Stories tagged: "technology"

Economy The CHIPS Act will give $52 billion in subsidies in hopes of incentivizing manufacturers to move or expand their production in the U.S. (Getty Images)
Economy Explainer: What is the Chips Act? What Will it do for Michigan?

Michigan’s automotive industry may get a big boost after the US House voted on Thursday to pass the Chips and Science Act.

Hope O'Dell Hope O'Dell August 2, 2022 12:32 pm EDT
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Economy Semiconductor Shortages Have Hobbled the Auto Industry. Michigan Leaders Are Trying to Fix It.

The semiconductor shortage has limited auto production and driven up prices for available cars.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans March 15, 2022 4:45 pm EDT
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Michigan Life Want to Help Your Neighbors in Michigan? There’s an App for That.

Mike VanMiddlesworth of Plymouth and his team have created an app that allows Michiganders to “lend each other a hand” like never before.

Nick Meyer Nick Meyer November 18, 2020 2:55 pm EST
Law and Policy Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack. Photo via Michigan Courts.
Law and Policy How the Coronavirus Revolutionized Michigan’s Courts

Michigan's Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack is modernizing courts with things like online dispute resolution and livestreamed trials.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 14, 2020 10:12 am EDT
Law and Policy A person holds up their phone during a rally in support of data privacy outside the Apple store Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Law and Policy Michigan Voters Will Decide on Data Protections in November

Should electronic data and communication be safe from unreasonable search and seizure? Get to the polls and have your say.

Associated Press Associated Press July 3, 2020 7:00 am EDT

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Community Foundation of Greater Flint CEO Isaiah Oliver circulates during a library opening in Flint, Mich., on Thursday, May 19, 2022. As the foundation’s first Flint native and first Black leader since it was founded in 1988, Oliver works to build bridges between marginalized people and wealthy donors. (Sean Work/The Chronicle of Philanthropy via AP) Michigan Life Homegrown Foundation Leader Builds Bridges, Trust in Flint
A woman takes a photo of lightning striking as dark storm clouds roll over Lake Michigan. (Mark Olsen via Unsplash) Weather Storms Knock Out Power to More than 100,000 Across Michigan
Plenty of historic Michigan theaters are still playing movies and hosting live performances today. Michigan Life Cherished Cinema: 6 Historic Michigan Theaters Thriving as Labors of Love
On Sunday, all 50 Senate Democrats—including Michigan Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow—voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Economy Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help Michigan Families
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Education Here’s What Wayne State Is Giving Their Students to Make It Through Fall Semester

New technology will help students work from home and avoid crowds on campus.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain June 29, 2020 4:09 pm EDT
Law and Policy In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, Silkie Carlo, left, demonstrates in front of a mobile police facial recognition facility outside a shopping centre in London. A Black man who says he was unjustly arrested because facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter is calling for a public apology from Detroit police. And for the department to abandon its use of the controversial technology. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan, File)
Law and Policy Facial Recognition Got a Detroit Man Falsely Arrested. Now He Wants the Cops to Abandon It.

Robert Williams’ “shocking” arrest in front of his wife and young daughters came after software flagged his photo as a likely match to a shoplifting suspect. Now he’s calling for a public apology — and an end to the controversial practice.

Associated Press Associated Press June 24, 2020 11:51 am EDT