SAN FRANCISCO - Technology companies can make our lives easier and even change the world. But just as often they can mess up. Spectacularly. And 2014 delivered ample proof that even smart people do stupid things. It was a year of extreme bad-boy behavior, from former RadiumOne CEO Gurbaksh Chahal being charged with battering his
FLINT - Verizon Wireless was awarded for best Overall Performance in Flint when tested against other carriers. Verizon also posted winning scores in reliability, speed, data, and text performance. The survey was conducted by Root Metrics from October 31 to November 4 and marked the fourth consecutive time Verizon has won the Root Metrics Overall
MINNEAPOLIS - RedEye, which provides 3D printing and additive manufacturing services, has partnered with NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to 3D print 30 antenna array supports for the FORMOSAT-7 Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate satellite mission. Scheduled for launch in 2016, the COSMIC-2 mission marks the first time 3D printed parts will function
GILLINGHAM, England - Delphi Automotive PLC will partner with Ottomatika, a company started by Carnegie Mellon University, to jointly develop technology that will help accelerate automated driving. Delphi, the company that first introduced automotive radar systems, will integrate its active safety technologies with Ottomatika?s automated driving software. The combination of the two creates a technology
EAST LANSING - Ten early-to-mid career tenure track faculty members have been selected at Michigan State University to develop and enhance their international research portfolios. The 2015 Academy for Global Engagement Fellows have diverse interests, ranging from skin mechanics to resolving water conflicts. The goal of the academy is to build a growing cohort of
SOUTHFIELD - Verizon Wireless has declared Nov. 26 Connection Day and is offering mobile users the chance to connect with friends, music, books, news, and apps on one of the busiest travel days of the year, the day before Thanksgiving. On Nov. 26, all consumers regardless of wireless carrier can receive everything from movies to
SOUTHFIELD - With the help of a sponsorship from Cadillac, three high school students from Canton and Northville will leave on Nov. 19 to represent the United States in the World Robot Olympiad to be held at the Olympic Village in Sochi, Russia Nov. 21-23. This is the first time the United States is participating
WARREN - The Michigan Business and Professional Association, in partnership with HR solutions provider BASIC, is now offering its members the BASIC Business Payroll Package. The package provides business owners with the tools and business services they need to handle everything from hiring to last day worked, payroll taxes to labor law posters, employment practice
TROY - The planning committee for the 3rd Annual Great Lakes Business Intelligence and Big Data Summit announced Wednesday that they are accepting speaker applications through December 15 for the 2015 Summit, which will take place on March 26, 2015, at the Somerset Inn of Troy. This year, the Summit brought together more than 250
GRAND RAPIDS - Adtegrity, an Internet advertising network, Tuesday reported a sharp drop in net income for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, with a corresponding drop in revenues. Adtegrity?s unaudited results included net income of $80,892 for the third quarter on revenues of $4.3 million, compared with a net income of $419,215 on revenues