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Michigan Venture Capital Assoc. Re-Launches Venture Fellows Program

ANN ARBOR - Michigan Venture Capital Association, the trade association for the venture capital and angel community in Michigan, announced the re-launch of its 2023 Venture Fellows Program. Thanks in part to a $500,000 grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund with support from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the MVCA is positioned to provide matching

By |2023-04-23T17:45:31-04:00April 23rd, 2023|Entrepreneurs, ESD|

Why Aliens Are Likely To Be AI

NEW YORK - With powerful new chatbots and AI-powered apps and search engines released practically every day, concern about the rapid advance of artificial intelligence has heated up recently to near obsession. And with good reason. The risk of humans losing control over AIs smarter — or at the very least faster — than us has been

By |2023-04-23T17:45:51-04:00April 23rd, 2023|Science|

Biden Announces $82 Million To Increase Domestic Solar Manufacturing, Recycling

WASHINGTON DC - As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $52 million for 19 selected projects, including $10 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to strengthen America’s domestic solar supply chain, and $30 million in funding for technologies that will help integrate solar energy into

By |2023-04-23T17:46:03-04:00April 23rd, 2023|ESD|

Fintech Startup Tiicker Raises $5 Million In Seed Round

DETROIT–Tiicker, which claims to be the world’s first shareholder loyalty and engagement platform, announced it has closed on a $5 million seed funding round, led by Grand Rapids-based Baysore Advisory Group, East Lansing-based Red Cedar Ventures, and Flipturn Ventures, with participation from a group of tech and consumer CEOs and family offices. The Tiicker financing

By |2023-04-23T17:46:15-04:00April 23rd, 2023|ESD|

Women Who Graduate From STEM Programs 2X More Likely As Men To Pursue Manufacturing Career

NEW YORK -- Women who pursue an education in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (‘STEM’) are more than twice as likely as men to choose a career in manufacturing, according to the third-annual ‘Career Advancement for Manufacturing Report,’ produced in partnership between Xometry and Women in Manufacturing Association.. Thirty-eight percent of women intentionally seeking a

By |2023-04-23T10:19:51-04:00April 23rd, 2023|Industry 4.0|

1 Million Passenger EVs Registered In Europe During First Quarter Of 2023

LONDON, UK - Europe is rapidly emerging as a hub for electric vehicle (EV) adoption as the region steadily moves towards sustainable and environmentally friendly transportation. The growing trend towards EVs is being driven by a combination of factors, with the number of registered vehicles surging to new milestones. In particular, data acquired by Finbold indicates that

By |2023-04-23T10:19:52-04:00April 23rd, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

March Madness Propelled Michigan Sports Betting Wagering By 20 Percent In March

LANSING - The Michigan Gaming Control Board released its March sports betting revenue report showing a 20 percent increasing from February do largely to college basketball wagering on March Madness. "Michigan definitely felt the March Madness this past month, and as predicted, recovered from February's post-Super Bowl sports betting losses," said BetMichigan.com analyst Dru James.

By |2023-04-23T10:19:52-04:00April 23rd, 2023|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Biden’s Big Manufacturing Incentives Having Big Impact

WASHINGTON DC - The Biden administration’s efforts to revive U.S. manufacturing appears to be succeeding, with some business sectors plowing in almost 20 times more investment in new U.S. manufacturing projects than only a few years ago Joe Biden made bringing manufacturing jobs and investment back to the U.S. a cornerstone of his presidential campaign in 2020. While

By |2023-04-23T10:19:53-04:00April 23rd, 2023|Industry 4.0|

Scientists May Have Figured How Out How To Regenerate Lost Hearing

BOSTON - A team of Harvard Medical School scientists say they've come up with a new drug cocktail of molecules that they say can successfully regenerate the hair cells in the inner ear that enable hearing — a potentially groundbreaking treatment for hearing loss. As detailed in a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy

By |2023-04-23T10:19:53-04:00April 22nd, 2023|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Researchers: Artificial Intelligence Could Lead To Nuclear War

NEW YORK - Many experts in A.I. and computer science say the technology is likely a watershed moment for human society. But 36 percent don’t mean that as a positive, warning that decisions made by A.I. could lead to “nuclear-level catastrophe,” according to researchers surveyed in an annual report on the technology by Stanford University’s Institute

By |2023-04-23T10:19:54-04:00April 22nd, 2023|Industry 4.0|