RIVIERA BEACH, FLA - A Florida city agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system, the latest in thousands of attacks worldwide aimed at extorting money from governments and businesses. The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers' demands, believing the Palm Beach suburb
GRAND RAPIDS - Middle school girls from West Michigan and Battle Creek will delve into engineering and science concepts and gain hands-on experience at the annual STEPS Camp offered at Grand Valley State University in June. This is the 18th year Grand Valley has hosted the Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) day camp
Internet became one of the most innovative technologies introduced in the 20th century. It gave people an opportunity to access various content from different places. When the user navigates in the internet, he hardly thinks he is in danger due to the seeming anonymity. However, he is. The hackers today can easily get the information
DETROIT - A new survey shows 77 percent of organizations in transport and automotive markets have been hit with IoT-focused cyberattacks during the past twelve months. Of those that experienced a cyberattack, 91 percent had an impact on the organization, including operational downtime and compromised customer data and/or brand or reputational damage. Perhaps most alarming,
BEIJING, China - First quarter earnings for JD.com, China’s largest online retailer, exceeded expectations, prompting Principle Investor Zhang Jindong and Founder and CEO Richard Liu to renew the platform agreement they have with Tencent Holdings Ltd, one of the world’s most successful technology companies. The online Chinese-based China retailer is backed by Walmart and Alphabet
SEATTLE - Amazon has unveiled the latest version of its Prime Air delivery drone, a hybrid aircraft that’s capable of vertical takeoff and landing as well as sustained forward flight. The company says it wants to launch a delivery service using the drone in “the coming months,” but has not said where this might take place
LANSING - The good news is the summer teen employment outlook is very positive, the bad news is there will be a lot of competition for those jobs. This according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget summer (June–August) teen employment forecast. One clear trend each spring and summer is the large seasonal
DETROIT - The Michigan Mobility Institute on May 21 announced Wayne State University’s College of Engineering as its inaugural education partner to develop the world’s first advanced mobility educational curriculum. Over the coming months, the organizations will begin development of programming that will power new mobility careers in Detroit and around the globe. “We’ve always
MACKINAC ISLAND – Wednesday at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Gov. Whitmer announced a new program to advance smart infrastructure initiatives and put the future of automotive technology on display during the 2020 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The NAIAS 2020 Michigan Mobility Challenge will call upon industry innovators to propose dynamic technology deployments
DETROIT – Co-working space Bamboo Detroit and MP Consulting Group, a nonprofit fundraiser, will co-host the second annual Detroit Nonprofit Day conference June 15. In partnership with the University of Detroit Mercy’s Center for Social Entrepreneurship, the daylong conference aims to equip attendees with the knowledge and skills required to grow their organization’s operations and meet
