SAN FRANCISCO - Security and antivirus firm Intego reported that the criminals behind the Flashback Trojan have been hard at work releasing new variants to their malware package. The seventh variant of Flashback has been identified, which shows it is using new and unique techniques for infecting Macs. Flashback is a Trojan horse attack that,
BARCELONA, Span - Tech will be in the driver's seat, steering the auto industry into a future with coordinated networks of self-driving cars. Without it, expect "global gridlock" to paralyze cities, Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford predicted at the Mobile World Congress mobile-technology show. Ford predicts a future, though, in which computing and
ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan is leading a $2.4 million statewide program aimed at turning inventions in the classroom into marketable products by increasing the supply of seasoned entrepreneurs. The Tech Transfer Talent Network, funded through a grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, includes seven universities and regions with strong research-based technology
DETROIT - A significant shift in support occurred after Wednesday's debate between the Republican presidential candidates in Michigan to the benefit of Mitt Romney, according to a new poll out Friday. Romney now has 39 percent to 31 percent for Rick Santorum, according to the survey from the Foster McCollum White and Associates and Baydoun
DETROIT - Challenge Detroit said Thursday that Credit Acceptance Corp. chairman and founder, Donald A. Foss, has personally pledged $500,000 to the initiative focused on revitalizing Detroit by attracting young entrepreneurs to the city. ?Challenge Detroit is dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and has a passion for revitalizing Detroit through this program. This initiative is very
LANSING - Liquid Web a managed hosting company with locations in Michigan and Arizona has successfully completed a SSAE-16 (formerly SAS70) and SOC 3 examinations, relevant to security, availability, and processing integrity, and has been issued an Independent Service Auditor's Report for both. The report found that Liquid Web had addressed each of the controls
ANN ARBOR - Netflix suffered one of the largest drops in ACSI history as e-commerce inched up and competition stiffened, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index?s annual E-Commerce Report. The report, produced in partnership with the Ann Arbor customer satisfaction measurement consultant ForeSee, showed customer satisfaction with e-commerce Web sites overall was up 1
LANSING - Where students at Highland Park schools will end up for the rest of the academic year is still an open question after the Michigan House and Senate pushed through an emergency bill late Thursday afternoon. Those who show up to their classroom on Monday may not see many teachers, and if there are
LANSING - Michigan's urban areas could lead the state to a new recovery with some readjustment of the state's economic development priorities, a report commissioned by Business Leaders for Michigan said. The report, Michigan's Urban and Metropolitan Strategy, developed by Public Sector Consultants and the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, said Michigan's cities already lead
TROY - Automation Alley was awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor under the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Competition to make high-level IT training available to local partner companies, including HP Enterprise Services and Lakeside Software. Automation Alley applied for the grant in partnership with Oakland Community College and the