MI Tech TV
New Social Media Platform Heiroom Connects Family
SALINE - Heiroom was founded by CEO Chris Budnik in 2020. When the world shut down, so did Chris’ line of work. Home with his two children during a global pandemic, Chris began to contemplate
LTU Provost Richard Heist Talks AI’s Impact On Academics
SOUTHFIELD - Richard Heist, Ph.D, took his new job as provost of Lawrence Technological University in January. He is interviewed by LTU News Director Matt Roush. Heist discusses academics in general at LTU and also
Michigan Cyberpatriot Program Update with Tamara Shoemaker
ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, who founded the Michigan Cyberpatriot program nearly a decade ago, returns to talk about her year working with Auto-ISAC helping the auto industry train its engineers to incorporate cybersecurity safeguards
Breaking News
TerrAscend Acquires Ohio Dispensary, Entering 6th State Market
COLUMBUS - Canadian-based TerrAscend Corp. announced it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of
1,700 Sheep Under Solar Panels Enhances Clean Energy, Quality Of Wool
AUSTRALIA - It’s not every day that an experiment involving 1,700 merino sheep and solar
U-M Engineers Develop EV Batteries That Can Charge 500 Percent Faster In Cold Weather
ANN ARBOR - A modified manufacturing process for electric vehicle batteries, developed by University of
Ford CEO: Automaker So Dependent On Imports Can’t Buy Certain Car Parts In U.S.
DEARBORN - Ford has been touting its American-made roots as Trump's tariffs target international automakers,
Ohio With 123 Dispensaries Looks To License More To Keep Up With Demand
COLUMBUS, Ohio - For a month now, Ohio adults aged 21 and older have been able
Ohio Capping Number Of Cannabis Dispensaries In Columbus, Cleveland And Cincinnati
TOLEDO - The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control is capping the number of marijuana dispensaries
U.S. Economic Deceleration Outlook 2024 Per U-M Forecast
This news post will cover the U.S. Economic Deceleration Outlook 2024 as Per U-M Forecast.
Detroit’s Economic Picture Improves Though Gains Tempered By Income Challenges
ANN ARBOR - Detroit’s payroll jobs and the number of employed residents are expected to
Report: Nearly All US Coal Plants More Expensive To Operate Than New Renewables
WASHINGTON DC - All of the nation’s coal-fired power plants but one are less cost-effective
Report: Inflation Reduction Act To Generate Annual Renewables Investments To $114 Billion By 2031
WASHINGTON DC - In less than a decade, the decarbonization efforts enshrined in the Inflation
Electric Semi-Trucks Ready To Deploy, But Not Enough Plugs To Charge Them
DETROIT - Electric semi-trucks are ready to go. The technology is there, manufacturers have capacity
Researchers Claim Path To Cheaper Clean Energy With Advance In Perovskite Solar Cell Manufacture
BEIJING, China - Chinese scientists have developed a method to manufacture more advanced solar cells
MSXI Buys California e-Learning Provider
DETROIT—MSX International, the business process outsourcing company supporting car manufacturers around the world, announced that
Automation Alley Partners With Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center On Industry 4.0 Breakout Session
TROY - Automation Alley had partnered with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center to offer a
FinTech Consortium, Detroit FinTech Bay Launch Partnership With UM Finance Center
DETROIT – Fintech Consortium and Detroit FinTech Bay have launched a partnership with the Center
123Net Connects With Switch Data Center In Grand Rapids
SOUTHFIELD – 123.Net, Inc., Detroit’s premier network & voice services provider and host of the Detroit Internet Exchange, announced
Sparrow Consulting Pivots Into Cannabis Tourism, Events, Cannabis-Friendly Accommodations
MUSKEGON - Muskegon-based Sparrow Consulting announced that they will be pivoting their business model to
Michigan NORML’s Rick Thompson With Cannabis News Jan 25 Edition
ANN ARBOR - Michigan NORML Executive Director Rick Thompson gives you the top cannabis news
Four20 Post Successor To Michigan Marijuana Report
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Marijuana Report has officially become Four20 Post. Dan Keelan, the co-founder,
CRA Webinar: Financial Services Guidance From Four20 Post, SBAM
LANSING - The Cannabis Regulatory Agency is hosting a webinar at 10 am Thursday Jan.
