MI Tech TV
Auto Expert Paul Eisenstein Dishes On EPA EV Update, New York Auto Show
DETROIT - Detroit-based auto pro Paul Eisenstein provides his take on new EPA Mileage standards tamped down because consumers aren't purchasing Electric Vehicles as much as the government expected. He also talks about the New
LTU Offers Combined Architecture And Engineering Degrees
SOUTHFIELD - Hunter Assenmacher a senior at Lawrence Technological University explains why he chose LTU's Architectural Engineering program and how it will not only provide him with a bachelor's degree but also a master's degree
ITC Holdings VP of Regulatory Affairs Discusses Support for Women in Energy
NOVI – In the March 18 episode of MITech TV, we spoke with Purvi Patel, vice president of regulatory affairs for ITC Holdings. In light of Women’s History Month, Patel discussed her experience in the
Breaking News
Rising Utility Bills Are Becoming a Pocketbook Crisis — And Michigan Ratepayers Are Funding More Than Power Lines
ANN ARBOR - Electricity and natural gas bills are quietly becoming one of the biggest
Michigan Named National Military Drone Training Hub as Ukraine War Redefines Modern Warfare
CAMP GRAYLING - Michigan has been selected as a national training and testing hub for
Ohio Cannabis Referendum Advances as Voters Challenge Legislative Rollback
COLUMBUS - Ohio’s cannabis debate has entered a new phase — one that goes beyond
Ohio’s Cannabis Turmoil Highlights What Michigan Got Right — And Why Voters There Aren’t Fighting Lawmakers
ANN ARBOR — Ohio’s intensifying fight over marijuana policy — now centered on the Legislature’s
U-M Economic Forecast: Michigan Jobs Losses In 2026, Job Growth In 2027
ANN ARBOR - Gauging the health of Michigan’s economy was difficult even before the federal
U-M Economic Report: US 2026 Growth 2.4 Percent, 2 Percent In 2027
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan’s Annual Economic Outlook Conference predicts the jagged pattern
Details On Changes And Penalties Included In Ohio S.B.56 Cannabis Bill Including Public Use
COLUMBUS - Ohio lawmakers passed a bill last week that would ban intoxicating hemp products
Justice Department Investigating Bill Pulte Of Pulte Homes Of Bloomfield Hills
WASHINGTON DC - The Justice Department is investigating possible issues with the mortgage fraud investigation
EV Charging Pod Introduces Truck-Mounted Mobile Charging Platform
BRIGHTON – EV Charging POD has been developing stationary Natural Gas and Propane powered charging
Clean Energy Package Sent To Gov. Whitmer’s Desk
LANSING - Democrats' huge clean energy package, requiring utility providers to rely 100% on "clean
Decarbonizing Light-Duty Transportation In US: U-M Study Reveals How
ANN ARBOR—One of the goals outlined by the Biden administration's National Climate Task Force in
New Approach To Water Electrolysis For Green Hydrogen
BEIJING - Recent research into the demanding task of developing catalysts for hydrogen production has
Ohio Urges Parents To Check Kid’s Halloween Candy To Make Sure Not Laced With delta-8
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control is urging parents to double-check their kid’s
Auction To Sell The Last of Skymint’s Equipment Nov. 12-13
A two-day auction is scheduled for next month to sell the remaining equipment assets formerly owned
Ohio Cannabis Sales Per Week Grew In October
COLUMBUS - The average adult-use marijuana sales per week in Ohio is averaging around $11.2
Ohio Still Slow To Adapt Cannabis Business Regulations In Its Competition With Michigan
COLUMBUS - They call it the Green Mile on I-75 North, just 11 miles north of
Featured News
MI Hub For Manufacturers Debuts To Provide Industry With 4.0 Tools
DETROIT - Michigan has launched the Hub For Manufactures that equips small- and mid-sized manufacturing businesses with the tools they need
Walter Pat’s Baker Cafe Wins $100,000 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest
DETROIT - Walter Pat's Bakery Cafe was crowned the winner of the 2025 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown on June
Rewired: How AI and Data are Reshaping Your Business
LANSING - The World Economic Forum has made a bold statement: we are in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution,
Michigan
UP Team Wins Michigan Future City Competition
SOUTHFIELD–A team from the Upper Peninsula will represent Michigan in the national Future City Competition,
PC Shipments In 4Q 2023 Increased, First Quarterly Gain In Past Eight
STAMFORD — Worldwide PC shipments totaled 63.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2023,
Reseda Group Launches Ever Green Financial Wellness Center
EAST LANSING — Reseda Group, a wholly owned credit union service organization of MSU Federal
Build Like A Girl Coming To The Great Lakes Bay Region February 27
MIDLAND –Build Like A Girl is coming to the Great Lakes Bay Region Feb. 27
UP Team Wins Michigan Future City Competition
SOUTHFIELD–A team from the Upper Peninsula will represent Michigan in the national Future City Competition,
PC Shipments In 4Q 2023 Increased, First Quarterly Gain In Past Eight
STAMFORD — Worldwide PC shipments totaled 63.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2023,
Reseda Group Launches Ever Green Financial Wellness Center
EAST LANSING — Reseda Group, a wholly owned credit union service organization of MSU Federal
Build Like A Girl Coming To The Great Lakes Bay Region February 27
MIDLAND –Build Like A Girl is coming to the Great Lakes Bay Region Feb. 27
Ohio Urges Parents To Check Kid’s Halloween Candy To Make Sure Not Laced With delta-8
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control is urging parents to double-check their kid’s
Auction To Sell The Last of Skymint’s Equipment Nov. 12-13
A two-day auction is scheduled for next month to sell the remaining equipment assets formerly owned
Ohio Cannabis Sales Per Week Grew In October
COLUMBUS - The average adult-use marijuana sales per week in Ohio is averaging around $11.2
Ohio Still Slow To Adapt Cannabis Business Regulations In Its Competition With Michigan
COLUMBUS - They call it the Green Mile on I-75 North, just 11 miles north of
AI Data Centers Are Creating a New Climate Challenge — And Michigan Could Be Part Of The Next Wave
ANN ARBOR - The artificial intelligence boom is fueling an unprecedented global race to build
Michigan Murder Mystery Headed To BBC True-Crime Series After Decades Of Twists, DNA And Journalism Luck
DETROIT - A veteran Michigan journalist’s decades-old true crime investigation is heading to international television
Could Chinese EVs Crush Detroit?
Part 1 or a two-part series on the Chinese auto threat to Michigan. DETROIT -
Pentagon UFO Files Reignite Mystery Surrounding Roswell, Area 51 And Decades Of Unexplained Encounters
WASHINGTON DC — The Pentagon’s latest release of classified files involving Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena —
Advanced Technologies
LIFT Signs Lease On New Advanced Manufacturing Facility In Puerto Rico
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico – LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense national manufacturing innovation institute, today signed the lease on a 28,000
Space Elevators Out Of Star Wars Could Be Built To Make Space Travel Easier
You would have thought that the journey to space would require a ship or a rocket, but the space elevator is
Pentagon UFO Report: No Extraterrestrial Technology Involved
WASHINGTON DC - The Pentagon released a report Friday outlining the U.S. government's historical record of UAP, or unidentified anomalous phenomena, the
Microsoft Engineer Sounds Alarm On AI Image-Generator
SEATTLE - A Microsoft engineer is sounding alarms about offensive and harmful imagery he says is too easily made by the
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
World’s Largest Tidal Energy Kite Could Power Small Town
SWEDEN - People have been harnessing tidal energy for milling grain for more than 1,000 years. As you’d imagine though, today’s contraptions for tapping this 24/7 power source are a little more sophisticated. One of
2 degrees Equals 40-Foot Sea Rise As Melting Ice Dramatically Impacts Earth
NEW YORK - Top scientists say the world’s ice sheets are melting more rapidly than expected and that world leaders must ramp up their climate ambitions to avoid a catastrophic rise in sea levels. A
New Solar Cells Double As Windows And Walls
NEW YORK - This past August, Panasonic Holdings began testing and demonstrating a prototype version of its perovskite photovoltaic material. The prototype is in the form of semi-transparent glass balustrade panels on the balcony of a
Grand Valley State University Gets Federal Grant To Develop Nursing Simulation Tools
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University received a $1.5 million federal grant to improve nursing workforce readiness by increasing high-impact learning opportunities for students using multiple-patient simulations. Tricia Thomas, dean of the Kirkhof College
