DETROIT ? A crowd funding site aimed at buying Hostess company back from liquidaters has raised $2 million in pledges since it was launched at Thanksgiving. Once the SEC releases its final rules for Title II crowdfunding, DoughforHostess will begin legal pursuit of turning those pledges into actual dollars. "These early results show that not
LANSING - A new study released Thursday by Engine Advocacy shows that Michigan ranked third in the nation for high-tech job growth from 2010-2011. The report also shows Lansing ranking as the sixth top metropolitan area in the U.S. for high-tech job growth over the same period, and Warren/Troy/Farmington ranked thirteenth. ?This news really captures
SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed suit Thursday against Delta Air Lines in her first enforcement action since she promised to crack down on companies that don't inform consumers about their policies for handling personal data collected by smartphone apps and other online services. The action is part of a high-profile campaign that
SAN FRANCISCO - The security consultant says someone could easily spoof an originating SMS number and post messages to another person's Twitter account. Facebook has apparently already addressed the flaw in regard to its site. Twitter users who post tweets to their feeds via SMS could be vulnerable to a security flaw, according to a
LANSING - A bill that would allow a governmental unit to enter into an energy performance contract to produce savings in utility or operation and maintenance costs cleared the Senate Energy and Technology Committee on Tuesday with few no changes as it came over from the House. The bill was reported 7-0 with Sen. Rick
LANSING - A right-to-work bill is "on the agenda" for "thoughtful discussion," Governor Rick Snyder told reporters Tuesday night as he emerged from a closed-door meeting with legislative leadership. While making the comments raised the likelihood that a right-to-work bill could be passed during the lame-duck session, Snyder still refused to commit to supporting such
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing Chinese hackers who targeted the computers of retired Adm. Mike Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the latest example of what current and former officials call a pattern of attacks on computers of former high-ranking U.S. officials. The hackers targeted
LANSING - The Corn Marketing Program of Michigan announced that it is adding agriculture specialist Natalie Rector to its team as Research Coordinator. Jim Zook, Executive Director of the CMPM, said Rector?s background, experience and lifelong dedication to farmers and Michigan?s agriculture industry made her a perfect choice for Michigan Corn. ?We are thrilled to
WASHINGTON DC - Former NSA director tells the Financial Times that a cyberattack could cripple the nation's banking system, power grid, and other essential infrastructure. The United States faces "the cyber equivalent of the World Trade Center attack" unless urgent action is taken. John "Mike" McConnell, who served as director of the National Security Agency
REDMOND - In a month of uneven Windows 8 news and reviews, Microsoft is taking another hit. This time, its freeware Security Essentials finds itself in the crosshairs. Independent German security suite evaluators AV-Test.org publish bimonthly tests that rate the effectiveness of the biggest Windows security suites out there, and the recently published results showed