LANSING ? Transformers 4, expected to begin filming in metro Detroit this spring, has been approved for a $20 million film incentive from the Michigan Film Office. The fourth installment of the Hasbro Toy sequel opens soon after version three, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, where a great battle left a city torn ? but
ANN ARBOR ? AutoHarvest, a non-profit website that connects the auto industry with entrepreneurs and inventors, wants to become in the words of its CEO the Amazon of Innovation. AutoHarvest Foundation took another step towards that goal this week when it announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to help
LANSING - The Michigan Biotechnology Institute and Michigan State University have entered into a new collaborative arrangement, under which promising bio-based technologies will be accelerated from the laboratory to commercial deployment. The agreement combines MSU?s research expertise with MBI?s ?derisking? process and advanced bioprocessing to quickly and efficiently demonstrate the market-readiness of new technologies. Intellectual
SAN FRANCISCO - Spider.io, a security researcher, said it has discovered a new botnet, called Chameleon, that's targeting "at least" 202 Web sites and has siphoned off $6 million per month in cash from advertisers. The botnet is made up of over 120,000 host machines running Windows, according to Spider.io. Those machines are connecting to
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University announced that the Society for Human Resource Management has acknowledged that its MBA, Human Resources Management is renewed for alignment with SHRM's HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. ?We are extremely grateful to have renewed acknowledgement from SHRM,? said Michael Bowers, Dean for Davenport?s Donald W. Maine College of Business. ?The
LANSING - As agriculture continues to expand in Michigan, the state needs to expand its infrastructure capabilities to help move the products to markets, the head of the Michigan Agri-Business Association said at forum, and that means improving rail and water transportation along with the roads. Jim Byrum, president of the association, said those improvements
LANSING - The Michigan Senate Economic Development Committee on Wednesday unanimously reported a package of bills modifying various regulations for the Michigan Strategic Fund and removing an approaching sunset on the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund, which the Strategic Fund Board also oversees. The bills (SB 269 , SB 270 , SB 271 , SB
LANSING - Public universities would have to hold tuition increases to no more than 3 percent to receive part of a proposed funding increase under the higher education budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year approved Tuesday by a House subcommittee. Governor Rick Snyder's budget recommendation called for limiting tuition increases to 4 percent. Additionally, tuition
LOS ANGELES - When Matthew Keys allegedly handed over the passwords of his former employer to members of the hacker group Anonymous a couple of years ago, he probably didn't think it would lead to an indictment. However, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Keys was being indicted on three counts: conspiracy to transmit
WASHINGTON D.C. - Chinese leaders must address cybersecurity threats emanating from their country on an unprecedented scale or risk weakening the economic relationship between Beijing and the United States, White House national security adviser Tom Donilon said Monday. ?U.S. businesses are speaking out about their serious concerns about sophisticated, targeted theft of confidential business information