GRAND RAPIDS - Starting this fall, the Michigan SBDC will host a monthly segment on the M2 (squared) TechCast Internet radio show. M2 TechCast is a live news show hosted by longtime technology writers Mike Brennan and Matt Roush. Every Monday from 3 – 4 p.m. you can listen to Mike and Matt interview local
ANN ARBOR - You don’t usually hear me complain, at least publicly, when I’m upset with technology providers. But I’m going to bend my own rule and complain about how I did not receive my new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 as promised last week. I ordered this incredible new smartphone on Aug. 8, put down
LANSING - In 2016, hacktivism has become a mainstream force impacting millions of global lives. ‘Hacking for a cause’ has now become a weapon that transcends far beyond ‘antisocial geek misfit’ boundaries. From the DNC email hack to the Panama Papers, a surge in new hacktivism is now the top anti-establishment online tool for achieving
SINGAPORE - Automotive mega-supplier Delphi is partnering up with the nation-state of Singapore to launch an ambitious autonomous vehicle test program meant to supplement the existing mass transit system. The goal of the on-demand system is to make six battery-electric, self-driving cars available for rides on demand along three fixed routes to ferry people between
LANSING - Turning visitors into leads is not a step, it’s a process that involves many steps. But it all begins with your content. Throughout the entire process, your content is what will keep visitors enticed and inevitable convert them into a lead. The visitors to your site are at the beginning stages. It’s your responsibility as
GRAND RAPIDS - The trade group for venture capitalists in Michigan wants to form a $100 million fund to match millions in private capital with public investment. Under the proposal that’s being pushed by the Michigan Venture Capital Association, private investors would put $75 million into a fund to seed new venture capital funds, an
DETROIT - General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra on Friday called on the world’s auto industry to collaborate to develop cybersecurity standards to not only protect the physical security of vehicle owners, but also the personal data they increasingly transmit through the connected vehicle. “Cybersecurity protects physical safety, privacy and data,” Barra said at
LANSING - Michigan lawmakers last week introduced legislation to restore a state angel investment tax credit that would allow an investor to receive a 20-percent tax credit against the state’s personal income tax for qualified angel investments. The two bills were sponsored by state Rep. Jeff Farrington, a term-limited Republican from Macomb County. Farrington’s bills
DETROIT - Imagine you’re at a concert watching your favorite band, and out of the corner of your eye you notice a tethered drone hovering nearby. But this drone isn’t taking photos or videos of the band. It's temporarily providing enhanced LTE wireless coverage at the packed venue so you, along with thousands of others
BIRMINGHAM - Over the last few decades, I’ve had my fair share of adventures. I’ve traveled to the farthest corners of the world – from South Africa to Iceland to Malta to Malaysia to Australia to Estonia. I was one of the first analysts at Gartner to cover the burgeoning IT security industry. I performed
