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.

Clinton High School Wins High School Cyber Challenge

DETROIT - A team of cyber hackers from Clinton High School earned first place honors, its name on a traveling trophy and a picture with Gov. Rick Snyder during the 2016 North American International Cyber Summit at Cobo Center Occt. 17. Second place went to Airport High School in Carleton and third place to Cadillac

By |2016-10-20T20:45:15-04:00October 20th, 2016|Cyber Defense|

Eastern Michigan University Hosts STEM Conference For Middle School Girls Nov. 4

YPSILANTI – For every 100 jobs in information technology, information assurance and cyber security, only 12 are filled by women. On Nov. 4 at the Eastern Michigan University Student Center, a day-long conference will show 330 middle school girls that carriers in STEM can not only be lucrative, but also fun and rewarding, Keynote speakers

By |2016-10-20T20:20:29-04:00October 20th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

Michigan PSC Approves DTE Electric Renewable Energy Pilot Program

LANSING - The Public Service Commission has approved a voluntary renewable energy pilot program for DTE Electric Company allowing program participants to obtain a larger amount of renewable energy than the 10 percent mandated by the state's 2008 energy law. The new program will be limited to an additional 150,000 megawatt-hours of generation from company-owned

By |2016-10-20T18:35:48-04:00October 20th, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|

Bamboo Detroit To Expand Into Bamboo On Washington Co-Working Space – Add Private Offices

DETROIT - Co-working space Bamboo Detroit will be expanding into a new 6,000 square foot office in the Julian C. Madison Building in downtown Detroit early next year. The announcement, made Tuesday, also said the build-out space - which will include private offices - is expected to accommodate up to 300 entrepreneurs, up 161 percent

By |2016-10-19T21:21:07-04:00October 19th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

Six Finalist Named For TiE & AutoNebula Mobility Contest

FARMINGTON HILLS – TiE Detroit and AutoNebula, a business accelerator and investment fund focused on connected transport, announced the six finalists of Ignition Lab, Connected Car-Mobility Contest for Start-ups. The competition crowns the best entrepreneurs and start-ups from Connected Transport ecosystem. The contest, launched in August, received entries from companies across the globe. The contest

By |2016-10-19T18:22:50-04:00October 19th, 2016|Connected Tech, Entrepreneurs|

Mobility Transformation, Maximizing Small Business Opportunities

GRAND RAPIDS - Mobility - a word we've been hearing more and more lately, but what does it really mean? In terms of connected transportation one might assume it would be focused on the autonomous vehicle - and that certainly is part of it. but it's much more than that. It's about getting goods and people

By |2016-10-18T23:36:55-04:00October 18th, 2016|Connected Tech, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Diva Tech Talk: Cindy Warner: Transforming The World Through Democratization Of Data

SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk was delighted to interview the fascinating Cindy Warner, whose rich, multi-level career and mission story is inspiring. In May 2016 she founded 360ofme, a website that gives consumers the ability to control their own data, have it with the, share it, and gain insights that will allow them to live

By |2016-10-18T20:00:37-04:00October 18th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Young Basile IP Update – How To Tell A Good Patent From A Bad one

ROYAL OAK - Keith Schoenberger, an Intellectual Property attorney with Young Basile, in this episode of M2 TechCast will tell you how to tell a good patent from a bad one. In the podcast, he answers the following questions: We’re talking about the quality of a patent. What does it mean for a patent to

By |2016-10-18T17:54:30-04:00October 18th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2TechCast: TC New Tech Connects Northern Michigan Entrepreneurs With Investors

ROYAL OAK - A clone of A2 New Tech Meetup, a monthly pitch night in Ann Arbor, has sprung up in this northern Michigan resort town. Founder A. Russell Schindler CEO of SampleServe.Com, a water testing company, attended an A2 New Tech meeting and “borrowed” the idea, he admitted. TC New Tech started in May

By |2016-10-18T17:34:13-04:00October 18th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|