become aware of a number of gas service lines servicing residential or commercial gas customers connected directly to gas storage field, transmission pipelines, regulated and unregulated gathering lines, oil and gas wells, and gas processing facilities, the commission has opened an inquiry into gas safety issues.
DETROIT - What started as an idea in 2010 to bring together investors has now grown into the top Michigan investment conference of the year. More than 100 investors from all around the country will come together for the three day Accelerate Michigan event. Entrepreneurs will pitch, and one will take home the $500,000 main
DEARBORN - The Ford Motor Co. fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Co., is awarding $250,000 in Ford College Community Challenge (Ford C3) grants for student-led projects. The program is in its eighth year of supporting sustainable efforts to address urgent community needs focused on “Building Sustainable Communities.” Ford C3 winners are required to
SOUTHFIELD - A look at what “operational excellence” can mean for your business and your life is on tap Nov. 4 in a Business Over Breakfast meeting at The Engineering Society of Detroit. John Jipping, Chief Operating Officer at Novi-based ITC Holdings Corp., will be the speaker at the event, to be held at ESD
ANN ARBOR - Emergency Physicians Medical Group PC has announced a new partnership to provide patients the ability to connect to an experienced emergency physician for medical diagnosis and treatment using a computer or mobile device. The service, called CAREnQ, uses technology and communication to connect patients conveniently, privately and securely to a doctor from
