ROYAL OAK - Jake Sigal founded Livio in 2008 and spent five years developing Internet radios and a language that lets mobile apps and hardware systems communicate. Ford bought Livio in 2013 and in 2014 Jake co-founded Tome to develop products for the hot new technology market called the Internet of Things. Jake told his
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday July 24, Warner Norcross & Judd Partner Brian Wassom will provide all the details on a case he handled that confirms First Amendment Free Speech Protection for Augmented Reality video games. DroneLaw.Pro Founder Enrico Schaefer will discuss the FCC’s plans to automate Air Traffic Control for drone flights
ROYAL OAK - Set Sail for Autism allows people with Autism Spectrum Disorder to become crew members after the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac and Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race return these yachts to Port Huron. It takes place July 22 at the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. The program not only benefits people with ASD,
ROYAL OAK - What is the Michigan State University Conquer Accelerator Program? Program Manager Tom Stewart says the program helps growing companies overcome hurdles by providing $20,000 in funding and ten weeks of hands-on mentorship and training. Right now four companies are participating in this summer program. They include: HorizonIQ an application that reduces the amount
ROYAL OAK - There’s a critical problem facing America today - opioid dependence. An Ann Arbor startup called Workit Health has developed a path to recovery through an online platform that matches people with on-demand, in-person and virtual medical and psychosocial support to make addiction recovery private, affordable and convenient. Inforum’s InGage program director Tember
ROYAL OAK - The women in tech segment features the latest happenings from the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Kathleen Norton Schock talks about the MCWT summer camps, the MCWT Classic Golf Challenge (July 24) at the Indian Wood Golf Course at Lake Orion. A few hole sponsorship are still available. She also interviews
ROYAL OAK - Sibrina Collins, Executive Director of the Marburger STEM Center at Lawrence Technological University, talks about her outreach program for K-12 and beyond. Collins said the high school summer camps are filled to capacity. Those camps include Biotechnology, Fabrication, Psychology, Sketching and Web Design. 48 percent of the students that participate in these
GRAND RAPIDS - Keith Brophy, State Director of the Michigan SBDC, interviewed Bhushan Kulkarni, Chairman of GDI Infotech and CEO of InfoReady Corp. Both companies are located in Ann Arbor. Bhushan was also co-chair of BBM BizCon 2017, a conference that took place July 6 in Grand Rapids. This year’s conference was focused on 21st
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast July 17, Dr. Tonya Matthews CEO of the Michigan Science Center will talk about the new exhibit, STEM Playground and informal science learning. David Cole will update the auto tech scene. Kathleen Norton Schock will provide all the latest happenings for women in technology. And Nick Lumsden will announce
ROYAL OAK - A study done to better understand how organizations in connected and automated vehicle sectors are related to each other was able to identify some 350 working in this space in Southeast Michigan, and some 1,400 connections, so says Tricia Walding of the Workforce Intelligence Network of Southeast Michigan. WIN wanted to generate
