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Richard Stiennon Describes The Latest Cybersecurity Threats
ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon joins MITech TV once again to update the latest cyber threats plaguing the world. Richard writes for Forbes magazine and is the author of "There Will Be Cyberwar,"
Birmingham Angels Mid-Year Investing Update
ANN ARBOR - Dave Weaver from Birmingham (MI) Angels provides an update on the angel investing groups portfolio since it was founded in fall 2019. Ten deals out of 30 pitched received funding. Birmingham Angels
COVID-19 Plasma Therapy Evaluated By Infectious Disease Expert
ANN ARBOR - President Trump contends plasma therapy will cure COVID-19. Fred Brown, an epidemiologist who works with Johns Hopkins, evaluates that claim. Fred Brown comes to the fight against the COVID-19 virus from a
Breaking News
Perfect Skate Offers Organizers Of Pickup-Ice Hockey Games Easy Scheduling
FENTON - If you are managing a pickup hockey game or league and are tired
22 State Attorneys General Call On Congress To Pass Marijuana Banking Bill That’s Heading To Senate Floor
WASHINGTON DC - A bipartisan coalition of 22 state attorneys general, including Michigan AG Dana Nessel,
Electric Jeep Wrangler: Expectations And Everything We Know So Far
TOLEDO - Automakers are pivoting towards a future less dependent on fossil fuels as concerns
Toyota Triples Electric Vehicle Production Target, 600K Units In 2025
DETROIT - Shortly after revealing its high-tech next-generation electric vehicle production line in Japan, Toyota
iHemp Hour May 14 Focuses On Growing Procedures, Hemp Law Update
ANN ARBOR - This week on the iHemp Hour May 14 at Noon the Industrial
AndCan Index: Demand For Legal Cannabis In US Up 16 Percent From Year Ago
EAST LANSING —Demand for legal cannabis products in the United States continued to climb in
iHemp Hour May 7 Features Hemp Financing Expert, Hemp Fiber Supply Chain Update
ANN ARBOR - On the iHemp Hour Thursday May 7, Dave Crabill and Blain Becktold
iHemp Hour 4: Hemp Crop Insurance, Damage Mitigation
ANN ARBOR - On this edition of the iHemp Hour, we interview experts on Hemp
Most Drivers Could Go Electric Within 10 Years
ANN ARBOR - Electric and hybrid electric vehicles are in the fast lane to wider
Michigan Clean Energy Fair This Weekend In Traverse City
ROYAL OAK - The Michigan Clean Energy Conference & Fair will be held in Traverse
New Technology Uses Sunlight To Turn Salt Water Into Fresh Drinking Water
HOUSTON – A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded an off-grid technology
Michigan Democrats To Introduce 50 Percent Renewable Energy Standard
LANSING - Legislative Democrats said Thursday they are introducing legislation to more than triple the
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum Feb. 8 Luncheon On Food Management, Organic Waste
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a luncheon on sustainable food
Bloomfield Hills High School Students Takes Third Place In FCA US Drive For Design Contest
AUBURN HILLS - The FCA US LLC Design team today announced four winners in this
Ann Arbor Art Center Offer Mid-Winter School Break Activities For Kids
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Art Center will turn the mid-winter school break -
Appia Communications Delivers Cloud Computing For Business
TRAVERSE CITY - Appia Communications announced the availability of its Cloud desktops that deliver a
Featured News
Flo Debuts Fast Electric Vehicle Charger
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec–Flo, the Canadian electric vehicle charger manufacturer with a new production plant in Auburn Hills, has introduced Flo Ultra,
Consumers Energy Offers 30,000 Smart Thermostats To Customers
JACKSON–Consumers Energy announced the availability of 30,000 Google Nest smart thermostats to financially vulnerable natural gas customers to help Michiganders facing high
Muskegon Public Schools Open STEAM Lab At Elementary School
MUSKEGON – Students at Muskegon Public Schools are learning about science and technology in a new, next-generation STEAM lab that opened this
Michigan
Ann Arbor Spark Brings Back Tech Talk – Part Of A2Tech360 Series Of Events
ANN ARBOR—Ann Arbor Spark announced it will present its third annual Tech Talk at the
Gov. Whitmer To Keynote SBAM Business Summit June 20
LANSING - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to be the keynote speaker June 20
Team From Ghana Wins Robofest At Lawrence Tech
SOUTHFIELD - A team of high school students from the West African nation of Ghana
Whitmer Opens Door To Reduction In Personal Injury Protection Auto Insurance
LANSING - Allowing a car insurance customer to not purchase personal injury protection (PIP) coverage,
Ann Arbor Spark Brings Back Tech Talk – Part Of A2Tech360 Series Of Events
ANN ARBOR—Ann Arbor Spark announced it will present its third annual Tech Talk at the
Gov. Whitmer To Keynote SBAM Business Summit June 20
LANSING - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to be the keynote speaker June 20
Team From Ghana Wins Robofest At Lawrence Tech
SOUTHFIELD - A team of high school students from the West African nation of Ghana
Whitmer Opens Door To Reduction In Personal Injury Protection Auto Insurance
LANSING - Allowing a car insurance customer to not purchase personal injury protection (PIP) coverage,
NFIB Launches Tools To Highlight Benefits Of 20% Small Business Tax Deduction Under Threat By Congress