Featured News
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, announced his company will be shifting
Healthcare Providers Can Purchase GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs From ELP At A Substantial Discount Compared To The Competition – Guaranteed
ANN ARBOR - Eleusis Partners, LLC (ELP) has announced their company has contracted with a well-established U.S compounding pharmacy to offer
MPSC Authorizes Consumers Energy To Contract For Washtenaw County Battery Electric Storage Plant
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved an application by Consumers Energy Co. for a power purchase agreement (PPA)
Michigan
Grounded Launching Fully Customizable Electric RV
DETROIT–Grounded, an electric RV startup, announced its launch of what it says is the world’s
MPSC Approves Larger Power Outage Credits, New Standards For Electric Grid
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission today gave final approval to a series of
JD Power Study Of What’s Jolting EV Customers As The Market Grows
TROY - Brent Gruber of J.D. Power provides details on What's Jolting Electric Vehicle Owner
Study: Electrical GRID Can Not Accommodate Rapid Growth Of EVs
DETROIT - With many Americans looking to make the change from gas-powered vehicles, experts are
Grounded Launching Fully Customizable Electric RV
DETROIT–Grounded, an electric RV startup, announced its launch of what it says is the world’s
MPSC Approves Larger Power Outage Credits, New Standards For Electric Grid
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission today gave final approval to a series of
JD Power Study Of What’s Jolting EV Customers As The Market Grows
TROY - Brent Gruber of J.D. Power provides details on What's Jolting Electric Vehicle Owner
Study: Electrical GRID Can Not Accommodate Rapid Growth Of EVs
DETROIT - With many Americans looking to make the change from gas-powered vehicles, experts are
Sparrow Consulting Pivots Into Cannabis Tourism, Events, Cannabis-Friendly Accommodations
MUSKEGON - Muskegon-based Sparrow Consulting announced that they will be pivoting their business model to
Michigan NORML’s Rick Thompson With Cannabis News Jan 25 Edition
ANN ARBOR - Michigan NORML Executive Director Rick Thompson gives you the top cannabis news
Four20 Post Successor To Michigan Marijuana Report
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Marijuana Report has officially become Four20 Post. Dan Keelan, the co-founder,
CRA Webinar: Financial Services Guidance From Four20 Post, SBAM
LANSING - The Cannabis Regulatory Agency is hosting a webinar at 10 am Thursday Jan.
Michigan Council Of Women Offering STEM Programs
SOUTHFIELD - Michigan Council of Women Offering STEM Programs for Young Women highlights how Michigan
AI-Assisted Full-Stack Developer Internship – Zorp Video MVP
ANN ARBOR - Zorp Video is an innovation-driven platform that helps organizations capture, manage, and
Court Denies Injunction Against Michigan Cannabis Wholesale Tax
Michigan’s cannabis industry failed to secure an injunction against the new wholesale tax, but the
Michigan Minimum Wage Rising to $13.73 in 2026; Businesses, Workers Split on Impact
LANSING — Michigan’s minimum wage is set to increase from $12.48 to $13.73 per hour
Advanced Technologies
AI Robots At UN Conference Contend They Can Run World Better Than Humans
GENEVA, Switzerland - As if artificial intelligence wasn’t taking enough jobs of late, now AI is suggesting they could potentially be
CATL Turbocharges Cold Weather EV Battery Performance
BEIJING, China - It feels like there is no week without some big battery announcement. While new electric cars are coming
More Than 200,000 Michiganders Will Gain Access To High-Speed Internet From Biden Funding
LANSING -- Michigan is set to receive over $1.5 billion through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program to expand high-speed internet
ChatGPT To Be Included In Mercedes Vehicles Nationwide
DETROIT - Mercedes has partnered with Microsoft to make ChatGPT available in its cars across the United States. As of June
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
Why Aliens Are Likely To Be AI
NEW YORK - With powerful new chatbots and AI-powered apps and search engines released practically every day, concern about the rapid advance of artificial intelligence has heated up recently to near obsession. And with good reason. The
