SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook said Thursday it's rebranding itself as Meta to reflect the company's focus on building the metaverse, a virtual world where people work, play, learn and connect with their friends and family. Meta will be a new corporate brand that will preside over Facebook and its services including photo app Instagram, messaging app WhatsApp and its virtual and augmented reality
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Marijuana Report is publishing a Cannabis, CBD, Hemp Holiday Gift Guide starting Nov. 1 that will heavily promote these products to tens of thousands of cannabis- and hemp-friendly customers through Christmas week. Promotion includes weekly eNewsletters, social media push and much more. Details at www.mimarijuanareport.com https://youtu.be/coUHB33wVsQ
WASHINGTON DC - President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, to be the head of the agency. If she's confirmed by the Senate, she'll be the first woman to fill that role. Biden also nominated Gigi Sohn, a net neutrality advocate and a former FCC official,
DETROIT - Have you ever thought about what is the Initial Coin Offering? Why are people in the blockchain industry getting so much interested in them? Before we answer these questions, let's explain what it all means, shall we? First of all, Initial Coin Offering, or ICO, represents the cryptocurrency industry's equivalent to an IPO,
In a perfect world, everyone who comes to your website is interested in your product or service and will happily hand over their contact information. In reality, however, it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes a good lead gets side-tracked. Maybe their lunch delivery arrived, a meeting cropped up, or perhaps they just didn’t
DETROIT – Benzinga CEO Jason Raznick announced Monday that Beringer Capital purchased a majority stake in the financial news service he created in his basement in 2010. He also said in his announcement that Benzinga now has a market value of $300 million, although he did not disclose the terms of the deal. Raznick has
ANN ARBOR - A $25 million gift from the Leinweber Foundation, founded by software entrepreneur Larry Leinweber, will help fund a new 163,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility on the University of Michigan’s North Campus. In recognition of the donation, the U-M Board of Regents on Oct. 21 voted to name the building the Leinweber Computer Science and
ANN ARBOR - Businessman Jeff Hagan has invested in a variety of businesses including rental housing, auto detailing and now labs that test hemp and cannabis products. His latest acquisition is ABKO Labs in Warren, which earlier this month received its license to test adult-use marijuana for potency and contaminants. He explains why he invested
DETROIT - Fuel savings and environment impact drive interest in electric vehicles, while lack of charging stations, price, and limited driving range are the leading concerns, a new study contends. Other key findings include: Nearly 2 in 3 (64%) car owners say price is the most important aspect of a car, followed by fuel efficiency
SAN FRANCISCO - Business leaders are "holding on to the remnants of the past" by failing to recognize fundamental shifts in the workforce -- leaving them with a potential talent exodus on their hands. A survey of more than 10,500 knowledge workers found that many company executives continue to view the office as the nerve
