TROY - The Automation Alley Technology Committee is hosting a panel discussion on July 14 that will take a look at how the United States can use technology to stem the rising cost of healthcare. Each of the panel's four speakers will discuss what is being done in the areas of integration, security and standards,
SAN FRANCISCO - Parents have yet another reason for a long, hard talk with their kids. More than half of teens admit to using the Internet to cheat, a new poll shows, while 35 percent say they've used their cell phones. The results were released Thursday by Common Sense Media, which commissioned research firm Benenson
TORONTO - Cyber-criminals continue to show just how enterprising they can be. Finjan's Malicious Code Research Center has discovered a trading platform that enables cyber-criminals to buy and sell botnets - essentially a one-stop shop for such activity. In its research, Finjan's MCRC discovered the existence of the Golden Cash network, which consists of a
LANSING - Members of the Legislative Commission on Government Efficiency began looking at some preliminary recommendations it would make to the Legislature - some of which the Legislature has started looking at on its own, such as eliminating the Michigan Promise Grant - and considering some of the nuances of how it presents those recommendations.
LANSING - While Michigan relies on property and business taxes to a greater degree than other states, it ranks 30th overall among all states in terms of actual dollar per capita tax burden, a study by the Senate Fiscal Agency shows. However, when considering the percentage against personal income that state and local taxes represent,
LANSING - Legislation to fill in the gaps left with the passage of a constitutional proposal to permit embryonic stem cell research, which would include regulations and penalties for violations of confidentiality and other issues, Sen. Tom George (R-Kalamazoo) announced Thursday. George was one of the more public opponents of the embryonic stem cell issue,
LANSING - The Michigan House had its say on the status of transferring Cobo Center to a regional authority on Thursday by passing two bills that would allow for a lease agreement between Detroit and the authority. As was the original legislative deal, which died after the Detroit City Council rejected it, hotel-motel and liquor
LANSING - A two-bill package changing up how the Michigan Strategic Fund could invest 21st Century Jobs Fund dollars began its trip in the Legislature Wednesday via a hearing before the House New Economic and Quality of Life Committee. The panel considered, but did not vote on, HB 5099 and HB 5100, which had just
ANN ARBOR - John Lingl, an Intellectual Property law attorney with Brinks, Hofer, Gilson and Lione, discusses in this Brinks channel legal update what is patentable, how is that determination made, and what you need to write in your patent application. To listen to thie audio podccast, click on MITechNews.Com a>>
EAST LANSING - Phil Powers, former newspaper mogul, serial entrepreneur and angel investor, says Michigan's political and policy system is broken. So now he's leading the citizen agenda for Michigan's transformation. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>