ANN ARBOR - Mentoring appears to be an essential factor in entrepreneurial success, as many incubators, tech hubs and universities have programs to match startup founders with experienced veterans. A new study by University of Michigan professors Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks and David Brophy surveyed 33 private and university entrepreneurial programs to shed some light on what
HOUSTON – Like toddlers, robots can use a little help as they learn to function in the physical world. That's the purpose of a Rice University program that gently guides robots toward the most helpful, human-like ways to collaborate on tasks. Rice engineer Marcia O'Malley and graduate student Dylan Losey have refined their method to
ANN ARBOR - U.S. Rep. Sandy Levin, who announced that he won't seek re-election in 2018, will join the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy as a Distinguished Policymaker in Residence in January 2019. Levin, a Democrat from Royal Oak, served in the House for 34 years. He chaired the powerful House Ways
ROYAL OAK - Sassa Akervall, Chief Operating Officer of Akervall Technologies, joins M2 TechCast on a segment co-hosted by the Michigan Small Business Technology Center’s Kayo Ramirez, an SBDC tech consultant. Akervall is the manufacturer of SISU Sports Mouth Guards. Made from non-compressible thermopolymer and only 1.6 mm thin, SISU Mouth Guards are engineered to
ROYAL OAK - Warner Norcross & Judd Partner Randy Peck talks about the autonomous vehicle patent race underway, a tug-of-war between traditional automakers and Silicon Valley software companies to dominate intellectual property in this next phase of auto evolution. Some autonomous features are already in the latest vehicles. Those include adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency
ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity pro Richard Stiennon rejoined M2 TechCast after leaving Blancco Technology Group in November where he served as Chief Strategy Officer. Stiennon will appear monthly to update listeners on the latest cybersecurity threats. Stiennon, who lives in Birmingham, Michigan, also will resume his former activities which includes providing video interviews with top
ROYAL OAK - Long-time public relations pro Mike DeVilling, who ran his own boutique agency for nearly a decade, is now senior partner at Finn Partners, a global marketing and communications company. Reporting to Finn’s managing partner, Dan Pooley, DeVilling serve as senior partner in the Detroit office. He leads new business development, client service and counsel, and
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Dec. 4, Tech248 Manager Irene Spanos will interview Xu Chen of ORBBEC, a 3D camera-computer maker. Tonya Matthews, PhD, CEO of the Michigan Science Center will tell you all about fun tech stuff to do over the Holidays. Lisa Diggs, founder of BuyMichiganNow, will promote her Michigan-Made Gift
LOS ANGELES - A memo from the Los Angeles office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau (ICE) has been making the rounds and it states some pretty bold claims about drone-maker DJI. The memo, which was apparently issued in August, says that the officials assess "with moderate confidence that Chinese-based company DJI Science and Technology is
LANSING - Employers today should assume employees are tied to one another through the use of LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or all of these social media sites. In fact, employers can and do encourage employees’ use of social media to enhance marketing, business development, and employee recruitment. However, employers are also utilizing confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements
