DETROIT - 1984 was a good year, and so it's of little surprise that episode 84 of our weekly live broadcast was a blast. With our guests from Falling Down Beer Company, RhinoCoders and Startup Weekend Pontiac in-studio with us, we had a wide variety of topics to handle - to the point where it
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan talks about the Energy Choice controversy in the Michigan Legislature, and a discussion of the story in Michipreneur.Com about 15 entrepreneurial companies in Detroit developing disruptive technologies. To listen, click on MITechNews.Com
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan talks about a big cybersecurity conference coming up at Walsh College were Brigadier General Michael A. Stone, assistant adjutant general - Army, Michigan National Guard, will be the keynote April 15 at the first Walsh College Center for Cybersecurity Leadership conference. He also talks about discounts available for
SOUTHFIELD - Every year, on the fourth Thursday of April, thousands of technology professionals take a break from connecting data to the cloud or learning the next hot programming language to mentor young girls. The local Cisco Southfield office partnered with Focus Hope, Cisco Networking Academy, to offer a day of education around information and
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Angel Fund closed its second fund (MAF II) with $2.05 million. MAF II will make its first investment this spring, and plans to invest money in eight to 10 total deals within the next two years. "There's no doubt that MAF plays an important role in our entrepreneurial economy. Angel
LANSING - The Michigan House Insurance Committee put its stamp on the fast-moving auto insurance legislation Thursday by approving a bill with a more specific fee schedule and a mandated $100 per vehicle rate rollback. SB 248 and SB 249 were sent to the full House 9-6 with all Democrats voting no following seven hours
SOUTHFIELD - Students can register now for summer semester classes that begin May 13 at Lawrence Technological University. Day, evening, weekend and online options are available, including many fast-track certificate programs in growing tech career fields. Lawrence Tech has associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs that can lead to careers in areas such as robotics
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed an executive order to locate the Governor's Talent Investment Board within the new Talent Investment Agency, rescinding a prior order that housed the board within the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Under EO 2015-11, the Talent Board will be charged with advising and assisting the governor regarding compliance
WASHINGTON DC - The US House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation on Wednesday designed to help companies and the federal government better defend against the growing threat of cyberattacks, despite opposition from privacy advocates who fear it may open the door to more government spying on US citizens. Passed by a 307-116 vote, the
LANSING - Michigan House Democrats have introduced a package of bills designed to curb the budget problems spurred by the Michigan Economic Growth Authority credits issued toward the end of the previous decade. The bills (HB 4471 , HB 4472 , HB 4473 , HB 4474 and HB 4475 ) would end the secrecy behind