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SensCy Partners With Automation Alley, Oakland University For Cybersecurity R&D And Training
ANN ARBOR - Former Gov. Rick Snyder joins MITech TV to provide details on a recent announcement that partners his fractional cybersecurity company, SensCy, with Automation Alley and Oakland University to create a cybersecurity research
Executive Search Partners Adds New Partners
ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson, managing partners of Executive Search Partners, returns to MITech TV to provide details on several new partners that have joined the executive recruiting practice. ExecSearchPartners.Com focuses on recruiting executive level
What’s Michigan Doing To Support Mobility and Electrification?
LANSING - Charlie Tyson who runs the office of Future Mobility and Electrification from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to provide details on how the state of Michigan
Breaking News
Mazda Adopting Tesla EV Plug As Worldwide Standard, Even In Japan
DETROIT - The North American Charging Standard plug, also known as NACS, SAE J3400, or
TechSmith Forms Training Advisory Board to Drive Video Learning Innovation
EAST LANSING – TechSmith Corporation announced the formation of its Training Advisory Board, a strategic
35 People Testify Against Ohio Bill That Would Reduce THC Levels, Redirect Tax Revenue
COLUMBUS - Thirty-five people submitted opponent testimony against Ohio House Bill 160, which would reduce THC levels and
Ford To Increase Prices On 3 Models Produced In Mexico
DEARBORN - Ford Motor said it is raising prices on three models produced in Mexico, pointing
Ohio Recreational Marijuana Sales Top $54 Million In First Month
COLUMBUS - More than $50 million worth of recreational marijuana product has been sold in
Ohio Black Women-Owned Cannabis Company To Achieve 100% Vertical integration
COLUMBUS - The cannabis industry has over the years seen little participation of women and the involvement
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
DTE To Charge Start Time-Based Fees In March
DETROIT - Electricity rates will depend on time of day, and year, for DTE customers
MPSC Posts Applications For $50 Million In Low-Carbon Energy Grants
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission Jan. 17 posted the responses to its request
Consumers Energy Modernizes Gas Infrastructure In Oakland, Macomb Counties
JACKSON–Officials at Consumers Energy announced that the Jackson-based utility has completed its upgrade to the
Tesla’s Big Price Cuts Mean Major Shift In EV Market
SAN FRANCISCO - Can Tesla remain the leader in the modern electric vehicle market it
Open-Source Computer Nonprofit Introduces New, More Powerful Model
ROCHESTER—The BeagleBoard.org Foundation, the Oakland Township-based open-source computer nonprofit, has announced the availability of BeagleBone
Cargo Volumes Through St. Lawrence Seaway Down Due To Lower Grain Exports
DETROIT – Bi-national cargo volumes through the St. Lawrence Seaway (from March 22 to Aug.
Comcast Completes $4 Million Expansion In South Lyon
PLYMOUTH—Comcast Corp. announced that it has completed a $4 million network expansion throughout South Lyon
Performix Group Helps Businesses Grow By Solving Major Challenges
NOVI – Performix Group has announced a suite of services designed to help business leaders
CRA Webinar: Financial Services Guidance From Four20 Post, SBAM
LANSING - The Cannabis Regulatory Agency is hosting a webinar at 10 am Thursday Jan.
