LANSING - The cable franchise bill has switched channels, with the Senate Government Operations Committee now planning to act on proposed amendments to HB 6456 and the entire Senate voting on the bill on Thursday. The Senate Technology and Energy Committee was unable to agree on changes to the bill on Tuesday so reported the
SEATTLE - A yet-to-be-patched security hole in multiple versions of Word is being exploited in cyberattacks, Microsoft warned late Tuesday. The attacks are "limited," and the software maker is developing a security update that addresses the vulnerability, CNET News. Com reported. The vulnerability is similar to previous so-called zero-day flaws that have hit Office applications
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Grand Rapids City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to award a citywide wireless contract to Clearwire LLC, which operates high-speed wireless networks in about 30 U.S. cities. Called WiMAX, the new technology boasts better penetration in buildings and neighborhoods than Wi-Fi, said city officials on Friday, who chose Clearwire from nine proposals
AUBURN HILLS ? A portion of the $200 million in state funds earmarked for investment in Venture Capital companies seeking to in turn invest in Michigan technology companies should begin flowing within the next month or two. The news came Wednesday during the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium?s investment seminar held at Oakland Community College. Officials
LANSING - AT&T Michigan put added pressure on the Michigan Senate to approve the new cable TV legislation by announcing plans to invest $620 million in Michigan over the next three years and hire 2,000 employees because the Michigan House approved the bill on Nov. 14. AT&T President Gail Torreano on Friday, citing House Bill
LANSING - Michigan's proposed new business tax will allow the state to compete more effectively with other states, Governor Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday, due to a rate that is among the lowest in the nation and preservation of incentives. In submitting the $2.4 billion plan to the Legislature, the governor continued to draw a hard
LANSING - A package of bills creating a network of umbilical cord blood stem cell banks in Michigan and help finance the network with $5 million from the state's 21st Century Jobs Fund was reported to the Senate by the Health Policy Committee on Wednesday. In moving SB 1353 and SB 1354 and HB 6291,
LANSING - Legislation expanding the kinds of energy that are eligible for Michigan tax credits, including for personal property tax credits that many cases aren't now available was approved by the House Energy and Technology Committee on Wednesday. The committee approved SB 583 and 584, which amends the five-year-old energy act to include technologies such
WASHINGTON-A federal judge on Thursday continued to press the Department of Justice to explain why he should approve twin mergers involving some of the nation's largest telephone companies ? including AT&T and SBC Communications in Michigan - but did not say when he will make a final decision. Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court
LOS ANGELES - With his keynote speech at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show, Wednesday morning, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner is expected to strike a decidedly "green" theme. It's likely to be a note echoed by many of GM's competitors in the days to come. Sources tell TheCarConnection.com that the giant automaker is readying