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DETROIT - Real-time video surveillance solutions provided in a pilot program by Comcast Business through its SmartOffice suite has been credited by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan for much of the success of Project Green Light that uses the high-definition video feeds from nearly 120 partnering businesses to fight crime. "Without the complete video technology system
ROCHESTER - Oakland University's Incubator is hosting an Innovation Workshop Weekend April 7-9 to teach tech entrepreneurs how to evaluate the viability of new innovations, develop a business plan and communicate effectively with investors, advisers, prospective customers, team recruits and others. The intensive weekend long seminar is aimed at developing highly competitive teams in pitch
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday March 20, Melih Oztalay from SmartFinds Marketing will talk about the latest social media trends. Jeff Hall from Siemens will talk about the Manufacturing in America conference March 22-23 at the Renaissance Center. Plus Dan Lohrmann will warn us about possible hacker threats to the U.S. power grid.
ANN ARBOR - A University of Michigan startup that's developing a non-invasive way to remove diseased tissue from cancer patients using high-intensity ultrasound has attracted $8.3 million in Series B financing. The investment will help advance clinical trials of HistoSonics' Robotic Assisted Sonic Therapy—an innovative tissue-destruction technology targeted for liver cancer and other solid tumor
DETROIT - Google’s Demo Day in Detroit is back in action this month at Grand Circus, the local tech training institute, March 30. Applications are due March 17. Final selections will be made March 22. Startups can apply now to pitch in front of a panel of judges. One winner of the Detroit event will get
DETROIT - Patrick Anderson joins our staff with a secret weapon in the never ending pursuit of picking the perfect bracket during the NCAA March Madness basketball championship. His Lansing based company, Supported Intelligence, discovered that using Artificial Intelligence helped to create a high (95 percent) degree of accuracy in picking winners during the 2016
ROYAL OAK - If you’re a tech professionals who wants to meet other tech professionals - and have a nice breakfast to start your work day, Rick Beckers, CEO of CloudTech1 has you covered with his new meet-up he’s calling Technado. The first whirlwind of ideas is scheduled for March 16 at 7:30 am at
ROYAL OAK - Richard Laramee, President of Electro-Matic Ventures, will provide details on the Manufacturing in America conference March 22-23 at the Renaissance Center. Auto expert David Cole will talk about some of the latest auto technologies. Inforum’s Tember Shea will interview Nicol Pasuit, Founder & CEO, Techstak. Techstak is the Angie’s List for Technology.
EAST LANSING – Who says you can’t get something for nothing? A Michigan-based technology firm is offering a free edge to the first 1,000 users who sign up for its SmartBracket software, which uses artificial intelligence to make optimal college basketball picks. Last year, SmartBracket finished in the 95th percentile out of more than 13
TRAVERSE CITY - Five entrepreneurs have partnered to create a group dedicated to expanding and promoting the drone industry in this northern Michigan resort town. The nonprofit is called SharedSky. Its mission statement reads: To connect individuals, businesses, local government, and organizations interested in the safe and ethical use of unmanned aerial systems in the