Scientists May Have Figured How Out How To Regenerate Lost Hearing
BOSTON - A team of Harvard Medical School scientists say they've come up with a new drug cocktail of molecules that they say can successfully regenerate the hair cells in the inner ear that enable
Nanofluidic Device Shrinks Pancreatic Tumors
NEW YORK - In a significant groundbreaking medical development, researchers have created a tiny device, smaller than a grain of rice, to deliver drugs directly to the pancreatic tumor. In the near future, this implantable
Flood Of UFO Sightings Topic Of US Senate Hearing April 19
WASHINGTON DC - The Senate Armed Services Committee will be conducting an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, more commonly called Unidentified Flying Objects, on April 19, confirmed press secretary Cole Stevens. The hearing has been
A $3 Million Grant To Turn Human Urine Into Food Crop Fertilizer
ANN ARBOR - Converting human urine into a safe fertilizer for agricultural crops is the goal of a new $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. University of Michigan engineering researchers lead the project,
September Sustainable Business Forum Features Edelman’s Gallagher To Discuss Impactful Sustainable Marketing Campaigns
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum’s September membership meeting will feature Eileen Gallagher from Edelman, who will discuss the multifaceted approach she uses to integrate sustainability into business strategy and create compelling and impactful sustainability
MSU Engineering Wins NIH Challenge To Keep Track Of Pills
EAST LANSING - Researchers from the Michigan State University College of Engineering have created an easy way to use a cell phone to recognize prescription pills – often a major problem for the elderly and
University Of Texas Austin Energy Institute, KBH Energy Center Select New Energy Fellow
AUSTIN - Lorne Matalon, a journalist reporting for National Public Radio in West Texas, has been awarded the 2016-17 Energy Journalism Fellowship at The University of Texas at Austin. The fellowship, now in its second
A $3 Million Grant To Turn Human Urine Into Food Crop Fertilizer
ANN ARBOR - Converting human urine into a safe fertilizer for agricultural crops is the goal of a new $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. University of Michigan engineering researchers lead the project,
September Sustainable Business Forum Features Edelman’s Gallagher To Discuss Impactful Sustainable Marketing Campaigns
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum’s September membership meeting will feature Eileen Gallagher from Edelman, who will discuss the multifaceted approach she uses to integrate sustainability into business strategy and create compelling and impactful sustainability
MSU Engineering Wins NIH Challenge To Keep Track Of Pills
EAST LANSING - Researchers from the Michigan State University College of Engineering have created an easy way to use a cell phone to recognize prescription pills – often a major problem for the elderly and
University Of Texas Austin Energy Institute, KBH Energy Center Select New Energy Fellow
AUSTIN - Lorne Matalon, a journalist reporting for National Public Radio in West Texas, has been awarded the 2016-17 Energy Journalism Fellowship at The University of Texas at Austin. The fellowship, now in its second
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Ford To Build Small Electric Pickup And SUV, Priced Around $25,000
DEARBORN - Amid a flood of new competition, Ford is shifting plans to build more affordable electric
Chinese EV Seagull Priced Below $10,000 Has Senators Urging Biden To Boost Import Tariffs
WASHINGTON DC - A group of US Senators has written to President Biden's administration to
Rivian Opening Its Own Charging Network To All EVs
DETROIT - Rivian is following in Tesla’s footsteps with its decision to open its public
Toyota Debuts Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle, The Mirai
TOKYO - Toyota introduced a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), the 2024 Toyota Mirai, which has an
March 11 Deadline To Submit Nomination For TU-Automotive Awards
DETROIT - Just three weeks remain to submit your nomination for the TU-Automotive Awards. This
Report: Google Shopping For Southeast Michigan Office Space For Autonomous Vehicle Research
DETROIT - Google Inc. is in the market for new high-tech space in the suburbs.
