REDWOOD CITY, Ca. - Techdirt readers know that the Chinese authorities have been steadily tightening their grip on most aspects of online life in the country, but there's one area that hasn't been mentioned much: the Web browser. Recently, a new report from the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab identified security and privacy issues in
WASHINGTON DC – The National Venture Capital Association Thursday testified before the U.S. House in support of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS Act), the passage of which was supported by the NVCA in 2012. Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Chairman Scott Garrett (R-NJ), NVCA CEO Bobby
WASHINGTON DC - The Defense Department christened the Sea Hunter, a 132-foot robot ghost ship designed to seek out and track diesel-powered submarines across the ocean. The start of the test phase for the program on Thursday signals a new dawn for autonomous systems at sea, which, Pentagon officials say, will perform an ever-wider variety
ANN ARBOR - RetroSense Therapeutics, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, announced Monday the first patient has been successfully dosed in the first clinical trial to evaluate the safety of of a drug to restore some vision for people suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa, which can result in vision loss and blindness. “Successfully dosing our first patient with
ANN ARBOR - A bill (H.R. 4565) has been introduced by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT, D-3) that would place a three-year moratorium on direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertising of newly approved prescription drugs. The bill would prohibit ads published in magazines and newspapers, and those broadcast through television or radio. It also provides an exception
DETROIT - Wayne State University business students have a powerful way to start building their networks from their very first day on campus by joining the Warriors Business Community and earning $2,000 housing scholarships offered to the first 30 newly admitted fall 2016 freshman business majors who sign up. Living on campus has countless benefits:
ROCHESTER - They may be independent, success-driven and tech-savvy, but when it comes to their taxes, Millennials (those born 1982 to 2004) tend to be more apprehensive than older generations about the preparation and filing process, part of that fearfulness has to do with their inexperience, a CPA contends. “While many parents of Millennials did
ANN ARBOR - An international team of engineers and biologists will gain unprecedented insights into how birds fly so efficiently and then turn that knowledge to building unmanned aircraft with shapeshifting wings. These planes should be lighter, faster and dramatically more maneuverable than today's stiff-winged aircraft. Recently awarded a $6 million grant from the Air
GRAND RAPIDS - A gift from DTE Energy Foundation will allow Grand Valley State University to expand a center that helps local businesses design and test electrical devices entering the marketplace. Representatives from DTE Energy Foundation and Grand Valley celebrated the $300,000 donation to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Center March 4, during an event at the
ANN ARBOR - Medicines that are easier on your liver, as well as on the environment, could one day result from a new experimental technique developed by University of Michigan researchers. The researchers figured out how to gently trap a class of key enzymes called Cytochrome P450s, which serve as cleansing proteins in the liver
