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.

Apple To Search Your iPhone For Child Abuse Photos

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon, founder of IT-Harvest, provides details on Apple's plans to search iPhones for pictures of child abuse and if found report them to authorities. Privacy advocates are up in arms even as Apple assured them this week that police authorities would not be given access to iPhone. Richard also

By |2021-08-12T10:09:06-04:00August 12th, 2021|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Sparrow Consulting Helping Cannabis Businesses Grow and Prosper

ANN ARBOR - Dan Sparrow, co-founder of Sparrow Consulting, explains how his company can help businesses, including cannabis startups, grow and prosper. Sparrow and his wife, Connie, also created the Cannabis Social Equity Fund to support those people most impacted by the war on drugs. Plus the Sparrows also serve as fiduciaries for HeroProjectUSA.Org that

By |2021-08-12T10:16:39-04:00August 12th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Michigan Marijuana Retailers Spread Across Michigan, Room For Expansion Remains

EAST LANSING - New geographic analysis by experts at Anderson Economic Group shows that, after little more than eighteen months, the retail cannabis industry has spread quickly across Michigan. “Over 80 percent of Michiganders now live within a 20-minute drive of an adult-use retail store,” said Brian Peterson, AEG director of public policy and economic

By |2021-08-10T19:51:17-04:00August 10th, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Electric Vehicles, Power Grid To Get Supercharged In $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Approved By US Senate

DETROIT - Electric vehicles were in the spotlight last week when former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, now US Energy Secretary, visited Southeast Michigan to support passage of the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure and Jobs Act that passed the U.S. Senate today on a 69-30 vote. As part of the bill, President Biden wants to make electric

By |2021-08-10T12:45:35-04:00August 10th, 2021|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Featured|

Ron Fazio, Hemp Synergistics, On iHemp Hour Aug. 12

LANSING - Ron Fazio, Hemp Synergistics, will be featured Aug. 12 at noon on the iHemp Hour. Fazio is a former board certified forensic scientist with over 20 years of controlled substance experience. Hemp Synergistics has developed a proprietary process to produce a unique hemp extract. Bio-Dri is a patent pending novel broad-spectrum hemp powder

By |2021-08-10T11:07:39-04:00August 10th, 2021|ESD, Hemp|

5G Phone Expansion, Cybersecurity Institute, iPhone Software Anti-Privacy, Cyber Patriot

ANN ARBOR – On MITech TV Aug. 9 at 2 pm, Mike Eddy, VP of Corporate Development at Resonant, will talk about the rapid acceptance of 5G mobile technology worldwide. Doug Miller, director for the Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute, will explain what Northern Michigan University is doing to help fill the cybersecurity job gap in

By |2021-08-06T17:37:05-04:00August 6th, 2021|Podcasts|

Ann Arbor SPARK Gets $2.4 Million To Expand Broadband

ANN ARBOR - Phil Santer from Ann Arbor SPARK explains the $2.4 million in Federal money awarded to build 20 miles of underground fiber optic cable, connecting downtown Ann Arbor and downtown Ypsilanti with critical broadband infrastructure. For more information, click on http://www.annarborusa.org https://youtu.be/_tgGORh_Scg

By |2021-08-05T19:25:06-04:00August 5th, 2021|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech, mitechtv|

Detroit Internet Exchange Gets Non-Profit Status

ANN ARBOR - Jared Mauch, a board member of the Detroit Internet Exchange, provides details on its new non-profit status. DET-iX") is a a Regional Internet Exchange Point (IXP) with core switching fabric located in Southfield Michigan. Membership and interconnection is free. The collaboration of carriers, ISP's, and Enterprise Businesses connected to DET-iX allows for

By |2021-08-05T19:25:53-04:00August 5th, 2021|IoT, mitechtv|

Four20 Post: MRA New Regs On Edible Packaging

ANN ARBOR - On Four20 Post today at 1 pm we’ll be taking a deep dive into the new MRA edibles packaging requirements that are aimed at making edibles less available and attractive for minors. On the show will be cannabis attorney Scott Roberts to provide the legal perspective. Also on the show will be Penny Milkey, co-owner

By |2021-08-10T08:01:10-04:00August 4th, 2021|Uncategorized|

60 Percent Of Global Population To Have 5G Access By 2026

LONDON, England - The 5G network is projected to spur a major technological take-off in the coming years with involved players establishing the necessary infrastructure. Consequently, more consumers are expected to leverage the revolutionary technology. Data acquired by Finbold projects that about 4.74 billion people, or 60% of the global population, will have access to

By |2021-08-03T17:36:52-04:00August 3rd, 2021|Featured, IoT|