Digital and Mobile
New Mobility Deployments and Thoughts on Infrastructure
DETROIT - I am excited to talk about a new round of real-world mobility deployments
J.D. Power: Larger Businesses See Improved Wireless Service, Performance
TROY—Satisfaction among large enterprise and medium business wireless customers has reached all-time highs, according to
Why Facebook, Instagram, What’s App and Oculus Crashed On Monday
SAN FRANCISCO - Why the Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus outage knocked every corner of
New Research Predicts AR Spending to Surpass $48.6 Billion By 2025
WINNIPEG, Canada – According to a new study, Augmented Reality is expected to grow 18-fold
BGN Technologies Debuts All-Optical Stealth Encryption Technology
TEL AVIV – BGN Technologies, the technology-transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel,
Backed By $5 Million Investment, UV Angel Advances New Technology
GRAND HAVEN — A $5 million private equity investment supports UV Angel’s move toward the marketplace with
Grand Rapids’ US Signal Releases State Of The Data Center
GRAND RAPIDS - Security and compliance, backup and disaster recovery and network availability are the
Michigan’s Top Cybersecurity Official Highlights State’s Practices To U.S. Senate Committee
WASHINGTON - The state of Michigan’s Chief Security Officer Chris DeRusha shared how the Great Lakes State collaborates with public and private sectors on cybersecurity to keep citizens’ data
Business and Finance
U-M’s Innovation Partnerships Awarded $5M To Establish Statewide Venture Fund
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan's Innovation Partnerships has received $5 million from the Michigan Economic
How To Afford To Invest In Real Estate In 2024
Pexels. CCO Licensed. With property prices at an all-time high, many budding investors are turning
Gin Rummy’s Secret Is Out! Here’s What You Wanted To Know
Hey there, Gin Rummy fans! Looking for the top-secret ways to win every hand you
How Can Technology Improve Your Healthcare Practice?
https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-gray-stethoscope-yo01Z-9HQAw You have likely heard all about medical technologies revolutionizing healthcare but you may not
11 Golden Rules For Your First Trip Abroad As A Student
Detailed preparation is necessary for a comfortable trip, regardless of its destination and duration. Having
10 Most Common Business Documents Used In The Workplace
Business documents are a must for the company's well-being. Having well-organized company documentation helps you
TechTown Detroit Elects Eight To Its Board Of Directors
DETROIT – TechTown Detroit has elected eight new talented business and community leaders to its
SmartFinds Marketing Named U.S. Distributor And Sales Of Globally Patented Smart Holder Product
BIRMINGHAM – Smart Holder manufacturer D.S. Holder GmbH based near Vienna, Austria, has entered a
Professional Development Space For Young Workers To Open In Mt. Clemens
MT. CLEMENS—Officials at PurposePoint LLC, a professional development company, announced that a nonprofit, The Industry,
PlanetM Invites Startups To Do 60-Second Elevator Pitches
LANSING—Officials at the Michigan Economic Development Corp. are looking for Michigan-based entrepreneurs and companies to
Diva Tech Talk Podcast Wins Two AWC Awards
BLOOMFIELD HILLS—The Association for Women in Communications has named the Diva Tech Talk podcast the winner of
XLerateHealth Names Six Healthcare Startups For 2020 Cohort In Flint
FLINT—XlerateHealth, a national healthcare startup accelerator based in Louisville, Ky., announced the selection of six
Sparrow Consulting Pivots Into Cannabis Tourism, Events, Cannabis-Friendly Accommodations
MUSKEGON - Muskegon-based Sparrow Consulting announced that they will be pivoting their business model to
Michigan NORML’s Rick Thompson With Cannabis News Jan 25 Edition
ANN ARBOR - Michigan NORML Executive Director Rick Thompson gives you the top cannabis news
Four20 Post Successor To Michigan Marijuana Report
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Marijuana Report has officially become Four20 Post. Dan Keelan, the co-founder,
CRA Webinar: Financial Services Guidance From Four20 Post, SBAM
LANSING - The Cannabis Regulatory Agency is hosting a webinar at 10 am Thursday Jan.
