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Coding Technology Challenge, Red Level Security Breakfast, Tech248 Filling Talent Pipeline

ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday Sept. 24, Hajj Flemings from AT&T will announce the Coding Technology Challenge on the campus of Wayne State University. Ed Aube from Red Level will talk about a cybersecurity breakfast Thursday.  Greg Doyle from Tech248 will explain how the Oakland County Tech networking group is helping fill the

By |2018-09-21T13:53:14-04:00September 21st, 2018|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Educating Metro Detroit On The Latest Threats And Trends In IT Security

NOVI - Phishing scams. Ransomware attacks. Virus outbreaks. Listen to the news today and you are almost afraid to turn on your computer. Since that's not an option for our businesses, we need to stay a few steps ahead of the cyber criminals.   Get a jump on the competition by joining us Thursday, September

By |2018-09-21T18:34:02-04:00September 21st, 2018|Cyber Defense, New Products / Contracts|

Airfoil Group Announces Reorganization To Meet Demands Of Project-Oriented Clients

ROYAL OAK - Lisa Vallee-Smith, the co-founder of Airfoil Communications, has reorganized her 18-year old PR agency under a holding company that she will lead. Vallee-Smith will now serve as CEO of Airfoil Group, overseeing the business strategy for both Airfoil Communications and Airfoil Digital. Twelve-year Airfoil veteran Keith Donovan, former senior vice president, steps

By |2018-09-21T17:36:48-04:00September 21st, 2018|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

MSU Gets $2 Million DOE Grant To Develop Designs For Long-Duration Storage On US Power Grid

EAST LANSING - Michigan State University, along with its partners Arizona State University, Dresser-Rand, and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, will receive a competitive $2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to develop innovative designs for long-duration storage on the United States power grid. MSU’s research is part of the

By |2018-09-21T14:11:54-04:00September 21st, 2018|News|

DNR: Michigan 1st In Nation To Use Drones To Search For PFAS

LANSING — In what is thought to be the first-ever use of drones to search for possible locations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said it would deploy a drone this week over Crawford County’s Lake Margrethe to locate springs that could be carrying PFAS contamination from past

By |2018-09-21T14:12:47-04:00September 21st, 2018|Drones, ESD|

LTU To Host Sixth Annual Stormwater Summit Oct. 5

SOUTHFIELD — Lawrence Technological University will host the sixth annual Regional Stormwater Summit Friday, Oct. 5 on campus. The event is presented as a cooperative effort of Lawrence Tech, the office of Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash, and the nonprofit group Pure Oakland Water. The event will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 5

By |2018-09-21T14:12:59-04:00September 21st, 2018|ESD|

UM Shares Driverless Shuttle Experience In New Case Study

ANN ARBOR — As global interest in driverless vehicle services grows, the University of Michigan has released a case study documenting its experience launching an on-campus driverless shuttle research project through its Mcity autonomous and connected vehicle test area. It is believed to be the first study of its kind, and expands the body of

By |2018-09-21T11:15:45-04:00September 21st, 2018|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Engineering Society of Detroit, ESD|

Environmental Groups Slam Line 5 Tunnel ‘Sweetheart Deal’ They Claim Is Imminent

LANSING - Environmental groups opposed to putting Enbridge Line 5 into a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac said Thursday they believe an agreement between Governor Rick Snyder and the Canadian energy company is imminent, preemptively declaring it a lame-duck move that would hamstring the next governor and attorney general from taking action they see fit regarding

By |2018-09-21T11:13:49-04:00September 21st, 2018|Clean Update, Politics|

Dematic Adds iQ InSights Logistics System To Increase Warehouse Effectiveness

GRAND RAPIDS – Logistics automation tech provider Dematic introduced Dematic iQ InSights, a cloud-based Asset Performance Management system that unites order fulfillment and facility lifecycle management data. The end result is users gain actionable information to help them make informed decisions that increase warehouse logistics effectiveness. Dematic iQ InSights holistically integrates facility-wide intelligence across warehouse

By |2018-09-20T19:43:18-04:00September 20th, 2018|New Products / Contracts|

Ben-Gurion University Develops Malicious Machine Learning eMail Detection Software

 NEW YORK  - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Malware Lab researchers have developed a new method to detect unknown, malicious emails that is more accurate than the most popular antivirus software products. Email messages are widely used by attackers to deliver dangerous content to a victim, such as attachments or links to malicious websites.  "Existing email analysis solutions only analyze specific email elements using rule-based methods, and don't analyze other important parts," says Dr. Nir Nissim, head of the David

By |2018-09-20T19:20:15-04:00September 20th, 2018|Cyber Defense|