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SAN JOSE, Ca. - Uber confirmed Tuesday that it has made a strategic investment and auto leasing deal with Toyota, which announced last November it was pouring $1 billion into its Research Institute in Ann Arbor to develop self-driving technology. “Toyota is a global leader in the automotive industry and Toyota vehicles are among the
ROYAL OAK - When you drive up, it’s a nondescript building off of 11 Mile Road in Royal Oak. The signs aren’t installed yet. The awning hasn’t been changed in color from red to either the black or green of the network colors. But inside, it’s already a hive of activity. A number of show hosts
DETROIT - In Detroit over 2,000 attendees are enjoying a free week of events for Detroit Startup Week, happening today through the end of the week. Bill Ford and Mayor Mike Duggan kicked off the event earlier today talking about the city’s period of reinvention and what that means for big companies like Ford. Bill Ford
ANN ARBOR - While driverless technology has generated a huge buzz, and much interest, nearly half of Americans surveyed by the University of Michigan said they’d prefer to retain full control while driving. Some 46 percent of the 618 people surveyed want to drive their own cars, while nearly 39 percent prefer a partially self-driving
DETROIT - What is happening in Detroit and across the region when it comes to entrepreneurs? Amanda Lewan Editor of Michipreneur.com will share an overview on what trends we're seeing reporting on Michigan startups over the past three years at Michipreneur.com. This is a great session if you're looking for an overview into what's happening
NEW YORK - Bought a drone, and want to fly it legally, but have no idea where to do that? A new map created by drone hobbyists and enthusiasts aims to be an atlas, laying out the legal landscape for piloting unmanned vehicles. Called simply AirMap, the project is a collaboration between Ben Marcus, who
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland - Anti-drone technology has been high on the shopping list of public safety and military organizations at least since a drunken federal employee crashed a drone onto the White House lawn. Two companies on hand at the Navy League Sea Air Space Exposition this week had two slightly different approaches to the problem. One
SAN FRANCISCO - LinkedIn announced Wednesday that more than 100 million members' email and password combinations stemming from a 2012 data breach have been posted online, residual fallout from hackers stealing and publicly releasing a separate set of 6.5 million encrypted passwords. "Yesterday, we became aware of an additional set of data that had just
LANSING - Waukesha could qualify to draw its water from Lake Michigan, but only with some changes to its application, a regional advisory body said Wednesday. Most importantly for the community, it would not be able to serve as many customers as proposed under the recommendation. The Wisconsin community is the first to apply under the
FERNDALE - On May 18, Rick Beckers introduced CloudTech1 University, an evalution of the business he has been in for the past 35 years. He said he decided to create a university to evangelize cloud technology. The first session of CloudTech1 University meeting was at CloudTech1 in Rochester Hills. During the first session, the business
