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ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Aug. 6, Michigan Technological University Professor Guy Meadows will discuss a report his team did on the potential impact a rupture of Enbridge Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac would have on the Great Lakes. Wildfire CEO Ken Johnson will talk about his new user growth platform for
ANN ARBOR - In the biggest tech exit in Michigan history, networking giant Cisco announced Thursday it will buy Ann Arbor-based Duo Security for $2.35 billion in cash and stock. The deal is expected to close by the end of Cisco's fiscal 2019. Duo is an authentication service that focuses on two-factor authorization, helping to
TROY – Cloud ERP developer Plex Systems announced Tuesday it has acquired Industrial Internet of Things connectivity technologies provider DATTUS. Terms were not announced. DATTUS solutions connect manufacturing equipment and sensors to the cloud, manage high-volume data streams, and analyze in-motion equipment data to optimize performance, reduce costs, and ensure uptime. The acquisition is expected
TRAVERSE CITY - Toyota on Monday unveiled the second iteration of its hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 8 truck before dozens of press and industry leaders during the first day of the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars. The new truck, known internally as "Beta," expands on the capabilities of Toyota’s first Project Portal
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday July 30, Co-host Mike Brennan will be at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City and talk about its focus on Autonomous Vehicles. Lawrence Technological University’s Sibrina Collins will update the Marburger STEM Center. LTU’s Coach D will talk about the return of football to the tech
DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. announced it has created Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, a new organization charged with accelerating its autonomous vehcile business. The new LLC will take over Ford’s self-driving systems integration, autonomous vehicle research and advanced engineering, AV transportation-as-a-service network development, user experience, business strategy and business development teams. The new LLC, which
ROYAL OAK - Great Lakes Angels, one of the first angel groups in Michigan, now is adding an Angel Fund that could eventually do $18 million in investments in Michigan startups, primarily in the technology sector. Co-partners Doron York and David Weaver explain how it will work on this segment of M2 TechCast. Technologies or
ANN ARBOR - You’ve been asking for it, well in August you’ll get it - MITechNews TV. We’re creating channels of video news, interviews and later streaming live news shows and events. Our first channel is Auto Tech - interviews shot from the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City July 30 through Aug. 2. Editor
ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday July 23, Michael Scholl from AutoCom will talk about the upcoming Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City that focus on Autonomous Vehicle technology. Ahmed Alomari from Cybernoor will explain the key features of Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud. Martin Dober from Invest Detroit will outline how entrepreneurs can participate in
NOVI – TiECon Detroit 2018 is hosting an Entrepreneur Bootcamp at TechTown Detroit on October 5, a one-day intensive program to engage, inspire, and mentor entrepreneurs to start, innovate, and scale their businesses. Deadline for applications is Sunday August 19th. More information can be found here: http://tiecondetroit.org/ai-competition.php Be Investable is a training to support the
