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Airfoil All Things CES, Michigan Science Center Events, GLHC Pilot Project, Comcast Blast! Gets Speed Boost

ROYAL OAK - Airfoil’s Angela Leon will discuss all things consumer technology and Airfoil’s current Consumer Electronics Show campaign. Tonya Matthews, CEO of the Michigan Science Center, will talk about Wednesday Night Events, Ford Fun Free Day, World Science Day. Officials from the Great Lakes Health Connect will discuss a pilot project that closed the

By |2017-11-03T08:58:19-04:00November 3rd, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

MCWT Names Cisco’s Alison Gleeson Woman Of Year In Technology 

DETROIT-  The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation named Alison Gleeson its “Woman of the Year in Technology.” Gleeson is the senior vice president of the Americas for Cisco. The second annual MCWT award recognizes women in Michigan leading or driving change for other women in information technology careers or fields of study. MCWT Foundation President Carey Pachla presented Gleeson with the honor at the nonprofit’s annual gala on Oct. 28 in Dearborn. Hosted by Ford Motor Co.,

By |2017-11-02T18:21:22-04:00November 2nd, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

U-M Gets $1.6 Million Toward Artificial Intelligence For Data Science

ANN ARBOR—Researchers, hospitals, companies, consumers and government  agencies are drowning in data that they can't fully capitalize on. Now, a team from the University of Michigan has received $1.6 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help develop a toolkit so that even nondata scientists can use that data to possibly answer questions

By |2017-11-03T06:10:41-04:00November 1st, 2017|Featured, IoT, New Products / Contracts|

Autonomous Vehicles, Small Business, Cyber Summit, TiE Con On M2 TechCast

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Oct. 30, Supported Intelligence CEO Patrick Anderson will discuss how his company has partnered with a team of University of Michigan engineering students to research and prototype an innovative application for use with connected vehicles. Keith Brophy will interview a client of the Michigan Small Business Development Center.

By |2017-10-27T12:49:56-04:00October 27th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Consumer Confidence Surges In October To Highest Level Since 2004

ANN ARBOR - Consumer sentiment surged in October, reaching its highest level since the start of 2004, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. This was only the second time that the Sentiment Index was above 100.0 since the end of the record 1990s expansion. The October gain was due to the most

By |2017-10-27T11:45:20-04:00October 27th, 2017|Featured, News|

Trump Proposes Pilot Program To Better Integrate Drones Into U.S. Airspace

WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump signed a memo Wednesday establishing a pilot program to better integrate unmanned aircrafts into national airspace to deal with more than one million drones now in the hands of hobbyists and pressure from major eCommerce players like Amazon that want to deliver packages using the unmanned aerial devices. The

By |2017-10-27T09:17:37-04:00October 27th, 2017|Drones, Featured, Politics|

U-M Thruster For Mars Mission Breaks Records

ANN ARBOR - An advanced space engine in the running to propel humans to Mars has broken the records for operating current, power and thrust for a device of its kind, known as a Hall thruster. The development of the thruster was led by Alec Gallimore, University of Michigan professor of aerospace engineering and the

By |2017-10-26T12:51:10-04:00October 26th, 2017|Featured, Science, STEM|

Automation Alley Integr8 To Feature Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Technology

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,

By |2017-10-24T15:52:17-04:00October 22nd, 2017|Events/Announcements, Featured, New Products / Contracts|

M2 TechCast: Connecting With Reporters, Integr8 Promo, TechStak Update, Women In Technology

ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday Oct. 23, Airfoil’s editorial services and media strategist, Tim Moynihan, will tell the listening audience how to connect with reporters. Automation Alley Executive Director Tom Kelly will promo his big November 8 event, Integr8. TechStak Founder Nicole Pasuit will interview two member companies. Kathleen Norton-Schock will update what’s

By |2017-10-20T11:14:41-04:00October 20th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Duo Security Becomes Next Michigan Technology Company Valued At $1 Billion

ANN ARBOR - On Thursday, Duo Security announced it had raised an additional $70 million in a Series D round that propelled the software-as-a-service company's valuation to more than $1 billion - only the second Michigan Venture Backed-technology company to pass this financial milestone. Duo helps defend organizations against breaches with its two-factor authentication (2FA) app. Duo’s

By |2017-10-20T22:25:30-04:00October 20th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Featured|