MI Tech TV
Fred Brown Updates Bottlenecks in Vaccine Distribution System
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown updates the bottlenecks that have stimied COVID-19 vaccine distribution to the US population. Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been on the discovery, development and/or launch teams of
Xfinity Data Caps Rebuffed, Business Plans Outlined
ANN ARBOR - Michelle Gilbert, vice president of communications at Comcast's Heartland Region (Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky) rebuffs story in the technology press that claims Comcast data caps will cost people money. She also outlines various
Michigan Marijuana Report Audience Growing Rapidly
ANN ARBOR - Dan Keelan, publisher of the Michigan Marijuana Report, updates how much the digital publication has grown in the past year and hints at some of the new programs that will be launched
Breaking News
Truck Purchasers May Qualify For Payment In $237.5 Million Class Action Settlement
TOKYO - Hino Motors Ltd., Hino Motors Manufacturing USA Inc. and Hino Motors Sales USA
Grassy Knoll Partners With Muskegon Event Place To Offer Cannabis-Friendly Camping
MUSKEGON - A cannabis-friendly campsite is coming to Muskegon this summer, just in time for
Ric Flair Drip Launches Cannabis Brand In Michigan In Partnership With Goldkine
DETROIT - Wrestling star Ric Flair’s cannabis brand,Ric Flair Drip, joins forces with Michigan’ cannabis
DISHER Joins AARP AgeTech Collaborative
ZEELAND —DISHER was just approved as a service provider of the AARP AgeTech Collaborative and
GVSU Expert: West Michigan Economy Slightly Better But Still Flat
GRAND RAPIDS, — In West Michigan and across the country, supply chain problems have resulted
MITech TV Focus: Hero Project USA Using Cannabis Businesses To Help America’s Veterans
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Monday at 2 pm, we devote the show to
Comerica Bank Michigan Economic Index Declines
DETROIT—Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index decreased in August to a level of 106.6 from
Hemp Wood Products Develops Growing Market
ANN ARBOR - Hemp Wood uses new technologies to develop products similar to plastics and
DTE Energy’s Beacon Park Announces Free Summer Concert Series
DETROIT - Music will take center stage at Beacon Park this summer when the DTE
DTE Energy, Consumers Energy Accelerate Plans For Cleaner Energy
DETROIT - Consumers Energy and DTE Energy Friday said they are accelerating plans to produce
ITC Conducting Helicopter Inspections Of Power Lines In Southeast Michigan
NOVI – If you hear low flying helicopters in Southeast Michigan the last 10 days
Wayne State Buys NextEnergy Center, Launches Innovation Consortium
DETROIT — Wayne State University will buy the NextEnergy Center, the state of Michigan’s advanced
Association For Women In Communications Detroit Chapter Names Matrix Award Winners
TROY - Karen Stewart Spica, APR, has been named the recipient of the Headliner Award
C/D/H Webinar: Custom Data Displays: From The UX/UI Perspective
GRAND RAPIDS - Join C/D/H consultant Ben Froese on March 29 for a webinar on
Next Steps To Improve Michigan’s Economy With MEDC’s Steve Atwood
TROY - Join Automation Alley April 22 for a town hall-style discussion with Steve Arwood,
3 Southeast Michigan Early-Stage Companies Split $225,000 From Innovation Fund
WARREN - Three early-stage companies from Livingston, Washtenaw and Wayne counties will receive a total
Featured News
Report: Only 24.4 Percent Of U.S. Cannabis Businesses Are Profitable
LONDON, UK - Whitney Economics, a cannabis economics data, consulting and research firm, has published its second annual Cannabis Operator Sentiment
New Technology Helps EVs Drive In Ultra-Cold Temperatures
DETROIT - The improvement in the efficiency of electric vehicle batteries has extended their range significantly, but one major hurdle stands
Stellantis Won’t Ship Gas-Powered Cars To 14 States Unless Customer Orders One
AUBURN HILLS - Stellantis, the parent company behind the Jeep brand, has stopped shipping gas-powered cars and other vehicles to 14 states in
Michigan
Boyne City Company Builds Metal Recycling Test Center
BOYNE CITY—Industrial Magnetics Inc. announced the construction of a new, 6,000-square-foot application testing center for
Another Step Toward European OK For Esperion Cholesterol Drugs
ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics Inc. has announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products
Computer Science, Electrical Engineers Top ASE Pay Study For Recent Grads
LIVONIA— A survey found the top three most popular technical bachelor’s degree disciplines hired in the
Helicopter Services Provider Expansion Gets State Aid
LANSING—Construction Helicopters Inc., aka CHI Aviation, has received a $400,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based
Boyne City Company Builds Metal Recycling Test Center
BOYNE CITY—Industrial Magnetics Inc. announced the construction of a new, 6,000-square-foot application testing center for
Another Step Toward European OK For Esperion Cholesterol Drugs
ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics Inc. has announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products
Computer Science, Electrical Engineers Top ASE Pay Study For Recent Grads
LIVONIA— A survey found the top three most popular technical bachelor’s degree disciplines hired in the
Helicopter Services Provider Expansion Gets State Aid
LANSING—Construction Helicopters Inc., aka CHI Aviation, has received a $400,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based
The 7 Most Unexpected Jobs AI Could Create by 2030
DETROIT - Artificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of the jobs it will replace,
General Motors Teases Return Of Chevy Bolt: ‘You asked. We listened’
DETROIT - General Motors is slated to bring back one of its most iconic EV models
Artificial Intelligence Hot Topic At Blackhat Conference
ANN ARBOR - Every August, Black Hat hosts a cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas that
Walmart And Sam’s Club Adding Fast Chargers In Its Parking Lot To Fit Tesla And Non Tesla EVs
NEW YORK - Walmart has just jumped right into the world of electric cars, but
Advanced Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
With Michigan Reopening For Business, Where Does COVID-19 Contagion Stand?
