CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple Inc?s new mobile-payment system has been hit by a wave of fraudulent transactions using credit-card data stolen in recent breaches of big retailers, including Home Depot Inc. and Target Corp., people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. About 80 percent of the unauthorized purchases have been for big-ticket
HOUGHTON - This year?s Clean Snowmobile Challenge is full of firsts. For one, all teams made it to Houghton, Michigan where Michigan Technological University hosts the events ? no easy feat considering the fundraising, travel and time required of the college teams. This includes Finnish students from the Lapland University of Applied Sciences who are
ANN ARBOR ? New corporate and institutional investors have pumped $14 million into Renaissance Venture Capital Fund, capping its second fund at $79 million. The money comes from Whirlpool Corp., MSU Foundation and Roush Industries. Renaissance Venture was launched in 2008 by the Detroit Renaissance, the predecessor of Business Leaders for Michigan. The first fund
ANN ARBOR - Gas mileage of new vehicles sold in the U.S. slipped last month thanks in part to this year's harsh winter, so say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. "The decrease in fuel economy likely reflects the increased market share of light trucks, SUVs and crossovers in response to the
DETROIT ? There?s a new audio podcast program aimed at women who work in technology and as entrepreneurs. It?s called Digital Divas. The program made its debut in late February. The Digital Divas hope to fill a gap in groups and organizations that support women in technology. Studies show the greatest strength of innovation today
ROYAL OAK ? Vectorform, a design and technology company, has created a joint venture with DTE Energy to provide energy-efficient mobile platform that will let customers improve home energy consumption, and hopefully increase savings. The joint venture, to be called Powerley, was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The partnership will combine Vectorform's
ROYAL OAK ? Vectorform, a design and technology company, has created a joint venture with DTE Energy to provide energy-efficient mobile platform that will let customers improve home energy consumption, and hopefully increase savings. The joint venture, to be called Powerley, was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The partnership will combine Vectorform's
ANN ARBOR - ProQuest has teamed up with Ancestry to offer a new version of its HeritageQuest online genealogical and historical information database. The new version is available now to all subscribing libraries. This family history resource, which can be accessed from the library or remotely through the library portal, has a new interface powered
LANSING - The much-discussed electric capacity gap that will arrive in 2016 in the Lower Peninsula affects the reserve available and would not mean immediate shortages, an official with the Mid-Continent Independent System Operator said Wednesday. Melissa Seymour, regional executive for state and customer affairs at MISO, told the House Energy Policy Committee on Wednesday
LANSING - A bill that would eliminate the state's film incentive program cleared the House Tax Policy Committee on Wednesday, and the chair said it will be voted on the by full chamber soon. HB 4122 was sent to the House floor on an 8-3 party-line vote with Rep. Michael Webber (R-Rochester Hills) and Rep.