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.

DEVELOP(her) Scholarship To Send 10 Women To Grand Circus Coding Bootcamps

DETROIT - Grand Circus announced its third round of DEVELOP(her) in three years, supported by TEKsystems, and Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation (MCWT). DEVELOP(her) provides scholarships to women who are committed to learning how to code through one of Grand Circus’ bootcamps. The first of these scholarships will be available for the July

By |2018-05-07T21:19:30-04:00April 24th, 2018|Entrepreneurs|

FIRST Robotics World Championships In Detroit This Week

DETROIT – As more than 35,000 students descend on Detroit this week for what has become known as the Super Bowl for nerds, FIRST Robotics participants and spectators from near and far will get their chance to experience the people and products that move Michigan during the 2018 FIRST Robotics World Championships in Detroit. And while

By |2018-04-23T11:19:14-04:00April 23rd, 2018|Featured, IoT|

Diva Tech Talk, Entrepreneurial Alliance, DailyDetroit, Airfoil Tech Trends

ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday at 2 pm, Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to update the latest interviews on Diva Tech Talk, and the latest happenings with Michigan Council of Women In Technology.  Oakland County Tech248’s Greg Doyle interviews Yerko Sepluveda, creator of BackBeat, who benefited from the Oakland Entrepreneurial Alliance.  Jeremiah Staes, Editor of

By |2018-04-20T14:09:41-04:00April 20th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Michigan Manufacturing Center To Manage National Cybersecurity Initiative

PLYMOUTH – With manufacturing now a top five industry target for cyber-attacks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program has tapped the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center to lead a national effort to prepare MEP centers to roll out cybersecurity services to small and medium-size manufacturers across the United States. The MEP

By |2018-05-07T21:22:49-04:00April 20th, 2018|Cyber Defense|

Michigan House Spends $165 Million Less In General Fund Than Snyder; Michigan Senate In Sync With Govornor

LANSING - The Michigan House and Senate are well on their way to completing their versions of the budget, and there are some striking differences between the two. The biggest one is that while the House budget bills spend $164.6 million less General Fund than Governor Rick Snyder, the Senate budgets are just $9.4 million under

By |2018-04-20T12:57:15-04:00April 20th, 2018|Politics, Politics/Government|

Osram Opto Semiconductors Offers 6 Infrared LEDs For Automotive Use

SUNNYVALE, CA.  – Osram Opto Semiconductors has expanded its Oslon Black family with six new infrared LEDs for automotive use. The 850 nm versions are intended for exterior applications, enhancing advanced driver assistance systems such as night vision, pedestrian protection and lane detection technologies. The new 940 nm versions are better suited for interior applications

By |2018-04-18T19:28:00-04:00April 18th, 2018|Announcements/New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Karamba Helps Automakers Defeat Autonomous, Connected Vehicle Hackers

ROYAL OAK - How do you keep the bad guys out of connected vehicles? Karamba Security has one answer. The Israeli company, with offices in Bloomfield Hills, by protecting against known and yet unknown vulnerabilities (Zero Day Attacks), requiring no updates, which make it easier for automakers to continually protect their clients cars. CEO and

By |2018-04-16T19:52:28-04:00April 16th, 2018|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Norton-Schock Updates, Tech248 Interview, LTU Computer Camps, Customer-Centric Digital Marketing

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast at 2 pm, Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to update the latest interviews on Diva Tech Talk, and the latest happenings with Michigan Council of Women In Technology.  At 2:15 pm Oakland County Tech248’s Greg Doyle interviews Yerko Sepluveda, creator of BackBeat, who benefited from the Oakland Entrepreneurial Alliance.  At 2:30

By |2018-04-13T11:39:05-04:00April 13th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Michigan PSC Seeks Public Comments On How To Fix Aging Electrical Grid

LANSING - The Public Service Commission announced Thursday it has begun a process for public input on the five-year distribution plans for three electric utilities. Distribution plans and investment maintenance plans for Consumers Energy Company, DTE Electric Company and Indiana Michigan Power Company are to be filed with the PSC and will be available for

By |2018-04-13T10:09:51-04:00April 13th, 2018|Politics, Politics/Government|

Hella Nightdrive App Demos Future Auto Lighting Technologies

PLYMOUTH - Hella has expanded the functions of its nightdrive app to include visual road-surface guidance, optical distance warning, ideal driving lines, cycle-path illumination and visual safety zones. The free app is available now in German, English and Chinese for iOS and Android devices in the App Store and Google Play Store respectively. According to

By |2018-04-12T19:27:22-04:00April 12th, 2018|Auto Tech|