LANSING – The Michigan Public Service Commission today announced the appointment of Matt Helms as the Commission’s new public information officer. He will be responsible for media relations and supporting broader communications efforts for the agency. Before coming to the MPSC, Helms worked for the City of Detroit, where he was Director of Special Projects
ANN ARBOR—What good is a driverless car if riding in it makes you nauseous? Up to one-third of Americans experience motion sickness, according to the National Institutes of Health. In a car, the condition tends to flare when you're a passenger rather than a driver, and when you're engaged in something other than looking out
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University will begin its second cohort of a unique digital marketing professional development program that offers industry-recognized certification in platforms like Google Analytics and HubSpot. The program will begin September 3. Offered by GVSU's Center for Adult and Continuing Studies, it's operated in partnership with GreenFig, an Oregon company that
WASHINGTON—As nations race to achieve a global advantage in artificial intelligence, a new report from the Center for Data Innovation finds the United States leads in AI, with China coming in second—notwithstanding significant efforts to close the gap and dominate the field—and the European Union lagging behind. However, China’s bold AI initiatives are poised to
LAS VEGAS - Critical internet-connected smart building devices used in countless commercial and industrial properties, have been found to be vulnerable to a new malicious attack, according to cybersecurity researcher Bertin Bervis. The vulnerability exploits the properties in the building automation protocol (Bacnet) which enables technicians and engineers performing monitoring, setup changes and remote control
DETROIT - The Microsoft 70-743 exam is known as Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA: Windows Server 2016. The whole preparation for it is different. You will need to study a syllabus and get a good passing score to achieve the certification. Here is an overview of Microsoft 70-743 that all candidates should explore to receive
WALLED LAKE - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency shut down Iron Labs of Walled Lake after finding marijuana that tested above the legal limit for various contaminants, but not reporting those test results in the state’s tracking system. With the shut down, the number of licensed marijuana testing facilities in Michigan dropped from six to five,
GRAND HAVEN—GHSP, a manufacturer of vehicle shift systems, pumps, and electronic controls, is opening a 140,000-square-foot global headquarters and innovation campus in Holland. The move nearly doubles the square footage of the company, founded in Grand Haven as a metal stamper in 1924. “This is another step toward the growth strategy that we established in
SOUTHFIELD—Srini Kambhampati has been named the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lawrence Technological University. He succeeds Hsiao-Ping Moore, who retired. Kambhampati comes to LTU from The University of Texas at Tyler, where he was associate provost for research. Earlier, from 2011 to 2017, he was S.A. Lindsey Professor and Chair
ZEELAND—Automotive electronics manufacturer Gentex Corp. has began shipping the latest version of its HomeLink car-to-home automation system to Hauppage, N.Y.-bsaed Voxx Electronics Corp. for sale in the automotive aftermarket. The system is comprised of a Bluetooth-enabled automatic-dimming mirror with integrated buttons that can be programmed to operate a myriad of radio frequency and cloud-based home
