MACKINAC ISLAND - Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels told a crowd at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference on Thursday that regardless of a person's political affiliation, providing first rate infrastructure is a responsibility of government. In 2006, Daniels said, Indiana got lucky and the time was right to lease one of its existing
EAST LANSING - The Howard Hughes Medical institute has awarded a grant for $1.5 million to Michigan State University that will be used to boost success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The focus of the grant is more on the Science in STEM by expanding efforts for students to learn science effectively, especially those
SAN FRANCISCO - Here's a new twist on selfies - and mobile security firm Lookout is hoping it might just help you get a stolen phone back. The company on Wednesday launched a new feature to try to combat smartphone theft, CNET News.Com reported. Subscribers of the software suite will now get email alerts when
DETROIT ? More than 100,000 people attended this year?s Movement Electronic Music Festival where they enjoyed the beat that played through the Memorial Day Weekend. Behind the music was an incredible amount of technology and some inspiring women who made the music come alive. The festival featured a 2,500 square foot technology showcase that demonstrated
MACKINAC ISLAND - After interviewing both candidates, the Business Leaders for Michigan's Political Action Committee announced on Thursday its endorsement of Governor Rick Snyder for re-election in 2014. Cynthia Pasky, chair of the group's PAC, said during a news conference at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Island Policy conference that in 2009, the Business Leaders
SAN FRANCISCO - It just got easier for Mac users to scan suspicious files. Yesterday, Google released a version of its VirusTotal Uploader for Macs, a utility that lets you drag and drop files to scan suspected malware with over 50 antivirus apps. Anyone can use the VirusTotal website to upload and scan a file,
MACKINAC ISLAND - Lt. Governor Brian Calley joined some House Democrats, business groups and local officials calling for the approval of Proposal 1, the proposal that would reimburse local communities the revenues lost form the personal property tax repeal. During a press conference at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference, Calley said the state
STAMFORD, Conn. - Worldwide server shipments grew 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2014, while server revenue declined 4.1 percent year over year, according to Gartner Inc. "The first quarter of 2014 produced relatively weak growth on a global level with a variation in results by region," said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at
DETROIT ? Four Southeast Michigan economic development groups reported Wednesday that their joint efforts have created 7,225 technology jobs as well as 225 tech companies that have gone on to secure more than $300 million in follow-on investments. The groups - Ann Arbor SPARK, Automation Alley, Macomb-OU INCubator and TechTown Detroit - which came together
DETROIT - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP is teaming up with Crain?s Detroit Business to offer a free webinar on cybersecurity threats in the business world, the legal landscape governing data privacy and cyber-risk insurance. The recent data breach at Target and the discovery of the Heartbleed virus focused attention on the growing problem of