DETROIT ? The Miller Lite Tap the Future Business Competition will pit five local entrepreneurs against each other for a cash purse of $20,000 and the chance to compete in Chicago against other regional winners for the $200,000 grand prize. The deadline is April 10. Daymond John of ABC?s Shark Tank, pus Brooklyn-based WeDid.It founders
WASHINGTON DC - The FBI is offering a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a Russian hacking suspect, the highest bounty ever offered by US authorities in a cybercrime case. Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev is accused of being the mastermind behind the GameOver Zeus botnet, which was used by cybercriminals
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Research Institute has launched the Van Andel Fellows program, a new concept for interdisciplinary postdoctoral training aimed at the very best early career scientists. Those selected as Van Andel Fellows will conduct postdoctoral research on an interdisciplinary project under the mentorship of two of more VARI principal investigators and will
DETROIT ? Comerica Bank reports that economic activity increased again in December, keeping the Michigan Index pointed up and to the right, after a one-month decline in October. December?s reading is 46 points, or 62 percent, above the index cyclical low of 73.8. The index averaged 117.3 points for all of 2014, three and one-tenth
WASHINGTON DC - US Senate Republicans appear to have largely abandoned efforts to fight an FCC vote later this week that's expected to reclassify broadband as a public utility-like service. After years of grappling with how much or even whether the federal government should be involved in regulating the Internet, the commission is expected to
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has issued a Request for Proposals to publish the official state of Michigan travel guide. ?This publication complements our overall marketing campaign and extends our reach in critical out-of-state markets to increase the volume of travelers to Michigan,? said David West, Vice President
COOPERVILLE - IT Resource is hosting its annual March Madness event March 19 to explore the topic IT Security & Risk in the Business Place. Whether your systems are on-site or in the cloud, it?s crucial that the right security tools are in place to keep your business safe 24/7. There?s more to security than
DETROIT ? Lt. Gov. Brian Calley will be pinch hitting for his boss, Gov. Rick Snyder, as the keynote for the Detroit Chinese Business Association Feb. 27 at the Motor City Casino Soundboard Room where he will help ring in the Chinese New Year of the Sheep. Snyder was recently hospitalized with a blood clot
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Did the US and UK hack their way into SIM cards used in mobile phones? That's the question one SIM card maker is trying to investigate. Dutch company Gemalto manufactures SIM cards for mobile phones, which it sells to around 450 carriers throughout the world, including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint. The
GRAND RAPIDS ? Hundreds of developers, software engineers and programmers will gather on March 21 at Calvin College for GRDevDay, a day-long conference put together by West Michigan developers to highlight the latest technologies. Only a few tickets remain. The keynote will be given by Rachel Appel, formerly of Microsoft, and now working as a