GRAND RAPIDS–Officials at Metronet have an announced the start of construction on an expansion of multi-gigabit fiber optic internet access. The cost of the expansion wasn’t announced, but the company said it was a “multimillion-dollar investment.” Construction has begun near the intersection of Michigan Street NE and Beltline Avenue NE and will move rapidly throughout
DETROIT - Previously on Smart Mobility Today, we focused on power, emissions, cooling the Earth with moon dust, drone technology in Ukraine, and melting robots. This week’s show includes lots of news about EVs, charging, the environment, as well as research news, more about robots and drones, and the health impact of smart home technology.
In the last 30 years, online betting and gambling have grown in popularity around the world. We can easily say that the gambling industry has become one of the largest in the world as a result of the rapid advancement of technology. In addition, everything that has happened in the past few years has only
Twitch is one of the most popular online streaming networks. It's the ideal venue for content producers to establish a community around their channel, with millions of people turning in daily. However, as competition on the platform heats up, successful streamers playing popular games outnumber the thousands of newcomers needing help to achieve their target
AMSTERDAM - Airlines are testing all sorts of ways to make planes less of a drag on the environment. Virgin Atlantic recently used recycled waste to power a commercial flight, while Boeing and JetBlue have backed an effort to create hybrid electric planes. The Netherland's KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is taking a different approach. It just partnered
NEW YORK - Who’s hiring right now? That may seem like an odd question with all the headlines about layoffs and projections for a slowdown. But the labor market is like a two-sided coin: Layoffs tallied about 100,000 in January, according to a recent report. But at the same time, employers added 517,000 jobs last month,
TAIPEI - The U.S.-led "Fab 4" semiconductor alliance of Taiwan, the United States, Japan and South Korea held its first video meeting of senior officials last week focused on supply chain resilience, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The United States last September convened the first meeting of the working group, colloquially called "Fab 4" or
LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s tax reform plan passed the Senate on a party line 20-17 vote, but the measure didn’t receive the two-thirds support needed to make it go into effect immediately, which throws the future of the measure into question. Despite the bill being passed, it stayed in the Senate Thursday, since the
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company is dropping $3.5 billion to create an electric vehicle battery park in Marshall, which Michigan's Economic Development Corporation is hoping to back with a $210 million state-funded attraction award. Last Monday, at the Ford Battery Center of Excellence in Romulus, Ford Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley announced how the $3.5
CANTON - MMS Holdings, a data-focused contract research organization – announced its partnership with the Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials to accelerate the development of life-saving therapeutics, including vaccines, medicines, and medical devices for children. MMS is a sponsor of I-ACT’s Spin Challenge, a creative way to raise funds to advance and accelerate children’s clinical
