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Bracket Buster, GAMIC Finalists, Red Level And C/D/H, LTU’s Robofest

ROYAL OAK – Patrick Anderson, CEO of Supported Intelligence, will announce his Bracket Challenge is open for anyone who wants to crush their NCAA Basketball office bracket. David Stout will list the finalists for the Global Auto Mobility Innovation Challenge. Shannan Palonis, Robofest coordinator at Lawrence Technological University, will announce the Robofest World Championships will be

By |2019-03-07T17:17:44-05:00March 3rd, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Crush Your Office NCAA Basketball Bracket With AI Tool Developed By Michigan Company

LANSING - The Michigan-based artificial intelligence software firm Supported Intelligence kicked off its “SmartBracket” application for fans of the annual NCAA basketball tournament today. SmartBracket uses patented, invented-in-Michigan technology to fill out every single bracket of the 64-team tournament, after the user answers just three questions. It has been recognized by Forbes magazine as “the

By |2019-03-03T10:47:57-05:00March 2nd, 2019|Featured, IoT|

Global Auto, Mobility Innovation Challenge Names 12 Startups To Compete In World Finals

DETROIT – The Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge has selected 12 truly innovative start-ups to move on the World Finals of its 11th annual competition. The 12 Finals teams will refine and hone their pitches in March to prepare for the GAMIC Finals at SAE’s WCX World Congress in Detroit’s Cobo Center on April 9.  The winning teams will receive a

By |2019-03-02T15:00:55-05:00March 2nd, 2019|Auto Tech, Mobility|

TrialAssure Offers Software-As-A-Service Anonymize Clinical Trial Tool

CANTON – TrialAssure, which developers clinical trial software tools, has released a new product, Anonymize DS, a Software-as-a-Service application that allows sponsors to anonymize clinical trial data automatically. TrialAssure Anonymize DS: ·         transforms original data into anonymized data using industry-standard techniques that can be reused and customized for each dataset ·         assigns a risk score

By |2019-03-04T21:03:23-05:00March 2nd, 2019|As-A-Service, Life Sciences|

MDEQ Increases Funding, Extends Deadline For Recycling Grants

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced that it will increase available funding for Recycling Infrastructure Grants from $500,000 to $3.7 million and the extend the deadline for grant applications to May 1. The MDEQ originally announced this grant opportunity Nov. 21 in support of the statewide recycling goals of increasing the recycling

By |2019-03-02T13:51:18-05:00March 2nd, 2019|Clean Update, ESD|

Teams From Flint, Grandville, Niles Win Michigan’s VEX Robotics Championship

EAST LANSING — The Zipties of Grandville won the coveted VEX Robotics Excellence Award and a two-team alliance from Flint and Niles were tournament champions at the 2019 Michigan VEX Robotics State Championship on Feb. 24 at Michigan State University. There were 72 high school teams from Michigan’s lower peninsula competing at the 2019 state

By |2019-03-02T13:51:18-05:00March 2nd, 2019|ESD, News|

Kentucky Client Win For Detroit Software Developer

DETROIT – The Detroit-based accounting software developer Gravity Software announced that its client, a Kentucky-based dental practice called The Smile, had moved from Excel spreadsheets to Gravity’s financial system in less than 60 days. Gravity’s cloud-based software is built on the Microsoft 365 platform. “Gravity Software is made for small to medium-sized businesses who need more

By |2019-03-02T13:51:18-05:00March 2nd, 2019|ESD, IoT, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

New Multiplayer Client For Online Strategy Game Developer Stardock

PLYMOUTH — Stardock Corp., the Plymouth-based game developer, and Mohawk Games announced the release of a free multiplayer client for their critically acclaimed real-time strategy game, Offworld Trading Company. A new DLC (downloadable content) called Market Corrections that focuses on why humans fled the Earth was also released. A game play screen from Offworld Trading

By |2019-03-02T13:51:18-05:00March 2nd, 2019|ESD, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Democrat Presidential Contender Booker Introduces Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use Nationwide

WASHINGTON DC - Democrat Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Cory Booker introduced a bill on Thursday to legalize marijuana nationwide. Co-sponsors of the bill, known as the Marijuana Justice Act, include fellow 2020 Democratic contenders Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Kamala Harris of California and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. Booker

By |2019-03-01T14:02:21-05:00March 1st, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|

Plex Systems Murray Details 4th Annual Manufacturing Report – IIoT Taking Off

ROYAL OAK - Richard Murray, chief product officer for Plex Systems, provides a deep dive into the 4th annual Manufacturing Report published in February by Plex, an Industrial Internet of Things company based in Southeast Michigan. Richard Murray  To hear the full story, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e160-plex-richard-murray-talks-manufacturing-report Full details at mitechnews.com/sbam/plex-report-…ternet-of-things/

By |2019-02-28T17:36:18-05:00February 28th, 2019|IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|