ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday Sept. 10, Ahmed Alomari, CEO of Cybernoor, will talk about the launch of a video story series that will explain his Oracle partnered company. Tember Shea, Director of Inforum’s InGAGE program will interview Christina York from Spellbound who will announce a new patent for her Augmented Reality patient
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont has a law on the books that supports the development of blockchain businesses, the first state to embrace crypto currency for land and other public records, holding the promise to make government more efficient and save taxpayers’ money. Two years in the making, Senate Bill 269, now Act 205, requires
DETROIT — Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index decreased in June to a level of 118.8. The index is comprised of nine variables — nonfarm payroll employment, continuing claims for unemployment insurance, housing starts, a house price index, industrial electricity sales, auto asemblies, total trade, hotel occupancy, and sales tax revenue. Bank officials said that in
TROY — The engineering technology developer Altair Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced the release and immediate availability of its new Altair Inspire simulation-driven design platform, and its Altair 365 cloud collaboration platform. The company said Altair Inspire enables manufacturers to use simulation to drive the entire design process, accelerating the pace of innovation and reducing time-to-market.
LANSING - The gubernatorial candidates, Republican Bill Schuette and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, began the general election phase of their campaigns each with $1.5 million as both spent the past month scrambling to refill their campaign funds after winning expensive primaries. Post-primary campaign finance reports were due Thursday. As of August 27, Schuette's campaign had $1,531,726 cash on hand. Whitmer
ANN ARBOR - Vehicle cybersecurity company Trillium Secure has partnered with the University of Michigan’s TechLab at MCity to conduct research on how Artificial Intelligence can bolster a connected vehicle’s resistance to cyber attack. Trillium’s Director of Global Engineering, Ross Hirschi, will collaborate with MCity by providing mentorship to a team of UM students from
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com is expanding its technology video news coverage by adding the first of many topic specific channels - Auto Tech. Editor Mike Brennan attended the Center for Automotive Transportation’s Management Briefing Seminars in August and shot more than a dozen videos interviews with top auto tech decision makers, CEOs, CIOs and other
LANSING - A-Lex International Marketing, a Schaumburg, Ill. based agency, has been selected to assist with Japanese attraction efforts in Michigan with the goal of creating new jobs and private investment in the state. “In the ever-intense competition to attract foreign based companies to Michigan, it is of utmost importance to strengthen our ties with
ROYAL OAK - If a Chinese white hat hacker company called Keen Security calls, pick it up on the first ring, so says Ami Dotan, CEO and President of Karamba Security, an Israeli company that has developed anti-car hacking software. Ami Dotan Dotan gave a presentation at the Center For Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminar
DETROIT - A small, rural elementary school in northern Michigan. An urban charter school in California. Separated by thousands of miles, on any given day such schools may come together to learn about astronomy, weather, habitats and more through the Michigan Science Center's ECHO Distance Learning Program. ECHO, which stands for Engaging in Collaborative Hands-On learning, is part
