LANSING - Kyle Brow of Vassar has been selected as the 2015 Pure Michigan 400 Honorary Starter for the race Aug. 16, while Michael Harris, Executive Director of Paralyzed Veterans of America Michigan Chapter, has been named 2015 Pure Michigan 400 Grand Marshal. Brow, a 20-year-old with autism, developed a passion for NASCAR and racing
AUBURN HILLS - If you are a startup or early-stage, growth-based business looking for funding, come meet and listen to capital expert, Mike Brennan (Not to be confused with MITechNews.Com Publisher Mike Brennan) who will cover Michigan's various capital sources and talk about how to properly position your company to be qualified for private funding,
GRAND BLANC - Spud Software, a custom software development company, in partnership withDr. Mark Rittenger and Dr. Gregory Streff, of Michigan Lung and Critical Care Specialists, has created a new app aimed at testing for sleep apnea, a disorder that creates blockage of the airway during sleep. The app, which runs on Android phones, will
BIRMINGHAM - The Michigan Israel Business Bridge will be holding its 2015 Ambassador Awards Dinner October 14th at The Reserve in Birmingham. MIBB will be presenting two awards during the dinner. The Bridge Builder Award is being presented to Delphi Automotive in honor of their continued work with Israel start-ups and established companies. The award
DETROIT - After much hoopla, suspicious press and endless previews, Windows 10 was released into the wild on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Lo and behold, they came, they downloaded and they installed and it was good, or at least much better than most everyone had expected. http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IA-1665-Hour-1-Windows-10-Install.mp3
DETROIT - Answering Listener Questions at the Internet Advisor in hour two. Remember: The only dumb question is the one you don't ask. http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IA-1664-Hour-2-Listener-Q-A-.mp3
FERNDALE - No two ways about it, episode 103 of our live weekly podcast was a lot of fun. With our guests from The Darton Groupas well as VoxVii /The Rack Show, we had no shortage of laughter, fun, and even some interesting viewpoints on the metro Detroit information technology scene, the local employment market,
WASHINGTON DC - It looks like Russian hackers made a significant breach into the Pentagon's email system. Officials tell NBC News that Russia has launched a "sophisticated cyberattack" against the unclassified email system of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The hack has forced the Pentagon to shut down the email system for almost two weeks
HOUGHTON - The dull black plastic of the device on Joshua Pearce's desk belies its usefulness. Pearce picks up the box, which has a switch on the side and a small opening on top. A handful of vials sit in a bag nearby, and each would fit snugly in the opening. The set-up seems generic,
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University has entered into a community health partnership with the Portage Health Foundation. The partnership combines both organizations' missions, existing strengths and financial resources to create a collaboration focused on improving the health of the community. Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz announced the partnership at the University's Board of Trustees meeting