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Airspace Link’s drone tracking platform gathers government customers before going global

TechCrunch

Detroit-based Airspace Link has positioned itself as a provider of increasingly important infrastructure in the burgeoning drone services space, letting operators get local and federal approval quickly. CFO Bill Johnson thinks local governments are looking for a way to turn this from a line item into a revenue generator.

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The federal government is investigating yet another Tesla Autopilot crash

The Verge

No one was injured, but the government sent investigators to the scene to determine how Autopilot may have contributed to the crash. NHTSA has sent teams to inspect similar crashes involving Teslas that took place in recent weeks in Houston and Detroit.

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Airspace Link raises $10M to make drones safer for both operators and communities

TechCrunch

The Detroit, Michigan-based startup anticipates using the additional funds to expand its domestic offering and expand overseas. Airspace Link’s AirHub is the first cloud-based drone platform focused exclusively on merging the needs of state & local government with the operational planning tools pilots already use.

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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Michigan Central , an old train station converted into a 30-acre innovation campus in Detroit, opened its doors last July. But the challenging road required to hit that target inspired the city government to seek out new kinds of partnerships to meet that bold pledge. to adopt a net zero goal back in 2019.

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Black teen barred from skating rink by inaccurate facial recognition

The Verge

A facial recognition algorithm used by a local roller skating rink in Detroit wouldn’t let teen Lamya Robinson onto the premises, and accused her of previously getting into a fight at the establishment. The facial recognition system had incorrectly matched her to another patron, she told Fox 2 Detroit.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

Grant funds are made available across a variety of categories, based on donor intent and the guidance of our Governing Committee. Areas served: Detroit/Michigan. The Columbus Foundation invests in a broad range of nonprofit organizations working to strengthen and improve their community. Check out their current funding opportunities.

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Using Software and Data to Change the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I had the honor to be the opening keynoter for the first-ever Good Tech Fest , which was held in Detroit on May 22, 2018. The common thread of all of these big hairy audacious goals is that they are measurable – and they involve ecosystems of dozens, hundreds, or thousands of organizations businesses and government agencies.

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