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.

Lawrence Tech’s Marburger STEM Center Goes Virtual For Teachers, K-12 Students

ANN ARBOR - Sibrina Collins and Jaclyn Smith from LTU's Marburger STEM Center join Matt Roush and Mike Brennan to talk about the virtual Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math programs aimed at helping grade school teachers teach STEM to K-12 students in a virtual setting due to the Pandemic. The Lawrence Technological University A.

By |2021-01-01T13:59:50-05:00January 1st, 2021|mitechtv, STEM|

Solarwinds Hacked By Russians – Cybersecurity Experts Break It Down

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon provide details on how the Russians hacked the Solarwinds networking software used by US government and nearly all the Fortune 500 companies in America. Russia's hack of IT management company SolarWinds began as far back as March, and it only came to light when the

By |2020-12-22T22:52:31-05:00December 22nd, 2020|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

How We Can Be Manipulated Into Sharing Private Information Online Revealed In A Study by Ben-Gurion University Researchers

BEER-SHEVA, Israel – Online users are more likely to reveal private information based on how website forms are structured to elicit data, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have determined. The intriguing study, "Online Disclosure Depends on How You Ask for Information,” is being presented at the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2020),

By |2020-12-22T19:41:42-05:00December 22nd, 2020|Cyber Defense|

Michigan Secures $363 Million In Federal Funding To Increase Access To Rural High-Speed

LANSING – Supporting efforts to ensure greater access to broadband and high-speed internet across the state, Michigan will receive $362,985,055 in federal funding over the next 10 years to expand broadband access to 249,263 sites statewide. The funding is being awarded through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase 1 auction, the

By |2020-12-22T19:31:38-05:00December 22nd, 2020|Uncategorized|

MPSC Report: Michigan’s Distributed Generation Program Capacity Grew 53 Percent In 2019

LANSING - Participation in Michigan’s distributed energy generation program continued to grow in 2019 as the program capacity increased 53 percent, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s annual report on the state’s distributed generation program.  Every year since 2006, participation has grown in the program, and 2019 was no different. The MPSC’s 2019 Distributed Generation Program

By |2020-12-22T19:15:28-05:00December 22nd, 2020|Clean Update|

Fred Brown Compares COVID 19 Vaccines From Pfizer And Moderna

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown compares the two current COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved by the FDA and will be made available soon to the public. Pros and cons of the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. You will want to watch this video interview. https://youtu.be/s0-RWwBAVOk Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been

By |2020-12-22T19:04:57-05:00December 22nd, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

MITech TV: Impact Of Russian SolarWinds Hack, Comparing COVID Vaccines

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Dec. 21 at 2 pm, Dan Lohrmann, formerly Michigan’s chief information security officer, and Richard Stiennon, a Forbes magazine cybersecurity contributor, will explain the damage caused by the Russian hack of the SolarWinds software used by US agencies. In the second half hour, Epidemiologist Fred Brown, who works with

By |2020-12-20T15:09:44-05:00December 20th, 2020|Podcasts|

420Post: Terrapin Care Station, Gage Social Equity Program

ANN ARBOR - On the Dec. 16 edition of Four20Post, Jamie Cooper from Sensi Connects and Rick Thompson from Jazz Cabbage Cafe join Mike Brennan from MIMarijuanaReport to interview executives of Terrapin Care Station, a cannabis retailer that has just entered the Michigan market, and Gage Cannabis announcing its second social equity participant. https://youtu.be/xmOyKNNNr_Y

By |2020-12-20T14:52:08-05:00December 20th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

COVID-19 Vaccines For The Public. Are They Effective?

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown, who consults with states, nation states and even the incoming Biden Administration, discusses the new COVID vaccines that as of Monday Dec. 14 started getting distributed to healthcare workers and soon the public. Are these vaccines safe and effective? Fred answers those questions in this MITech TV video interview.

By |2020-12-17T16:23:13-05:00December 17th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

CitySide Ventures 2020 Report: $1.4 Million Invested In 18 Startups

ANN ARBOR - Dave Weaver, the Chief Investment Officer at CitySide Ventures, provides the 2020 investment recap for his angel group and introduces a new website for entrepreneurs and investors to track deals. It's called SidePitch.Com. Among the companies, the group is invested in Commando Lock, REZA, Cask & Kettle, FanLabel, Adlore, Inc., BioSense, FanLabel, Life Magnetics, Pathware, SampleServe, Junction AI, DanceFight, BrandXR, Alerje, Clicktivated, FixMyCar, PassiveBolt and SpeedSize. https://youtu.be/yriFYGZ9f_Q David Weaver, City Side

By |2020-12-17T09:04:38-05:00December 17th, 2020|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|