ANN ARBOR - Infectious disease expert Fred Brown updates the level of COVID-19 spread in Michigan now that the state is reopening many of its businesses. Michigan has kept the pandemic under control since March.
COVID 2020 App Can Predict Where Virus Will Spread
ANN ARBOR - Chris Malter from COVID 2020 talks about his new app that can be used to predict where the next virus hotspots will break out. He is interviewed by infectious disease expert Fred
Soter Creates Device To Detect COVID-19 In Seconds To Reopen Sports/Entertainment Venues
ANN ARBOR - Ari Reuben, and Larry Shattuck from Soter Technologies explains how their new screening device - similar in size to an airport metal screener - can measure in seconds four vital indicators on
Lawrence Technological University To Offer In-Person Fall Classes
ANN ARBOR - Lisa Kujawa, an associate provost at LTU, announces that the private STEAM college in Southfield, MI., plans to offer in-person fall classes, after spending the past few months offering classes over the
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Is Charging An EV Cheaper Than Filling A Car With Gas?
DETROIT - With gas prices going through the roof and showing no signs of slowing
Volvo Hydrogen-Powered Trucks Emit Water Vapor, Have 600-Mile Range
SWEDEN - Swedish auto-manufacturer Volvo Trucks has started testing long-haul trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells that only
GM Has a New Weapon Against Tesla With All Electric Cadillac Lyriq SUV/Crossover
DETROIT - How to challenge Tesla's hegemony in electric vehicles? Most carmakers have been seeking
Ford Just Secured Patent On Game-Changing Manual Transmission Tech
DETROIT - A newly-discovered patent plan from Ford Motor Company could be a game-changer, as
Digital and Mobile
Trillium Secure Uses Machine Learning To Protect Connected Vehicles From Hackers
ROYAL OAK - Trillium Secure recently formed a partnership with the University of Michigan MCity,
U.S. Army TARDEC Unveils Cyber Hub At Detroit Arsenal
WARREN – On Friday at the Detroit Arsenal, U.S. Army TARDEC, Merit Network and the Michigan
Trivalent Group Hosts Cybersecurity Summit Oct. 17 In Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS - Trivalent Group, now part of Rehmann, is hosting its annual cybersecurity summit
Bigger Money In Private Sector Wooing Away Government Cyber Warriors
ROYAL OAK - Everywhere you look, cybersecurity is booming. There are the scary, dark sides
President Obama Proposes 35 Percent Increase In Federal Cybersecurity Spending
WASHINGTON DC - President Obama wants the United States to spend $19 billion across a
Harvard Study: FBI Claims About Criminals Using Encryption Exaggerated
WASHINGTON DC - The FBI and other law enforcement authorities are exaggerating the extent that
M2 TechCast: Update On Hacktivist Group Anonymous’ Attack On Michigan Government
FERNDALE - Cybersecurity experts Richard Stiennon and Dan Lohrmann co-host the Jan. 25 M2 TechCast
Lohrmann Interviews Both Co-Founder, And CEO Of Global Cyber Alliance
LANSING - What is the new Global Cyber Alliance? Why is it important? Here is
Business and Finance
Pure Michigan Business Connect Updates Virtual Matchmaking Platform For COVID-19 Resonse
LANSING–The Michigan Economic Development Corp. Pure Michigan Business Connect program is expanding its free, online
LEAP Opens Applications For Emergency Small Business Relief Grants
LANSING—The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) successfully secured $600,000 from the MEDC’s Small Business Relief
How will COVID – 19 Impact Venture Backed Startups?
ANN ARBOR - As COVID-19 unfolds worldwide, a high level of uncertainty has manifested itself.
Financing Expert Cuts Fees To Help Businesses File For SBA Injury Disaster Loan RELIEF Fund
DETROIT - If your business has been affected by COVID-19, the SBA Economic Injury Disaster
BlueWater Angels Invest In Dental Recycling Of North America
MIDLAND - BlueWater Angels said it has funded Dental Recycling of North America, although the
M2 TechCast: Bamboo Detroit Doubles Office Space In Downtown Detroit
ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, president of Bamboo Detroit, describes its new 6000 square foot
MCWT Names U of M’s Nancy Benovich Gilby ‘Woman of the Year in Technology’
DETROIT - University of Michigan Associate Professor Nancy Benovich Gilby has been named the Woman
SPLT Wins Grand Prize – $500,000 – At Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition
DETROIT - Ride sharing SPLT won the $500,000 top prize Thursday night at the Accelerate
