ROYAL OAK - Richard Stiennon, publisher of IT-Harvest and a recognized cybersecurity expert, also will moderate a panel discussion April 29 at the Michigan Science Center that will focus on how to keep hackers out of driverless vehicles and IoT (Internet of Things) devices. Richard Stiennon Buy tickets to IoT Tech Connect at https://iottechconnect.com/events/iot-tech-connect-2019/ Toyota
ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton-Schock joins Matt and Mike for her monthly update on the Michigan Council of Women in Technology and her own podcast, Diva Tech Talk with Nicole Scheffler. Kathleen Norton-Schock To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e167-kathleen-norton-schock
WASHINGTON DC - The Mueller report, released to the public Thursday, is offering a deeper look at the efforts by Russia to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, including ways that intersected with actions by members of Donald Trump's campaign. The nearly two-year investigation, led by special counsel Robert Mueller, concluded that Russian interference took place
ROYAL OAK - Justin Snowden, Smart Mobility Strategist, City of Detroit, Mayor's Office, created two of three Mobility panels for IoT Tech Connect on April 29 at the Michigan Science Center. He tells anyone interested in mobility in Southeast Michigan why they should attend. More information at www.iottechconnect.com. Justin Snowden, Mobility Track Leader, IoT Tech Connect
ANN ARBOR—Genomenon Inc., the Ann Arbor-based genomics research information provider, has announced a partnership with Google to make the company’s genomic mutation data available on Google Cloud platform. Genomenon’s Cited Variants Reference (CVR) data will be a public dataset available in BigQuery, Google Cloud’s big data and machine learning data warehouse, for use in genomic applications. The
SOUTHFIELD—ImageSoft Inc., the document management software developer, has introduced CaseShare, software that serves appellate court cases as a stand-alone system or integrated with lower courts’ case and document management systems. The company said the software was the product of collaboration with the Virginia District Court. Officials said the software automates the case assembly process, including
BENTON HARBOR—Whirlpool Corp. officials have released the company’s 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s progress and accomplishments in the 2018 operational year, with particularly strong results in its efforts to reduce the amount of natural resources required in manufacturing its appliances. Milestones and progress outlined in the 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report Summary include: Sustainable
LANSING—Farmers, processors and institutions of higher learning who are interested in Michigan’s newest agricultural crop, industrial hemp, will now have an opportunity to test the waters under the state’s new Industrial Hemp Ag Pilot Program. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced the State of Michigan’s Industrial Hemp Ag
OTTAWA, Ontario - Canada’s newly announced $5,000 incentive for electric vehicles is officially going into effect on May 1st next month and the federal government has released the list of eligible vehicles. Tesla vehicles are officially ineligible for the incentive. As we reported last month, the Canadian federal announced a new $5,000 incentive for electric cars with
ANN ARBOR—Universities and federal laboratories are the cornerstones of American innovation, developing new products that address important societal issues and drive economic growth. The University of Michigan, with support from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, studied public research universities across North America to identify best practices for bringing new
