MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google has expanded its bug-bounty program to cover vulnerabilities uncovered in Android. The program began with Chrome and expanded to Google Web sites and other open-source software projects. Under the program, people who find security holes get paid bounties. That often equates to a few hundred dollars, but particularly skilled attacks
WASHINGTON DC - Could online privacy one day be a thing of the past as we share more and more details about ourselves through social networks? Vint Cerf certainly believes that privacy will become much harder to ensure. The father of the Internet spoke Tuesday about online privacy at a US Federal Trade Commission workshop
WASHINGTON DC - Three US senators with access to confidential NSA information don't see the agency's data-gathering methods as necessary to ensure US security. On Tuesday, Senators Mark Udall (D-Colorado), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) filed an amicus brief on behalf of a lawsuit filed by several organizations that claims the National
EAST LANSING - The Michigan Association of Conservation Districts recognized four state legislators during the MACD Annual Convention held in Big Rapids. More than 200 attendees recognized Senator Booher, Senator Casperson, Senator Green and Representative McBroom for their outstanding support of natural resource conservation, Michigan?s private forestland resource and Michigan?s Conservation Districts within the state
WASHINGTON - Michigan ranked fourth in the nation in a quarterly report of U.S. clean energy and clean transportation job announcements, according to the nonpartisan business group Environmental Entrepreneurs. The report, which was released Thursday, tracked a pair of third-quarter project announcements in Michigan that could bring 1,100 total jobs to the state. Michigan has
ANN ARBOR - The U.S. economy will continue its steady climb upward over the next two years, say economists at the University of Michigan in a report released Thursday. "Washington inflicted quite a bit of short-term damage to the U.S. economy in 2013," said Daniil Manaenkov of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics in the
DETROIT ? Rick Broida, The Gadget Guy, raves about Republic Wireless MotoX and rants about Windows 8.1! Plua a look ahead at the electronic buying season with the ultimate Cheapskate. AT&T talks about its totally automated, home security system called Digital Life. To listen, click on Gongwer.Com
TROY - Tim Moore, Managing Shareholder at Doeren Mayhew Houston, with wife Sandra, pledged the second largest donation from an alumnus in the history of Walsh College, establishing an Endowed Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will help deserving students earn a degree at Walsh College and will be available to all enrolled Walsh students, regardless of
ANN ARBOR - PlanReaction was awarded Best of Boot Camp at the conclusion of Ann Arbor SPARK's 23rd Entrepreneurial Boot Camp by a panel of investors and industry experts who rated Boot Camp participants' pitches. As Best of Boot Camp winner, PlanReaction received membership to the New Enterprise Forum (NEF) and a NEF coaching team
LANSING - What does almost $10 million in tax incentives buy the Michigan Strategic Fund through the Michigan Business Development Program? More than $100.7 million in investments by four companies and upwards of 695 jobs down the road. ?These new investments across Michigan will strengthen our communities and fuel more and better jobs for our