DETROIT - Automation Alley is hosting a global conference focused on Industry 4.0 technologies on Nov. 9 that will include a variety of industry leading speakers and hundreds of tech and manufacturing professionals. Integr8 will focus on the integration of eight major components of Industry 4.0, also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution — cybersecurity,
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group was named a Michigan Economic Bright Spot for 2017 by Corp! Magazine for the ninth consecutive year. In addition, Trivalent Group was also named the Best Overall Medium-Sized Business out of the 85 selected 2017 Award Winners. “It is an honor to once again be named a Michigan Economic Bright Spot
ANN ARBOR ? After a decade with our old look based on my two decades working in newspapers, our new one will be much more interactive allowing our readers to share content with their social networks. What?s more, the new MITechNews.Com also will give our growing list of content partners much higher visibility among our
SOUTHFIELD - Students can register now for summer semester classes that begin May 13 at Lawrence Technological University. Day, evening, weekend and online options are available, including many fast-track certificate programs in growing tech career fields. Lawrence Tech has associate, bachelor?s, master?s and doctoral programs that can lead to careers in areas such as robotics
BRUSSELS - The European Union is considering creating a powerful new regulator to oversee a swath of mainly U.S.-based Internet platforms, according to an internal policy document that lays bare the deep concerns in top EU policy circles around the threat posed by companies like Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. Such a move would be
ROCHESTER ? MI Earth Day Fest will take place April 24-26 at the Rochester City Center and Municipal Park with upwards of 50,000 people coming to see the latest green products and services. Honoring the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, the Fest is one of the planet's largest and liveliest Earth Day celebrations. The festival
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google on Wednesday announced its long-anticipated wireless service in the United States, called Project Fi, which will let the customer pay for only what data they use on their phones. But for now, the program is invite-only and will only be available on Google's Nexus 6 smartphone. "It's important that wireless
TROY - Automation Alley is hosting a 24-hour hackathon to benefit the city of Detroit and is inviting the region?s brightest and best coders and computer programmers to participate for a grand prize of $5,000. The event, titled #hack4detroit, will take place at Grand Circus Detroit, June 12-13, from 7 p.m. to 7 p.m., and
WASHINGTON DC - Federal Communications Commission staff recommended that the regulatory agency designate Comcast Corp.?s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc. for a hearing, according to people familiar with the matter, a significant setback for the companies? merger plans, the Wall Street Journal reported. The staff reached a conclusion that the best option for
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Angel Fund closed its second fund (MAF II) with $2.05 million. MAF II will make its first investment this spring, and plans to invest money in eight to 10 total investments within the next two years. ?There?s no doubt that MAF plays an important role in our entrepreneurial economy. Angel
