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Southeast Michigan STEM Summit At Oakland University

AUBURN HILLS - The Southeast Michigan STEM Summit on March 8 and 9 at Oakland University will focus on ensuring a STEM education conduit that provides access to rewarding and productive careers, and supports the promise of continued economic prosperity and growth across the region. The Southeast Michigan STEM Summit is designed to bring a

By |2019-02-10T13:30:46-05:00February 10th, 2019|STEAM|

Project Raven – US Mercenaries Working For UAE To Hack Enemies – Stiennon Tells All

ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity experts Richard Stiennon takes a deep dive into Project Raven - a team of American mercenaries hired by the United Arab Emirates to hack its enemies. The story is non-fiction, but sounds like a fictionalized cyber spy novel.  He also updates other scary cyber threats like the Apple Facetime bug that

By |2019-02-09T18:07:15-05:00February 9th, 2019|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcast - Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

MISBDC New State Director Collins Talks Helping Michigan’s Small Businesses Grow

ROYAL OAK - J.D. Collins, the new State Director for the Michigan Small Business Development Center, introduces himself and explains what the MISBDC does to help entrepreneurs make their dreams come true. J.D. Collins To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e157-jd-collins-state-director-misbdc

Michigan Marijuana Report To Cover Business Of Cannabis Sales In Michigan

ROYAL OAK - Long time media personality Dan Keelan announces on M2 TechCast that he's a partner in a new publication that will focus on the business of Legalized Marijuana in Michigan. M2 TechCast co-host Mike Brennan is his business partner. The publication will include not only guest columns from Marijuana business experts, but interviews

By |2019-02-09T18:45:34-05:00February 9th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

GVSU Cuts Deal With MSU To Deal With Water-Related Issues

MUSKEGON -  Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding  with Michigan State University's Institute of Water Research on water-related issues. AWRI, which sits on Muskegon Lake, is a part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at GVSU and supports research, education and outreach aimed at preserving

By |2019-02-09T11:26:09-05:00February 9th, 2019|Clean Update, New Products / Contracts|

Grand Circus Offers Intro To Coding Workshop – Free, Really

DETROIT - Interested in tech? Wondering if coding could be your strong suit? Join Grand Circus for an Intro to Coding Workshop. Simply click on the link below and reserve your spot. Check out one of these hands-on, entry-level (FREE!) coding classes if you’d like to get more familiar with basic programming and you’re ready

By |2019-02-08T15:16:07-05:00February 8th, 2019|New Products / Contracts|

MPSC Approves More Wind For Consumers’ Renewable Energy Plan

LANSING – The Michigan Public Service Commission this week approved Consumers Energy Co.’s request to add wind generation to its renewable energy plan, but delayed a decision on the company’s request to add solar facilities. Consumers said the new wind and solar facilities are needed to meet the state’s renewable portfolio standard. The standard set

By |2019-02-08T11:27:12-05:00February 8th, 2019|Clean Update, Politics, Politics/Government|

Inductive Intelligence To Represent Michigan AT SBDC Client Showcase In DC

GRAND RAPIDS  – Inductive Intelligence, nominated by the Michigan Small Business Development Center, has been selected to represent the work of America’s Small Business Development Centers  at the Fourth Annual Client Showcase Reception on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on February 12. Inductive Intelligence is one of ten businesses selected from across the ASBDC’s national

Air Traffic Control For Driverless Cars Could Speed Up Deployment

ANN ARBOR—Combining human and artificial intelligence in autonomous vehicles could push driverless cars more quickly toward wide-scale adoption, University of Michigan researchers say. That’s the goal of a new project that relies on a technique called instantaneous crowdsourcing to provide a cost-effective, real-time remote backup for onboard autonomous systems without the need for a human

By |2019-02-07T21:07:35-05:00February 7th, 2019|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|

UM Launches Carbon Neutrality Commission

ANN ARBOR – Officials at the University of Michigan announced the selection of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, a team that will recommend how the university will reach the goal of becoming a carbon neutral institution, as well as develop transferable strategies that can be used by other institutions and larger communities to achieve

By |2019-02-07T19:51:28-05:00February 7th, 2019|Clean Update, ESD|