KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo soon will be the newest home of a national program to engage, educate and connect local entrepreneurs. Founded by the Kauffman Foundation, 1 Million Cups is based on the notion that entrepreneurs network and discover solutions over a million cups of coffee. The free, weekly gathering helps build startup communities on a
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Aug. 20, Kathleen Norton Schock returns to update all the happenings with Diva Tech Talk and the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Dan Lohrmann will discuss his recent column that takes a look at Duo Security and the cyber talent pay gap. Melih Oztalay updates what’s happening
LANSING - A tax credit to ease the cost of broadband internet service is among the recommendations of a state task force examining the status of broadband use in the state and ways to increase access. The report, the product of the Michigan Consortium of Advanced Networks, created through an executive order from Governor Rick Snyder,
DETROIT - Fewer Americans are embracing self-driving car technology following high-profile incidents involving Uber and Tesla vehicles, reports Cox Automotive. Consumers’ interest in automatic braking and other autonomous features is high, but drivers view self-driving cars as less safe compared to a similar survey conducted two years ago. Forty-nine percent of respondents said they would
TRAVERSE CITY - The Center for Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminars has morphed into a technology show, and this year the focus was on Autonomous Vehicles - how to build them, protect them from hackers, whether you need a driver’s license to ride in one, liability when accidents occur and more. M2 TechCast co-host Mike
DAKHLA, Morocco - Soluna, a blockchain company, is building a 37,000 acre wind farm in the Western Sahara, one of the windiest regions in the world, to provide 900-megawatts of power for a data center to support blockchain networks around the world. Construction will start in 2019 and is scheduled to be completed in five
DETROIT - Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow has created new process that introduce the opportunity for shipbuilders to save production costs and improve build time, while reducing distortion of lightweight materials. The Joining-3 Project, led by Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division, with partners in government, NSWC-Carderock Division, NAVSEA and industry, including American Bureau of Shipping,
BIRMINGHAM, MI – What if I told you SmartOne is a advanced digital local marketing auto dealership program with proven results that increase a dealership’s awareness among local active vehicle buyers. What if I told you this program SmartOne also is co-op compliant with OEMs, and that it increases service center appointments and profits as
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Aug. 13, Joe Veryser, LTU campus architect, talks about all the high tech touches in our new dorm, and all the other real estate projects under way on campus this summer. Ami Dotan, President and CEO of Karamba Security, warns you if a Chinese company called Keen Lab calls,
DETROIT – Ten retail concepts have made the semi finals of the Hatch Detroit Contest where one will win $50,000 in cash and $200,000 in pro bono support to found a brick and mortar business in Detroit, Highland Park or Hamtramck. Now the contest will turn to the public to cast their vote and help
