LANSING - Lawmakers began delving more into the specifics of what a Michigan corporate income tax could look like with presentations Wednesday from the House Fiscal Agency showing Governor Rick Snyder's proposal will amount to an 86 percent cut in business tax revenues to the state by the 2012-13 fiscal year. Forty-four other states levy
WASHINGTON DC - The FBI said that it's not calling for restrictions on encryption without back doors for law enforcement. FBI general counsel Valerie Caproni told a congressional committee that the bureau's push for expanded Internet wiretapping authority doesn't mean giving law enforcement a master key to encrypted communications, an apparent retreat from her position
SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter presents a relatively new frontier for spammers, malware creators, and all around bad guys, which in turn has created the opportunity for security researchers and vendors alike to try to figure out, and put a stop to, their efforts. One company that's trying to get a handle on the size of
SAN FRANCSICO - A new Trojan dubbed "OddJob" is stealing people's money by taking over their online banking sessions after they think they've logged off. The Trojan, which targets Windows-based computers, is being used by criminals in Eastern Europe to steal money from accounts in the United States, Poland, and Denmark, Amit Klein, chief technology
SAN FRANCISCO - New security features designed to keep its more than 110 million users safe debut in Avast 6, released today exclusively from CNET Download.com. They also have the added benefit of raising the competitive bar in computer security by pushing more and better free options to users. Avast Free Antivirus 6, Avast Pro
FLINT - The three famous parts of the FIRST Robotics logo ? a triangle, circle and square, will add colorful elements to the 2011 Kettering University FIRST Robotics District competition coming to Flint on March 4-5. Forty high school teams from around Michigan will compete in the hopes of qualifying for FIRST state and national
JACKSON - Consumers Energy has updated its renewable energy plan to reflect the latest market conditions and proposes lowering costs for electric customers by about $55 million per year. In 2010, about 5 percent of the electricity supplied to its 1.8 million customers came from renewable sources. The utility has filed its updated plan for
LANSING - Michigan employees scored a victory Thursday against the move made last year to require them to contribute 3 percent of their salary toward their retirement health care coverage when a judge ruled the law "clearly unconstitutional," but both sides began preparing for an appeal. The decision, issued by Ingham Circuit Judge William Collette,
LANSING - Saying the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth has become something of a catchall of various functions, Governor Rick Snyder said Wednesday morning that he is making the department aimed at reforming the state's regulatory process. Snyder signed and issued two executive orders that rename the department the Department of Licensing and
ANN ARBOR - ForeSee Results Wednesday announced the launch of CS Mobile, a new product that quantifies customer satisfaction with companies' mobile apps and mobile sites in order to identify improvements that can generate the greatest returns. "Companies are formatting content and functionality for display and usage on hand-held devices, and frankly, it doesn't always