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Connected Vehicles

Ford, Google announce partnership for in-vehicle services

DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. and Google have announced a partnership to create new services for connected vehicles. Ford also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider, and said that beginning in …

Computer Science

Michiganders invited to set world record during ‘Coding for Michigan’ virtual event

LANSING–Michiganders are invited to join together in an attempt to gain a Guinness World Records title during a free, online computer programming event aimed at helping Michigan achieve its goal …

Coronavirus / Women In Business / Women In Computing / Women In Construction / Women In Defense / Women In Engineering / Women in Tech / Workforce Development

MCWT programs go virtual

SOUTHFIELD—The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation’s 14th annual Signature Gala went virtual—one more pivot this year for the nonprofit working to make Michigan the No. 1 state for …

Customer Experience / Social Media

Customer satisfaction with news, social media slides despite surge in traffic

ANN ARBOR—When the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up in the United States in March, visits to general news websites skyrocketed and social media usage surged. Yet, even before the pandemic sent …

Electric Grid / Energy / Solar Power / University Research

Michigan Tech study: 79 billionaires could green the grid

HOUGHTON—The cost of solar energy has plummeted in recent years, and a new study from Michigan Technological University’s Michigan Tech Open Sustainability Technology (MOST)  Laboratory shows just how few fortunes …

Automotive Electronics / Connected Vehicles

FCA to set up connected vehicle ‘ecosystem’ with Harman, Google

AUBURN HILLS—Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. announced that it will use technology from Harman International Industries Inc., a Stamford, Conn.-based subsidiary of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, and Google, to power a …

Cloud Technologies / Genomics

Genomenon to make genomic data available on Google Cloud platform

ANN ARBOR—Genomenon Inc., the Ann Arbor-based genomics research information provider, has announced a partnership with Google to make the company’s genomic mutation data available on Google Cloud platform. Genomenon’s Cited …

Apps / Streaming Content

WEYV announces integration with Google Chromecast

TROY — WEYV, an app platform with music, magazines, e-books and more, has announced an integration with Google Chromecast, Google’s media streaming device. Now users can stream music in the …

Autonomous Vehicles / University Research

ACM study: truck driver jobs safe with self-driving vehicles; cab drivers, not so much

YPSILANTI TWP. – A new study commissioned by the American Center for Mobility finds that only a “modest” number of truck driving jobs will be affected by the rise of …

Customer Experience / Social Media

Data privacy, ads drive customer dissastisfaction in social media: ACSI

ANN ARBOR — Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter have the least satisfied users in social media, according to the latest data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index 2018 E-Business Report. Customer …

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