ROYAL OAK – The inaugural Auto Cyber Security Summit, run by Billington CyberSecurity, is scheduled for July 22 at the Cobo Center in Detroit. The focus is on automotive cybersecurity. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and General Motors Chairman Mary Barra are two of the keynote speakers. On this episode of M2 Techcast, Cybersecurity experts Richard
DETROIT – Want to get your hands on some really cool technology, and experience something still only available to a limited number of people? Then Mobile Monday Detroit on July 11 is where you need to be to see Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality and their integration with wireless and mobile technologies. Lately both AR
DETROIT - Do you have an exciting Mobile App that you want to demonstrate to a live audience? Now is your chance! MTAM’s Mobile Monday Detroit chapter is offering mobile app developers the opportunity to showcase the great work they’re doing! Now is the time to submit your application; deadline is July 25. Taking place
WARREN - The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center continued to test its autonomous vehicle technology on June 23 on a 40-mile loop of public roads along Interstate 69 in Lapeer County in hopes that someday Army convoys will be able to travel in harm’s way and not threaten the lives of
ANN ARBOR - Consumers were a bit less optimistic in June due to rising concerns about prospects for the economy, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. While no recession is anticipated, consumers increasingly expect a slower pace of growth in the year ahead, according to U-M economist Richard Curtin, who directs the surveys. Importantly, the
LANSING - Detroit was approved Tuesday as a Next Michigan Development Corporation, allowing it to issue renaissance zones and other inducements to bring in business. The designation, approved by the Strategic Fund Board, allows it to bring the tax-free zones and other inducements directly to the board without first applying to the Michigan Economic Development
WIXOM — Japanese company, Idemitsu Lubricants America, has opened a new, 13,000-square-foot laboratory space in Wixom. The company says the new technology center will concentrate on product development in automotive lubricants and industrial fluids. It will also offer technical services to a full range of businesses, including automotive companies and industrial manufacturers. The company was
DETROIT - Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow and the ASM Materials Education Foundation are introducing a new program to disseminate both organizations’ materials science content and infuse it into high school curriculum nationwide. In many schools, basic science, technology, engineering, and math building blocks are either nonexistent or lack meaningful, up-to-date-information, creating a disconnect between the
HOLLAND - A popular pitch competition pioneered by Rick DeVos, the founder of Grand Rapids Start Garden, has now been adopted by Holland and could help one entrepreneur each month fund his or her business idea. Anyone with a business idea who could use $5,000 to advance it is encouraged to enter the competition online
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan graduate Dick Beedon is a true entrepreneur. He has started four technology companies, including one that went public. But in May of 2014, Beedon was diagnosed with Staph and the infection was attacking his heart. He was told he was probably going to die. The outlook was grim. After
