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Meta and other technology companies long have struggled to recruit a diverse workforce. The recent spate of cuts by Silicon Valley companies has hit those efforts hard.

The most hackable passwords and tips to ensure your password is most secure.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Members of the U-M community now have limited storage on their Google accounts.

More than 50,000 LG Smart TVs are being recalled for faulty stands, increasing the risk of a tip-over that can result in serious injury.

Simms has been with Ann Arbor SPARK since it was founded.

May Mobility's new chief operating officer has been in the industry for three decades.

The University of Michigan generated 16 new startup companies and 433 new inventions during the fiscal year 2021-22.

A 2022 Consumer Report study revealed some of the tricks internet providers use to charge you more.

One local company is using a creative incentive to raise funds for Food Gatherers.

Ann Arbor SPARK’s annual Tech Homecoming event returns this year to connect growing companies with job seekers.

Big companies stocks slid after last week's earnings reports, and experts say it's an opportunity to better diversify your investments.

Nickels will use its latest funding to recruit new team members, accelerate partnerships and build on its product capabilities.

Ann Arbor SPARK awarded $200,000 to startups during Invest360, a pitch competition that recognizes promising emerging companies in the mobility, healthcare, and information technology sectors.

Denovo Fertility was the Best of Boot Camp winner at Ann Arbor SPARK's 2022 Entrepreneur Boot Camp Celebration.

U-M and Google are now offering a data analytics course for data science and public policy professionals.

Immerse yourself in the world of artist Kara Thomas at CultureVerse this fall season between Oct. 14-Nov. 20.

The 24th annual FastTrack Awards concluded the first day of a2Tech360 by highlighting some of the Ann Arbor area’s fastest-growing “gazelles.”

Ann Arbor’s top tech visionaries will offer inspirational talks and personal stories on entrepreneurship, inclusion, creativity, and technology during a2Tech360 series.

The new video game and electronics store is set to open on Friday with a customized mural, store swag, a raffle for a free PlayStation 5 and other giveaways.

What is catfishing and what are the best ways to prevent it?

Washtenaw Community College will be hosting an open house in its new Automotive Cybersecurity Lab on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 6-8 p.m.

Venue is opening in the former Lucky's Market location in Lower Burns Park.

What are the highest growing occupations in Wayne and Washtenaw Counties?

To avoid ever losing his keys, one Metro Detroit man got a chip implanted in his hand that can unlock and start his Tesla.

Ann Arbor SPARK’s a2Tech360 will be held October 7-14.

A new video game allows gamers and cat lovers to share their passion with “Stray.”

May Mobility continues to advance its autonomous vehicle technologies.

While much excess in the sector has blown off the top this year, a future more like the pre-pandemic era could mean still lower premiums.

U-M's new Wi-Fi is up to five times faster than its previous network, say school officials.

Students will be mentored throughout the summer on how to transform their ideas into solutions at the EMU camp.

A Colorado restaurant has come up with a unique solution to assist their employees when business gets booming.

"Aevum" did not compete in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fawaz and Yang tested videoconferencing applications on major operating systems such as iOS, Android, Windows and Mac, to see if the microphones were still accessed by the apps while muted.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday last year, but many African Americans have celebrated it for years. It marks the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they were free.

Researchers from U-M found a majority of apps contain tricks to keep children playing longer or make purchases.

Two local brothers are displaying their engineering skills in a global design competition.

Venue is coming to the former Lucky's Market space.

The first teaser for Disney Plus's "The Bad Batch" season 2 is here courtesy of Star Wars Celebration 2022.

University of Michigan is now enrolling its first Department of Robotics class.

With compensation reaching up to nearly $10,000 per month, these internships are big deals.

A new software invented at the University of Michigan that speeds up 3D printing has hit the market.

Ann Arbor SPARK hosted its 2022 Annual Meeting on Thursday at Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center.

The startup Orbital Assembly is close to having its pioneer station circling Earth. The hotel could start orbiting as early as 2025.

Just take a moment and think about how technology has changed your life - your phone, your TV, even food delivered right to your door - that’s what we are talking about today on What’s The Buzz.

Researchers said it was obvious when study participants became infected.

A Holocaust museum in Illinois is turning to tech to help give visitors a more engaging experience when learning about a traumatic event in world history.

Censys is a leading provider of continuous attack surface management.

While many are turning to cellphones because they are cheaper and can be used anywhere, there still is some value to having a landline.