LANSING – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Michigan’s leading small business advocacy organization,
Innovation Scorecard Shows Michigan Lags States With More Robost Business Ecosystems
DETROIT – Business Leaders For Michigan today released its Innovation Economy Scorecard. The first-of-its-kind analysis
You’ll Never Guess Which Country Has Achieved 100% Electric Vehicles
EAST AFRICA - The world’s first country to commit to 100% EVs has been unveiled
Prescription Drug Could Prevent Up To 1 Million Cases Of Dementia Each Year
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The University of Virgina Health System (UVA Health) has revealed new research which indicates
Advanced Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
Petoskey Plastics To Make Isolation Gowns For McLaren Health Care
PETOSKEY - Petoskey Plastics, a Northern Michigan manufacturing company, has begin manufacturing 10,000 gowns per day to supply McLaren Health Care hospitals across the state. "This urgent, proactive action by Petoskey Plastics will help maintain
Calumet Electronics Filling Rush Orders For Breathing Ventilator Circuit Boards
CALUMET - Calumet Electronics has its 290 employees working around the clock to produce printed circuit boards for breaching ventilators used to treat patients with COVID-19, better known as Coronavirus. The Upper Peninsula company typically
MMS Offers $1 Million In-Kind Services For COVID-19 Vaccine Development
CANTON – MMS, a contract biotech research organization, is offering a $1 million award toward the development of a vaccine for COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. The award is being offered as data and
Fifth Coronavirus Death Reported In Michigan, 238 Test Positive Statewide
LANSING - Michigan public health officials on Saturday reported a fifth death of a resident with the coronavirus, with 238 positive tests statewide. Detroit alone reported 99 new cases, bringing the city’s total to 248,
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
LG Energy To Spend $1.7 Billion To Produce Lithium-Ion Vehicle Batteries In Holland
HOLLAND, MI – LG Energy Solution, an advanced lithium-ion battery manufacturer, is investing $1.7 billion
Study: Greater Greenhouse Gas Reductions For Pickup Truck Electrification Than Other Light-Duty Vehicles
ANN ARBOR—Major automotive manufacturers are ramping up production of electric trucks as a key strategy
DTE Energy To Help Businesses Electrify Their Fleets
DETROIT — DTE Energy announced that its electric vehicle charging program, Charging Forward, is now
Democrats’ Electric Vehicle Push Could Give GM, Ford, Stellantis EV Sales Edge
WASHINGTON DC - Democrats’ effort to spur electric vehicle (EV) adoption has set off an
Digital and Mobile
Michigan Manufacturing Center To Manage National Cybersecurity Initiative
PLYMOUTH – With manufacturing now a top five industry target for cyber-attacks, the National Institute
Karamba Helps Automakers Defeat Autonomous, Connected Vehicle Hackers
ROYAL OAK - How do you keep the bad guys out of connected vehicles? Karamba
Duo, Akamai Partner On Access Security For Remote Workers
ANN ARBOR — The Ann Arbor-based cybersecurity firm Duo Security announced a new partnership with
AvidCor Wins $50,000 IoT Techconnect Pitch Competition
TROY - AvidCor, a Michigan startup that had been incubated at the Conquer Accelerator in
Are Your CEO And Board Ready For The Next Cyber Attacks?
DALLAS - Businesses suffered nearly 43 million known security incidents in 2014, an increase of
Apple Exec: No More Malicious Apps At Our Stores
CUPERTINO, Ca. - A top Apple executive said Tuesday that measures have now been taken
What’s The Price For Your Personally Identifiable Info – Just A Buck
SAN FRANCISCO – Because of so many data breeches in the past year, the price
Apple Removes iPhone, iPad Apps Infected By Malware From Stores
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple has discovered and removed from its iPhone and iPad App Store
Business and Finance
MI Marijuana Report Publisher Keelan Moderates Business Of Cannabis Panel
ROYAL OAK - Dan Keelan, publisher of the Michigan Marijuana Report, talks about a panel
THC123 Sponsors Legends Of The Green Conference May 11-12 In Flint
ROYAL OAK - THC123 President Anthony Sabatella talks about his business that provides employment opportunities
Green Produces Legends Of The Green In Flint May 11-12 – Cannabis Pioneers Meetup
ROYAL OAK - Adam Scott Green is producing the Legends of the Green conference May
Grand Circus, Facebook Partner On Coding Bootcamp Scholarships
DETROIT – Grand Circus, Michigan’s leading technology training institute, in partnership with Facebook announced the
MCWT Foundation Expands To West Michigan To Help Bring Diversity To STEM Statewide
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation, previously focused on metro
M2 TechCast: Bamboo East Co-Working Space Pops Up For 90-Days At MASH Detroit
ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, co-founder of co-working space Bamboo Detroit, talks about her new
M2 TechCast: TiE’s Gopalakrishan Outlines $50,000 TiECon Midwest Connected Car, Mobility Competition
ROYAL OAK - Anu Gopalakrishan, Vice President of TiE Detroit, talks about the TiE-Autonebula Connected
Anderson Economic Group To Open Next Office In New York City
EAST LANSING - Anderson Economic Group LLC, a boutique consultancy founded in Michigan in 1996,
