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DETROIT - US Army Under Secretary Patrick J. Murphy was in Detroit on Oct. 14 to honor three Army civilian employees who won awards at the 21st Annual Women of Color In Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Conference held at Cobo Center. More than 8,000 people attended the conference and more than 1,500 attended the
DETROIT - Thousands of people will receive cybersecurity training next year, thanks to a new education collaboration announced by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Oct. 17 at the 2016 International Cyber Summit at Cobo Center. A new educational partnership, the Regional Cybersecurity Education Collaboration (RCEC), works to boost the pool of available cybersecurity workers in Michigan
SHENZHEN, China - A $27 million investment from a Chinese firm will strengthen the efforts of the University of Michigan, along with industry and government partners, to advance autonomous, connected vehicles and robotic technologies for a safer and more sustainable future around the world. President Mark Schlissel and Vice President for Research S. Jack Hu
TROY Automation Alley celebrated Southeast Michigan’s technology and advanced manufacturing leaders at its 16th Annual Awards Gala, held Friday night at the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle. Automation Alley organizes its annual awards gala — an event that consistently draws hundreds of the region’s most influential leaders in business, government and academia — to
WASHINGTON DC - Russian hackers are attempting to alter the outcome of the US national election by tampering with voter registration databases with the simple goal of undermining confidence in one of the most contentious presidential elections in history. But cybersecurity experts said actually altering results is impossible because voter registration databases are not the
ANN ARBOR - The $10 million Zell Founders Fund, created last year by a donation from Sam and Helen Zell, has made its first investment - Sneakers by Jordana, started by recent alumnus Jordana Schrager. The $100,000 investment will be used to start mass production on a new footwear and fashion line that features Jordana's
KANSAS CITY - Sprint, in partnership with the Sprint Foundation, is launching the 1Million Project, a multiyear program that plans to give 1 million disadvantaged high school students in the United States access to a free mobile device and high-speed internet. Inspired by President Barack Obama's ConnectED and My Brother's Keeper projects, the 1Million Project aims
LANSING - As more and more devices enter cyberspace, the online security concerns are growing just as fast. In fact, new Internet of Thingscv devices are being taken over and used as attack vectors. Here are some top DDoS stories from the past few months: June 2016 — IoT Botnet — 25,000 CCTV Cameras Hacked
LANSING - Bolstered by a strong performance in her first debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton now holds a substantial lead of 11 percentage points over the Republican, according to a poll released Thursday by Lansing-based EPIC/MRA. Not quite a month ago, Trump had drawn within 3 percentage points of
SEATTLE, WA – Michigan attracted $118.8 million in 18 deals in the state in the third quarter of 2016, up from $58 million in the second quarter and $48.8 million in the first, a new report says. The report, from the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook, a VC database, showed the third quarter in
