MI Tech TV
Hatch Detroit Opens $100,000 Business Idea Competition
ROYAL OAK - The 2019 $100,000 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest is officially underway, and submissions are being accepted through July 31st. Hatch Detroit's Vittoria Katanski joins Matt and Mike to provide all the details. https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e173-hatch-detroit-opens-100000-business-idea-competition
Melih Oztalay SmartFinds Webinar June 18 – Social Media Training For Business
ROYAL OAK - Melih Oztalay, president of SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham, announces a free June 18 webinar that will teach businesses on the Internet how to more effectively use social media marketing. https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e173-melih-oztalay-smartfinds-webinar
Hatch Detroit, New Ann Arbor R&D Lab, Converting Website Visitors, Metro Wireless Expansion
ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast today, Vittoria Katanski will explain the $100,000 Hatch Detroit business contest that kicked off last week. Then John McLaughlin, senior director of KLA Corp. for a $70 million R&D
Breaking News
Ann Arbor For Public Power Seeks To Break Away From DTE Energy
ANN ARBOR - Activists in Ann Arbor have been developing a plan to remove the
With No Other Bidders, Tropics Wins Right To Buy Skymint Pending Court Approval
LANSING - Skymint’s primary lender, Tropics, LP, submitted the winning bid to purchase Skymint at
Michigan CEOs’ Confidence In Economic Outlook Improves, But Inflation, Talent Shortages, Recession Remain As Risks
DETROIT – Michigan’s top executives have an improved outlook about Michigan’s economy, but continued concerns
Michigan’s Cannabis Industry Top Market Per Capita In Nation
DETROIT - Michigan is now the top marijuana market in the country — based on
Marijuana Regulatory Agency Announces Workgroup To Discuss Licensing, Taxes
LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency has scheduled on Sept. 21 a workgroup to discuss
Rick Thompson With Four20Post Cannabis News
ANN ARBOR - Rick Thompson of JazzCabbageCafe fame provides hot Cannabis headlines from across the
U-M Study: Facial Recognition Tech In Schools Should Be Banned
ANN ARBOR—Facial recognition technology should be banned for use in schools, according to a new
COVID-19 Forces Monroe Street Fair Organizers To Reschedule Event For 2022
ANN ARBOR - Monroe Street Fair Founder Charlie Strackbein announced this week on the event’s
700 Miles Of Michigan Shoreline Could Be Polluted If 63-Year Old Pipeline Below Straits Of Mackinac Ruptures
ANN ARBOR - More than 700 miles of shoreline in lakes Huron and Michigan are
M2 TechCast: LTU Professor Creates Innovative System To Capture Contaminated Water From Parking Lots
FERNDALE - Professor Donald Carpenter, from Lawrence Technological University, was at the White House water
Report: U.S. Wind Farms Reduced CO2 Emissions In 2015 Equal To 28 Million Cars
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. wind farms have reduced carbon dioxide emissions equal to that from
Michigan Generates 87,000 Clean Energy Jobs – Led By Greener Automotive Industry
CHICAGO - A new report published this week says Michigan represents the Midwest’s evolution from traditional
Featured News
Gov. Whitmer Creates Semiconductor Talent Action Team
LANSING—The Michigan Economic Development Corp. and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have established a Semiconductor Talent Action Team, a public-private partnership aimed
MCWT Celebrates 20 Years Of Impact, Previews New Programs
SOUTHFIELD—The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation, along with host sponsor Dow Inc., gathered 650 professionals to celebrate and empower
NASA Study: Sea Level Along U.S. Coastlines Could Rise 12 Inches By 2050
WASHINGTON DC - A new NASA study indicates that the sea level along U.S. coastlines could rise more than a foot
Michigan
Game Art, Programming Event Planned At LTU Saturday April 21
ROYAL OAK - Emily Auten, Lawrence Tech University’s Anime Club President, discusses the game art
LTU’s Sixth Annual Research Day Sets Records – Again
SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University has hit triple digits in its annual Research Day. More
MMTC To Unveil Lightweight Vehicle Frame At SAE World Congress
PLYMOUTH — The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center will unveil a lightweight replica car, military and
LTU’s SAE Race Teams Ready For Action In Annual Unveiling
SOUTHFIELD – More than 100 Lawrence Technological University students, along with dozens of faculty members
Game Art, Programming Event Planned At LTU Saturday April 21
ROYAL OAK - Emily Auten, Lawrence Tech University’s Anime Club President, discusses the game art
LTU’s Sixth Annual Research Day Sets Records – Again
SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University has hit triple digits in its annual Research Day. More
MMTC To Unveil Lightweight Vehicle Frame At SAE World Congress
PLYMOUTH — The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center will unveil a lightweight replica car, military and
LTU’s SAE Race Teams Ready For Action In Annual Unveiling
SOUTHFIELD – More than 100 Lawrence Technological University students, along with dozens of faculty members
LTU New Programs, Astemo Regional Headquarters, Environmentalists Opposed To Palisades Restart
On MITech TV Sept. 8, Christopher L. Stefani, LTU chief of staff, updates the latest
