WASHINGTON DC - The Internet might just have gotten a little safer. The Federal Trade Commission has shut down Pricewert, which allegedly recruits, participates in spam, child pornography and other harmful electronic content. The FTC complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, resulted in the court
WASHINGTON DC - Defcon founder Jeff Moss, aka Dark Tangent, is one of the newest members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was among 16 people sworn in on Friday to the Homeland Security Advisory Council. The HSAC members will provide recommendations and
LANSING - Wholesale tax changes - implementing a graduated income tax, levying a sales tax on services and eliminating personal property taxes and the Michigan Business Tax surcharge for businesses - were some proposals pitched to the House Tax Policy Committee on Wednesday as advocates said the initiatives would both address the state's structural deficit
DETROIT - Former AT&T Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Edward E. Whitacre Jr. will become chairman of General Motors Corp. when the company leaves bankruptcy, GM said Tuesday. Interim Chairman Kent Kresa, who will continue in that role until the launch of the "new" GM, said in a statement the appointment is "a very auspicious
DETROIT - More delays in the Chrysler bankruptcy. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg issued a stay that prevents Fiat from taking control of Chrysler. She was responding to a filing by the pension funds of the state of Indiana. Now we�??ll have to see if the other justices on the Supreme Court want to hear
DETROIT - Anyone in Southeast Michigan who's thinking about their next career move is invited to attend FastTrac to the Future - The First Day of Your Entrepreneurial Adventure, a free all-day conference at Wayne State University that will provide a jump-start on the road to entrepreneurship. FastTrac to the Future is June 24 from
TROY - Walsh College was re-designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for the years 2009 - 2014. Walsh met the criteria for depth and maturity of established programs in the field of Information Assurance. Nanette Poulios, Director of the Information Assurance Center, and Dr. Jeffrey A. Livermore, Chair of
DETROIT - The United Way of Southeast Michigan expects to work with close to 400,000 needy people this year and they way the non profit charitable agency will do that is through the increased use of technology. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DETROIT - Michigan Chief Information Officer Ken Theis said the state government is transforming itself through the use of technology that not only includes business Internet access, but also personal Internet access now in development. a>>
DETROIT - TechOne Printing not only serves TechTown, the Wayne State incubator and accelerator, but also has become one of its newest tenants. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>