A NASA Earth scientist goes into detail about what kind of projects are being utilized to give us more information about our home planet.

Ann Arbor SPARK has hired Jennifer Hayman to serve as senior vice president of marketing, communications and events.

With Earth Day 2021 rapidly approaching, Google Earth has released a feature that might really open some eyes when it comes to how certain parts of the globe have changed in recent decades.

A historic rocket launch took place on Friday afternoon, when three paying customers and a former astronaut lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center.

A historic rocket launch took place on Friday afternoon, when three paying customers and a former astronaut lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center.

One in five Fortune 500 companies use Ukrainian IT services. Or at least, they did before Russia invaded.

One in five Fortune 500 companies use Ukrainian IT services. Or at least, they did before Russia invaded.

Several firms are working on artificial eye tech that incorporates wireless, embedded sensors.

"Unvaccinated Soldiers present risk to the force and jeopardize readiness," Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth says. The Army says 96% of active troops have been vaccinated.

If it’s acceptable for our jobs to demand our time on evenings and weekends, grabbing a break during traditional business hours should be as well.

The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite was the stand-out performer on Tuesday after gaining more than 3% for its best day since March.

How a former World War Two pilot came second in a cycling competition for older people.

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel said this week that people should be more worried about "surveillance AI" than artificial general intelligences.

Even with headwinds from the Fed and inflation, a booming economy and strong earnings should send the market to a series of new highs this summer.

Vaccination passports could further divide the U.S. Tech companies are working on digital "vaccine passports" that could help the U.S. track people who have received coronavirus vaccines as more businesses and services reopen nationwide. Some researchers believe that this effort could end up further dividing an already fragmented country. Albert Fox Cahn, founder of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project and a Wired contributor, joined "CBSN AM" to discuss.

Tech stocks — Tech and more-speculative stocks rose en masse on Tuesday as a retreat in U.S. Treasury yields helped the sector reverse some of the steep losses its seen in recent weeks. Electric car maker Tesla jumped more than 14%, on pace for its best day since March 2020. Zoom Video — Shares of the video communications company popped more than 7% midday after chief executive and founder Eric Yuan transferred roughly 40% of his stake, according to a government filing. First Energy — Shares of the energy company rose more than 2% after Bloomberg News reported that activist investor Carl Icahn is in talks with the company about potentially taking two seats on the board. Dick's Sporting Goods — The retail stock slumped about 6% on Tuesday despite the company beating Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines for its fourth quarter.

Why "vaccine passports" could be a future travel requirement Tech and travel companies are teaming up to create digital "vaccine passports," which could be someday be required for travelers to prevent the spread of disease. CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson joined CBSN with more on what this new technology could mean.

BlackRock has raised equities to overweight for 2021, based on its view that the restart of the economy will accelerate with the distribution of vaccines. The firm is raising equities from neutral on a tactical basis, meaning over a six-to-12-month basis. From a long-term strategic view, BlackRock remains neutral on stocks, due to valuations and a challenging environment for earnings and dividend payouts. Pyle said the firm remains focused on the stocks of quality companies, particularly in the U.S. In addition to U.S. stocks, BlackRock also overweights emerging markets and most Asian equities.

Tech has fallen out of favor in the past week, with mega-cap stocks such as Apple and Microsoft coming under pressure. But, even in the case of sector weakness, two market watchers see some opportunity in the space. I mean, this is the big Chinese ecommerce play here," Binger told CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Monday. Binger noted the stock trades cheaply relative to the rest of the tech sector. Matt Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak, backs the chips stocks, highlighting one name by way of example.

The five largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook – will report earnings this week. Bapis warns that tech stocks could come under near-term pressure during the earnings stretch after their sharp climb off the lows. Apple and Microsoft are categorized as tech, Facebook and Alphabet are in the communication services sector and Amazon in consumer discretionary. That's what we've seen. And then when we've seen these market setbacks tech's been able to hold up against that backdrop, too.

The materials sector has taken over the leadership position as tech hit a rough spot this month. Materials stocks hit a high for a second day in a row on Thursday after rallying more than 5% in September. Just on Thursday, the XLB materials ETF rose 1%, while the XLK tech ETF fell 1%. International Paper is one materials stock that has benefited from the materials breakout and the surge in online spending during the pandemic, according to Matt Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak. "Seventy percent of their sales come from packaging, so with everybody using e-commerce to have their packages delivered to them, it's very positive," Maley said during the same "Trading Nation" segment.

