ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor-based payment technology startup Stratos Thursday announced the first shipments of its Stratos Bluetooth Connected Card, which combines credit, debit, membership, gift and other magnetic stripe cards in one digital Bluetooth card. "From consumers to leading banks, merchants and card networks, we'se thrilled to see so much positive feedback since
HOUGHTON - Getting relief supplies to millions of survivors of the Nepal earthquake will be a challenge due to the region's rugged terrain and poor road network, according to a Michigan Technological University earthquake expert who visited the country in 2010. Dr. Wayne D. Pennington, dean of MTU's College of Engineering, also said that if
LANSING - The good news for backers of Proposal 15-1 to raise the sales tax as part of a plan to increase road funding by $1.2 billion is that they have improved their position in the polls in the past month. The bad news is that despite millions spent on television advertising and
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google's built a new tool in the fight against phishing. The free Password Alert Chrome extensionkeeps track of where you enter your Google account password and alerts you when you've entered it someplace other than accounts.google.com. This does two things: it prevents you from re-using your Google password on other sites,
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft offered another tantalizing look at its HoloLens headset, as it aims to turn your living room and workplace into a living, breathing desktop. The world's largest software company saved the best for last during the keynote presentation at its Build 2015 developer conference, closing a three-hour parade of demonstrations and speeches
WASHINGTON DC - Potentially good news for those who want to zip around our solar system, and beyond, at speeds approaching that of light - and maybe even faster. NASA, according to NASASpaceFlight.com, is quietly claiming to have successfully tested a revolutionary new means of space travel that could one day allow for such insane
EAST LANSING - 64 alumni of the Michigan State University Broad College of Business Executive Master's of Business Administration anniversary were nominated for making a significant and lasting impact on the program, their industry, or their communities. Only ten were selected, two from each decade. Alumni of the Decade Honorees are:
CUPERTINO, Ca. - A key component of the Apple Watch made by one of two suppliers was found to be defective, prompting Apple to limit the availability of the highly anticipated new product, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The part involved is the so-called taptic engine, designed by Apple to
DETROIT - NextEnergy has awarded $295,000 in Michigan Accelerating Technology Energy Grant funds to three Michigan companies - Navitas Advanced Solutions Group, REL and Temper. The MATch Energy Grant provides matching funds, or cost-share, as well as funding for follow-on commercialization projects, to eligible Michigan businesses and universities applying for federal funding in the area
ANN ARBOR - The National Venture Capital Association, in a report released this week, said Michigan set a record in the first quarter for investment activity. But the executive director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association said she's not sure those figures are correct. "Their numbers are higher than ours," said MVCA's Maureen Miller Brosnan.