DETROIT - LG Energy Solution's Michigan office has secured $1.36 billion for investment into production facilities for electric-vehicle batteries in North America by 2024, the company confirmed Monday. The funding is a part of the plan from the batteries unit of South Korea-based LG Corp. to expand its solely owned annual production capacity in North
PARIS – Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO presented late last month the first global standard on the ethics of artificial intelligence adopted by the member states of UNESCO at the General Conference. This historical text defines the common values and principles which will guide the construction of the necessary legal infrastructure to ensure the healthy
Join the ISSA MotorCity and ISC(2) Greater Detroit for a joint holiday meeting. Topic: "Will we create the Metaverse, or is it already here? And what does it mean for IT Security Professionals? " Date: December 9 Time: 6:00PM to 9:00PM Location: Register to receive the meeting invite. Special Activity: Gift Card Drawing Speaker and Topic
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will host a webinar Dec. 2 at 1 pm highlighting the intersection of climate action and materials management, detailing the climate strategy of one of the state’s leading waste management firms. In 2020, Republic Services became the first U.S. recycling and solid waste services provider to have its
DETROIT - A new study contends that Michigan has a better than average chance of a White Christmas this year since Michigan is the sixth snowiest state, with 60.66 inches average annual snowfall. The research by sleep experts Amerisleep analysed data on the average amount of annual snowfall each state receives per year. Vermont is
DETROIT - Just two months after its maiden flight, Rolls-Royce's "Spirit of Innovation" has hit a top speed of 387.4 MPH, tentatively smashing the speed record for electric airplanes, Gizmodo has reported. It also claimed the top speed of 345.4 MPH over a 3 kilometer (1.86 mile) course and lowest time to a 3,000 meter (9,843 feet) altitude (202 seconds).
DETROIT - President Joe Biden wants half the vehicles sold in the US to be electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids by 2030. But to reach that goal, not only do Americans need to start buying more electric vehicles, they need more charging stations to plug them into. EVs and plug-in hybrids accounted for just 2
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP — Grand Rapids suburb Plainfield Township will be the first community in the state to use floating solar panels to help reduce energy costs. The township board approved a plan this month that will allow solar panels in a corner of a former gravel pit turned reservoir. The panels will be floating near
CANTON – MMS Holdings – a data-focused CRO – announced this week the addition of Kevin Chartier, Ph.D., as Principal Advisor of Biostatistics and Submissions Planning. Chartier will work with the biostatistics team across MMS global operations to support Sponsors with complex studies and submissions. Bringing more than 25 years of statistics experience, Chartier has held positions at Astellas Pharma, Novartis, Wyeth, Pfizer, and United BioSource Corporation across
DETROIT - At a time of increasing legalization of marijuana, a growing number of people under 50 diagnosed with cannabis use disorder were later hospitalized for a heart attack, new research has found. The rising trend from 2007 to 2018 was most pronounced in three groups: ages 18 to 34, men and African Americans, according
