NEW YORK, NY - U.S. venture capital firms raised $7 billion from 61 funds during the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of 24 percent from the fourth quarter of 2014, but still a 21 percent increase by dollar commitments, reported Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association. The number of funds raised during
DETROIT - For the fourth year in a row, Detroit Public Television will showcase the ingenuity and expertise of young engineers as part of our award-winning coverage of the FIRST In Michigan Robotics State Championship. This year?s coverage will include a live web stream of the competition on April 11th from 9am until 5pm. A
STAMFORD, Conn. - Worldwide PC shipments declined 5.2 percent in the first quarter to 71.7 million units, from the same quarter a year before, according to preliminary results by Gartner, what the company predicts will be a slow steady decline over the next five years. "The PC industry received a boost in 2014 as many
DETROIT ? RadioShack, coming back from bankruptcy that forced it to close 1,700 stores nationwide, has come back from the dead as Sprint-RadioShack co-branded retail shops. Now 31 of those stores in Michigan will hire about 70 sales associates to eventually outfit the ?store-within-a-store? concept over the next few months. ?Sprint is excited for the
DETROIT ? In episode, Brian Greaves, Director of Product Development IoT Solutions, at AT&T?s Drive Studio and Drive Lab in Atlanta, GA, talks about the booming business of helping cars to talk to one another and to their components with advance digital systems. Richard Stiennon, President of IT-Harvest and a noted international expert on cyberwarfare,
LANSING - When Sen. Mike Nofs unveils his proposal for reforming the state's 2008 energy law at the end of the month, he expects to keep the 10 percent cap on electric choice competition but with new conditions, he told Gongwer News Service on Thursday. Though a lot of discussion has surrounded Nofs' (R-Battle Creek)
LANSING - The Metropolitan Affairs Coalition, a nonprofit public-private partnership in Southeast Michigan, has announced its support for the Proposal 15-1 to help pay for transportation funding. "Michigan has found itself economically less competitive on the national and international stage. Our roads are so poor that manufacturers, distributors and retailers can no longer be certain
DETROIT - The Detroit Public Library is launching a new poetry series to continue its year of celebrations in the city of Detroit. The series continues with Saul Williams on April 14 at 6 p.m. at the Detroit Public Library ? Main Library. ?We are excited to celebrate poetry with some of the most impactful
GRAND RAPIDS - Varnum attorney Matt Bower has been named to the Detroit Techweek 100, for the second year in a row. Techweek is a national technology conference and festival with a mission of building a better world through tech entrepreneurship. This year's Detroit Techweek is scheduled for April 13 ? 19 at Ford Field.
GRAND RAPIDS - What is the status of STEAM Education in West Michigan? What are we doing to improve awareness? What are the resources that are available? Learn more from aimWest panelist during the April 22 STEAM Event. STEAM Education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math Education) has become a major topic of discussion and