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Over $1M in prizes await startups in Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

Detroit will host the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition in November, which will see hundreds of startups compete for more than $1 million in prizes.

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Detroit is busy slowly building an emerging startup scene

When outsiders think of Detroit, it is difficult for them to imagine it as a prosperous and profitable city like it once was, and seeing the city as an emerging startup.

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Chicago Invests $1.25 Million To Train Disadvantaged Students For The Jobs Of Tomorrow

The city of Chicago announced this week that it will allocate $1.25 million in recovered TIF funds toward training disadvantaged students in innovative manufacturing as part of a plan to create new programs at the Austin Polytechnical Academy.

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DARPA: Look To Muscle, Sinew, Viscera For Robot Innovation

This week, DARPA challenged researchers to find new ways to bridge the gap between power-thirsty man-made robots and energy-efficient biological systems.

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Obama: Improve Broadband To Spur Innovation

Obama signed an executive order today designed to make broadband infrastructure cheaper and easier to install, in a move the White House will spur innovation.

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Google-Backed Incubator To Build First Kenyan Supercomputing Cluster

A Google-backed innovation community in Nairobi, Kenya, plans to build the first African supercomputer outside of South Africa, which backers hope will be a step toward a more self-sufficient technological infrastructure and community in the region.

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Bitly Overhauls For Social Sharing, Curation (Don’t Worry, You Can Still Shortlink)

In what could be the most significant pivot in the company’s history, bitly overhauled its services today with a fresh focus on social sharing and curation of viral links.

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European Union Gives Google A Matter Of Week To Address Antitrust Concerns

The European Union’s commissioner responsible for competition policy has given Google an ultimatum to provide a list of steps the company will take to address concerns — and complaints from rivals” that it has abused its dominant market position in Europe.

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Where Are The Entrepreneurs? On A Boat, Naturally

They’ve got their swim trunks, and their flippy-floppies, but T-Pain is nowhere to be found. That’s because the idea behind this boat is to provide a physical location for entrepreneurs with big ideas – but no visa to work in the United States.

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Jonah Lehrer Says Relaxation Is The Key To Innovation In New Book

If you want to push your teams toward building the next big thing in the tech industry, the answer isn’t long brainstorming sessions or sponsored happy hours. According to Imagine.

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