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Airfoil Tech Trends, Diva Tech Talk, VR/AR And Drone Workshops At IoT TechConnect

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday March 19, Airfoil Media Expert Tim Moynihan and Technical Operations Supervisor Tony Onofrio will be talking hot tech trends, some good, some bad. Kathleen Norton Schock will update our listening audience on Diva Tech Talk and the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Networking pro Terry Bean will

By |2018-03-16T12:12:49-04:00March 16th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

IoT Cybersecurity Attacks Getting Worse – But No One’s Listening

CANCUN, Mexico - There's a running joke regarding connected gadgets and the internet of things: "The 'S' in IoT stands for security." And yes, I'm aware there's no "S" in IoT. Oleg Šelajev, a lead developer for Oracle Labs, coined the phrase in 2016, and it pops up almost every time researchers find security flaws with

By |2018-03-16T10:39:37-04:00March 16th, 2018|Cyber Defense, Featured, IoT|

STEM Workshop At IoT TechConnect Features Digerati Girls, STEMinistas

TROY - The Michigan Science Center and Digerati Girls will come together on April 4 at IoT TechConnect for an interactive workshop with high school students who will learn the basics of coding including creating characters that will be plugged into augmented reality video games. The sessions will explore new global Code.Org curriculum sponsored by

By |2018-03-16T08:46:02-04:00March 16th, 2018|Featured, IoT, STEAM|

Moody’s Credit Warns Michigan Economy At Risk If Trump Pulls US Out Of NAFTA

LANSING - If President Donald Trump pulls the United States out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Michigan is one of the states most vulnerable to negative economic consequences, according to a new analysis from the Moody's credit rating agency. Michigan's reliance on trade with Canada and Mexico is what puts it at risk,

By |2018-03-15T20:58:52-04:00March 15th, 2018|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

SmartBracket App Picks NCAA March Madness Bracket Using “Explainable AI” Tech

ROYAL OAK - Want to crush your office NCAA College Basketball pool? Well a software program developed by Supported Intelligence in East Lansing can help you do just that. CEO Patrick Anderson joined Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on M2 TechCast to explain how. SmartBracket 2018 went live Sunday night, after a “furious 2 hours

By |2018-03-12T10:45:34-04:00March 12th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

$50K IoT TechConnect Pitch Competition Deadline Extended To March 22

FARMINGTON HILLS - IoT Tech Connect and Kyyba Innovations have partnered to bring the IoT Pitch Competition to IoT Tech Connect, Michigan’s largest conference for IoT (Internet of Things) entrepreneurs.  The contest will take place from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, at the Troy Marriott. The deadline to apply as been extended

By |2018-03-09T10:16:29-05:00March 9th, 2018|Featured, IoT|

IoT TechConnect Update, Detroit Architecture, Building Hugger, Medical Main Street

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday March 12, Mobile Technology Association of Michigan CEO Linda Daichendt will discuss what attendees at IoT TechConnect will learn from the two panels she’s creating - Industrial IoT and Connected Tech. Lawrence Technology University Librarian Catherine Phillips, and Historian Jeff Morrison will discuss Detroit architecture. Inforum InGAGE manager

By |2018-03-08T19:16:23-05:00March 8th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

MISBDC Director Brophy Resigns To Return To Private Health Tech

GRAND RAPIDS - Keith Brophy, who had served as State Director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center for the past three years has resigned to return to the private sector to pursue health tech. His resignation was effective March 8. Ed Garner, the West Michigan SBDC Regional Director, has assumed the role of Interim

By |2018-03-08T14:34:38-05:00March 8th, 2018|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Synchronized Drones Highlight 2018 Winter Olympic Ceremonies

ROYAL OAK - If you watched the Winter Olympic Ceremonies you saw how far drones have come. The show featured 1200 drones flown by a single pilot who used them to create a variety of images including the five interconnected Olympic rings. It’s the next evolution in commercial drones, DroneLaw.Pro’s Enrico Schaefer said in this

By |2018-03-06T20:27:22-05:00March 6th, 2018|Drones, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

SmartOne Hyper Local Auto Marketing Campaign Helps Dealer Sell More Vehicles

ROYAL OAK - Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham, Michigan, is the social media partner of MITechNews.Com. Now he’s working with MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan to roll out SmartOne, a marketing program to help auto dealers sell more cars. SmartOne is a hyper local program that even comes with a guarantee. The program

By |2018-09-23T04:59:05-04:00March 6th, 2018|Featured, IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|