StabiLux Biosciences Gets $650,000 Investment
HOUGHTON - StabiLux Biosciences, a company founded by Michigan Technological University physics professor Yoke Khin Yap, has recently been awarded more than $650,000. The funds are from America’s Seed Fund, powered by the National Science
Fighting Cancer With Cancer: 3-D Cultured Cells Could Drive Precision Therapy
ANN ARBOR - Honeycomb-like arrays of tiny, lab-grown cancers could one day help doctors zero in on individualized treatments for ovarian cancer, an unpredictable disease that kills more than 14,000 women each year in the
Esperion Starts Phase 3 Study of Cholesterol-Fighter
ANN ARBOR — Esperion Therapeutics Inc. Monday announced the start of a Phase 3 study to assess the safety and efficacy of a combination pill containing its cholesterol-fighter, bempedoic acid, with ezetimibe, a drug that
Study: Great Lakes Health Connect’s Referrals Application Provides Better Patient Benefits
GRAND RAPIDS – Behavoral health patients benefit from better care coordination when their health providers leverage a reversed shared care approach supported by Great Lakes Health Connect’s referrals application. Closing the gap in communication between
StabiLux Biosciences Gets $650,000 Investment
HOUGHTON - StabiLux Biosciences, a company founded by Michigan Technological University physics professor Yoke Khin Yap, has recently been awarded more than $650,000. The funds are from America’s Seed Fund, powered by the National Science
Fighting Cancer With Cancer: 3-D Cultured Cells Could Drive Precision Therapy
ANN ARBOR - Honeycomb-like arrays of tiny, lab-grown cancers could one day help doctors zero in on individualized treatments for ovarian cancer, an unpredictable disease that kills more than 14,000 women each year in the
Esperion Starts Phase 3 Study of Cholesterol-Fighter
ANN ARBOR — Esperion Therapeutics Inc. Monday announced the start of a Phase 3 study to assess the safety and efficacy of a combination pill containing its cholesterol-fighter, bempedoic acid, with ezetimibe, a drug that
Study: Great Lakes Health Connect’s Referrals Application Provides Better Patient Benefits
GRAND RAPIDS – Behavoral health patients benefit from better care coordination when their health providers leverage a reversed shared care approach supported by Great Lakes Health Connect’s referrals application. Closing the gap in communication between
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Hybrid Vehicles Making Strong Comeback
DETROIT - Though the electric-vehicle market is having its toughest year yet, battery-powered cars are here
Elon Musk Says He’s Leaving Electric Vehicles Behind
Elon Musk, the Electric Vehicles pioneer and lead investor in the multi-billion dollar enterprise Tesla,
Tesla’s EV Affordable Pricing Strategy 2025
NEW YORK – Tesla EV Affordable Pricing Strategy 2025 is set to revolutionize the electric
Electric Volkswagen Microbus Makes US Debut
ANN ARBOR - The much beloved Volkswagen Microbus is back this time as an all
Navy SEAL Killed In Florida Crash Of Tesla Cruising On Semi-Autonomous Autopilot
WILLISTON, Florida - One person died in a May crash in Florida involving a Tesla
Surveys Show Tech Drives Buying, Driving Experience
DETROIT - Technology is playing a bigger role than ever in the car-buying experience, whether
Digital and Mobile
LTU Hosts Students Of Self-Driving Car Tech From Around Nation
SOUTHFIELD—Eight students from around the country have arrived on the campus of Lawrence Technological University
ISSA Motor City Chapter: Zero Trust for API Risk Management
ISSA Motor City Chapter Meeting Meeting Information Join us at the Motor City ISSA for
Report: Use of Malware, Botnets and Exploits Expands In First Quarter 2022
COMMERCE – Nuspire’s latest Threat Report revealed a significant number of new vulnerabilities leading to
Ann Arbor-Based Censys Expands To Europe
ANN ARBOR – Cybersecurity startup Censys announced it has expanded into Europe this after a
How President Biden Needs To Retaliate Against Russian Cyber Attacks
ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity professional Richard Stiennon suggests several ways that President Biden can respond
Women In Defense July Membership Networking Event
SHELBY TOWNSHIP - Join WID-MI for a no-host membership networking event at Tap & Barrel
Cyber Patriot Summer Camps For Grades 6 – 12
ANN ARBOR - University of Detroit-Marcy Professor Tamara Shoemaker also manages Michigan's Cyber Patriot program.
