TROY — The fourth annual Integr8 conference will be different from the previous three - due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event, on Nov. 9 and 10, will be virtual. In a press release, the host, Automation Alley, said the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the urgent need for Industry 4.0 adoption and integration
ANN ARBOR - A German chemical company is building its $51 million North American headquarters south of Ann Arbor, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. reported. Wacker Chemical Corp.’s North American Innovation Center and Regional Headquarters in Pittsfield Charter Township will house its research and development operations and create 70 high-skilled jobs during the next five
DETROIT - There are certain aspects of investment that are easy to understand and get into quickly. There is nothing easier than creating a bitcoin wallet amidst the lucrative crypto craze, and without much prior knowledge, you can get trading in no time. However, while cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are not truly reliant on stock
LANSING -More than 11,300 small businesses and nonprofits across Michigan have been awarded $69 million in grants by local economic development organizations as of September 10, 2020 through the Michigan Small Business Restart Grant Program. The program was launched to provide relief for small businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Over the
DETROIT - TechTown Detroit is offering Coworking Classrooms designed to ease the uncertainty and stress of a child's educational needs during the COVID-19 pandemic for children of coworking tenants. The Coworking Classroom Features: Educational services for remote learning in two different 3-hour sessions offered daily Monday – Friday Multiple age-appropriate rooms of up to 10 children
CUPERTINO, CA. - Apple has set the date for its latest iPhone's debut. The new device, rumored to be called the iPhone 12, is expected to include superfast 5G wireless connectivity and a new, iPad-inspired design, and it will be unveiled on Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. BST). There's no official word yet on price or
YPSILANTI -The U.S. Department of Energy announced more than $7 million in funding for Michigan-based cybersecurity company, The Dream Team, to develop a first-of-its-kind infrastructure that protects the electric grid from cyber-attacks on electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging systems. Once developed, testing of the electric roadways and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology will be conducted at
ANN ARBOR - Former Detroit Lion Herman Moore is now an investor in Clicktivated, a shoppable video platform booming with the explosion of eCommerce trigged by the Pandemic. Clicktivated seamlessly connects viewers to products and information in video as they watch. Creating an immersive, personalized and more impactful interactive video experience. Its tag line is
ANN ARBOR—High school teams from across Michigan competed virtually in the finals of the Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge, a cybersecurity competition hosted by the state of Michigan. The 10 qualifying teams, composed of up to three students each, completed challenges designed to test their knowledge of information technology and cybersecurity. The competition scores were
GRAND RAPIDS—Priority Health, the Grand Rapids-based health insurer, announced a pilot of new incentives for providers who screen patients and submit information on Social Determinants of Health, making them the first insurer in the state to financially support this type of data tracking. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SDoH are conditions
