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Michigan Life ‘It’s Just a Hard-to-Imagine World’: Rural Michiganders Open up About Living Without Broadband

Some 400,000 rural households lack broadband internet in Michigan, creating a digital divide that harms their educational, economic, and interpersonal lives. Here is the plan to fix that.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 19, 2021 1:34 pm EDT
Technology An "Out Of Service" bag covers a gas pump as cars continue line up for the chance to fill their gas tanks at a Circle K near uptown Charlotte, North Carolina on May 11, 2021 following a ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline. - Fears the shutdown of a major fuel pipeline would cause a gasoline shortage led to some panic buying and prompted US regulators on Tuesday to temporarily suspend clean fuel requirements in three eastern states and the nation's capital.
Technology Rising Cybersecurity Threats Are Targeting Michiganders. Here’s What’s Being Done About It.

The state government’s computer systems are attacked 90 million times a day. Rep. Elissa Slotkin says it’s time to get serious on cybersecurity.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 28, 2021 1:07 pm EDT
Economy As city simulators challenges go, resolving the semiconductor situation would be an impressive challenge.
Economy The PlayStation 5 Proves Supply Chains Are Essential Michigan Infrastructure. Yes, Really.

Gamers and auto workers both are left in the lurch by one key component they can't get. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Livonia) wants to make sure that crisis doesn't happen again.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 9, 2021 9:41 am EDT
Technology Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is implementing a plan to ensure Michiganders have access to enough vaccine doses.
Technology A New Government Office Will Focus on Connecting Broadband Across the State

Michiganders kept in the internet's slow lane due to access or affordability concerns now have a state office designed to help overcome those roadblocks.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 4, 2021 11:03 am EDT
Technology Jim Farley, Ford Motor Company's chief executive officer, stands next to the company's new Ford F-150 Lightning, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Dearborn, Mich. On the outside, the electric version of Ford's F-150 pickup looks about the same as the wildly popular gas-powered truck. The new truck called the F-150 Lightning can go up to 300 miles per charge, with a starting price of just under $40,000.
Technology Ford’s F-150 Lightning Is a Watershed Moment for the Industry, Says CEO

The president test-drove an F-150 Lightning, and in a Q&A with reporters, Ford CEO Jim Farley said it’s future is even more ambitious.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel Associated Press Associated Press June 2, 2021 12:14 pm EDT

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Technology Flint Water Crisis Inspires First-Ever Time ‘Kid of the Year’

Not all heroes wear capes, some just wear lab coats.

Yousef Mawry December 28, 2020 5:54 pm EST
Technology Michigan's latest task force aims to tackle the state's digital divide and find broadband solutions for households.
Technology Internet Access Isn’t Optional. These Programs Aim to Connect Michiganders in Need.

Thanks to millions in grants and the launch of a new taskforce, fewer Michiganders will have to resort to library parking lots for free wifi access.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain November 19, 2020 6:40 pm EST