WASHINGTON DC - The federal government mobilized immediately in response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, working over the weekend to insure depositors who had more than $200 billion of venture capital and high-tech start-up money stored in the two banks. But unlike the 2008 financial crisis, during which Congress
TROY – Automation Alley announced Tuesday it has made an investment in Ulendo, a software services company focused on delivering advanced solutions for manufacturing automation. Automation Alley is making the investment through the Industry 4.0 Accelerator, the nation’s first Industry 4.0-specific accelerator. Automation Alley’s investment was part of a $1 million seed round made along
SOUTHFIELD - Auto-ISAC’s Automotive cybersecurity training program supported by NHTSA is the topic March 16 for Motor City ISSA. Tamara Shoemaker, who founded the Michigan Cyber Patriot program, is also the lead for Auto-ISAC. Also on the program is Michael Small from The Cyber Union. Auto-ISAC’s Automotive cybersecurity training (ACT) program supported by nhtsa: Learn
NEW YORK - Scientists have set out a way to suck planet-heating carbon pollution from the air, turn it into sodium bicarbonate and store it in oceans, according to a new paper. The technique could be up to three times more efficient than current carbon capture technology, say the authors of the study, published Wednesday in the
DETROIT - Consumers are definitely driving their cars longer than ever before. And today’s vehicles are lasting longer due to innovative engineering, too. So, buying used cars continues to be a popular trend, especially for those interested in saving money and avoiding new car depreciation. This trend inspires the latest iSeeCars used car study, where all
KOREA - A simple urine test could soon help prevent pancreatic and prostate cancer from progressing through early detection. Researchers from the Surface & Nano Materials Division of the Korea Institute of Materials Science recently developed a strip-type urine sensor capable of amplifying the light signal of metabolites in urine to diagnose cancer. In a press
YPSILANTI – Michigan Works! Southeast announced plans to move their Ypsilanti office to a new location this summer. The workforce development agency will relocate to 1201 E Ellsworth Road, near Stone School Road in the Ann Arbor city limits. The new facility is centrally located within Washtenaw County and will offer more space for career
BOSTON - According to research recently published by the Harvard Business Review, vacations are not the most effective way to reduce burnout. But that doesn't mean less time off is the answer. In fact, more time off is. What the Harvard researchers found is that employees need an extended period of time off in order
DETROIT - Pricey add-ons could start ruffling EV-buyer feathers — but automakers might struggle to survive without them, a new study said. There's a simple reason why: EVs aren't very profitable for automakers — and certainly nowhere near how profitable gas-powered cars. A Ford executive recently told the Detroit Free Press its EVs won't be profitable
WASHINGTON DC - Critics of wind and solar routinely raise concerns about how much land would be required to decarbonize the US power sector. Fortunately, the answer is relatively little. A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an
