SAN FRANCISCO - As promised, Yahoo is now automatically encrypting Yahoo Mail users' connections to the service. The company announced Tuesday it has enabled automatic HTTPS as the default for all users on the network, coming in a day before the January 8 deadline it placed on itself in October, CNET News.Com reported. With the
WASHINGTON DC - Maybe the fourth time will be the charm for Sen. Patrick Leahy's data privacy protections standards. Leahy (D-Vt.) reintroduced his data privacy protection bill to Congress on Wednesday, for the fourth time since 2005. The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act would create a national standard for how businesses would have to
LANSING - The Michigan Energy Office has partnered with technical energy-saving experts throughout the state to provide energy audits for qualified recipients. MEO pays for half of the audit cost. ?The audit offers an analysis of a building?s energy usage and costs along with a list of recommended improvements to help the owner realize cost-effective
LIVONIA ? Join forward-thinking community of entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders from around the Great Lakes region to network, learn and connect at ACE'14 Jan. 30 at Burton Manor Conference Center. The program includes business experts, elevator pitches and Consultants' Corridor, which will have more than 130 sessions open to entrepreneurs on a first-come, first-served
IONIA - The Michigan Manufacturers Association announced to support the introduction of a bill package aimed at encouraging the statewide hiring of parolees. MMA was joined in the press conference by State Representative Joe Haveman (R-Holland), State Representative Klint Kesto (R-Commerce Township), State Representative Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R-Alto), State Representative Harvey Santana (D-Detroit), State Representative
LAS VEGAS - Aereo, an over-the-air provider of TV channels through the Internet's cloud, Wednesday announced that it has closed a $34 million Series C round of financing. Aereo launched in Detroit in November. Aereo, in a press release, said the new round of financing will support its rapid nationwide expansion and increase its investment
DETROIT - Compuware announced it will sell three of its business units representing roughly 25 percent of its total revenues in a $160 million deal with Marline Equity Partners of Los Angeles. The transaction is expected to close later this month. The businesses are Changepoint, Uniface, and Compuware?s professional services organization. Altogether they employ about
LAS VEGAS - Google has launched a partnership with General Motors, Audi, Honda, and Hyundai, as well as with chipmaker Nvidia, to bring the Android operating system to vehicles in 2014. The group, called the Open Auto Alliance, aims to marry Android's widespread use and app support with openness and customization, according to the group's
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple's smartphone sales have risen following the release of the iPhone 5S and 5C. But its rivals have chipped away at the company's longer-term market share, according to market researcher Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Looking at the global smartphone market for the three months ending November 2013, Kantar found that Apple's share had
TROY - A fine-tuned elevator pitch can open the door to funding and key partnerships for entrepreneurs. Perfecting that pitch takes practice and often some advice from experts and other experienced entrepreneurs. Watch up-and-coming entrepreneurs present their business plans, and then join in the discussion at the Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan Entrepreneur's Forum. EISEM