DETROIT - In the last episode of Smart Mobility Today, we focused on Detroit’s automakers, space, industry 4.0, machine computing, and fishing with a drone. This week's show includes news about EVs, autonomous mobility, drones, AI and horses, plus a new mobile power grid and cars that remember where they’ve been in order to decide
MUSKEGON TWP. — A former BASF herbicide production facility in Muskegon County would return to life with a potential $430 million capital investment by Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC. The Michigan Strategic Fund Board approved two job-training grants totaling $3 million for Marlborough, Mass.-based Global Life Sciences Solutions USA, which would create up to 200
EAST LANSING - Merit Network and Michigan State University are joint recipients of a $10.5 million National Telecommunications and Information Administration Broadband Infrastructure Program Grant that will connect Michigan's many disparate Internet pathways. This program, named the Michigan Open Optical Network - Leveraging Innovation to Get High-Speed Technology (MOON-Light), will help address critical infrastructure gaps by enabling
DETROIT – The first round of votes are in and after a tight race Hatch Detroit powered by TechTown has announced that five entrepreneurial teams will advance to the final stage of the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest, which includes another round of public voting and the opportunity to compete at Hatch Off on July 21.
UNITED KINGDOM - Greenland's many small glaciers are melting at great speed, and the melting is increasing, especially in the Arctic regions, where the temperature rise is worst. Now, researchers have studied precisely how much mass these glaciers—not connected to the ice sheet—have lost in recent decades. In the Arctic, temperatures are rising more than in
DETROIT - The study carried out by finance experts Wealthtender examined the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on a review of online search terms frequently used by people seeking to leave their current job for greener pastures, to establish which states have the most people looking for a new job in 2022.
DETROIT - Metro Detroit entrepreneur Ryan Angott and his father Paul have spent about $300,000 developing a physical security device called LapLok that he says will prevent thieves from stealing your laptop when you're working at a coffee shop, airport or other public places. He's now operating a crowd funding campaign to manufacture LapLok. He's
LANSING - The pandemic has had a profound effect on all areas of employment, including benefits. Mental health coverage has emerged as one of the most popular covered benefits in 2022 with 91 percent of employers now offering coverage according to a recent SHRM Employee Benefits Survey. According to the survey, employers ranked healthcare as
GRAND RAPIDS - Entrepreneur incubator Start Garden is hosting a live in person 5 X 5 Night. Startups get to pitch to 5 guest judges for 5 minutes to win $5000. More valuable than the cash, 5×5 Night gives entrepreneurs a platform to move their business ideas forward by presenting them to the public. For
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology - MCTW.Org - is hosting several summer computer camps for grade-school girls as well as its annual golf outing on July 25 at the Indianwood Golf & Country Club in Lake Orion, MI. MITech TV will be there to broadcast live. MCWT works every day
