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.

Navy Releases 109 Pages Of UFO Sightings

The U.S. Navy has just dropped a new trove of UFO sightings: 109 pages of “range fouler” incidents that it had not released previously. These UAP incidents are heavily redacted, but uncover an intriguing pattern of frequent sightings at military sites. One of those sightings even includes an interesting connection to whales. You can read the

By |2023-12-14T08:47:30-05:00December 14th, 2023|Guest Columns|

Michigan Cannabis Sales Decline Slightly In November For Fourth Month In A Row

LANSING - Michigan cannabis sales in November totaled $260.5 million, down less than 1 percent from October, but representing the fourth consecutive month sales have declined. The good news is sales rose 28 percent from November 2022. Adult-use sales were up 35.2 percent from a year go November coming in at $256.7 million, down 0.7

By |2023-12-14T08:38:12-05:00December 14th, 2023|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Will Humpback Whales Train Us To Communicate With Aliens?

SETI stands for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. On December 12, a team of scientists from the SETI Institute, University of California Davis and the Alaska Whale Foundation, had a close encounter with a non-human (aquatic) intelligence. The Whale-SETI team has been studying humpback whale communication systems in an effort to develop intelligence filters for the

By |2023-12-14T08:33:49-05:00December 14th, 2023|Guest Columns|

Michigan Council Of Women In Technology Year In Review

SOUTHFIELD - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns for to provide a year in review for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. In this video interview on MITechTV she recaps some of the major events of 2023 and looks ahead to more in 2024. MCWT has several major fund raisers each year that include golf outings in

Michigan Cyber Patriot Programs Gets Funding, Seeks Mentors

SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Cyber Patriot program works with grade-school students to teach them how to surf the Internet safely. It also gives them the basic tools they need to eventually become highly paid cybersecurity professionals. Founder Tamara Shoemaker joins MITech TV to provide details on how the program works, how instruction can also include

By |2023-12-14T08:38:57-05:00December 12th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

MCWT Update, Cybersecurity Manual For Teachers, Is EV Demand Waning, LTU News Report

MITech TV Dec. 11, Kathleen Norton-Schock updates MCWT news. Tamara Shoemaker talked about big cybersecurity conference in 2024 and her teaching cybersecurity manual sales. Paul Eisenstein examines the question has EV demand declined? Matt Roush updated the latest LTU news.

By |2023-12-11T13:11:01-05:00December 11th, 2023|Podcasts|

Is Google’s Gemini The Real Start Of The Generative AI Boom

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - The history of artificial intelligence has been punctuated by periods of so-called “AI winter,” when the technology seemed to meet a dead end and funding dried up. Each one has been accompanied by proclamations that making machines truly intelligent is just too darned hard for humans to figure out. Google’s release of

By |2023-12-09T13:45:06-05:00December 9th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence|

Michigan Woman Tries To Coax UFO To Land By Singing It A Song

EATON RAPIDS, Mi - Dozens of UFO sightings are reported in Michigan each year. An Eaton Rapids woman says she saw one last summer, and tried to coax the aliens to stay by singing them a song. According to a report filed with the National UFO Reporting Center (or NUFORC), the four-minute sighting was reported to have happened around 3:45am

By |2023-12-09T13:35:12-05:00December 9th, 2023|Guest Columns|

Streaming Update: Why Netflix, Max, Disney, And Others Are Teaming Up

SAN FRANCISCO - The streaming wars have reached a fever pitch with more ads, higher prices, and greater competition as platforms scramble to reach profitability and capture paying users. With so many choices now available to consumers, the media landscape seems to be reverting to the cable TV bundle of years past — the very

By |2023-12-09T12:30:05-05:00December 9th, 2023|Industry 4.0|

What To Look For When Outsourcing Your Business Bookkeeping And Accounting

Outsourcing is important for businesses looking to streamline their operations and focus on core competencies. When it comes to financial functions like bookkeeping and accounting, outsourcing can offer numerous advantages, such as cost savings, access to specialized expertise, and improved efficiency. However, entrusting your financial processes to an external partner requires careful consideration. Here are

By |2026-06-07T18:06:26-04:00December 7th, 2023|Guest Columns|