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Batman V Superman Mobile Tour App Of Detroit Debuts March 25

LANSING - The Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice mobile tour app, commissioned by the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office, will debut on the same day the film appears in theaters, March 25. The exciting new app developed by Grand Rapids-based Mutually Human allows movie fans and travel enthusiasts to combine their interests to

By |2016-03-18T18:18:43-04:00March 18th, 2016|Featured, Mobile MI, News|

Brophy Tech Predictions: Self-Driving Cars To Transform Highways, Car Ownership

GRAND RAPIDS - The dawning age of self-driving vehicles will radically transform the century - old love affair with humans driving cars, and lead to swarms of connected vehicles motoring down the roads in orchestrated packs - while transforming ownership from individuals to companies, such as Uber, Google and Lyft, predicted technologist Keith Brophy, in

By |2016-03-18T13:32:18-04:00March 18th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, News|

LTU Ranked 17th In Nation for Undergraduate Study Of Game Design

SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University is ranked 17th on the Princeton Review’s just-published list of 2016’s top 50 undergraduate schools to study game design.  The Princeton Review chose the colleges and universities based on a survey it conducted in 2015 of 150 institutions offering game design coursework or degrees in the United States, Canada, and

By |2016-03-17T12:17:44-04:00March 17th, 2016|Featured, New Products / Contracts, News|

Hacktivist Anonymous Declares Trumpagaddon On Candidate Trump

SAN FRANCISCO - Hacktivist group Anonymous declared "total war" on Donald Trump, urging hackers to knock the billionaire's websites offline as it put the Republican front-runner in its sights for the second time. In a video posted Tuesday, a representative of the group called on hackers to attack Trump's websites and reveal any personal information

By |2016-03-18T14:30:58-04:00March 15th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured, News, Politics|

Michigan 50 Companies To Watch 2016 Winners Announced

LANSING - Michigan 50 Companies to Watch has named its 2016 recipients for the awards sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation and presented by Michigan Celebrates Small Business. Companies nominated for the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch list must be second-stage companies, defined as having six to 99 full-time-equivalent employees and generating $750,000 to $50

By |2016-04-12T20:36:59-04:00March 15th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

The Software Guild Launches Online Coding Bootcamp Nationwide

CLEVELAND - The Software Guild, a coding bootcamp for students to learn either .NET/C# or Java, announced the launch of a new online program for adult learners nationwide. The Software Guild’s online program is ideal for those looking to learn entry-level software development skills but do not have the time to commit to the immersive,

By |2016-03-15T21:14:10-04:00March 15th, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|

Michigan Film & Digital Media Office Sponsors Ann Arbor Film Festival

LANSING - The Michigan Film & Digital Media Office announced Monday it is sponsoring the Ann Arbor Film Festival, which runs March 15-20. The 54th annual AAFF, which built its reputation on showcasing experimental and avant-garde films, received $5,000 from MFDMO. The film festival is internationally recognized as a premier forum for “film as an

By |2016-03-14T22:14:24-04:00March 14th, 2016|Featured, News|

U-M Offers Online Courses To All In April Through edX Program

 ANN ARBOR - If you want to learn more about finance, decision making, data science ethics, social work, and practical learning analytics all from the comfort of your own home the University of Michigan Office of Digital Education and Innovation will help you do that, starting in April. U-M, one of the first universities to

By |2016-03-09T21:29:00-05:00March 9th, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|

Michigan Reigns As Most Expensive State For Car Insurance – Third Year In A Row

FOSTER CITY,  Ca. - Michigan holds the dubious title of the most expensive state for auto insurance for the third year in a row, with annual premiums more than twice the national average. So says Insure.com’s annual rankings of the most and least expensive states for auto insurance. Maine was the least expensive for the

By |2016-03-07T21:00:38-05:00March 7th, 2016|Featured, News|

MISTEM Advisory Council Urges Academia-Industry To Partner For New State Science Standards

LANSING - In its first annual report, the MiSTEM Advisory Council recommended a variety of actions that involved developing partnerships both within the education community as well as with industry and being sure state-supported programs are aligned with new science standards. The report said Michigan is well situated to be a top competitor for science,

By |2016-03-04T13:40:07-05:00March 4th, 2016|News, Politics|