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.

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|

New National Cybersecurity Strategy: What Do You Need to Know?

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to provide analysis of the new Biden Administration cybersecurity strategy. Here are some of the highlights from the White House fact sheet on the new National Cybersecurity Strategy: We must rebalance the responsibility to defend cyberspace by shifting

By |2023-03-07T18:50:37-05:00March 7th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Yellow Flag Productions Leads LTU’s Public Relations

SOUTHFIELD - Yellow Flag Productions has been working with Lawrence Technological University for more than a decade producing videos about the school's various sports programs. Last year, Yellow Flag also took over LTU's news and public relations activities. Lorne Plant, a Yellow Flag Executive Producer, joins MITech TV to provide the back story. Matt Roush,

By |2023-03-07T10:51:55-05:00March 6th, 2023|ESD, mitechtv|

Stefanini Debuts Transformation Office To Accelerate Digital Innovation

ANN ARBOR - Stefanini Group has launched a Transformation Office to drive innovation and digital transformation on behalf of its clients. Chief Innovation Offer Chrris Schmidt joins Matt and Mike on MiTech TV to explain. He said pursuing large-scale innovation is a lofty task for organizations to achieve. This office will allow cross-functional client needs

By |2023-03-06T17:09:52-05:00March 6th, 2023|ESD, mitechtv|

5 ChatGPT Alternatives You Can Try Right Now

NEW YORK - The growing public spotlight on artificial intelligence (AI) has excited prospects for the future of the industry. Indeed, use cases for AI have run wild in the minds of both developers and the companies looking to integrate AI into their business models. Perhaps even more important for the growth of AI, though,

By |2023-03-03T14:28:04-05:00March 3rd, 2023|Featured, Industry 4.0|

Capital Area K12 Online School Named Michigan Winner In STEM Competition

LANSING - Samsung announced that Capital Area K12 Online School was selected as the State Winner for Michigan in the 13th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition and will receive a prize package of at least $12,000 in technology and school supplies. Capital Area K12 Online School's project for the competition focused on how

By |2023-02-28T14:37:39-05:00February 28th, 2023|Science, STEM|

Teaching Cybersecurity To Grade School Students New Teacher’s Manual

ANN ARBOR - If you are a grade-school teacher and you want to teach your students not only how to be safe while surfing the Internet, but also about the possibilities of becoming a cybersecurity professional you need to watch this video. Tamara Shoemaker, founder of the Michigan CyberPatriot program, has co-authored a manual that

By |2023-02-28T11:00:44-05:00February 28th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

MCWT Announces Several New Initiatives To Get More Women In Tech

ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock spokeswoman for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology is joined by MCWT Executive Director Chris Rydzewski to announce several new programs for women in technology. They also remind everyone that nominations for Women of the Year in Technology close on Friday March 3. Watch this video to learn more.

By |2023-02-28T09:11:32-05:00February 28th, 2023|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Flying-V Plane Puts Passenger Seats In The Wings

AMSTERDAM - Airlines are testing all sorts of ways to make planes less of a drag on the environment. Virgin Atlantic recently used recycled waste to power a commercial flight, while Boeing and JetBlue have backed an effort to create hybrid electric planes. The Netherland's KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is taking a different approach. It just partnered

By |2023-02-26T11:18:49-05:00February 26th, 2023|Industry 4.0|

9 Fascinating Pieces Of Smart Tech You Didn’t Know Existed

Technology has come a crazy long way, and with each passing day, it continues to evolve and surprise us with its innovative solutions. A simple smartphone could be unimaginable for the people who lived some decades ago. For us, though, it's already a usual thing.  But have you ever wondered what other innovative tech pieces

By |2024-07-03T16:25:27-04:00February 24th, 2023|Guest Columns|