SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk interviewed Janet Tyler, Chief Operating Officer, at Red Level Networks, a Microsoft partner company. As a child, Janet admits that while she was drawn to math and science, she “was not particularly good at math and science.” But her early tech interest was fostered by her father who encouraged her,
DETROIT - Paul Eisenstein, editor of the Detroit Bureau is returning from CES where he has watched the emphasis on connecting cars and technology continue to grow. Paul will also give us a sneak preview of Detroit’ biggest show, the North American International Auto Show starting Jan. 9. Listen to Paul Eisenstein
DETROIT - Michigan Sen. Gary Peters joins us to talk about One of his top priorities: ensuring Michigan is a leader in the development of connected and automated vehicles that will change the future of mobility. He has established the bipartisan Smart Transportation Caucus to educate his colleagues about the importance of these technologies and encourage policies that support their
LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Jim Cowper, president of CPI Contract Professionals based in Waterford. They’re a veteran-owned business that specializes in technical staffing, and he shares some insights on how to find and hire veterans. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2681/Hiring-veterans-who-can-help-make-your-small-business-successful.aspx
ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann talks about the cyber year in review and what’s likely to happen in 2017. He said 2016 was the year when hacktivism stole the show. Lohrmann said the new movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is well-timed — epitomizing outsiders banding together to bring down the powerful
ROYAL OAK - Irene Spanos, Director of Economic Development and Community Affairs for Oakland County, provides details on a report about the state’s second largest country in 2016 in which 92 companies located or expanded into Oakland County, generating more than $780 million, creating more than 4,600 new jobs. She also pointed out more than
GRAND RAPIDS - To help Detroit residents get access to the transit options they need to travel safely and/or efficiently to school, work, healthcare and play, Ford is calling on developers to create new apps that help commuters get around efficiently and safely to all the places they need to go. The "Go Detroit Challenge",
ROYAL OAK - Alexa Jones, co-founder and CEO of TheraB Medical, a Michigan State University spin-out, is an early stage wearable technology for infant jaundice. This medical device, available in hospitals and for home care, uses light to treat infant jaundice, that affects up to 60 percent of new borns. The product, Snuglit, has the
ROYAL OAK - There’s a novel way for Michigan to increase tax revenue by legalizing recreational use of cannabis. Were cannabis legal in Michigan in 2017, over $1 billion would be generated by the business in Michigan, and some $221 million in tax revenue, so says Peter Schwartz with Supported Intelligence, part of the Anderson
LANSING - Michigan took another step this month in solidifying its' hold on a global leadership position in the self-driving vehicle industry by the legislature's passage of, and the Governor's signature on, a package of laws that put the state well ahead of all others in regard to its policies toward the testing and future
