HONOLULU, Hawaii - In mid-January Hawaiian residents and visitors received a text that warned a ballistic missile was on its way, driving them into a panic as they searched for shelter and contact loved ones. Trouble was the alert was a mistake. The warning resulted when someone pushed the wrong button on a computer screen.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has launched a machine learning technology called Chronicle that aims to find hackers faster than they can attack computer networks. Chronicle isn't the first to turn to machine learning to solve this problem. The company joins a crowded field of cybersecurity firms that are trying to
DETROIT - Sheen Xiao is the High Tech Product Management and Marketing Executive For Early and Growth Stage Companies. She has been attending the AutoMobiliD displays at Cobo Center as a representative of her company, Ainstein, a key provider of practical, cost effective radar applications in drones, self-driving vehicles and home security. Sheen will help us understand what AI
ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon joined us on M2 TechCast to scare the heck out of us on what the bad folks are doing in 2018 to hack your computer network. The two latest villains are Meltdown and Spector, which exploit fundamental flaws in the way memory chips are designed. As it turns
ROYAL OAK - SmartFinds Marketing has launched the auto dealership conquest sales program, SmartOne. The program combines both digital marketing process with digital marketing technology tasks to reach a hyper-targeted audience around the dealership's store with six marketing segments instead of the usual three for most conquest programs. Listen to Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartFinds
ROYAL OAK - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer updates what’s happening with drones - also called quadcopters - with federal legislation. The commercial market has solidified - part 107 rules - that mandate what you can and cannot do with commercial drones. The Federal Aviation Administration reversed its previous rule change and now again requires
ROYAL OAK - Lawrence Technological University Dean of Students Kevin Finn talks about LTU’s transition from commuter to residential school, with yet another dorm that will house another 300 students, upping LTU’s residence hall occupancy to near 1,100 students living on campus. Some 4,200 students attend LTU. LTU also is expanding its sports programming with
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Google removed roughly 60 apps that contained hidden pornographic malware from its Play Store after a security research company found the code. Many of the games were aimed at kids. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies reported the malware on Friday. Dubbed AdultSwine, the malware displayed pornographic images that looked like ads but
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Jan. 22, new Michigan Venture Capital Association Chairman Mark Horne will talk about his vision for the private equity finance group. Inforum’s Tember Shea will interview inGAGE Master Class participant Kylee Guenther, CEO of Spectalite, an advanced engineering materials supplier for bamboo fiber composites. Red Level Help Desk
ANN ARBOR – Mark Horne, CEO and Managing Partner of Plymouth Growth Partners, has been appointed Chairman of the Michigan Venture Capital Association. Horne previously served as an MVCA board member and member of the MVCA events committee. “Mark’s passion for working with Michigan’s entrepreneurial and investment community will be invaluable as we continue to
