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Groundspeed Expands Leadership Team, Doubles Number Of Insurance Carriers

ANN ARBOR – Groundspeed has hired three key executives in the past few months: Vishal Srivastava as Vice President of Engineering, Devon Watts as Vice President of Marketing, and Danielle Hurley as Vice President of Sales. Groundspeed in the last six months of 2021 also doubled the number of carriers it serves with its Rapid

By |2022-02-13T19:10:49-05:00February 13th, 2022|As-A-Service, ESD, Software|

Feven Zylstra To Establish Innovation Center To Develop Smart Manufacturing Principals

GRAND RAPIDS - Feyen Zylstra announced the company has been chosen to establish an Innovation Center by the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Institute. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, CESMII seeks to rapidly accelerate the development and adoption of Smart Manufacturing principals to drive sustainable manufacturing efficiencies, improve energy consumption, and achieve real-time business

By |2022-02-13T19:10:49-05:00February 13th, 2022|Industry 4.0|

Scholarships Available For Women Pursuing Careers Related To National Security

DETROIT - Women in Defense Michigan established the Horizon Scholarship Program in 2009 to encourage women to pursue careers related to the national security and defense interests of the United States, and to provide development opportunities to women already working in these fields. From the program inception to date, more than $100,000 in scholarships have

By |2022-02-13T19:10:49-05:00February 13th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

ISSA Motor City Chapter Meeting Feb. 17 Focus: Teaching Cybersecurity To Lawyers

SOUTHFIELD - Join Motor City ISSA for a discussion on Information Security with a Guest Speaker from New York State. Date: February 17 Time: 6 to 8 PM Location: Register to receive the meeting invite. Speaker and Topic Information Scott Aurnou, Esq., CISSP is an attorney and founder of The Security Advocate Teaching Cyber Security

By |2022-02-13T19:10:49-05:00February 13th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

LAFCU Accepting Entries For 2022 Write To Educate Scholarship Essay Contest

LANSING  — LAFCU is now accepting entries for its unique 2022 Write to Educate Essay Contest. The contest awards $10,000 in college scholarships and donates $2,000 to charities in the names of the winners. Four high school seniors will each receive a $2,500 scholarship to an accredited Michigan college or university. Each will also select

By |2022-02-13T19:10:49-05:00February 13th, 2022|ESD|

TechTown Hosts Virtual Conference To Coach Black-Owned Businesses To Success

DETROIT – In honor of Black History Month, TechTown Detroit will host a free, one-day virtual conference to prepare Black-owned businesses in metro Detroit for success through the global pandemic and beyond. Individuals who run Black-owned businesses, who are part of the business service ecosystem or simply curious how to support Black-owned businesses in metro

By |2022-02-13T19:10:50-05:00February 13th, 2022|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Eaton County Council Seeks To Improve Broadband Across The County

EATON COUNTY – After more than four months of research, the Eaton County Broadband Communication council published a Technology Action Plan that’s focused on how to improve broadband across the county. “The citizen survey provided valuable information needed to locate problem areas to internet access,” said Jeremy Whittum, Chairman, Eaton County Board of Commissioners. “Increased

By |2022-02-13T19:10:50-05:00February 13th, 2022|IoT|

GM Has a New Weapon Against Tesla With All Electric Cadillac Lyriq SUV/Crossover

DETROIT - How to challenge Tesla's hegemony in electric vehicles?  Most carmakers have been seeking to answer this question for two-three years now. After ups and downs, General Motors  thinks it has figured it out, with its high-end Cadillac brand, the Cadillac Lyriq. Introduced in 2020, this SUV/crossover is important, even central, for the tens

By |2022-02-13T18:09:31-05:00February 13th, 2022|Auto Tech|

Ford Just Secured Patent On Game-Changing Manual Transmission Tech

DETROIT - A newly-discovered patent plan from Ford Motor Company could be a game-changer, as it takes away the clutch. Wait? Isn’t that an automatic car? Not exactly. This new Ford idea kills the physical connection between the pedal and the throw-out bearing. Basically, the car’s clutch would engage by an electronic control based on

By |2022-02-13T18:09:31-05:00February 13th, 2022|Auto Tech|

Amazon AWS Accounts For 33 Percent Of Global Cloud Infrastructure Service Market

SEATTLE - The cloud computing market has recorded tremendous growth to emerge as a billion-dollar industry in recent years. With consumers increasingly focusing on shifting towards the cloud, several service providers are striving to account for the highest share of the broad market. Data presented by Finbold indicates that Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts for the

By |2022-02-13T18:09:32-05:00February 13th, 2022|IoT|