ISSA Motor City Chapter Meeting: The Changing Face Of Social Engineering
DETROIT - Jen Fox shares insights she has gained through her experiences as a social
Pixo Shows Off Virtual Reality Training Tech For First Responders
DETROIT — The virtual reality development company Pixo VR premiered its training platform for emergency
VR Training As Done By Pixo – Tech248 Company Profile
ROYAL OAK - PIXO is a software developer for industrial, energy and utility companies that
Construction Begun On WMU’s Grand Rapids Manufacturing Lab
GRAND RAPIDS - Construction has begun at Western Michigan University’s Grand Rapids regional location for
Lightweight Vehicle Frame Popularity Leads To Funding For Low-Volume Production
PLYMOUTH - An innovative lightweight car frame was rolled out at the SEMA show a
Business and Finance
Start Your Business Right With These Top Tips
If you are in the process of starting your own business then you may be
Five Common Challenges Faced by Clinical Laboratories and How to Overcome Them
Clinical laboratories are vital to modern healthcare; they provide the data doctors need to diagnose,
MCWT Events Update With Kathleen Norton Schock
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women In Technology is hosting a variety of events
U.S. Chamber To Trump: Small Businesses Need Immediate Relief From Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber sent a letter asking the administration to address the impacts
Things To Consider Before You Buy A New Car
Research and preparation is so important when you're buying a new car. It's even more
Top 30 Companies Hiring for Remote Tech Talent in 2024
DETROIT – Layoffs still loom in the tech sector, impacting both small startups and tech
What Mistakes Are You Making With Your Virtual Meeting Culture?
Unsplash Image: CC0 License Pre-pandemic, the idea of solely virtual business meetings didn’t even enter
The AI Revolution: News and Tools for Business with Melih Oztalay
BIRMINGHAM, MI April 1, 2024 - The AI Revolution continues with an insightful segment on
Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Grows
DETROIT - Each year EntryPoint releases a deep dive look at Detroit's ecosystem as well
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GRAND RAPIDS - Watch 5x5 Night LIVE tonight at 5pm as we give away $25,000
Navv Systems Completes Seed Financing to Accelerate Commercialization
DETROIT - Navv Systems, a Detroit-based healthcare technology company focused on hospital personnel location and
25 Percent Of Americans Thought About Starting A Business During the Pandemic — 64 Percent Did
DETROIT - The coronavirus pandemic changed how many Americans work, with some shifting to remote
Michigan International Technology Center Opens Ridge 5 Corporate Park
PLYMOUTH - Michigan International Technology Center, an 800-acre high-tech research and development collaboration at the
State of Michigan, MSU, Launch COVID-19 App For Campus, Lansing Community
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Department of Technology, Management
Automation Alley Project DIAMonD Creates 3D Printer Network
TROY - Automation Alley, Michigan’s Industry 4.0 knowledge center and a World Economic Forum Advanced
Stefanini Group Launches New Version Of AI Virtual Assistant
SOUTHFIELD — Stefanini Group, a $1 billion global technology company specializing in digital solutions, has
Business News
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- 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
