WASHINGTON DC - The US Senate on Thursday approved the most extensive overhaul of financial-sector regulation since the 1930s, hoping to avoid a repeat of the financial crisis that hit the U.S. economy starting in 2007. The Senate approved the most extensive overhaul of financial-sector regulation since the 1930s, hoping to avoid a repeat of
PALO ALTO, Ca. - Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending data to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers' names and other personal details, despite promises they don't share such information without consent. The practice, which most of the companies defended, sends user names or ID numbers tied to
DETROIT ? The Midwest Technology Leaders event, now in its sixth year, will kick off May 26 at the MGM Grand Hotel in downtown Detroit and feature a VIP cocktail reception featuring the winners of the Midwest Collaboration Award and the 2CMichigan Award. MTL 2010 has grown to be the ultimate destination for bringing together
LANSING - More than half the number of now-shuttered General Motors auto plants the federal government plans to clean up are located in Michigan, and Gov. Jennifer Granholm said the effort will help the state's "Project Phoenix" to redevelop those sites. In a telephone press conference, Granholm said the effort should help attract companies to
MIDLAND - Expand your networks at the second annual MidMichigan Innovators: Heading for the Big Leagues entrepreneurial networking and awards event May 27 at the Dow Diamond in Midland. Tickets are on sale now. General admission tickets are $50 for networking, exhibits and awards program and include drink and food tickets, or $100 for both
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google plans to offer encrypted this week, the company announced Friday in disclosing an embarrassing Street View privacy gaffe. Google's Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience, hinted that such a feature was coming Thursday during a question and answer session at Google's annual stockholder meeting, CNET News.Com reported.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google's Android operating system edged out Apple's iPhone operating system for the No. 2 spot in the U.S. consumer smartphone market in the first quarter, according to research firm NPD Group. According to NPD, devices running Android accounted for 28 percent of the units sold to U.S. consumers in the first
LANSING - A legislative plan to spur thousands of school employees into retirement is headed to Gov. Jennifer Granholm's desk nearly three and a half months after she unveiled the sweeping plan, but in putting the final deal together and getting the votes to pass it, the Legislature once again struggled through the night. In
DETROIT - In a move to compete with Ford's Sync system and attract younger buyers, GM is negotiating with Google about using its Android operating system to link phones to OnStar. According to the Wall Street Journal, it would allow drivers who use Android-based smart phones to use OnStar features while not in their car.
BURLINGAME, Calif. - Everyone knows traditional landline telephones are becoming less important, what with the rise of both mobile phones as well as free or low-cost Web-based telephony products like Skype. Who knew, though, that it was happening this quickly? A new study suggests nearly a quarter of U.S. households are without landline phones, having