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GM Just Flipped the Switch on AI in 4 Million Cars—And Drivers May Not Be Ready

DETROIT — General Motors is about to fundamentally change what it means to “talk to your car.” The Detroit automaker is rolling out Google Gemini — the same class of advanced artificial intelligence powering next-generation chatbots — directly into millions of vehicles through its OnStar system. The move instantly transforms roughly 4 million GM vehicles

By |2026-04-29T14:33:25-04:00April 29th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Auto Tech|

$5 Gas Could Slam Michigan—And A $300 Monthly Fill-Up Is Just the Beginning

ANN ARBOR — This is where inflation hits you first—and hardest. What if filling your tank cost $300 a month? For many Michigan drivers, that reality is getting closer—and it doesn’t stop at the pump. If gas prices climb to $5 per gallon, a typical driver using about 15 gallons a week would spend roughly

By |2026-04-29T08:39:48-04:00April 29th, 2026|Featured, News|

Medical Marijuana Gets Federal Green Light—Now Recreational Cannabis Faces a High-Stakes June Hearing

WASHINGTON DC — The federal government’s long-awaited shift on marijuana policy is no longer theoretical—it’s happening in real time. In a major step forward, the Drug Enforcement Administration has formally scheduled a June 29 hearing that could determine whether marijuana as a whole—including recreational cannabis—will be reclassified from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal

By |2026-05-04T20:26:40-04:00April 28th, 2026|Government/Politics, Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

A $16 Billion AI Giant Is Coming to Michigan—Bringing Jobs, Power Strain and Protest

A typical hyperscale AI data center campus—similar to the $16B project planned near Ann Arbor—features multiple warehouse-sized buildings, massive cooling systems, and power infrastructure capable of supplying electricity on the scale of a small city SALINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — One of the largest artificial intelligence infrastructure projects in the United States is quietly taking shape

By |2026-04-27T19:40:49-04:00April 27th, 2026|Featured, News|

Detroit News: Whitmer Administration Shields Secret Memo On Marijuana Tax

LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration, which is using a new tax on marijuana to fund road projects, has refused to fully release an internal analysis of how additional taxes on pot would impact the cannabis industry and whether they would shift more purchases to the illegal market, reports the Detroit News. In November 2023 —

By |2026-04-27T10:00:51-04:00April 27th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Michigan Is Pouring Money Into Child Care—So Why Are Workers Still Struggling?

LANSING — Michigan’s child care system employs an estimated 45,000 to 60,000 workers across more than 8,000 licensed providers statewide. Yet despite increased public investment and growing demand, many of those workers remain among the lowest-paid in the state’s economy—earning roughly $13.41 an hour on average, or about 61 percent of the typical Michigan wage,

By |2026-04-27T09:36:35-04:00April 27th, 2026|Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Social Security Benefit Cuts Are Coming, and President Donald Trump May Have Sped Up the Process

WASHINGTON DC - More than 60 million Americans depend on Social Security. For many, it’s not just part of retirement income—it is their financial lifeline. For years, warnings about the program’s future felt distant. Now, they’re getting real. The trust fund that helps pay benefits is projected to fall short of full funding within the next

By |2026-04-26T17:37:05-04:00April 26th, 2026|Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Agentic AI in Action: How One Operator Built 17 Websites to Fight a Hemp Industry Shutdown

ANN ARBOR — A new wave of artificial intelligence is moving beyond chatbots—and it’s already reshaping entire industries. It’s called agentic AI: systems that don’t just respond to prompts, but plan, act, and execute complex tasks on their own. Think less ChatGPT… and more autonomous digital workers. That’s exactly how self-described “domain junkie” David Crabill

By |2026-04-26T11:13:12-04:00April 26th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, mitechtv|