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.

U-D Mercy Engineering And Science To Host Free Teacher Camps This Summer

DETROIT - The University of Detroit Mercy College of Engineering & Science will serve as host for a pair of free, week-long teacher camps this summer, designed for high school teachers of all skill levels. A Computer Science Teacher Bootcamp is set for July 24-28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day on the

Lawrence Tech Formula Electric Team Wins Third In Nation–Again

SOUTHFIELD–Lawrence Technological University’s Formula Electric motorsports team earned a third-place finish in national competition. The Formula Hybrid and Electric competition took place earlier this month at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. A total of 17 teams from the United States and Canada participated in the event for half-scale Indy-style race cars powered by

By |2023-05-30T08:45:28-04:00May 30th, 2023|ESD|

UFO Sightings At Airports In Turkey And Taiwan Force Shut Downs

A pair of peculiar incidents over the past few days saw airports in both Turkey and Taiwan shut down following sightings of a UFO in the vicinity. The weirdness reportedly began early Saturday morning at Gaziantep Airport in Turkey when the pilot of a passenger plane arriving at the facility alerted air traffic controllers to

By |2023-05-25T16:03:25-04:00May 25th, 2023|Guest Columns|

Jim Castellano, Hitachi Astemo, Powering EVs Panel May 24 LTU

SOUTHFIELD - Jim Castellano, Vice President Design Engineering xEV at Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, previews his talk Wednesday May 24 at Lawrence Technological University. He's part of a panel discussion called Powering EVs. The breakfast and learn event starts at 8:30 am. The panel is moderated by Matt Roush, formerly of WWJ News Radio and

By |2023-05-23T07:38:44-04:00May 22nd, 2023|ESD, mitechtv|

Powering EVs: Panel Discussion May 24 Lawrence Technological University

SOUTHFIELD - If you want to hear from the technology experts on the status of Electric Vehicles you'll want to attend a breakfast and learn event at Lawrence Technological University on May 24 at 8:30 am called Powering EVs. Co-host Dan Keelan, from Global Auto Mobility, joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan to provide details.

By |2023-05-22T15:46:30-04:00May 22nd, 2023|ESD, mitechtv|

ChatGPT Could Transform Politics

PARIS, FRANCE — The AI bot ChatGPT has passed exams, written poetry, and deployed in newsrooms, and now politicians are seeking it out — but experts are warning against rapid uptake of a tool also famous for fabricating "facts." The chatbot, released last November by U.S. firm OpenAI, has quickly moved center stage in politics —

By |2023-06-05T08:48:27-04:00May 20th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Industry 4.0|

AUTO-ISAC Provides Cybersecurity Training For Auto Engineers To Keep The Bad Guys Out

ANN ARBOR - Today's highly connected vehicles are prime targets for hackers who see them as an easy way to penetrate corporate networks. Auto-ISAC trains auto engineers how to keep hackers out. Tamara Shoemaker returns to MITech TV to talk about how her day job, running Auto-ISAC, works and also provides details on two upcoming

By |2023-05-16T16:38:06-04:00May 16th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Powering Electric Vehicles – Panel Discussion With Auto Experts May 24 At LTU

SOUTHFIELD - Plugging electric vehicles into the Grid may become more difficult in the future as millions of EVs are sold. What energy sources will automakers use to operate EVs in the future? A panel of auto industry experts will discuss this dilemma on May 24 at Lawrence Technological University in a “breakfast and learn”

By |2023-05-16T17:45:38-04:00May 16th, 2023|ESD, Featured|