MI Tech TV
Sparrow Consulting Helping Cannabis Businesses Grow and Prosper
ANN ARBOR - Dan Sparrow, co-founder of Sparrow Consulting, explains how his company can help businesses, including cannabis startups, grow and prosper. Sparrow and his wife, Connie, also created the Cannabis Social Equity Fund to
Ann Arbor SPARK Gets $2.4 Million To Expand Broadband
ANN ARBOR - Phil Santer from Ann Arbor SPARK explains the $2.4 million in Federal money awarded to build 20 miles of underground fiber optic cable, connecting downtown Ann Arbor and downtown Ypsilanti with critical
Detroit Internet Exchange Gets Non-Profit Status
ANN ARBOR - Jared Mauch, a board member of the Detroit Internet Exchange, provides details on its new non-profit status. DET-iX") is a a Regional Internet Exchange Point (IXP) with core switching fabric located in
Breaking News
Survey Finds 65% Of Michigan Voters Support Allowing Licensed Health Professionals To Prescribe Psychedelics
LANSING - Michigan is one of several legislatures considering bills to legalize psychedelic-assisted therapy with compounds
Michigan’s Marijuana Industry Hoping Congress Will Stamp Out Chemically Grown Competitor
DETROIT - The 2018 Farm Bill created what’s known as the “Farm Bill loophole” that
Congress Working To Let Veterans Administration Recommend Medical Marijuana
WASHINGTON DC - With medical marijuana legal in most states, more veterans than ever before
Clinical Trial: CBD-Infused Gel Relieves Osteoarthritic Hand Pain
SYDNEY, Australia - The daily application of a transdermal gel containing CBD relieves pain and
Analysis: Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Generated Nearly $4 Billion in Tax Revenues in 2021
WASHINGTON DC - Tax revenues derived from the licensed retail sale of state-legal, adult-use cannabis
MICHIGO Cannabis Tourism Group Seeks Cannabis Friendly Lodging Throughout Michigan
ANN ARBOR - A non-profit group has been formed to capitalize on a growing trend
Democrats Face Tough Republican Opposition In Winning Senate Approval Of Legal Cannabis
WASHINGTON DC - Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing significant obstacles in his legislative push
Reach Nearly $2 Billion Michigan Cannabis Business Market For About $10 A Day
ANN ARBOR - If your company wants to reach a rapidly expanding market segment with
Michigan House Bill Wants To Ban EV Automakers From Doing Business In State
LANSING - Michigan politicians are trying to block new electric vehicle manufacturers from doing business
Ford To Build All-Electric Vehicle Plant At Rouge Center, Add 300 Jobs, Electrify F-150
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday it will build a new, 500,000-square-foot electric vehicle
New Truck, Bus Electrification Engineering Center Gets State Support
LANSING—The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved a $500,000 Michigan Business Development Fund performance-based grant to
Pewabic Pottery Goes Solar
DETROIT—Officials of the 117-year-old Detroit pottery maker Pewabic Pottery announced a move to 21st century
New Michigan Technological University Search Engine To Track Inactive Patents
HOUGHTON - A new patent search tool developed by engineers at Michigan Technological University makes
Report: Uber Named Top Shared Mobility Service By Millennials
NEW YORK - More than half of Americans mention Uber when hearing the term “shared
jacapps Promotes Levy To Vice President, Software Development
BINGHAM FARMS - Mobile application developer jacapps has promoted Kate Levy to Vice President of
Baker College Grad Named To National Kitchen And Bath Association 30 Under 30 List
FLINT TOWNSHIP - Jacob Smith, a Baker College graduate, has been named to the National
Featured News
High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes Coming To Michigan Highways
LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Tuesday allowing the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to designate highway lanes using federal
Google Announces Generative AI Search Capabilities For Doctors
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Google Cloud on Monday announced new artificial intelligence-powered search capabilities that it said will help health-care workers
New Process Transforms Unrecyclable Plastics Into Useful Chemicals
NEW YORK - Nearly 80 percent of plastic waste ultimately finds its way to landfills or lingers in the environment. Scientists
Michigan
Comerica Bank Looks For Improving Economic Conditions In Michigan By Spring
DETROIT– Comerica Bank officials look for improving conditions in Michigan this spring as vaccine distribution
Gov. Whitmer Announces Restaurants To Have Limited-Capacity Openings Feb. 1
LANSING – Gov. Whitmer announced details regarding restaurant and bar reopenings. Effective February 1 -
SkySpecs Expands Wind Energy Asset Management Portfolio, Full-Time Employment
ANN ARBOR–Officials of SkySpecs, the provider of asset management for the wind energy industry, now has
LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Salutes Top Hardware Company Clients
SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator, the physical-product business accelerator established by Lawrence Technological University and the city
Comerica Bank Looks For Improving Economic Conditions In Michigan By Spring
DETROIT– Comerica Bank officials look for improving conditions in Michigan this spring as vaccine distribution
Gov. Whitmer Announces Restaurants To Have Limited-Capacity Openings Feb. 1
LANSING – Gov. Whitmer announced details regarding restaurant and bar reopenings. Effective February 1 -
