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.

M2 TechCast: Motor City Connect’s Terry Bean Explains What’s Up With His Group

FERNDALE - Motor City Connect Founder Terry Bean, the man of a thousand voices, Mr. Detroit himself, appears on M2 TechCast on April 4 to talk about his organization that works hard to connect entrepreneurs, businesses and tech professionals across the Metro area. His LinkedIn group is just short of 10,000 members. LinkedIn became the

By |2016-04-10T14:41:22-04:00April 10th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Rave Computer Introduces Mobilebeast Mini-Supercomputer Workstation

FERNDALE - Rave Computer’s Stephen Couchman and Matt Moy call in live from the NVIDIA GTC Conference in San Jose to talk about the Rave Mobilebeast, one of first hard core venture into high end graphics workstation. There is a convergence happening in design and marketing to develop more advanced technology for customers. Most computer

By |2016-04-10T14:27:10-04:00April 10th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: MISBDC Joins MITechNews.Com As Latest Content Partner

FERNDALE - With 11 offices across the state, the Michigan Small Business and Development Center works to provide tens of thousands of entrepreneurs and businesses across the state. Besides providing a myriad of business training, and mentoring of would-be entrepreneurs, the MISBDC launched in innovative “Small Business, Big Threat,” http://sbdcmichigan.org/cyber-security-initiative/, that allows business to access

By |2016-04-10T14:27:53-04:00April 10th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast Monday April 11: Monica Wheat, Julia Winter, Diva Tech Talk, Inforum

FERNDALE - Diva Tech Talk and Inforum return to M2 (Squared) TechTalk on Monday April 11 from 3 to 4 pm with special guests Monica Wheat of Digerati Girls and Julia Winter of game maker Alchemie. The show can be heard live on the Podcast Detroit Network. Kathleen Norton-Schock, from Diva Tech Talk, will be

By |2016-04-08T11:45:06-04:00April 8th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Pope’s Astronomer – Author Of “Would You Baptize An Extraterrestrial” – To Appear Saturday On Internet Advisor Radio Show On WJR

DETROIT - The co-author of the book, “Would you Baptize An Extraterrestrial?” Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, a native of Detroit, will appear Saturday April 9 on the Internet Advisor radio show on WJR 760 AM to talk about his new job as Pope Francis’ Astronomer. The “Catholic Astronomer,” will be on the show at 4

By |2016-04-08T11:16:08-04:00April 8th, 2016|Featured, Internet Advisor, News|

Toyota To Invest $1 Billion In Ann Arbor Autonomous Vehicle Research Base

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan will be collaborating with Toyota, which will invest $1 billion to create a major autonomous vehicle research base in Ann Arbor, the third such hub in the United States. It joins others established recently in Palo Alto working with Stanford, and in Cambridge with MIT. The Ann Arbor

By |2016-04-07T20:37:07-04:00April 7th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|

EnvisionTEC Develops Flexible Photopolymer For 3D Printing Applications

DEARBORN - EnvisionTEC, which makes professional grade 3D printers and materials, has developed a new 3SP material that is a flexible photopolymer representation of polypropylene. For many prototype and end-use model printing applications, PolyPro MAX 3SP 3D print material serves as an ideal solution to produce items such as snap-fit parts, automotive components, living hinges and

By |2016-04-07T20:09:30-04:00April 7th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

Lawrence Tech Offers Professional Development Series For Entrepreneurs

SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University is introducing a Professional Development Series for Entrepreneurs through its LTU Collaboratory small business innovation center. The courses begin April 26 and are intended to help early-stage companies develop their work force in a variety of areas necessary to help small companies grow and add jobs. Three courses have been

By |2016-04-07T19:04:34-04:00April 7th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

Orindi Ventures Wins $25,000 Grand Prize In Greenlight Business Model Competition

EAST LANSING - Orindi Ventures, which developed a low profile mask that conserves energy by warming and humidifying the air you breath before it hits your lungs, won the $25,000 grand prize at the fourth annual Greenlight Business Model Competition. Second prize, and a $10,000 check, went to Spartan Assays. Third place and $4,000 was

By |2016-04-06T19:01:08-04:00April 6th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

M2 TechCast April 4, MISBDC, Rave Computer, Motor City Connect

FERNDALE – On M2 TechCast April 4, a new content partnership with the Michigan Small Business Development Center was announced, Rave Computer detailed its new Mobilebeast powerful workstation, and Terry Bean talked about Motor City Connect, and its upcoming events. Please forgive the quality of the audio on this podcast. We had technical difficulties in

By |2016-04-06T12:43:33-04:00April 6th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|