As Russia Destroys Homes, Ukrainian Hemp Builder Builds More
LIEV, Ukraine - Before Russia launched its senseless and brutal war on Ukraine, builder Sergiy
If You Are Planning Michigan Cannabis Events, Sparx & Recreation Wants To Help You Promote Them
ANN ARBOR - If your company is developing Michigan cannabis events for the first half
Michigan’s Growing Cannabis Tourism Industry
ANN ARBOR - In any given year, tourism in Michigan ranks as the second or
Featured News
Michigan October Cannabis Sales Were $262.9 Million, The Third Monthly Decline Since August’s High
LANSING - For the third month in a row, Michigan cannabis sales (recreational and medical) fell to $262.9 million, down 4.3
Trump Killing The EV Tax Credit Hurts Trump Backer Elon Musk’s Tesla Too
DETROIT - When former President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to end the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit, many people pointed
iHemp Michigan Now Offering Cannabis Credit Card
GRAND HAVEN - iHemp Michigan is now offering CBD stores and Cannabis dispensaries a way to increase business sales by offering
Michigan
PCs And Laptops Losing To Mobile Phones; Global Ownership Rate Dropped 8.1% In 2022
NEW YORK - Over the past years, global PC and laptop ownership, usage and importance
Consumers Energy To Award $50,000 To Small Towns In Grant Competition
JACKSON–Officials at the Consumers Energy Foundation announced a call for entries in the annual Put
ESD to host Engineers Get Hired Job Fair
SOUTHFIELD–The Engineering Society of Detroit’s spring Engineers Get Hired Job Fair will be held Tuesday,
Yellow Flag Productions Leads LTU’s Public Relations
SOUTHFIELD - Yellow Flag Productions has been working with Lawrence Technological University for more than
PCs And Laptops Losing To Mobile Phones; Global Ownership Rate Dropped 8.1% In 2022
NEW YORK - Over the past years, global PC and laptop ownership, usage and importance
Consumers Energy To Award $50,000 To Small Towns In Grant Competition
JACKSON–Officials at the Consumers Energy Foundation announced a call for entries in the annual Put
ESD to host Engineers Get Hired Job Fair
SOUTHFIELD–The Engineering Society of Detroit’s spring Engineers Get Hired Job Fair will be held Tuesday,
Yellow Flag Productions Leads LTU’s Public Relations
SOUTHFIELD - Yellow Flag Productions has been working with Lawrence Technological University for more than
CRA Webinar: Financial Services Guidance From Four20 Post, SBAM
LANSING - The Cannabis Regulatory Agency is hosting a webinar at 10 am Thursday Jan.
As Russia Destroys Homes, Ukrainian Hemp Builder Builds More
LIEV, Ukraine - Before Russia launched its senseless and brutal war on Ukraine, builder Sergiy
If You Are Planning Michigan Cannabis Events, Sparx & Recreation Wants To Help You Promote Them
ANN ARBOR - If your company is developing Michigan cannabis events for the first half
Michigan’s Growing Cannabis Tourism Industry
ANN ARBOR - In any given year, tourism in Michigan ranks as the second or
Factory Shutdowns Raise Concerns Over GM’s Truck Production Amid Broader Trends in the U.S. Automotive Sector
FLINT - Factory workers are accustomed to periodic production line shutdowns for maintenance, but General
Does the Michigan Economic Development Corp. Do More Than Provide Business Funding And Tax Credits?
LANSING - Some Michigan legislators are critical of the way the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Ann Arbor’s Electric Patrol Car Pilot Reflects Growing EV Experiments Across Michigan Police Departments
ANN ARBOR — The Ann Arbor Police Department is cautiously testing the use of electric
Ohio Bill Tightens Home Marijuana Grow Rules, Recasting Voter-Approved Legalization as SB 56 Heads to DeWine
COLUMBUS — Ohio law allows adults to grow marijuana at home, but legislation heading to
Advanced Technologies
43 Percent Of Companies Will Use AI Interviews In 2024
SEATTLE – In a new study, ResumeBuilder.com reports 10 percent of companies ‘currently use AI interviews,’ 17 percent ‘plan to start
Calculations Suggest It’ll Be Impossible to Control a Super-Intelligent AI
LONDON, UK - The idea of artificial intelligence overthrowing humankind has been talked about for decades – and programs such as ChatGPT have only renewed
U.S. Experiencing Factory Building Boom
DETROIT - According to data from the Census Bureau released last week, construction spending by U.S. manufacturers more than doubled over the
NASA’s New Design Would Finally Bring Jets Out Of The Jet Age
WASHINGTON DC - NASA unveiled its latest X-plane Monday; a strange new design known as a transonic truss-winged aircraft that might just be
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
Navisite Launches Next Steminist Scholarship Program For Young Women In U.S.
