SAN FRANCISCO - Removing software that comes with your brand-new Windows computer can be frustrating, but recently discovered software on new Lenovo laptops - the top-selling laptop brand in 2014 - can put your entire digital life at risk. The preloaded software, called Superfish, alters your search results to show you different ads than you
AUBURN HILLS - If you are a startup or early-stage, growth-based business looking for funding, come meet and listen to capital expert, Mike Brennan, capital strategist from the Macomb-Oakland University INCubator. Brennan ? not to be confused with MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan ? will cover Michigan's various capital sources and talk about how to properly
DETROIT - Leaders of the state's largest companies see both the state and national economies improving over the next year-and-a-half, Business Leaders for Michigan said in releasing its latest forecast. The survey showed 60 percent of business leaders expect both economies to improve in the next six months. That was up from 48 percent for
DETROIT ? The Detroit Chinese Business Association will ring in the year of the Sheep at the Motor City Casino Soundboard Room where a government delegation from China will join the celebrations. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who has been working to improve business relations between the two countries, will deliver the keynote address. In the
LIVONIA ? The cars cranked out by Detroit automakers these days are loaded with computers all connected to mobile services that lets drivers plug-in a myriad of apps. But the downside of this digitization driving experience is today?s cars also have become a target of opportunity for hackers seeking to harvest a cornucopia of highly
ANN ARBOR ? Security imagery and data analytics tools maker Pixel Velocity announced it has raised about $10 million through a preferred stock sale ? but the company declined to provide any details about the investors. The only detail released is Daroth Capital Advisors LLC of New York City acted as financial adviser and placement
HOUGHTON - Sponsored research, including federal and state grants, corporate and other sponsors increased 46 percent during the second quarter of the current fiscal year, compared to the same time last year. Federal grants rose 40.9 percent. The news came from Vice President for Research David Reed, who addressed the Michigan Technological University Board of
ANN ARBOR - In 2008, half of new-car buyers in the United States bought vehicles that were rated at less than 20 mpg. Today, just over a quarter do so, says researchers at the University of Michigan. Building on research that shows average fuel economy has improved 4.5 mpg between model years 2008 and 2014,
ANN ARBOR - Join MichBio for the inaugural Policy Call-In featuring Congressman Erik Paulsen of Minnesota who's been leading the US House effort to repeal the medical device tax. This event is exclusively for MichBio members. The Call-In will cover other medical device-relevant issues too. It comes in advance of MichBio's participation in the annual
KALAMAZOO ? Mobile-phone external battery maker, mophie, which began life in a pole barn near Kalamazoo a decade ago, had an international coming out party of sorts when it aired its first TV commercials during the Super Bowl, one of the most watched television events each year. Spending millions of dollars on advertising had not