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.

123NET Launches Grand Rapids Internet Exchange

GRAND RAPIDS – 123NET announced that the company is launching an internet exchange in Grand Rapids to allow content developers, cloud providers, internet service providers and businesses to exchange internet traffic at no cost while improving performance and reliability for users. The new Grand Rapids Exchange (GR-iX) will support West Michigan internet users with improved

By |2023-08-02T15:33:24-04:00August 2nd, 2023|ESD|

Take Your High On A Cannabis Vacation In Michigan

DETROIT - We are blessed to have the Great Lakes, Detroit River, and the forests of the Upper Peninsula in our own backyards. Of course, you can appreciate these waterfalls, lakes, and dunes when you’re not high, but smoking a fatty from a hammock surrounded by trees and lakes makes us feel more grounded. So

By |2023-08-01T17:10:03-04:00August 1st, 2023|Marijuana Business, News|

New Social Media Platform Heiroom Connects Family

SALINE - Heiroom was founded by CEO Chris Budnik in 2020. When the world shut down, so did Chris’ line of work. Home with his two children during a global pandemic, Chris began to contemplate the importance of family, and how to best preserve and share memories with them. Chris drew strength from the stories

LTU Provost Richard Heist Talks AI’s Impact On Academics

SOUTHFIELD - Richard Heist, Ph.D, took his new job as provost of Lawrence Technological University in January. He is interviewed by LTU News Director Matt Roush. Heist discusses academics in general at LTU and also says Artificial Intelligence is exploding now and will have a major impact on universities like LTU. https://youtu.be/kC1MXAyxo7Q

By |2023-07-31T14:06:24-04:00July 29th, 2023|ESD, mitechtv|

57 Percent Of All Commercial Diesel Trucks Are Near-Zero Emissions Models

WASHINGTON  – U.S. trucking companies are buying more new, low emission, diesel technology than ever before. Research shows the number of new near-zero emission diesel trucks on the road increased 10.2% between 2021 and 2022 according to the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). Near-zero emission trucks are advanced diesel technology manufactured in the 2010 and later

By |2023-07-29T14:43:45-04:00July 28th, 2023|Clean Update, ESD|

U.S. Recovered Non-Human Biologics From UFO Crash Sites

WASHINGTON DC - Three military veterans testified in Congress' highly anticipated hearing on UFOs Wednesday, including a former Air Force intelligence officer who claimed the U.S. government has operated a secret "multi-decade" reverse engineering program of recovered vessels. He also said the U.S. has recovered non-human "biologics" from alleged crash sites. But while the topic

By |2023-07-28T10:34:19-04:00July 28th, 2023|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

Report: Global Warming Could Trigger Collapse Of Gulf Stream Impacting Weather For Everyone On Planet

LONDON, UK - A vital system of ocean currents could collapse within a few decades if the world continues to pump out planet-heating pollution, scientists are warning – an event that would be catastrophic for global weather and “affect every person on the planet.” A new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature, found that the Atlantic

By |2023-07-25T16:54:41-04:00July 25th, 2023|Clean Update, Climate Change, Featured|

Michigan Cyberpatriot Program Update with Tamara Shoemaker

ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, who founded the Michigan Cyberpatriot program nearly a decade ago, returns to talk about her year working with Auto-ISAC helping the auto industry train its engineers to incorporate cybersecurity safeguards into today's connected vehicles. She also promotes CyberPatriot, a national program that trains students and senior citizens to surf the

By |2023-07-23T17:03:29-04:00July 23rd, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Cybersecurity Update: US Cyber Policy Disclosed, Hacker Unmasks Himself

ANN ARBOR - Our cybersecurity pros return for this Cybersecurity update that looks at the new National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan. Former Michigan CIO Dan Lohrmann takes the lead on providing details. Then Richard Stiennon from IT-Harvest provides details on another headline, Prominent Threat Actor Accidentally Infects Own Computer with Info-Stealer. A major hacker exposed

By |2023-07-21T10:10:44-04:00July 21st, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

SensCy Partners With Automation Alley, Oakland University For Cybersecurity R&D And Training

ANN ARBOR - Former Gov. Rick Snyder joins MITech TV to provide details on a recent announcement that partners his fractional cybersecurity company, SensCy, with Automation Alley and Oakland University to create a cybersecurity research and development as well as training center. Other partners includes Fraunhofer USA, and GRIMM Cyber. The center is funded by

By |2023-07-18T17:38:57-04:00July 18th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|