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Michigan Council of Women In Technology Updates
ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock provides the latest news, events and competitions from the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. MCWT's mission to inspire and grow women in technology. A diverse IT workforce is a
Four20 Post Interview: Stormy Simon, Former CEO High Times Magazine
ANN ARBOR - Jamie Cooper from Sensi Connects interviews cannabis advocate Stormy Simon, former CEO of Overstock and High Times magazine. Stormy also is running for state representative in Utah. In her words: "I was
Michigan Public Service Commission Warns About Utility Scams
ANN ARBOR - MPSC Commissioner Tremaine Phillips in this video interview warns Michigan residents about utility scams where someone phones them to threaten utility cutoff unless they are paid immediately by credit card or even
Breaking News
Biden Administration To Loan $1.5 Billion To Restart Shuttered Palisades Nuclear Plant In Southwest Michigan
COVERT TOWNSHIP - The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a $1.5 billion loan to restart
Energy Secretary Granholm Discloses Battery Apprenticeship Guidelines For Michigan
DETROIT - Top officials in President Joe Biden's administration visited a United Auto Workers union
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Proposed Change Would Expand Allowable e-Bike Operation
LANSING - Operation of Class 1 electric bicycles on state park-managed nonmotorized trails open to
Four20 Post: Hero Project Adds New Sponsors, New CBD Packaging, New THC Product
ANN ARBOR - The Hero Project to benefit America’s Veterans is the focus on Four20
MaryJane Tours Tells Ann Arbor’s Cannabis History
ANN ARBOR - Long time cannabis activist Anthony Freed provides details on his MaryJane Tours
Comerica Bank’s Michigan Index improves
DETROIT—Comerica Michigan Economic Activity Index increased in May to a level of 106.7, 24.4 percent
Report: Ann Arbor Is Once Again The Country’s Most Educated City
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor - where nearly 60 percent of residents 25 and older
California Led World In Sales Of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles In First Half Of 2017
WASHINGTON DC – Globally, more than 1,600 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were sold or leased
Michigan Energy Agency Issues RFP For $100K In Grants For Renewable Energy For Biz, Hospitals
LANSING - The Michigan Agency for Energy has issued a Request for Proposals for $100,000
New Energy Laws Top Priority For Michigan Energy Agency
LANSING - State energy industry regulators said Thursday their top priority in the coming months
Federal Report Concludes Americans Are Reeling From Effects Of Climate Change
WASHINGTON — The average temperature in the United States has risen rapidly and drastically since
If You Have Family Income Below $58,000, Davenport Students Will Do Your Taxes Free
GRAND RAPIDS - Student, alumni and faculty volunteers from Davenport University are trained and ready
Lawrence Tech, Focus: HOPE, Extend Partnership
DETROIT - Lawrence Technological University and Focus: HOPE will offer LTU’s new Associate of Science
M2 TechCast: Crain’s Detroit Business Henderson Talks Venture Capital
FERNDALE - Crain’s Detroit Business Reporter Tom Henderson appears on the Jan. 25 edition of
Worksighted Promotes Two On Remote Support, Technical Services Teams
HOLLAND - Worksighted has promoted two employees - Nicholas Genther to lead dispatcher on the
Featured News
ITC Conducting Aerial Patrols Of Transmission Lines In Michigan
NOVI - ITC is conducting aerial patrols of the high-voltage transmission structures and lines in Michigan from approximately through June 8,
ChatGPT Could Transform Politics
PARIS, FRANCE — The AI bot ChatGPT has passed exams, written poetry, and deployed in newsrooms, and now politicians are seeking it
Powering Electric Vehicles – Panel Discussion With Auto Experts May 24 At LTU
SOUTHFIELD - Plugging electric vehicles into the Grid may become more difficult in the future as millions of EVs are sold.
