SAN FRANCISCO - The heavily distributed kid-monitoring software ComputerCop, which many police departments around the US gave to families for free, is doing far more harm than good, a new report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation alleges. An eight-month investigation by the group -- a nonprofit that focuses on civil liberties in the digital realm
NEW YORK - A cyber attack this summer on JPMorgan Chase compromised more than 76 million household accounts and seven million small-business accounts, making it among the largest corporate hacks ever discovered. The latest revelations, which were disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday and reported by the New York Times, vastly dwarf earlier estimates
DETROIT ? In this Internet Advisor podcast, Rick Broida The Gadget Guy talks about Chromebooks, particularly HP?s 14″ beauty; The new Moto G vs Moto X and Moto 360 Watch; Rotten Apple Week: iOS8.0.1 update mess, Bash Bug and Bendgate; Mike Brennan, Editor of MiTechNews. To listen, Click on InternetAdvisor.Net
TROY ? If you want to participate in Automation Alley?s trade mission to the Middle East in December, you have to register by Oct. 20. The mission will include stops in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city, and Dubai, U.A.E., the business hub of the Middle East. Both areas are seeking
LANSING - U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, began deploying one of the major items in his arsenal Tuesday, calling out his Republican opponent, former Secretary of State Terri Land, for the troubled Business Application Modernization project that an audit lambasted Land's Department of State and the Department of Technology, Management and
LANSING ? This year?s GreenUp Conference November 12 on the campus at Michigan State University at the Kellogg Center will provide excellent opportunities for sharing information, networking, and learning. The highlight will be the 6th Annual Michigan Green Chemistry Governor?s Award Ceremony. Keynote speakers: Eric Beckman, University of Pittsburgh, Co-Director of the Mascaro Center for
LANSING - In the second poll in a week, Governor Rick Snyder is shown leading his Democratic opponent Mark Schauer by 6 percentage points. The poll, conducted by the Lansing firm of EPIC/MRA, also showed, however, that 8 percent of those polled would favor an unnamed third party candidate, and another 8 percent said they
GRAND RAPIDS ? Dematic has introduced RapidStore ML, a miniload automated storage and retrieval system that handles totes and cartons. It is a high density, compact load staging and sequencing solution, for reserve storage, goods-to-person order fulfillment, automatic pick face replenishment, palletizing, and order consolidation applications. For the production environment, the RapidStore solution is ideal
GRAND RAPIDS - Beer, food, and technology? Yes please. Come join aimWest on October 15th to whet your appetite, enjoy some ?food for thought,? and learn about this unique industry as the technology networking group conducts a fun and interesting discussion surrounding technology and how it impacts the local food and beverage industry. Panelists: Abel
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Higher education leaders, Internet2 and DLT Solutions Wednesday announced that a customized offering of Amazon Web Services will be immediately available via Internet2?s NET+ initiative to all higher education campuses. The University of Virginia, the sponsoring institution, and the University of Chicago, Cornell University, the University of Iowa and the University of