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Apple Publishes List Of iOS 8 Security Upgrades

CUPERTINO - Apple published a long list of iOS 8 security changes on Wednesday as the operating system update got delivered to users. While Apple credited many independent security experts, it continued to not differentiate bugs by severity and buried the fix to a major vulnerability. The most notable fix of the Apple Knowledge Base

By |2014-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2014|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Michigan Strategic Fund Approves Bonds For New Red Wings Arena

LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation on Wednesday announced the Michigan Strategic Fund approval of issuance of bonds for the new events center in Detroit, as well as renewal of the State Trade and Export Program and incentives to 11 business expansions and community improvement projects around the state. The authorization of the issuance

By |2014-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18th, 2014|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Some UIA Debit Cards Possibly Breached, LARA Says

LANSING - Customers who used Unemployment Insurance Agency debit cards at Home Depot between April 2014 and August 2014 could potentially be impacted by the store's recent announcement that its payment data systems were breached, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs said Tuesday. Some unemployment insurance claimants receive their benefits via debit cards issued

By |2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Michigan Uninsured Percentage Falls In 2013

LANSING - The percentage of Michiganders without health insurance fell in 2013 from 11.4 percent to 11 percent, according to census data released Tuesday. According to the data, circulated by the Michigan League for Public Policy, 1,072,000 residents did not have health insurance in 2013. But the league said that number will fall much substantially

By |2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|Archive, Life Sciences/Biotech|

54 Semifinalists Named By $1 Million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Contest

DETROIT ? After an intense review process by the judge?s panel, 54 semifinalists have been selected to compete for more than $1 million in cash and in-kind prizes in the fifth annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Businesses from as far as the United Kingdom, India and throughout the United States, applied this year?s competition. Applications

By |2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

MSU Environmental Engineering Professor Named Fulbright Scholar

EAST LANSING - Volodymyr Tarabara, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Michigan State University, has been named a Fulbright Scholar and will conduct research on water quality control in the Republic of Georgia. The highly coveted Fulbright grants are issued by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

By |2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Michigan House Education OKs Bill Fixing Error In Merit Curriculum Change

LANSING - After Governor Rick Snyder signed HB 4465 , current high school seniors suddenly were required to have two credits of foreign language rather than one. But on Wednesday, the House Education Committee reported a bill that would fix the inadvertent change. Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R-Alto), sponsor of HB 5793 and chair of

By |2014-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|