Beat the Dealer with Data: How AI is Revolutionizing Blackjack Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is literally everywhere at the moment. Even gadgets that don’t make sense
ITC Conducting Helicopter Inspection Of Transmission Lines In September
NOVI – ITC will be conducting aerial patrols of the high-voltage transmission structures and lines
Arctic Ice Pack Melting At Alarming Rate Due To Global Warming
NEW YORK - 2024 was the hottest year on record, and new research has shown
Advanced Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
U-M launches Precision Health Research Initiative
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has launched a new initiative to harness campus-wide research aimed at finding personalized solutions to improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities. Precision Health at the
As Retirement Age Creeps Up, Health Of Those Close To Retirement Getting Worse
ANN ARBOR - Ten years from now, Americans born in 1960 will be able to start collecting their full Social Security retirement check, at the age of 67. That's two years later than their parents,
1001 Inventions: Untold Stories from a Golden Age of Innovation
DETROIT - The award-winning, international exhibition, 1001 Inventions: Untold Stories from a Golden Age of Innovation, is coming to the Michigan Science Center Oct. 7. 1001 Inventions explores the legacy of scientific discovery and innovation
Monthly Health Forum Of West Michigan Returns Oct. 6
GRAND RAPIDS - The monthly Health Forum of West Michigan series begins its new year with a panel discussion that focuses on the supply and demand of health care jobs, and how area higher education
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Daimler Rejects German Environmental Groups’ Demand To Stop Selling Combustion Engines By 2030
BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Daimler earlier this month dismissed a “cease and desist” demand
Google Replaces Android Auto With Something Way Better
DETROIT - Google's Android Auto service first launched in 2015 and has radically evolved since then in subsequent updates.
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
UBS Predicts Tesla And Volkswagen To Become Top Two Electric-Vehicle Plays By 2025
DETROIT -Swiss bank UBS predicts that the battle for dominance in electric-vehicles will heat up
Digital and Mobile
High School Girls Take First Place at NHacks Hack-a-thon
NOVI - NHacks II, the second rendition of Michigan’s first high school hack-a-thon, came to
Washtenaw Community College Offers Cyber Degree In Partnership With Eastern Michigan University
ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP – Washtenaw Community College this fall will offer an associate degree in
MITechNews.Com To Provide Complete Coverage Of Cyber Week 2017 In Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel - Cyber Week 2017, one of the most important annual cyber events
Detroit.Code() Professional Software Conference
GRAND RAPIDS - Detroit.Code() is a professional conference for anyone involved with the creation of
Michigan CIO Named a Computerworld Premier 100 Award Winner
LANSING - David Behen, CIO for the state of Michigan, was named as a 2014
MSU College Of Engineering Builds First 3D Model Of Human Fingerprint
EAST LANSING - A team of computer scientists in the Michigan State University College of
TechTarget 2013 IT Security Salary Survey Shows Compensation Levels Steady
SAN FRANCISCO - Results from TechTarget?s 2013 annual salary and careers survey, which looked at
ISACA Detroit Hosts March 19 Meeting On IT Risk Management Methodology
DEARBORN ? ISACA Detroit will host a chapter meeting on March 19 that looks at
Business and Finance
Michigan Owners Expecting Better Business Conditions Declined 24 points
LANSING – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 5.5 points in December to 95.9, falling
2020 PC Shipments Highest In Decade Pandemic Drive Virtual Meetings, Education
STAMFORD, Conn.— Worldwide PC shipments totaled 79.4 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020,
Xfinity Data Caps Rebuffed, Business Plans Outlined
ANN ARBOR - Michelle Gilbert, vice president of communications at Comcast's Heartland Region (Michigan, Indiana,
Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program To Provide $55 Million In Grants For COVID-19 Relief Efforts
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund today approved two grant programs – the Michigan Small
Creative Co. Providing Startups With $25K To Fund Design Services
DETROIT - Do you know a tech-based startup in Michigan that needs professional design services?
Innovation Fund Macomb Makes Grants To Five Startups
WARREN - Five early-stage companies from Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties will receive $300,000
Snyder Signs End To Early Stage Venture Fund
LANSING - The Early Stage Venture Investment Fund will see no additional funds under legislation
Long Road Distillers Featured In MI-SBDC News Video
GRAND RAPIDS - Long Road Distillers, the first distiller in West Michigan, is featured in
Business News
- Dogecoin Shares 3 Things Are Guaranteed: 'Death, Taxes And A Giant DOGE' Provided You Pay Your Dues To This Government
- Bill Ackman Warns US Exposure To Hormuz Strait Is As Strategic A Risk For America As Reliance On Taiwan Chips: 'Not Conducive' To Long-Term Peace
- Bernie Sanders Unveils Bill Targeting AI Billions, Plans To Create $7 Trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund That Sends Americans $1,000 Checks Each Year
