MI Tech TV
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
Automation Alley Ex-CEO Ken Rogers Tribute
ANN ARBOR - Ken Rogers, the longtime executive director of Troy-based Automation Alley and former deputy Oakland County executive, passed in February. Rogers was a deputy Oakland County executive, working under then Oakland County Executive
NASA Rover Perseverance Update With Thomas Zurbuchen
ANN ARBOR - Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, joins MITech TV to update the Mars Rover Perseverance Mission. His team developed, launched and landed the rover on Mars last month, a
Breaking News
Ford And GM Outline Dueling Hybrid Vehicle Strategies
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. and General Motors' chiefs on Thursday offered clashing perspectives on
Comerica Economists: Michigan Economy To Grow Faster Than in 2023
DETROIT - Michigan’s economy is anticipated to grow by 1.8 percent in 2024, above last
Consumers Energy Ordered To Pay $1M Fine After MPSC Investigates Faulty Meters, Estimated Billing, Delays In New Service Hookups
JACKSON - Consumers Energy agreed to pay a $1 million fine and take other steps
Constructel Acquires Plymouth-Based Telecom Services Provider Verità
PLYMOUTH - Constructel Visabeira has acquired Plymouth-based telecom services provider Verità Telecommunications. Terms were not
Detroit City Distillers Offering Paczki Day Vodka Online Orders Feb 11
DETROIT - Paczki Vodka, made with real Paczkies made in Detroit, will be going on
West Michigan Businesses Rebounding, But Slow Down Later When Interest Rates Rise
GRAND RAPIDS — West Michigan businesses will continue to rebound from the pandemic but Grand
GM’s U.S. Hourly Workers Could Get $10,250 In Profit-Sharing Checks For 2021
DETROIT - Come their Feb. 25 paychecks, approximately 42,500 U.S. hourly workers at General Motors
Top 10 Successful People Who Smoke Cannabis In 2022
DETROIT - Weed, marijuana, cannabis, the “devil’s lettuce,” reefer madness, are all relatively well known
Auto Coalition Formed To Save Electric Vehicle Tax Credit
WASHINGTON DC - Tesla, GM, and Nissan, have joined forces with other players in the
J.B. Hoyt Michigan’s Great Southwest’s Sustainability Practitioner Of The Year
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan’s Great Southwest Sustainable Business Forum has selected J.B. Hoyt as the
DEQ Drone Deployed Over Van Etten Lake As Part Of Wurtsmith PFAS Response
OSCODA — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality this week flew a drone over Van
WSU Gets Nearly $1 Million To Attack Microplastic Pollution
DETROIT - More than half of waste released in a given year contains plastic materials.
Family Christian Shoppers Help Fund Give Hope Campaign
GRAND RAPIDS – Family Christian’s Give Hope Campaign has raised more than $137,000 to help
Oakland Schools To Launch Construction Apprenticeship Summer Training Program
PONTIAC - Oakland Schools will launch on June 13 an apprenticeship summer training program for
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active On Sale At AT&T June 10 – Gear S2 SmartWatch Thrown In Free
DETROIT - AT&T and Samsung Electronics America on June 10 will offer customers a water-
Comcast Installs 700 New Xfinity Wi-Fi Outdoor Hotspots In Ann Arbor, Metro Detroit
PLYMOUTH - Comcast announced Monday it has installed nearly 700 new Xfinity Wi-Fi outdoor hotspots
Featured News
Energy Transition: Hydrogen-Generated Rooftop Panels
KARLSRUHE, Germany - Efficient production of hydrogen, fuels, and even drinking water on roofs or in solar parks—this is what researchers
Chinese Solid-State Battery Maker Offers EVs 557 Miles Of Range
BEIJING - Chinese electric vehicle automaker NIO is set to introduce its highly anticipated 150 kWh solid-state battery pack, which promises
Portage Gets High Speed Fiber Internet From Metronet
PORTAGE–Evansville, Ind.-based Metronet announced that residents and businesses in the city of Portage in Kalamazoo County now have, or will soon
Michigan
New LTU Degree Combines Technology With The Humanities
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University is offering a new degree that combines high tech with the humanities
Ann Arbor Bioinformatics AI Company, Henry Ford Health Claim Effective COVID-19 Treatment
ANN ARBOR—Advaita Bioinformatics, a biomedical data analysis company, announced it had found a generic drug
Register Now For Online Summer Classes In Growing Careers At Lawrence Tech
SOUTHFIELD–Students can register now for summer semester classes that begin Tuesday, May 26, at Lawrence
Southfield Fintech Company Credibly Approved As Paycheck Protection Program Funder
SOUTHFIELD—Credibly, a small business fintech provider and lender, announced its designation as an Approved Lender
New LTU Degree Combines Technology With The Humanities
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University is offering a new degree that combines high tech with the humanities
Ann Arbor Bioinformatics AI Company, Henry Ford Health Claim Effective COVID-19 Treatment
ANN ARBOR—Advaita Bioinformatics, a biomedical data analysis company, announced it had found a generic drug
Register Now For Online Summer Classes In Growing Careers At Lawrence Tech
SOUTHFIELD–Students can register now for summer semester classes that begin Tuesday, May 26, at Lawrence
Southfield Fintech Company Credibly Approved As Paycheck Protection Program Funder
SOUTHFIELD—Credibly, a small business fintech provider and lender, announced its designation as an Approved Lender
JR Automation To Build Global Headquarters In Zeeland, Add 150 New Jobs
ZEELAND — JR Automation on Sept. 3, announced plans to build a new $72.8 million
Fed: US Witnessing Early Stages Of AI-Driven Job Displacement
ST. LOUIS - According to a St. Louis Fed study released last month, the U.S.