ANDOVER, Mass. – Navisite announced this week the launch of its third annual Navisite’s Next Steminist scholarship program in the U.S. Designed to encourage young women to pursue careers in STEM and close the gender gap,
An Oxygen-Eating Battery Implant Cures 90 Percent Of Cancer In Mice
NEW YORK - Cancer patients undergo chemotherapy or some other mainstream cancer treatment and experience various side effects and intense physical suffering. A team of researchers from Shanghai-based Fudan University claims to have devised anticancer
U-M Health’s Sparrow Acquisition Closes, Creates $7 Billion Health System
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan Health has officially acquired Lansing-based Sparrow Health System to become a $7 billion health system with more than 200 sites of care, according to an April 3 news
Comcast Xfinity Working To Close The Digital Divide In Detroit
ANN ARBOR - Comcast has been doing work with local community partners in Michigan to help bridge the digital divide for income-constrained families. Rob Ponto from Comcast shares the many ways Comcast has worked to
FlexDex Surgical Forms Partnership For Distribution In Japan
BRIGHTEN - Medical device maker FlexDex Surgical - a University of Michigan spin off - has signed a distribution agreement with Century Medical to distribute its surgical products throughout Japan. CMI specializes in high value
FlexDex Surgical Completes $5 Million Series B To Commercialize First Product Launch
BRIGHTON - FlexDex Surgical has completed a $5 million Series B financing round that will be used to commercialize the company’s first product, fund development of a second-generation device and a create a catalogue of
Report: Michigan Workers Compensation Prescription Costs Fall
LANSING - Michigan's workers compensation changes aimed at reducing the prices paid for physician-dispensed prescriptions has largely been achieved, a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute has shown, but the number of prescriptions dispensed
Report: Uninsured Population Falls To 5 Percent
LANSING - In 2015, just 5 percent of Michigan residents reported not having health insurance, research from the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation found. The findings, in a survey conducted from October to December
FlexDex Surgical Forms Partnership For Distribution In Japan
BRIGHTEN - Medical device maker FlexDex Surgical - a University of Michigan spin off - has signed a distribution agreement with Century Medical to distribute its surgical products throughout Japan. CMI specializes in high value
FlexDex Surgical Completes $5 Million Series B To Commercialize First Product Launch
BRIGHTON - FlexDex Surgical has completed a $5 million Series B financing round that will be used to commercialize the company’s first product, fund development of a second-generation device and a create a catalogue of
Report: Michigan Workers Compensation Prescription Costs Fall
LANSING - Michigan's workers compensation changes aimed at reducing the prices paid for physician-dispensed prescriptions has largely been achieved, a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute has shown, but the number of prescriptions dispensed
Report: Uninsured Population Falls To 5 Percent
LANSING - In 2015, just 5 percent of Michigan residents reported not having health insurance, research from the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation found. The findings, in a survey conducted from October to December
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Ford Patents Potential ICE-Saving Technology
DEARBORN - Engineers at Ford have filed a patent for a pre-combustion system that could
Ford Transit Turns 10 With Upgrades To E-Transit, Charging, Software
DEARBORN–Ford Transit, America’s No. 1 best-sellilng commercial van, celebrates a decade in market and its
Toyota To Invest $1.3 Billion In Kentucky Factory To Build New Electric SUV
KENTUCKY - Toyota said on Tuesday it would invest $1.3 billion at its Kentucky facility
