SEATTLE - Amazon is testing a delivery service that uses drones to deliver packages within 30 minutes of an order getting placed. Dubbed Amazon Prime Air, the service uses 8-propeller drones about the size of a remote-controlled airplane to transport shoebox-size plastic bins from fulfillment centers to customers' homes. The service, which still requires more
ROCHESTER ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation raised more than $290,000 on Nov. 23 from members and supporters at the Annual Signature Gala at the elegant Royal Park Hotel. The fund raiser featured live jazz, gorgeous decked halls, women in evening gowns and men in tuxedos, and a silent auction that when
LANSING - The Lansing Economic Area Partnership has offered a request for proposals for business incubators in the region that can receive up to $5,000 each. Proposals are due Dec. 6 by 5 p.m. Successful applicants for the Regional Innovation Network RFP will agree to a memorandum of understanding between LEAP and the participating business
KEY WEST, FL. - The sounds of the fun at Finnegan?s wafted down the alley to Yvonne like an aroma?enticing, pungent with expectation, pulling her in against her better judgment. Maybe she ought to keep working, pinging the mystery chip and pinpointing the origin of its owners. But responsibility faded as she walked through the
DETROIT ? Internet Advisor Podcast: Ed Rudel has a checklist you will want to have on hand if disaster strikes in the form of nasty winter weather, flooding or alien invasion. Shane Hamelin has a list of things that will help you prepare for Thanksgiving and even fry your turkey without burning down the garage?.we
TENAFLY, N.J. - Twitter Inc. said it has enabled Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) in a move to increase protections around users? information following reports of secret data mining by the National Security Agency (NSA). ?Forward secrecy is just the latest way in which Twitter is trying to defend and protect the user?s voice,? Twitter said
BIRMINGHAM - Recent speculation that Dustin Trammel is the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin and somehow connected to the Silk Road marketplace drove this Texas-based security researcher to post a denial to his website. Bitcoins are the first form of digital currency that, according to Satoshi Nakamoto the pseudonym for Bitcoin's elusive creator, does not rely
ANN ARBOR - Appropriately assessing the potential of a product can make or break a company. All successful products fulfill an unmet market need. By understanding the market and the voice of the customer, entrepreneurs can best meet the needs of the market. Define the needs incorrectly, and all your efforts will be wasted. Come
LANSING - Fifty-six percent of 600 likely voters polled by Lambert, Edwards and Associates said they believe the state economy is headed in the right direction - a 9 percent increase from those who thought the same in July - but only 11 percent of those polled plan to spend more than they did last
LANSING - Michigan's electric and gas utilities are, in aggregate, surpassing the standards set forth in the state's energy law overhaul, PA 295 of 2008, the Public Service Commission and Michigan Energy Office concluded in their final report on energy efficiency sent to Governor Rick Snyder Tuesday. Energy Optimization programs have been cost-effective, costing less