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Attention Detroit Entrepreneurs: ABC’s Shark Tank Hosting Casting Call May 16 At Grand Circus

DETROIT - Metro Detroit entrepreneurs will get a shot at appearing on ABC’s Shark Tank, the popular television series that can lead to big investment dollars, on May 16 at Grand Circus. But you need to sign up quickly to secure your place in this casting call. If selected, you will be asked to do

By |2016-05-10T20:13:09-04:00May 10th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

C/D/H TechMash – Technology Meets Free Beers – In Downtown Detroit May 19

hDETROIT - Join C/D/H on May 19 at the C/D/H Detroit office for TechMash and enjoy one of a kind beers, and mingle with like-minded industry peers who face the same dynamic challenges that you do. The question explored is What happens when you bring technology and Michigan beers together. Well, silly, you have a

By |2016-05-08T13:00:21-04:00May 5th, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|

CloudTech1 University Launches May 18 With Deep Dives On MetroLTE Wireless, Machine To Machine Services

ROCHESTER HILLS - On May 18, CloudTech1, a managed cloud services provider, will launch CloudTech1 University with Metro Wireless to talk about the new MetroLTE wireless service, and Machine to Machine Internet services. “MetroLTE is rapid deployment Internet service utilizing carrier-grade management over a mesh 4G cellular network.,” said Rick Beckers, CloudTech1 President. “No construction

By |2016-05-05T10:57:06-04:00May 5th, 2016|Connected Tech, Featured, News|

U-M launches First 3 XSeries on edX Platform

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan is launching three new certificate programs on the online edX platform that are designed to help global lifelong  learners keep pace with their careers and prepare for the rigor of academic programs at the university. The three series, which are 15 courses in total, are: the User Experience Research XSeries;

By |2016-05-04T18:55:00-04:00May 4th, 2016|News|

Join Red Level, Dell For Beer & IT Briefing At Michigan Beer Company May 12

NOVI - Information has become the oil of the Twenty-first Century. Join Red Level and Dell at the Michigan Beer Company in Novi on May 12 to learn how to manage it and have a few beers on Red Level. IT has become one of the primary drivers of business growth due to the influx

By |2016-05-03T12:41:25-04:00May 3rd, 2016|Featured, News|

SBAM Joins MITechNews.Com As Latest Content Partner

ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com is pleased to announce that the Small Business Association of Michigan is its latest content partner providing readers and listeners with the latest news and events listings from the state's preeminent small business group. SBAM will feature MITechNews.Com in its Monday eNewsletter to its 25,000 members and on its website (www.sbam.org).

By |2016-05-03T08:52:57-04:00May 3rd, 2016|Featured, News|

Hacking Into homes: ‘Smart Home’ Security Flaws Found In Popular System

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity researchers at the University of Michigan were able to hack into the leading "smart home" automation system and essentially get the PIN code to a home's front door. Their "lock-pick malware app" was one of four attacks that the cybersecurity researchers leveled at an experimental set-up of Samsung's SmartThings, a top-selling

By |2016-05-02T12:52:42-04:00May 2nd, 2016|Cyber Defense, News|

Illegal Battery Recycling Business In India Subjects Some To Lead Levels Above Guidelines

ANN ARBOR - India's illegal battery recycling industry could be exposing some residents in Delhi to airborne lead levels two-to-eight times higher than their neighbors and well above recommended health guidelines, University of Michigan researchers have found. Using sophisticated microscopic equipment and a lot of detective work, U-M School of Public Health researchers were able

By |2016-05-02T12:42:30-04:00May 2nd, 2016|Clean Update, News|

No-Reason Absentee Voting Bill Tabled By Republicans Thwarting Snyder’s Wishes

LANSING - Hard-knuckle politics has once again thwarted efforts to allow voters to cast an in-person absentee ballot despite a request from Governor Rick Snyder in January that it be sent to his desk as soon as possible. The bill (HB 4724) would end the limit on casting an absentee ballot to those 60 and

By |2016-05-02T10:31:32-04:00May 1st, 2016|News, Politics|

Former Perrigo CEO Papa To Get $64.7 Million For Jumping To Valeant Pharmaceuticals

ALLEGAN - When news that Perrigo Co.’s then-chief executive officer, Joseph Papa, would be leaving to helm troubled Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. first emerged, it stood to reason that Papa would be rewarded handsomely for the move. But it’s now become clear just how handsomely: about $64.7 million this year, according to Bloomberg, with the

By |2016-04-29T12:54:37-04:00April 29th, 2016|Life Sciences, News|