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MITechNews.Com Podcast: FCC Broadband Decision, FBI Puts $3 Million Bounty On Russian Hacker, MITechNews.Com Wins DiSciTech Award

ANN ARBOR ? In this MITechNews.Com Update, Editor Mike Brennan discusses the Federal Communications Commission decision to classify broadband and able to be regulated; The FBI puts $3 million bounty on a Russian hacker; MITechNews.Com wins the Corp! magazine DiSciTech award for our digital publication that you are reading. To listen, click on InternetAdvisor.Net

By |2015-03-06T00:00:00-05:00March 6th, 2015|Archive, Internet Advisor|

Government, Business Leaders To Discuss Cyber Security At Oakland University

AUBURN HILLS - Some of the top technology leaders in Michigan will convene on campus for Oakland University?s second annual Cyber Summit on March 20. Presented by Oakland?s Cyber Security Club and the School of Engineering and Computer Science, this year?s event will offer insights on the latest trends and challenges in the technology and

By |2015-03-06T00:00:00-05:00March 6th, 2015|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Apple’s Mobile-Payment System Used To Rack Up Fraudulent Purchases

CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple Inc?s new mobile-payment system has been hit by a wave of fraudulent transactions using credit-card data stolen in recent breaches of big retailers, including Home Depot Inc. and Target Corp., people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. About 80 percent of the unauthorized purchases have been for big-ticket

By |2015-03-05T00:00:00-05:00March 5th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Clean Snowmobile Challenge Sets New Record for Endurance Run

HOUGHTON - This year?s Clean Snowmobile Challenge is full of firsts. For one, all teams made it to Houghton, Michigan where Michigan Technological University hosts the events ? no easy feat considering the fundraising, travel and time required of the college teams. This includes Finnish students from the Lapland University of Applied Sciences who are

By |2015-03-05T00:00:00-05:00March 5th, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Renaissance Venture Capital Fund Gets $14 Millon Boost

ANN ARBOR ? New corporate and institutional investors have pumped $14 million into Renaissance Venture Capital Fund, capping its second fund at $79 million. The money comes from Whirlpool Corp., MSU Foundation and Roush Industries. Renaissance Venture was launched in 2008 by the Detroit Renaissance, the predecessor of Business Leaders for Michigan. The first fund

By |2015-03-05T00:00:00-05:00March 5th, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|