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.

Virtual Hash Bash To Mark 50th Year Of Celebrating Cannabis Culture

ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Hash Bash will be returning this year as a virtual variety-show-style production, free to the public, featuring activists and entertainers from around the state and country. The emergence of Covid-19's new "Variant of Concern" on the University of Michigan campus prompted the committee to make this year’s Hash Bash

By |2021-03-09T09:40:18-05:00March 8th, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

MITech TV March 8: LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Cleantech Program, COVID-19 Vaccine Update

ANN ARBOR – On MITech TV March 8, Dennis Shaver Expert in Residence, Centrepolis Accelerator, will provide details on the new C3 Accelerator to Fast Track Cleantech, Climatech, and Circular Economy Hardware Technology. Up to $275,000 is in the pool. Deadline to apply is May 31. Then epidemiologist Fred Brown returns to provide the latest

By |2021-03-07T21:03:46-05:00March 7th, 2021|Podcasts|

Microsoft Exchange Attackers Strike More Than 30,000 US Organizations

WASHINGTON DC - A vulnerability Microsoft has already fixed in an urgent security update this week is wreaking havoc on businesses, and has caught the attention of the White House. On March 2, Microsoft released an emergency security update for its Microsoft Exchange email and communications software, patching a security hole in versions of the software going back to

By |2021-03-07T11:47:22-05:00March 7th, 2021|Cyber Defense|

COVID 19 Update With Fred Brown: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown provides analysis of the latest COVID-19 vaccine approved by the Food & Drug Administration - developed by Johnson & Johnson. The big difference from the earlier two, from Pfizer and Moderna, is it only requires one shot, opening up the potential to get far more Americans vaccinated than ever

By |2021-03-07T10:24:34-05:00March 7th, 2021|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

Adult-Use Licensees’ Social Equity Plan Amendment Form

LANSING - In September of 2020, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued an advisory bulletin focusing on social equity plans submitted by adult-use licensees. Then in January of 2021 those bulletins were published and made available for the public on the MRA website. Now, the MRA has created a social equity plan amendment form which allows

By |2021-03-06T15:59:53-05:00March 6th, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|

GVSU Economics Expert: West Michigan Recovery Stabilizes

GRAND RAPIDS— The West Michigan economy remains on a positive footing, although time will likely show January was the peak of the COVID-19 recession recovery, and now most manufacturers  have returned to near-full operations, although a number of challenges remain. “Although the automotive parts suppliers represent many of the recovered jobs, parts shortages are inhibiting auto

By |2021-03-06T15:51:40-05:00March 6th, 2021|ESD, Featured|

Ann Arbor Video Interest Group Presents Michigan Film & Digital Media Office

ANN ARBOR - This month, we welcome Selam Ghirmai and Tony Garcia from the Michigan Film and Digital Media Office. Ghirmai serves as the Director of the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office, with 10 years of experience working to provide a positive creative and business experience for local, out-of-state, independent, and studio productions in

By |2021-03-06T14:58:30-05:00March 6th, 2021|Mobile MI|

Comcast RISE Grant Applications Now Open At TechTown

DETROIT - The wait is over, and applications are now open for the Comcast RISE monetary grant! TechTown and our local partners BUILD Institute, Venture Catalysts and Grand Innovation are proud to support Comcast RISE which provides monetary grants to help Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned, small businesses grow as they navigate the

By |2021-03-06T14:51:28-05:00March 6th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Latest Auto Trends To Be Revealed At Virtual GVSU Michigan Automotive Suppliers Symposium March 11

GRAND RAPIDS — The most up-to-date industry forecasts and trends will be revealed at the 22nd Michigan Automotive Suppliers Symposium, hosted by the Van Andel Global Trade Center at Grand Valley State University. With the theme “Driving Forward,” the event will bring together senior management, business owners and decision-makers from all tiers of the automotive

By |2021-03-06T14:52:19-05:00March 6th, 2021|Auto Tech, Events/Announcements, New Products / Contracts|

Automation Alley Ex-CEO Ken Rogers Tribute

ANN ARBOR - Ken Rogers, the longtime executive director of Troy-based Automation Alley and former deputy Oakland County executive, passed in February. Rogers was a deputy Oakland County executive, working under then Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, when Patterson founded Automation Alley in Oakland County and put Rogers in charge. Both hoped to stem

By |2021-03-07T11:08:01-05:00March 6th, 2021|ESD, mitechtv, News|