NEW YORK - CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves said Tuesday that his company's namesake broadcast network could go "over the top," or be delivered via the Internet, if Aereo's model of streaming over-the-air programming is ruled legal. "If there are systems out there that try to hurt us, then we could go to OTT," he
ANN ARBOR ? Come to the University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex for an event co-hosted by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences and the U-M to get an update on cutting-edge advances made by Michigan robotics? companies. Registration deadline March 31. Keynote: Pete Wurman- Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Kiva Systems How Kiva
ANN ARBOR - Llamasoft has hired Alejandro Nieto as senior vice president of international sales. Nieto has responsibility for sales of LLamasoft solutions internationally, including Latin America, EMEA and APAC regions. Nieto brings to LLamasoft more than 20 years of experience executing and leading complex sales of business solutions and managing value creation initiatives in
LANSING - Tourists in Michigan, lured to the state in large part because of the Pure Michigan ad campaign, generated a record $1.2 billion in economic development, a report said. The report, by a research firm, Longwoods International, which specializes in the effect of tourism advertising, said the Pure Michigan ad campaign attracted 2.4 million
LANSING - The Michigan House passed a controversial measure on Tuesday that would streamline the process of allowing telephone companies to drop landline services. SB 636 passed 71-39. The Michigan Senate must concur in the House changes before the bill goes to Governor Rick Snyder for approval. The legislation, which wouldn't go into effect until
LANSING - Some local governments would not receive full reimbursement from the revenues lost as a result of phasing out portions of the personal property tax under legislation pending in the Michigan House, but the chair of the House Tax Policy Committee said Monday he anticipates fixing the problem without difficulty. When the bills flew
LANSING - A deal was struck Monday among legislative leaders on a supplemental appropriations bill for the current fiscal year, several officials confirmed to Gongwer News Service, but those closest to the discussions remained tight-lipped about the details. At least $100 million will be available to repair Michigan roads. "It is done," said Sen. Roger
DETROIT ? If you're unemployed and living in metro Detroit, or if you'd a professional who would like to work in Detroit, #313DLove on March 13 at the Charles Wright Museum is free for you. A small donation is, however, requested since most of the net proceeds go to a group of Detroit-area charities. The
DETROIT ? NextEnergy and Michigan i-Corps is hosting an Energy and Transportation program in May that provides commercialization training for university, national lab researchers, and early-stage technology developers designed as a springboard for moving new ideas out of the lab and into the market. The deadline to apply is March 31. NextEnergy and the University
SAN FRANCISCO - The German computer security and antivirus detection company G Data Security has alleged that the Russian government is behind the newly detected malware known as "Uroburos." G Data bases its case for Russian government involvement on the complexity of the malware and the presence of Cyrillic words in the malware sample. G