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M2 TechCast: Rave Computer Introduces Mobilebeast Mini-Supercomputer Workstation

FERNDALE - Rave Computer’s Stephen Couchman and Matt Moy call in live from the NVIDIA GTC Conference in San Jose to talk about the Rave Mobilebeast, one of first hard core venture into high end graphics workstation. There is a convergence happening in design and marketing to develop more advanced technology for customers. Most computer

By |2016-04-10T14:27:10-04:00April 10th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: MISBDC Joins MITechNews.Com As Latest Content Partner

FERNDALE - With 11 offices across the state, the Michigan Small Business and Development Center works to provide tens of thousands of entrepreneurs and businesses across the state. Besides providing a myriad of business training, and mentoring of would-be entrepreneurs, the MISBDC launched in innovative “Small Business, Big Threat,” http://sbdcmichigan.org/cyber-security-initiative/, that allows business to access

By |2016-04-10T14:27:53-04:00April 10th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Pope’s Astronomer – Author Of “Would You Baptize An Extraterrestrial” – To Appear Saturday On Internet Advisor Radio Show On WJR

DETROIT - The co-author of the book, “Would you Baptize An Extraterrestrial?” Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, a native of Detroit, will appear Saturday April 9 on the Internet Advisor radio show on WJR 760 AM to talk about his new job as Pope Francis’ Astronomer. The “Catholic Astronomer,” will be on the show at 4

By |2016-04-08T11:16:08-04:00April 8th, 2016|Featured, Internet Advisor, News|

Toyota To Invest $1 Billion In Ann Arbor Autonomous Vehicle Research Base

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan will be collaborating with Toyota, which will invest $1 billion to create a major autonomous vehicle research base in Ann Arbor, the third such hub in the United States. It joins others established recently in Palo Alto working with Stanford, and in Cambridge with MIT. The Ann Arbor

By |2016-04-07T20:37:07-04:00April 7th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|

Israeli Company Offers Detroit Chip-Technology To Prevent Car Hacking

TEL AVIV, Israel - Karamba wants to keep hackers from crashing your new connected car. The Israeli company hopes to sell Detroit automakers a tool that installs anti-hacking technology into chip-bearing auto parts before they hit the assembly line. And now the company has the money to expand production.  On Thursday, YL Ventures announced it

By |2016-04-08T16:08:39-04:00April 7th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Cyber Defense, Featured|

Orindi Ventures Wins $25,000 Grand Prize In Greenlight Business Model Competition

EAST LANSING - Orindi Ventures, which developed a low profile mask that conserves energy by warming and humidifying the air you breath before it hits your lungs, won the $25,000 grand prize at the fourth annual Greenlight Business Model Competition. Second prize, and a $10,000 check, went to Spartan Assays. Third place and $4,000 was

By |2016-04-06T19:01:08-04:00April 6th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Michigan Extends Deadline For RFPs To Inspect Oil, Gas Pipelines In Straits Of Mackinac

LANSING - Michigan is extending the deadline for requests for information and proposals as a result of requests from prospective contractors interested in performing an independent risk analysis and independent alternatives analysis related to the pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac, known as Enbridge Line 5. The new deadline will now be April 18 (up

By |2016-04-06T11:52:12-04:00April 6th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured, Politics|

Collapse Of Michigan State Department Online License Plate Renewal System Forces State To Create Alternative

LANSING - The collapse of the Michigan Department of State's project to consolidate and improve its technology systems for renewal of license plates and watercraft registration became so severe that 75 percent of vehicles no longer could have their plates or registrations renewed online, leading to the department's unveiling Tuesday of a temporary backup online

By |2016-04-06T10:49:46-04:00April 6th, 2016|Featured, Politics|

Mi-Light Hires Diane Durance As Executive Director

ANN ARBOR - Long-time non-profit business executive, Diane Durance, has been named as the Executive Director for Mi-Light, a photonics industry group. The announcement was made Tuesday, but Durance assumed her duties at the beginning of February. She will be in charge of marketing communications, managing membership and Board of Directors meetings, recruiting new members

By |2016-04-05T21:14:29-04:00April 5th, 2016|Featured, News|

Michigan Robotics Day Webinar Today From 9 AM to 1:30 PM

ANN ARBOR - Join the North Campus Research Complex for the 2016 Michigan Robotics Day webinar today co-hosted by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences and the University of Michigan from 9 am to 1:30 pm. Experience the cutting-edge advances made by Michigan robotics’ companies and research organizations, hear from leading minds in the field,

By |2016-04-05T07:38:38-04:00April 5th, 2016|Featured, News|