SAN FRANCISCO - A massive bug swept Tumblr Monday and infected some of the biggest blogs - including USA Today, Reuters, The Verge, and CNET - until Tumblr resolved the issue shortly before 10:30 a.m. PT. GNAA, a hacker group, claimed responsibility for the attack. The group's Twitter profile earlier today said 8,600 unique Tumblr
LANSING - A new, potentially significant development adds to speculation that a legislative effort to pass a right-to-work bill could take place, as the Michigan Chamber of Commerce announced late Monday that it now supported passage of a bill. Prior to the announcement, the chamber had taken a largely hands-off attitude on backing right-to-work, with
TROY - Nonprofit cloud-based accounting solutions provider Billhighway has been named a 2012 Best of SaaS Showplace Award winner by the business analyst group THINKstrategies. The national awards program spotlights the measurable business benefits delivered by today's Software as a Service solutions. The BoSS Awards are part of THINKstrategies? ongoing program which recognizes SaaS companies
LANSING - A new state trade office in Toronto was officially opened on Monday with Governor Rick Snyder attending a grand opening for the state office designed to boost both business and Michigan tourism with Canada. The event was part of a series of appearances and meetings Snyder had scheduled in Toronto to help promote
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation announced Wednesday it has closed an $11 million Series C financing round, including full participation from its existing investor syndicate. Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance the company?s development programs for herpes labialis (cold sores), cystic fibrosis and nanoemulsion-based vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and genital
LANSING ? Michigan Employers and educational institutions may soon be unable to ask potential or current employees for access to their social networking information after the Senate Energy and Technology Committee unanimously reported a bill Tuesday. HB 5523 was reported from committee 6-0, with Sen. Howard Walker (R-Traverse City), Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-Lawton) and Sen.
STAMFORD, Conn - In the third quarter, worldwide server shipments grew 3.6 percent year-on-year, while revenue decreased 2.8 from the third quarter of 2011, according to Gartner Inc. ?The third quarter of 2012 again produced shipment growth on a worldwide level, but server revenue was weak due to ongoing economic weakness and market segment differences,?
RESTON, VA. - On Cyber Monday, online spending reached $1,465 billion, up 17 percent from last year, representing the heaviest online spending day in history. For the holiday season-to-date, $16.4 billion has been spent online, marking a 16-percent increase versus the same period a year ago. ?Despite some news reports suggesting that Cyber Monday might
LANSING - In his message on energy and the environment, Governor Rick Snyder said Wednesday the state needed to increase its use of renewable energy, but he did not propose a new level to set that use at. Instead, Snyder said in 2013 all sides on the issue should talk and reach an agreement on
SOUTHFIELD - Lacks Wheel Trim Systems LLC, a business unit of Lacks Enterprises, Inc., has introduced its patented eVOLVE hybrid composite wheel technology that provides a fuel economy improvement of 1.1 miles per gallon highway by balancing weight reduction and optimizing aerodynamics. The world debut announcement was made at the LA Auto Show. Lacks? new