LANSING - Legislation that would give businesses the option to keep their employees rather than be forced to lay them off in the event of a downturn cleared the Senate unanimously on Wednesday. SB 1094 , sponsored by Sen. Bruce Caswell (R-Hillsdale), would be applicable to employers with two or more employees and permits them
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder and the Republican-led Legislature appear well on their way to wrapping up the 2012-13 fiscal year budget by their self-imposed deadline of June 1 after they inked an agreement Wednesday on an overall framework for the budget that provides more funding for many programs than initially anticipated. The agreement calls
SAN FRANCISCO - Google is using a clever Domain Name System hack to let people infected with the DNSChanger malware know that they have only a few weeks left before their Internet connection goes dead. The warning that will appear at the top of search results for people whose computers are infected. The effort, scheduled
WASHINGTON DC - CNET has learned that the FBI has formed a Domestic Communications Assistance Center, which is tasked with developing new electronic surveillance technologies, including intercepting Internet, wireless, and VoIP communications. The FBI has recently formed a secretive surveillance unit with an ambitious goal: to invent technology that will let police more readily eavesdrop
SAN FRANCISCO - Malware increased significantly across several platforms in the first quarter, with PC malware reaching the highest levels in four years, according to a McAfee report released this week. The first-quarter report (you can read the full PDF below) also noted a huge increase in malware -- short for malicious software -- targeting
WASHINGTON DC - In a new hack into the U.S. Department of Justice's Web site, Anonymous claims to have grabbed "lots of shiny things such as internal emails, and the entire database dump." In a hack it dubbed "Monday Mail Mayhem," Anonymous claims to have collected and released 1.7GB of data from the U.S. Department
DEARBORN ? The next quarterly installment of the 2012 Michigan Cyber Awareness Breakfast Conference Series will take place June 5 in Dearborn where the focus will be on the next generation cyber awareness and communications. The agenda for the event, at the Henry Hotel, is as follows: 8:30 am Registration, Networking & Breakfast 9:00 am
LANSING - Under Michigan House Republican legislation to be introduced on Tuesday, a reduction in the personal income tax rate would take effect October 1, three months earlier than scheduled, and boost the personal exemption. Bills on both issues will be introduced by freshman members running for reelection in competitive districts. The plan calls for
LANSING ? The Michigan Economic Growth Authority Wednesday approved work plans for four brownfield redevelopment projects expected to generate $39.4 million in new investment and create or retain 512 direct jobs. ?These projects will help transform blighted, contaminated or functionally obsolete properties into a variety of new uses that will add jobs and diversify Michigan's
DETROIT - A Wayne State University researcher has introduced computer technology that makes it easier for people who need wheelchairs to select one that best suits their needs. In "Remote Decision Support for Wheeled Mobility and Seating Devices," recently published online and set to appear in the June edition of Expert Systems with Applications, Kyoung-Yun