GM Cutting EV Production In Anticipation Of EV Tax Credit Elimination Sept. 30
DETROIT - Despite back-to-back record sales months, GM said on Thursday that it’s now planning to
Tesla Plans To Build Robotaxis And Robots, Not Electric Vehicles
NEW YORK - With the exception of the struggling Cybertruck, Tesla hasn’t released an entirely
Advanced Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
Fred Brown: COVID-19 Potential Deaths In US In 2020 Could Rise To 600,000
ANN ARBOR - In November and December, when everyone moves inside in the United States, the COVID-19 death rate could climb to 5000 deaths a day and perhaps a total of 600,000 deaths by the
Connected Nation Michigan Sets Webinar On Telehealth
LANSING—Connected Nation Michigan, the state’s unit of the broadband advocacy group Connected Nation, will host a webinar on telehealth usage and advances for patients and doctors on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The event, set to begin
Sept. 30 Application Deadline For Flagstar Bank MortgageTech Accelerator Program
TROY - Flagstar Bank and the Fintech Consortium are accepting applications for the Flagstar MortgageTech Accelerator Program now through Sept. 30. Qualifying applicants will be selected by Oct. 12, and the program will start Oct.
UM Professors Winners Of Heart Association’s COVID-19 Data Challenge
DALLAS—Four teams of scientific researchers have been named finalists in the first phase of the American Heart Association COVID-19 Data Challenge, which focuses on understanding the relationships between COVID-19 and other health conditions, health disparities,
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
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
Ford Wants To Patent A Roof-Mounted Chair For Tailgating And Camping
DEARBORN - There are few pleasures in life that rival sitting on top of your
New Vehicles Must Average 40 mpg By 2026, Up From 28 mpg
DETROIT - New vehicles sold in the United States will have to travel an average
Digital and Mobile
Justice Department Charges Chinese With Cybercrimes That Pose National Threat
WASHINGTON DC - The US Justice Department has charged two Chinese nationals with cybercrimes, citing the threat
2018: The Year Privacy Took Center Stage
OKEMOS - As widely predicted, anticipated and even celebrated (by some), the biggest cybersecurity stories
Study: Parents Spend More Time Explaining Mechanics Of Mobile Devices, Than Content
ANN ARBOR—Most parents would agree that one of the of the biggest modern parenting challenges
Transportation Visionary To Keynote IoT TechConnect 2 At Michigan Science Center
DETROIT - Autonomous Vehicle expert Lawrence D. Burns, formerly General Motors Corporate Vice President of
U.S. Senators Push Encryption Bill Opponents Say Pits National Security V Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Sens. Diane Feinstein and Richard Burr are pushing an encryption bill,
Israeli Company Offers Detroit Chip-Technology To Prevent Car Hacking
TEL AVIV, Israel - Karamba wants to keep hackers from crashing your new connected car.
FBI Director Acknowledges Agency Used Private Party to Hack Terrorist’s iPhone
WASHINGTON DC - FBI director James Comey acknowledged Thursday that the agency bought an unspecified
Internet Advisor: Snowden Disclosures Mean Europeans Don’t Trust U.S. Cyber Security Practices
DETROIT - On the Internet Advisor, Steven Fox, a Senior Cyber Security Officer, US Dept.
Business and Finance
Professional Development Space For Young Workers To Open In Mt. Clemens
MT. CLEMENS—Officials at PurposePoint LLC, a professional development company, announced that a nonprofit, The Industry,
PlanetM Invites Startups To Do 60-Second Elevator Pitches
LANSING—Officials at the Michigan Economic Development Corp. are looking for Michigan-based entrepreneurs and companies to
Diva Tech Talk Podcast Wins Two AWC Awards
BLOOMFIELD HILLS—The Association for Women in Communications has named the Diva Tech Talk podcast the winner of
XLerateHealth Names Six Healthcare Startups For 2020 Cohort In Flint
FLINT—XlerateHealth, a national healthcare startup accelerator based in Louisville, Ky., announced the selection of six
Desai Accelerator Names Next Round Of Startups, Names New Managing Director
ANN ARBOR - This week the Desai Accelerator announced its next round of startups and its
Open Systems Technologies Forms Strategic Partnership With Sweden’s Configura
GRAND RAPIDS – A recent meeting with longtime Open Systems Technologies client Herman Miller provided
Ford’s ‘Go Detroit Challenge’ Competition To Build Apps To Help Detroit
GRAND RAPIDS - To help Detroit residents get access to the transit options they need
Creative Entrepreneurs Offered Short Business Course To Help Commercialize Products
DETROIT - Creative Entrepreneurs now have a chance to take a short business course that will
