mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

Ohio Pot Festival To Offer $2,500 For Best Cannabis Packed In The Stargazer Cup

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cannabis fans from around the country are heading to southern Ohio this summer for the Stargazer Cannabis Festival, an immersive three-day celebration of culture, creativity, and competition, taking place July 25–27. What sets this year apart? Organizers are offering a $2,500 cash prize — packed directly into the trophy — for the

By |2025-06-18T17:26:43-04:00June 18th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

GEM Publishes Roadmap To 2030 Focused On Auto Industry

DETROIT - The Global Epicenter of Mobility (GEM), a signature program of the Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP), has launched the Road to 2030 – a bold effort to identify forward-looking insights around the technologies and sectors that present the greatest opportunities for growth for our companies, communities, and residents through 2030. Joining us on MITechTV

By |2025-06-17T14:30:19-04:00June 17th, 2025|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|

Co-Working Space Bamboo Expands To Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS - Bamboo — a co-working company with other locations in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Royal Oak — is targeting a November opening date for its new Grand Rapids location, UICA building. It will include reopening the building’s theater, gallery space and rooftop patio. The building will also serve as the new headquarters for

By |2025-06-17T13:31:20-04:00June 17th, 2025|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Rewired: How AI and Data are Reshaping Your Business

LANSING - The World Economic Forum has made a bold statement: we are in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and this revolution is more challenging than any before it. What makes it so difficult? This new era is defined by technologies we can’t see, touch or fully understand. From artificial intelligence (AI) to

By |2025-06-19T16:21:27-04:00June 16th, 2025|Featured, Uncategorized|

Trump Mandates AI Training In Schools, But Few Teachers Understand

WASHINGTON DC - President Trump recently signed an executive order to mandating Artificial Intelligence training in schools. Problem is not many teachers understand how to tech AI. The executive order, titled Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth, signals that advancing AI literacy is now an official national priority. This raises a series of essential

By |2025-06-16T12:30:32-04:00June 16th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Featured|

US Signal Invests In Detroit Metro Data Center And Expands National Footprint

GRAND RAPIDS - US Signal announced a major expansion of its platform, with new investments in its Detroit Metro and Des Moines data centers, and the deployment of more than 1,000 miles of new ultra-dense fiber and conduit across key U.S. corridors. This $200 million capital expenditure program, driven by market demand and supported by

By |2025-06-19T16:21:43-04:00June 16th, 2025|Featured, Internet, IoT|

GPS-Based Speed Limiter Will Be Mandatory In Some States

WASHINGTON - GPS technology may be the future of solving speeding-related accidents. Across states, speeding is a significant concern for traffic police and law enforcement. Globally, speeding accounts for approximately one-third of all road-accident-related injuries and fatalities. A variety of initiatives have been put in place by states to deter drivers from speeding, such a

By |2025-06-14T11:19:34-04:00June 14th, 2025|Auto Tech|

Flying Car To Be Mass Produced In 2026 With New Manufacturing Process

PRINEVILLE, OR - Samson Sky, producers of the Switchblade Flying Car, which had its historic First Flight in November 2023, is unveiling details of its new manufacturing process, which will enable the company to make their carbon fiber parts eight times faster and at half the cost of producing traditional carbon fiber parts. Company officials

By |2025-06-13T17:27:24-04:00June 13th, 2025|Industry 4.0|