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.

LTU’s Artificial Intelligence Degree, Should You Wear A Face Mask To Battle COVID?

ANN ARBOR – On MiTech TV May 17, LTU Provost Tarek Sobh joins Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on MITech TV to provide details on Lawrence Tech’s new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence degree. Epidemiologist Fred Brown weighs into the controversy about when someone should wear a face mask to protect them and others

By |2021-05-18T16:19:33-04:00May 18th, 2021|Podcasts|

Why Michigan’s Next 13-Seat Map Won’t Look Anything Like The Last One

LANSING - Back in the 1910s and 1920s, Michigan was sitting where it's going after the next election. It had 13 congressional seats. From 1914 to 1930, the map looked the same. Detroit essentially had its own district, Oakland anchored its own district, stretching into Genesee and Ingham counties. Macomb anchored its own district with

Why IT Is Important For You To Get A COVID Vaccination

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown returns to MITech TV to talk about why it is so important to get vaccinated for COVID-19. He also provides details on treatments available should you get the COVID virus. Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been on the discovery, development and/or launch teams of 27 major pharmaceutical,

By |2021-05-15T16:28:59-04:00May 15th, 2021|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

C3 Industries Expanding Grow, Doubling Provisioning Centers

ANN ARBOR - C3 Industries is a vertically integrated cannabis company based in Ann Arbor. Its CEO is Ankur Rungta. In this video interview, Ankur updates progress made in not only expanding the company's provisioning centers, soon five and eventually 11, plus expanding its 40,000 square foot grow facility in Webberville by another 90,000 square

By |2021-05-15T16:26:03-04:00May 15th, 2021|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Intensify Digital Speeds Social Media Deployment

ANN ARBOR - Intensify Digital CEO Joe Tori updated his new platform that lets companies deploy Social Media campaigns. The startup is offering a 30-day trial of its application so your company can kick the tires and light the fires. Digital communication channels are rapidly changing. Web services and social platforms have become the front

By |2021-05-15T14:48:47-04:00May 15th, 2021|mitechtv, Social Media|

Low-Income Households In Michigan Eligible For Emergency Broadband Benefit Program 

LANSING - Michiganders who meet income eligibility requirements or have been financially impacted by COVID-19 will be able to receive financial help to pay for home broadband connections and internet-enabled devices as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rolls out the Emergency Broadband Benefit program recently approved by Congress. Federal lawmakers appropriated $3.2 billion to help low-income households pay

By |2021-05-15T07:55:21-04:00May 15th, 2021|IoT, Politics, Politics/Government|

MCWT Names Melanie Kalmar its ‘Woman Of The Year In Technology’

SOUTHFIELD—The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation named Melanie Kalmar its “Woman of the Year in Technology.” Kalmar is corporate vice president, chief information officer (CIO) and chief digital officer at Dow Inc., the Midland-based chemical industry giant. The fifth MCWT award recognizes women in Michigan leading or driving change for other women in

By |2021-05-14T18:52:30-04:00May 14th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Biden Administration Approves Large-Scale Offshore Wind Project To Power 400,000 Homes

WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Tuesday announced approval of the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project — the first large-scale, offshore wind project in the United States. The Secretaries were joined in the announcement by labor leaders who have been working to ensure that the

By |2021-05-11T16:13:52-04:00May 11th, 2021|Clean Update, Featured|

Four20Post: C3 Industries Update, Northern Specialty Health Joins Hero Project, Roberts Webinar Update

ANN ARBOR - On Four20Post May 12 at 1 pm, C3 Industries CEO Ankur Rungta updates the expansion plans for his vertically integrated Michigan cannabis company that includes grow operations and multiple provisioning centers. Penny Milkey CEO of Northern Specialty Health becomes first Michigan provisioning center to carry Hero Project cannabis products, the sale of which will fund Veteran charities. Also

By |2021-05-11T08:46:15-04:00May 11th, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|

J.D. Power: When It Comes To EV Apps, Kia Smokes Tesla

TROY—Electric vehicle owners are more than twice as likely to use the manufacturer’s mobile app than owners of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, according to J.D. Power, which is good news for automakers looking to increase—and ultimately monetize—their digital service offerings. According to the inaugural J.D. Power U.S. OEM EV App Benchmark Study,

By |2021-05-11T08:43:43-04:00May 9th, 2021|Auto Tech|