ANN ARBOR - October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month so we gathered a gaggle of cybersecurity experts to talk about the latest threats and also the best way to defeat them. Experts include former Michigan CISO Dan Lohrmann, former Michigan CIO David Behen, former Gardner cybersecurity consultant Richard Stiennon, and Michigan Cyber Patriot founder Tamara Shoemaker.
PLANO, Texas–LG Energy Solution and Toyota Motor North America Inc. today announced that they have signed a supply agreement for lithium-ion battery modules to be used in Toyota battery electric vehicles that will be assembled in the United States. Under the contract, LG Energy Solution will supply automotive battery modules at an annual capacity of
ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity in our Internet-intensive world is more important than ever. Tamara Shoemaker, founder of the Michigan Cyber Patriot Program that trains grade-school students to be cyber savvy, appear on MITech TV to talk about a new book she has written - Teaching Cybersecurity - that will help teachers explain cybersecurity safety tips
YPSILANTI–The Detroit-based cybersecurity firm Block Harbor is joining the American Center for Mobility as its Executive-in-Residence for mobility cybersecurity. In March 2023, ACM released a new strategic plan to broaden its focus to advancing safe, sustainable, and secure mobility technologies. Through this partnership, ACM and Block Harbor will collaborate to develop cybersecurity offerings and promote
OAK PARK–Officials at Bollinger Motors Inc. announced the start of its design validation pilot builds of the B4 all-electric Class 4 chassis cabs for testing and demonstration. Manufacturing of the pilot vehicles has kicked off in partnership with Roush Industries Inc. at its plant in Livonia. The first five completed chassis cabs are expected to
TROY– J.D. Power, a global leader in data analytics and consumer intelligence, today announced that its J.D. Power EV Index, an analytics tool to track the growing electric vehicle market in the United States, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to help establish benchmarks and monitor ongoing development of EV infrastructure nationwide.
PORTAGE–Evansville, Ind.-based Metronet announced that residents and businesses in the city of Portage in Kalamazoo County now have, or will soon have, access to 100% fiber optic internet. As Metronet’s service becomes available throughout the city, residents will have access to multi-gigabit speeds up to 2 gigabits per second; and businesses may access speeds up
TROY–A new sustainability index from the customer experience firm J.D. Power placed two Michigan utilities in the top five for sustainability among the nation’s electric utilities. Detroit-based DTE Energy tied for fourth place and Jackson-based CMS Energy finished fifth. However the index also found deep skepticism among utility customers about utilities’ sustainability claim, and that
GRAND RAPIDS–Kent County Bioenergy Facility LLC, a subsidiary of Burlington, Ontario-based Anaergia Inc., has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission to support the development of the bioenergy plant in partnership with the Kent County Department of Public Works. The project is designed to increase recycling, reduce Kent County’s dependence
KALAMAZOO–Stryker Corp. announced the launch of its Ortho Q Guidance system, the only fully autonomous system in the industry, easily controlled by the surgeon from the sterile field. The system combines new optical tracking options via a redesigned camera with sophisticated algorithms of the newly launched Ortho Guidance software to deliver additional surgical planning and