SkySpecs Expands Wind Energy Asset Management Portfolio, Full-Time Employment
ANN ARBOR–Officials of SkySpecs, the provider of asset management for the wind energy industry, now has
LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Salutes Top Hardware Company Clients
SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator, the physical-product business accelerator established by Lawrence Technological University and the city
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Launches Chatbot That Leverages AI To Provide Info For Michigan Workers, Employers
LANSING - Navigating unemployment insurance just got easier in Michigan. The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency
Michigan July Cannabis Sales Up From June
LANSING - July Michigan Legal cannabis sales increased by more than 4 percent from June,
Huge US White Gold Deposit Could Produce 5,000 Tons Annually
TEXAS - A massive U.S. white gold deposit has been revealed, and experts contend it
Detroit Arsenal Upgrades To 3D Printing Missile Parts, Drones In Record Time
WARREN - Instead of welding tank treads by the thousands, the Detroit Arsenal in Warren is now
Advanced Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
Swift Biosciences Bought By DNA Technologies – To Remain In Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR - Swift Biosciences, a pioneer in the development of Next-Generation Sequencing library preparation genomics kits for academic, translational, and clinical research, has been acquired by Integrated DNA Technologies, an Iowa-based comprehensive genomics solutions
Lawrence Tech Offering STEM Scholarships For High School Graduates
ANN ARBOR - Lisa Kujawa Associate Provost for Enrollment and Outreach at Lawrence Technological University joins Matt and Mike to provide details on new scholarships available from LTU to help pay for students' STEM -
Newsweek Names Several Michigan Hospitals As Best In World In 2021
DETROIT - Several Metro Detroit and Michigan hospitals have been recognized as some of the best in the country and in the world by American news magazine Newsweek, including Michigan Medicine and Beaumont. For its
COVID 19 Update With Fred Brown: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown provides analysis of the latest COVID-19 vaccine approved by the Food & Drug Administration - developed by Johnson & Johnson. The big difference from the earlier two, from Pfizer
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
The Chevy Bolt A Red Hot Deal – Until March
DETROIT - The Chevy Bolt is already a great enough deal to get our Electrek
Lear To Build $112 Million Expansion In SE Michigan, Traverse City EV Components
GRAND RAPIDS - Tier 1 automotive supplier Lear Corp. plans a $112.5 million expansion at three
Bratic Energy Offers EV Charging Pods Not Connected To Electric Grid For Commercial Customers
BRIGHTON – Electric vehicles are becoming all the rage as consumers seek to break their
Altair Announces Winners of 10th Annual Enlighten Award
TROY - Altair has named the winners of the 10th annual Altair Enlighten Award. Presented
Digital and Mobile
Cybersecurity Provider VDA Labs To Open Headquarters in Metro Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS - Cybersecurity provider VDA Labs announced it will establish its headquarters in Plainfield
Plex Debuts Industrial IoT Suite; Opens Prague Office
DETROIT – Plex Systems has debuted its Plex Industrial IoT suite of solutions aimed at
High School Hackers Sought For Lake Erie Hack
DETROIT - Erie Hack is inviting all high school students to compete for $1,600 in
Justice Department Indicts Chinese Hackers Allegedly Behind Anthem Breach
WASHINGTON DC - The Justice Department has charged two Chinese hackers accused of stealing millions
The Rise Of Ransomware
ANN ARBOR - In June, NASCAR Team Circle Sport admitted it paid off ransomware runners
Massive DDoS Attack Friday – Your IoT Device Could Have Been Involved
SAN FRANCISCO - If you've never heard of a DDoS attack before, you could be
Hackers Unleash Huge DDoS Attack That Brings Down Major Internet Sites In US, Europe
NEW YORK - Twitter, Spotify and Reddit, and a huge swath of other websites were
Clinton High School Wins High School Cyber Challenge
DETROIT - A team of cyber hackers from Clinton High School earned first place honors,
Business and Finance
How Ratings and Reviews Help with SEO
SAN DIEGO - Search engines have taken over all internet activity in the present age,
CitySide Ventures Vets 21 Tech Startups In First Deal Tank Pitch Competition
BIRMINGHAM - CitySide Ventures announce that its inaugural “Deal Tank” event of 2021 was a
2021 GAMIC Finalists Named – Competition April 12 During SAE International
DETROIT - GAMIC has selected 11 Automotive and Mobility Start-Up Companies for the 13th Annual
MITech TV: MCWT Updates, Diva Tech Talk, Women of the Year in Tech Nominations
ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to update the latest news and events from the
SAHI Cosmetics Wins $100K In Rise Of The Rest Road Tour
ANN ARBOR - SAHI Cosmetics LLC is the winner of the Rise of the Rest Road Tour pitch
AOL Founder Steve Case Talks Ann Arbor And Why He’s Investing $100K In Michigan Startup
ANN ARBOR - AOL Founder Steve Case brought his Rise of the Rest Venture Capital
WMed Innovation Center’s Cochrane Outlines October Workshops – Return Of Venture Tuesday
ROYAL OAK - Three cool events for tech entrepreneurs in Southwest Michigan are on tap
PlanetM Landing Zone Opens In Downtown Detroit To Promote Auto Mobility Startups
DETROIT - There’s a new co-working space in downtown Detroit and this one is focused
