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.

GM EV Grand River Plant Adds Gas-Powered Cadillac CT5 Sedan

LANSING — General Motors is making a significant pivot away from electric vehicles at its Lansing Grand River plant, announcing plans for a new gas-powered Cadillac CT5 sedan even as the company received $500 million in federal funding for electric vehicle production. GM announces new gas-powered Cadillac CT5 for its Lansing Grand River plant, marking

By |2025-10-19T13:48:22-04:00October 19th, 2025|Auto Tech|

Cannabis Flower Prices Rose In September For First Time In Two Years, But Sales Fell

LANSING - An ounce of cannabis flower in September rose by its largest amount month-over-month in two years to $63.16, up 2.22 percent from August’s price of $61.79. The price of an ounce has only risen four times in the last two years, and those mostly came after large drops in price. But the bad

By |2025-10-16T10:42:26-04:00October 16th, 2025|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Tim Draper From Meet The Drapers Creates Entrepreneurs

ANN ARBOR - Meet the Drapers, hosted by venture capitalist Tim Draper, brings together visionary entrepreneurs from every corner of the world. Draper was in Detroit in September where he hosted a panel of four innovators that pitched a panel of celebrity guest judges and competes for a life-changing $1 Million investment. He joined Matt

By |2025-10-14T16:16:13-04:00October 14th, 2025|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Pope Leo Says Life May Exist Elsewhere In Universe – Proof In Vatican Archives?

DUBLIN, Ireland -The Pope has spoken out about the possibility of life developing on other planets. The Vatican has previously called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic Church. Yet nothing materialized from those discussions, and speculation continues to swirl that classified extraterrestrial documents remain hidden within the

By |2025-10-12T16:58:07-04:00October 12th, 2025|Science|

Cybersecurity Dashboard: Near-Real-Time Vendor Research with IT-Harvest

A cybersecurity dashboard can turn scattered market data into clear, actionable intelligence. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, security leaders face an overwhelming number of vendors, products, and technologies — all changing by the week. A centralized dashboard makes it possible to monitor this activity in real time, helping teams cut through the noise, identify

By |2025-11-01T20:14:54-04:00October 12th, 2025|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Ohio Cannabis Companies Sues State Regulator Over Stringent Advertising Rules

DAYTON - Ohio cannabis businesses in a recent lawsuit argue the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control’s rules for advertising are too stringent and go against the voter-approved recreational cannabis law. “I think we’ll keep seeing more and more of Ohio sales continue to grow, but I think it’s also been hindered a little bit without

By |2025-10-08T08:41:41-04:00October 8th, 2025|Business|

What IT Jobs Are Hot, And How AI Enhances Your Resume

ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson, managing partner of Executive Search Partners, joins MITech TV once again to talk about what IT Jobs are available and also what impact Artificial Intelligence is having on them. In this interview he answers the following questions: 1. How is the Michigan economy affecting information technology positions for the rest

By |2025-10-06T18:54:04-04:00October 6th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, mitechtv|

Public Service Commission Approves Consumers Energy Gas Rate Increase

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a natural gas rate increase for Consumers Energy Co. aimed at boosting the safety and reliability of its gas pipeline system by replacing gas lines most at risk of leaks and service interruptions for customers. The Commission authorized Consumers to raise rates by $157,495,000, a more

By |2025-10-05T11:24:55-04:00October 5th, 2025|Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Bedrock Detroit Drone Delivery Program Takes Flight

DETROIT - Imagine a drone flying important papers or packages from roof top to roof top in a dense urban setting like Detroit. Imagine no more. Bedrock Detroit demonstrated is drone delivery system during a press briefing in September. The idea is moving cargo in the last mile of delivery using drones starting from a

By |2025-09-30T18:18:55-04:00September 30th, 2025|mitechtv, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Michigan Council of Women In Technology Fall Events

SOUTHFIELD - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to update all the fall events for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Girls Rock IT: Cybersecurity Girls GET-IT Day GET-IT Connection Summit Girls Rock IT: Coding for Good ELEVATE: LEVEL UP Q4 — Quarterly Membership Meeting And much more. Check out all the events at www.mcwt.org https://youtu.be/BUVxoQFLft0

By |2025-09-30T13:56:27-04:00September 30th, 2025|ESD, mitechtv|