Toyota Is Developing New Combustion Engines
TOKYO - Toyota sold more cars in 2023 than ever before but electric vehicles had
MTAM, Intelligent Transportation Systems To Create Connected Vehicle Virtual Trade Show
DETROIT – The Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office and Mobile Technology Association of Michigan
Judges Named For TU-Automotive Awards In Detroit
NOVI - The 15th edition of the TU-Automotive Awards 2016 has refreshed its judging panel
Digital and Mobile
Text Phone Hack Against Your iPhone And Android
ANN ARBOR - The latest hack making the rounds is one where the attacker sends
Chipmakers To Carmakers: Time To Get Out Of The Semiconductor Stone Age
DETROIT -When it comes to the electronic circuits that power our everyday lives, the automobile
UM, MSU, Wayne State Lead Nation In Graduating Mobility Professionals
LANSING – Michigan’s three major research universities are leading the nation in preparing students who
2021 Virtual Michigan Cyber Summit Announced For Oct. 21
LANSING - The 2021 Michigan Cyber Summit (formerly the North American International Cyber Summit) is
Cyber Patriot Summer Camp Updates
ROYAL OAK - Tamara Shoemaker and Greg Laidlaw from Detroit-Mercy update the Michigan Cyber Patriot
In Bezos Phone Hack, UN Wants Answers On Saudi Prince’s Alleged Role
NEW YORK - The United Nations is calling for an investigation after receiving information suggesting
Cybersecurity Expert Dan Lohrmann Predicts 2020 Threats
ROYAL OAK - Dan Lohrmann from Security Mentor recaps the 2019 Cybersecurity threats and predicts
The 10 Most Important Cyberattacks Of The Decade
SAN FRANCISCO - Since 2010, billions of sensitive files, personal information and account details have
Business and Finance
Mark Your Calendars For Tech Town Start Studio MVP Demo Day
DETROIT - Join TechTown Detroit for the Start Studio MVP Winter 2024 Demo Day on
5 Tips To Be Better At Video Games
Photo credit: Pixabay As any gamer will know, no matter how good you are at
Are You Putting Your Business Security At Risk?
Do you feel as though security isn’t your priority? If so then this is the
7 Ways To Make Your Office More Employee-Friendly
Photo Credit: Unsplash.Com As many businesses are bringing employees back to the office, they want
How To Create An Effective Project Timeline
DETROIT - If you feel you have a never-ending list of activities to complete, it
5 Financial Habits For A Secure Future
DETROIT - Financial stability is a necessary prerequisite to survive in today’s economy. Factors such
3 Uses of Technology in the Food Industry
DETROIT - The food industry has experienced some turbulent times in the last few years.
7 Christmas Gift Ideas Your Clients Should Enjoy
DETROIT - When Christmas time rolls around, it usually makes everyone happy. Even if you
How To Find C-Level Job During The Pandemic
ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson, Managing Partner of Executive Search Partners, provides his sage advice
Pandemic Creating New Normal For Big City Real Estate Sales
NEW YORK - Kelly Robinson, a realtor in New York City, says a newer, more
Publicom’s Offers $9K Marketing Grant To Help Companies Thrive Beyond Pandemic
OKEMOS – Publicom Inc. is giving back in a big way as it enters its
Forbes Opens Under 30 Detroit Hackathon: Accelerating Change
DETROIT - Forbes and Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans announced the Under 30 Detroit Hackathon:
CRA Webinar: Financial Services Guidance From Four20 Post, SBAM
LANSING - The Cannabis Regulatory Agency is hosting a webinar at 10 am Thursday Jan.
As Russia Destroys Homes, Ukrainian Hemp Builder Builds More
LIEV, Ukraine - Before Russia launched its senseless and brutal war on Ukraine, builder Sergiy
If You Are Planning Michigan Cannabis Events, Sparx & Recreation Wants To Help You Promote Them
ANN ARBOR - If your company is developing Michigan cannabis events for the first half
Michigan’s Growing Cannabis Tourism Industry
ANN ARBOR - In any given year, tourism in Michigan ranks as the second or