Stocks rose sharply on Wednesday, building on this week's gains, as traders increased bets of an economic recovery with more states easing stay-at-home orders. The S&P 500 advanced 1.7% to 2,971.61, its highest closing level since March 6. It also put the Nasdaq up 4.5% for 2020, adding to the index's lead over the Dow and S&P 500 year to date. Facebook's gains came as investors cheered the company's new e-commerce, Facebook Shops, while Amazon continues to benefit from consumers ordering online. Connecticut began allowing consumers to dine in at restaurants with outdoor seating on Wednesday, and some shops also began reopening.

Stocks fell from their all-time highs on Monday as investors took off some risk on the second-to-last trading day of a historic year for equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 183.12 points, or 0.6%, to 28,462.14, while the S&P 500 fell 0.5%, or 18.73 points, to 3,221.29. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6%, or 60.62 points, to 8,945.99, after topping 9,000 for the first time ever last week. The S&P 500 notched five straight weeks of gains, rising 28.5% in 2019 through Monday's close. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% last week during the shortened holiday trading.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 183.12 points, or 0.64%, to close at 28,462.14. The S&P 500 dropped 0.58% to 3,221.29. Tech was the worst-performing sector among the 11 S&P 500 groupings. Some of the biggest winners of the year, including Microsoft, Visa, Nike, and Procter & Gamble, were all in the red on Monday as investors took profits. Microsoft and Visa were among the top three gainers in the Dow this year, rallying 55% and 42%, respectively.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York City, November 21, 2019. Technology stocks, a longtime sector leader, once again lifted the broad market to records. Tech was the best-performing sector among the 11 S&P 500 groupings, led by Micron Technology and Western Digital which traded 4.5% and 6.9% higher. Micron and Western Digital surged Monday on upgrades from Susquehanna International Group. The equity research firm upgraded Western Digital on the expected ramp-up of the 5G smartphone build cycle.

The S&P 500 is up more than 25% and counting. For stock investors specifically, it was hard to guess wrong. A look at the S&P 500 companies' internal performance shows only 64 names, or 12%, are down this year. With the trade war still unresolved and the election coming up, Wall Street is forecasting much more modest gains next year. Wall Street's equity strategists are generally more cautious about 2020, with the average S&P 500 target of 3,272 implying a little more than 5% gain.

"You're seeing the semis, measured by the [VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF, or] SMH, make new highs. You're seeing large-cap tech like Microsoft just below highs. You're seeing Apple at new highs. Climbing to $88 would mean new all-time highs for the XLK, and a nearly 8% rise from its Wednesday morning levels. So, I'm risking about a dollar, or $100 per call spread you're trading."

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Across the Great Plains -- even in winter -- the new cash crop is high tech. Tech companies are bringing thousands of people to the Midwest in what is being called America’s new innovation frontier. Mark Strassmann reports.

Tech company Yahoo may approach potential buyers; gas prices climbed nationally for four days straight; CBS News Moneywatch's Jill Wagner has today's business headlines from the the New York Stock Exchange.

The federal government is proposing new technology regulations for the car market: vehicle-to-vehicle technology. The new system would allow cars to "talk" to each other on the road. Kris Van Cleave reports regulators hope this will help prevent accidents.

A droid named BB-8 steals the show in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - and it's based on tech from a real-world robotics start-up called Sphero. CNET's Brian Tong reports.

Tech companies hope to change the way we drive by having cars drive themselves. Advocates say it will make the roads safer, but testing driverless technology doesn’t come without fender benders. Ben Tracy reports on the alarming new information on the test car collisions.

Tech to expect in 2015 2014 was the year of the bigger smart phone, fitness trackers, drones, 3D printing and security hacks. So what will next year bring? CNET's Kara Tsuboi gazes into the tech crystal ball and reports on some of the innovative trends and gadgets you can expect to hit the market in 2015.

New wearable tech will be more fashionable Another brand of smart glasses will soon hit the market. Intel has teamed with Luxottica to create a new line of eyewear they promise will be stylish too. CNET's Bridget Carey joins CBSN with more on how companies are looking to make wearable tech more fashionable for consumers.

Start up using tech to bring hope to the homeless Hand Up, a start up company in San Francisco, California, is using technology to help bridge the gap between the wealthy and the homeless. Carter Evans reports.