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.

Michael Thue To Demonstrate Plant Cloning On IHemp Hour Thursday May 21

TRAVERSE CITY - Mark your calendars for noon Thursday as iHemp Michigan broadcasts live from Great Lakes Hemp Supplements in Traverse City. Michael Thue will demonstrate plant cloning. This is a valuable skill to have as we prepare for the 2020 planting season. Michael is a Certified Medical Assistant and a member of the American

By |2020-05-27T15:06:00-04:00May 19th, 2020|Hemp|

MITech TV: Healthcare Innovation, AI For Vaccine Development, Sanitation Pods, Reopening America

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV May 18, Nathan Keiretsu, from Keiretsu Capital, describes the innovations in healthcare his company is funding. Andrew Satz, co-founder and CEO, talks about using Artificial Intelligence to speed vaccine development. Cailin Greene from Sanitation Pod working with Children in COVID times. Fred Brown, our infectious disease expert, updates what

By |2024-04-04T14:18:42-04:00May 18th, 2020|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund’s Focus On Helping Women Business Owners

LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Michigan Women Forward announced last week they have created a $1.5 million fund to help certain small businesses recover from COVID-19. The Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund will provide recovery grants of $1,000-$5,000 and microloans of $5,000-$10,000 that can be used to support small businesses management of expenses

By |2020-05-23T15:23:13-04:00May 18th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Report: 77 Percent Of Small Businesses In Michigan Successfully Submit PPE, EIDL Loans

LANSING – Seventy-seven percent of small businesses have successfully submitted an application for the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs, a recent survey reports. Key Findings of today’s survey include: The majority of small businesses have applied for a PPP loan.       About 84 percent of applications were submitted before April 17,

By |2020-05-17T13:54:18-04:00May 17th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Remote Desktop Protocol Attacks Up 330 Percent Since Start Of COVID-19 Pandemic

LEWES, DE - Atlas VPN released a report that said remote desktop protocol attacks rocketed by 330 percent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The start of the these attacks increase correlates almost entirely with the start of lockdowns. From March 10, 2020, RDP brute-force attacks spiked in practically all selected countries. In the

By |2020-05-17T11:03:27-04:00May 17th, 2020|Cyber Defense|

Cityside Ventures Launches COVID-19-Impacted Business Consulting Service

BIRMINGHAM – Angel investors Doron York and David Weaver, known lately as the co-founders of Cityside Ventures, have come up with a new way to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 depression that some experts say could bankrupt half of them by the end of 2020, if not sooner. Enter eiconica Advisors, billed as the

By |2020-05-20T11:55:51-04:00May 15th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Michigan Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Drop For Fifth Consecutive Week

DETROIT - For the week ending May 9, the State of Michigan experienced another dip in initial unemployment insurance claims when compared to the prior week, the fifth consecutive week of claim decreases, indicating that the greatest number of new job losses and unemployment claims to the shutdown occurred in late March and early April.

By |2020-05-15T14:05:51-04:00May 15th, 2020|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

iHemp Hour May 14 Focuses On Growing Procedures, Hemp Law Update

ANN ARBOR - This week on the iHemp Hour May 14 at Noon the Industrial Hemp Association of Michigan hosts Gina Alessandri of the Michigan Department of Rural Development, and Michigan Sen. Dan Lauwers (R-25th District). Gina (the hempress) will discuss current Michigan rules and procedures to grow Industrial Hemp. She also will update Michigan's

By |2020-05-15T09:29:33-04:00May 13th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

MITechTV: Branding And Film Making During Pandemic, U-M Tech Transfer, COVID-19 Risk Prediction App

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV today, Publicist Karrin Black talks about keeping your brand top-of-mind during the pandemic. Film writer Jeff Gross will discuss the changing landscape of film during our COVID-19 times. U-M Software Licensing Director Drew Bennett provides details on working with makers on 3D printed face shields. Infectious Disease Expert Fred

By |2024-04-04T14:18:42-04:00May 11th, 2020|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|