GRAND RAPIDS - As details on a recent cybersecurity attack against Grand Rapids-based office furniture giant Steelcase Inc. begin to surface, local manufacturers of all industries and sizes may want to take notice. The ransomware attack on Steelcase, which shut down its global operations for two weeks, was a stark reminder of the growing number and sophistication
LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency is hosting a virtual meeting Thursday Dec. 10 that will be available to the public via zoom. The agenda is as follows: 1. Welcome 2. Executive Director Report 3. Licensing Report 4. Enforcement Report 5. Public Comment 6. Adjournment And any other business properly before the Agency. Next Meeting
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Dec. 7, Melih Oztalay of SmartFinds Marketing talks about the new LinkedIn video service and how your business can participate. Lisa Diggs shares Michigan-made products for Christmas from her BuyMichiganNow website. Fred Brown, an infectious disease expert, updates the latest healthcare news about COVID vaccines and when they will
LANSING—Connected Nation Michigan officials say they’re offering free telehealth resources to help individuals and families navigate options offered by their doctor’s offices and area hospitals. The resources include answers to common questions and concerns identified in a CN Michigan study, done in partnership with AARP and the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, that examined telehealth over
NEW YORK - The vaccines are on their way. So far, they appear so effective that Dr. Anthony Fauci even thinks we may have packed stadiums return in the summer of 2021. That also means more employers will begin to reopen their offices—and we'll get to see to what degree WFH sticks around. To get
WASHINGTON DC - Government officials and health-care groups are growing increasingly concerned about nation states and criminal hackers targeting the supply chain for COVID-19 vaccines. Concerns have been amplified as the U.S. prepares to roll out the first vaccines later this month, with groups involved in creating and shipping the vaccines a prime target for potential cyberattacks. “We
BEER-SHEVA, Israel – An end-to-end cyber-biological attack, in which unwitting biologists may be tricked into generating dangerous toxins in their labs, has been discovered by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev cyber-researchers. According to a new paper just published in Nature Biotechnology, it is currently believed that a criminal needs to have physical contact with a
DETROIT - From electric car startups to the old-school Detroit auto giants, the automotive industry is gearing up for a battle royal as companies race to deliver the first all-electric pickup truck to the mass market. The best-selling vehicle in the U.S. is a pickup truck (Ford's F-150). Meanwhile, electric vehicle sales have been steadily rising
DETROIT - Henrik Fisker is back, but he isn't on his second act. With his eponymous new company, he's on his fourth, and maybe his fifth, incarnation. And he has a plan for changing how everyone, but especially younger people, get around. The 57-year-old, Danish-born Fisker was famous in the auto industry before he was
NOVI - ITC Michigan, which owns and operates the high-voltage electricity grid in most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, has once again lit up one of its 150-foot tall transmission towers in Novi with colorful holiday decorations. The transmission tower is decorated with approximately one-third mile of rope lights (17,700 bulbs). The display includes a 10-
