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.

Humanity On Thin Ice Due To Lack Of Climate Action – And It Is Melting Fast

NEW YORK - It's not over just yet, the United Nations' climate watchdog group said in its latest anxiety-inspiring report, but things are looking very, very bad. As the Associated Press notes in its write-up of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, officials with the international body say they're sounding the alarm bells before it's finally too

By |2023-03-21T10:06:06-04:00March 21st, 2023|Climate Change, Science|

5 Effective Strategies To Manage Remote Project Teams Successfully

The Covid-19 outbreak has heightened the need for companies to embrace remote labor. In the aftermath of the pandemic, many workers are eager to find flexible schedules that allow them to put in their time from anywhere. In fact, according to research, 61% of employees in the United States choose to work remotely. And the

By |2023-03-21T08:21:45-04:00March 21st, 2023|Guest Columns|

Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency Director Brian Hanna Provides Legal Updates

LANSING - Brian Hanna, Executive Director of the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency, joins Four20 Post Live to answer questions about CBD sales, adult-use sales, and his prediction that medical marijuana sales will make a comeback in 2023. If you are in the Michigan cannabis industry, you want to watch this video interview so you know

By |2023-03-15T11:42:40-04:00March 15th, 2023|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

MPSC Holds Hearings March 20-21 For Public To Voice Angst On Electric Outages From Winter Storms

LANSING - If you were one of the nearly one million Michigan residents to lose electric power during a pair of recent winter storms, you have a chance now to make your voice heard as the Michigan Public Service Commission has scheduled a series of public town hall meetings in Jackson and Dearborn March 20-21.

By |2023-03-14T13:39:26-04:00March 14th, 2023|Featured, Government/Politics|

Are We Heading Into A World Where Flat-Screen TV That Covers Your Wall Costs $100 And 4-Year Degree Costs $1 Million?

NEW YORK - Marc Andreessen isn’t worried about artificial intelligence taking people’s jobs. The way he sees it, technological innovation isn’t allowed to disrupt much of the economy anyway. The cofounder of venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz laid out his thoughts in his newsletter last weekend. Andresssen also is famous for creating one of the first

By |2023-03-13T17:47:23-04:00March 13th, 2023|ESD|

PCs And Laptops Losing To Mobile Phones; Global Ownership Rate Dropped 8.1% In 2022

NEW YORK - Over the past years, global PC and laptop ownership, usage and importance have significantly dropped, replaced largely by smartphones. The downsizing trend continued in 2022, with both PCs and laptops seeing their ownership rates among internet users fall. According to data presented by CasinosEnLigne, 58 percent of internet users owned a PC

By |2023-03-10T15:17:26-05:00March 10th, 2023|ESD|

January Eeuphoria Fades As Economic Indicators Swung Negative In February

GRAND RAPIDS -- The “back-to-work euphoria” of January has faded and economic indicators edged back into negative territory in West Michigan during February, according to the latest survey from Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business. GVSU Current Business Trends survey shows strength in automotive, weakness in more rate-sensitive sectors The Current Business Trends survey of

By |2023-03-10T14:41:54-05:00March 10th, 2023|Featured, News|

Benzinga Offers Ways To Add Gold, Non-Stock Investments To Your Portfolio

DETROIT - Benzinga CEO Jason Raznick explains how his financial news company also is working with MITechNews.Com to offer gold investor kits to buy fractional gold bars. You can find those investor guides near the bottom of MITechNews's website. Jason also has added Benzinga/ALTS where non-stock investment advice can be found as well as Benzinga/Yield

By |2023-03-10T14:14:14-05:00March 10th, 2023|Business, mitechtv|

Food Trucks New For Monroe Street Fair April 1

ANN ARBOR - Charlie Strackbein, co-founder of the Monroe Street Fair, updates what’s in store on April 1 for those who attend. This year’s edition includes food trucks to help all those attending the Fair and the Hash Bash on the nearby University of Michigan campus feed the munchies. He also updates some changing regarding

By |2023-03-09T14:19:26-05:00March 9th, 2023|Marijuana Business, News|