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.

Michigan Cyber Awareness Month Plus Preview Of Michigan Cyber Summit

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Oct. 3 at 2 pm, David Behen, former CIO for the state of Michigan, joins the show to talk about how former Gov. Snyder organized the first Michigan Cybersecurity Summit in 2011. He's followed by Jayson Cavendish, the current Deputy Michigan CSO, who will provide details on the 2022

By |2022-10-03T10:56:19-04:00October 2nd, 2022|Podcasts|

Numerous Organizations Hacked After Installing Weaponized Open Source Apps

NORTH KOREA - Hackers backed by the North Korean government are weaponizing well-known pieces of open source software in an ongoing campaign that has already succeeded in compromising "numerous" organizations in the media, defense and aerospace, and IT services industries, Microsoft said on Thursday. ZINC—Microsoft's name for a threat actor group also called Lazarus, which

By |2022-10-02T15:05:22-04:00October 2nd, 2022|Cyber Defense|

Scientists May Have Already Discovered A Miracle Fix For Climate Change

NEW YORK - With Climate Change, the science is clear. We know, with certainty, that we are hurtling toward multiple environmental and human catastrophes. We can no longer debate the science. Yet for some people, science-based arguments will never be enough. After all, the scientific theory of evolution has existed for more than 150 years,

By |2022-10-02T14:39:12-04:00October 2nd, 2022|Climate Change, Industry 4.0|

Humanity Could Be Wiped Out By Super-Predator AI Made By Alien Civilizations

LONDON, England - Human civilization could be wiped out by "super predator" extraterrestrial artificial intelligence, a world-leading UFO expert claims. Nick Pope, the former head of the UK Ministry of Defense’s “UFO desk,” told The U.S. Sun that we may one day encounter “immortal thinking machines” created by an advanced civilization from elsewhere in the universe. And he fears

By |2022-10-02T14:29:56-04:00October 2nd, 2022|Artificial Intelligence|

Kathleen Norton-Schock Updates Fall Calendar For MCWT

ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns for her monthly updates of all the events scheduled for fall at the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. In November the "IT Prom" returns, one of the biggest networking and fund raising events of the year. To learn more, click on MCWT https://youtu.be/C3tu4vzevDo

By |2022-09-27T14:27:28-04:00September 27th, 2022|mitechtv, Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEAM)|

Terry Bean Produces TEDxDetroit 2022 At the Detroit Music Hall Oct 26

DETROIT - Terry Bean, who created Motor City Connect and built it into 10,000 followers, is once again creating TEDxDetroit, an in-person power networking event that features the best Motor City has to offer in Technology, Entertainment and Design. It is scheduled for Oct. 26 at the Music Hall in Detroit. Tickets until Sept. 30

By |2022-09-27T09:14:33-04:00September 26th, 2022|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

MITech TV: Cybersecurity And The Grid, MCWT, TEDTalk, Selling To Cannabis Businesses

On MITech TV Sept. 26 at 2 pm, Matt Kurpinski, CIO at ITC Holdings talks about cybersecurity and the grid. October is Cyber security awareness month. Kathleen Norton-Schock talks all things MCWT. Terry Bean updates details for his TEDTalk. Dan Keelan, publisher of MIMarijauanaReport introduces new sponsorship package for business service and product companies that

By |2022-09-26T19:52:26-04:00September 25th, 2022|Podcasts|

Four20 Post Live Looks At Cultivator Licenses, Interim CRA Director

ANN ARBOR -  On Four20 Post Live Sept. 21 we celebrated the first day of autumn by exploring whether cannabis cultivator licenses, now unlimited, should be capped. Joining us on the show was Jim Conner, CEO of MJVerdant, a cannabis cultivation company. In the second half hour the team discussed the interim Cannabis Regulatory Agency

By |2022-09-22T07:33:36-04:00September 22nd, 2022|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Global Auto Mobility And MiTech News Partner On Industry 4.0 Survey

DETROIT - MITechNews.Com has partnered with Global Auto Mobility  on an Industry 4.0 Survey that is intended to gauge interest in such areas as AV, EVs, battery technology, robots & drones, space & aviation, and industrial automation. We'd appreciate you taking a few moments out of your day to complete the survey so we can provide our

By |2022-09-20T12:21:22-04:00September 20th, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|

Inaugural Michigan Tech Week Coming to Detroit’s Gem Theatre Oct. 12 and 13

DETROIT — Detroit’s iconic Gem Theatre will host the state’s first Michigan Tech Week Oct. 12 and 13. Michigan Tech Week will consist of two full days of premier events to celebrate Michigan’s high-growth tech ecosystem. “Michigan Tech Week will bring together major stakeholders in Michigan’s tech ecosystem to collaborate with hundreds of attendees and

By |2022-09-20T11:35:26-04:00September 20th, 2022|Entrepreneurs|