Michigan
Canton Clinical Trial Software Provider Rolls Out Anonymization Tool
CANTON TWP.—TrialAssure, developers of clinical trial management software, announced a limited release of a new
LTU Takes Second Place At Its 10th Annual Innovation Encounter
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University finished second among seven teams in its 10th annual Innovation Encounter competition,
Consumers Energy Taps San Francisco Company For Residential Battery Storage Pilot
JACKSON—Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, announced a collaboration with Sunverge, a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider
WWJ Cybersecurity Panel At LTU Offers Advice To The ‘Pwned’
SOUTHFIELD—Have you been pwned? Probably. But you’re also in good company, according to panelists on
Canton Clinical Trial Software Provider Rolls Out Anonymization Tool
CANTON TWP.—TrialAssure, developers of clinical trial management software, announced a limited release of a new
LTU Takes Second Place At Its 10th Annual Innovation Encounter
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University finished second among seven teams in its 10th annual Innovation Encounter competition,
Consumers Energy Taps San Francisco Company For Residential Battery Storage Pilot
JACKSON—Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, announced a collaboration with Sunverge, a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider
WWJ Cybersecurity Panel At LTU Offers Advice To The ‘Pwned’
SOUTHFIELD—Have you been pwned? Probably. But you’re also in good company, according to panelists on
Ohio Gov. DeWine Seeks To Outlaw Kratom
COLUMBUS - Gov. Mike DeWine ordered the Ohio Pharmacy Board on Monday to categorize kratom,
Washtenaw Community College Hosts AI Conference To Explore AI And Future Of Business
ANN ARBOR - Washtenaw Community College will convene leading regional and national voices from the
Ann Arbor Creating City-Owned Utility Of Microgrids And Geothermal Energy
ANN ARBOR - Most new renewable energy projects take the form of massive wind or
XRP’s New Growth Model: Investors Earn 770 XRP Daily Through Topnotch Crypto Cloud Mining
For years, the inability to directly mine XRP has frustrated investors. Despite its impressive achievements
Advanced Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
Tent Craft Switches From Event Tents To Drive-Through COVID-19 Shelters
TRAVERSE CITY - Matt Bulloch, CEO of Tent Craft, has switched production of his event tents to COVID-19 testing shelters for healthcare professionals. https://youtu.be/dkbQs0aGx6I
Priority Health Expands Free Telehealth, Home Prescription Delivery
GRAND RAPIDS—In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Priority Health announced that it will be expanding its existing $0 copay telehealth, also known as virtual care, to include all lines of business through April 30. This
COVID-19 Update: U-M Seeks PPE Gear Donations For Workers, Patients
ANN ARBOR - Right now, health care workers at the University of Michigan’s hospitals and clinics have the gear they need to protect themselves and others as they care for patients with COVID-19. But with
Canadian Doctor Turns One Ventilator Into Nine With DIY Mechanics – Impresses Elon Musk
ONTARIO, Canada - A Canadian doctor has rigged up a ventilator with do-it-yourself mechanics to treat nine patients instead of one. Dr Alain Gauthier, an anesthetist at the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital in Ontario, has
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Cavnue Plans On Rewiring I-94 For Self-Driving Cars From Detroit To Ann Arbor
DEARBORN - The road to an autonomous commute is underway and Ford has stepped up
GM President Mark Reuss Announces EV Corvette Z06
DETROIT - Some time ago we moved the Corvette team into the EV space in
CAR Reports On Industry X Auto, Fuel Economy, Industry 4.0 Published
ANN ARBOR - The Center for Automotive Research has published an overview of the research completed
Forecast: Non-Lithium Stationary Battery Market To Grow At CAGR Of 61 Percent From 2022-2032
DETROIT - IDTechEx forecasts the market for non-lithium battery chemistries in stationary storage to grow
Digital and Mobile
Machine Learning In The Game Of Work Focus For Mobile Monday Detroit
DETROIT – Machine learning is a field of computer science that uses statistical techniques to
Google Brings Advanced Protection’s Security Features To Apple’s Apps
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google on Thursday announced that it's expanding its high security features to
European Website Responsible For Millions Of Cyberattacks Shut Down
LONDON, England - A website that police say was behind millions of cyberattacks has been
Comcast Offers 1-Gig Internet Service In Battle Creek, Jackson, Lansing
PLYMOUTH- Comcast announced that its new 1 Gigabit-per-second internet service is now available to residential
M2 TechCast Episode 5: Richard Stiennon, Jason Porter, Rod Davenport, Lisa Diggs
FERNDALE – Guests on this show included cyber security experts Richard Stiennon (author of “There
New Species Of Malware Uses Fullscreen Ads In China, Taiwan
SAN FRANCISCO - A new species of malware that shows fullscreen ads is flourishing on
Two New Bugs Found That Expose All Android Smartphones To Hackers
SAN FRANCISCO - Two major vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google's Android mobile software by
2015 North American International Cyber Summit Offers Discount Pricing
DETROIT - The North American International Cyber Summit 2015, scheduled for Oct. 26 at Cobo
Business and Finance
Ripple Science Lands National Venture Capitalists In $2.5 Million Financing Round
ANN ARBOR - Ripple Science Corp., a HIPAA-compliant clinical research software company, has raised $2.5 million
State Allocates $7 Million To Back Early-Stage Entrepreneurs
GRAND RAPIDS - An assortment of state-backed capital funds and initiatives to support business startups,
FCA To Open Detroit Innovation Hub, Partner With California Tech Accelerator
AUBURN HILLS - FCA on Jan. 2 announced that it will join a partnership formed
Tech248’s Greg Doyle Recaps 2019 And Announces 2020 Programs
ROYAL OAK - Greg Doyle, who manages the one-stop business shop for Oakland County, also
RetroSense Therapeutics’ Investors See Exit, Bright Future Ahead
ANN ARBOR - An investment made by several groups of early-stage Michigan investors could pay
Are You Listening To What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You?
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks
Ben & Jerry’s Greenfield To Keynote U-M Entrepalooza Sept. 23 At Michigan League
ANN ARBOR - Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, will keynote Entrepalooza 2016 on
MCWT Seeking Nominations For Women Of Year In Technology Award
DETROIT - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation is seeking nominations for its
