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.

Report: Emergence Of Remote Work Anxiety Crippling Productivity, Employee Mental Health

OMAHA, Neb. - Remote work has been incredibly popular, but remote work anxiety has been an unforeseen side-effects, a new study contends. Since starting en masse in March 2020, remote work has been viewed upon favorably by most employees, Breeze said in the study’s executive summary. “One of our studies even found workers were willing

By |2021-10-09T07:04:52-04:00October 9th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

AdaSky Brings High-Grade Thermal Imaging To Vehicles

ANN ARBOR - Bill Grabowski, head of North America for ADASKY thermal cameras, joins MITech TV to explain how they can help driven and autonomous vehicles keep from running over pedestrians, bikes, and anything else in the road. By adapting its auto-grade thermal camera, ADASKY built a new sensor that alerts when detecting elevated body

By |2021-11-16T10:35:27-05:00October 7th, 2021|Auto Tech, mitechtv|

Auto Tech: Lunewave Radar Helping Driverless Vehicles See The Road Ahead

ANN ARBOR - John Xin, CEO of Lunewave Radar, talks about Lunewave’s proprietary Luneburg lens radar technology that provides long range hi-resolution detection required for today’s ADAS and autonomous vehicles. It offers up to 360 degrees field of view, and the best angular resolution in the market, Xin says in this video interview on MITech

By |2021-10-07T10:51:11-04:00October 7th, 2021|Auto Tech, mitechtv|

Cresco Labs Grand Opening Brings New MSO, Awarding Winning Cannabis To Michigan

MARSHALL - Cresco Labs on Monday officially opened its new cultivation and processing facility in Marshall with a bevy of politicians and company officials cutting the ribbon. The grand opening also marked Cresco Labs offering its cannabis products to Michigan patients and customers. Those products include Mindy’s, as well as its Good News and High

By |2021-10-06T18:53:43-04:00October 6th, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|

ABKO Labs MRA Certified To Test Adult-Use Cannabis Products

WARREN - ABKO Labs this week was certified by the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency to test adult-use cannabis products, a nearly 18-month process that now gives the Warren-based lab the ability to test Medical Marijuana, Adult-Use Marijuana and Hemp products for potency as well as contaminants. Co-founders Amy Brown and Kirk Olbrich join the Four20

By |2021-10-06T16:07:48-04:00October 6th, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|

Erie Hack – Cleveland Water Alliance Kicks Off Innovation Competition To Solve Lake Erie’s Challenges  

CLEVELAND, OH – Cleveland Water Alliance has launched Erie Hack 2021, a bi-annual competition to accelerate innovative solutions to Lake Erie’s most pressing challenges. This year’s competition will take place in the form of several engaging events - a hybrid of virtual and in-person gatherings. Lake Erie is the most biodiverse and bio-productive of the

By |2021-10-05T19:36:51-04:00October 5th, 2021|Clean Update, Featured|

Why Facebook, Instagram, What’s App and Oculus Crashed On Monday

SAN FRANCISCO - Why the Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus outage knocked every corner of Mark Zuckerberg’s empire offline on Monday. It’s a social media blackout that can most charitably be described as “thorough” and seems likely to prove particularly tough to fix. Facebook itself has not confirmed the root cause of its woes, but

By |2021-10-05T08:38:15-04:00October 5th, 2021|Cyber Defense|

New Research Predicts AR Spending to Surpass $48.6 Billion By 2025 

WINNIPEG, Canada  – According to a new study, Augmented Reality is expected to grow 18-fold over the next four years from $2.7 billion in 2021 to $48.6 billion in 2025. The survey was commissioned by Librestream and done by IDC. “AR is a key way that C-suites are achieving transformation at scale,” said Andrea Minonne,

By |2021-10-04T20:37:41-04:00October 4th, 2021|IoT|

WMSBF October Forum – Living Building Challenge

GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will host an in-person luncheon discussing next-generation building practices and regenerative design on October 18 at the John Ball Zoo Treehouse. Featured speakers include Andrew Queenan of Pure Architects and Allmon Forrester, Director of Facilities, Planning, & Sustainability for John Ball Zoo. The program will highlight how

By |2021-10-04T20:20:27-04:00October 4th, 2021|Clean Update|

Michigan Works! Southeast To Host Expungement Events Throughout Region

KALAMAZOO - Throughout October and early November southeast Michigan residents will gain a chance for a clean slate at one of their upcoming Expungement Fairs. An Expungement Fair is an event where participants can begin the legal process of sealing eligible criminal offenses from the public – giving them a second chance at employment, housing,

By |2021-10-04T20:13:26-04:00October 4th, 2021|Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|