ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan startup Neurable announced Thursday it has raised $2 million in a seed round that will help bring its brain-computer interface technology software platform to market. Neurable’s patent-pending technology interprets intent based on user's’ brain activity, enabling real-time control of software and connected devices using only the power of the
LANSING - eTail giant Amazon.Com will build a one million square foot fulfillment warehouse in Livonia and hire one thousand employees after receiving a $7.5 million grant Tuesday from the Michigan Strategic Fund. While all the details remain sketchy and unconfirmed, the Michigan Economic Development Corp told Crain’s Detroit the MEDC is "encouraged by Amazon's
ROYAL OAK - Backup as a Service and Disaster Recovery as a Service are two new buzzwords that have entered the tech lexicon. Robert Tessanne, vice president Cloud & Technology Solutions for Red Level Networks, explains the advantages of both in this segment of M2 TechCast. “BaaS” (Backup as a Service) and “DRaaS" (Disaster Recovery
ROYAL OAK - Cobo Center has spent $2 million to upgrade its Wi-Fi network, with some 400 different access points, that will handle 32,000 individual sessions simultaneously. Claude Molinari, general manager of SMG/Cobo Center, talks about what this will mean for the North American International Auto Show in January, with the first test coming during
ROYAL OAK - PodcastDetroit Network founding father David Phillips joins M2 TechCast to announce the Internet radio show network has surpassed 50 shows and opened yet another studio - this one in the Penobscot Building in downtown Detroit. Phillips said the new studio is aimed at businesses that want more production, more hand holding, more
ROYAL OAK - Chris Dierkes, an AT&T store manager, talks about three video streaming services – DIRECTV NOW, FreeVIEW and Fullscreen – so you can get your favorite TV networks and made-for-digital video content delivered with more choice and flexibility than ever. If you’re an AT&T Mobility customer, DIRECTV will pick up the tab for
ROYAL OAK - Lisa Vallee Smith, the CEO of Airfoil Group, M2 TechCast to talk about hot tech trends in 2016 and what we might expect in 2017. She said the rise of venture capital in the state is a very positive trend that will help spur the growth of many Michigan tech start-ups. She
ROYAL OAK – On Monday Dec. 19, the last M2 TechCast of the Year, Keith Brophy, state director of the MISBDC, will once again interview an entrepreneur helped by his SBA-based organization. Peter Swartz from Supported Intelligence will discuss a report that shows how legalized cannabis sales could generate a lot of tax revenue for
GRAND RAPIDS - Regional economic development organization The Right Place, Inc., along with its local and state partners in the City of Grand Rapids, announced this week the approval of a Michigan Strategic Fund incentive that will bring 37 new high-tech, life science jobs and $2.8 million in new investment to Grand Rapids over the
HOWELL - The Michigan STEM Partnership, a statewide non-profit organization, has received a $24,500 grant from the Consumers Energy Foundation to support a STEM professional development program to provide resources for educators to better align STEM instruction to essential skills required in critical Michigan business sectors. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
