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.

Interactive Map Shows America’s UFO Hot Spots

A recent study has charted UFO sightings across the US, revealing where you're most likely to encounter an extra-terrestrial. Just in time for the spooky season, Casino. CA has trawled through over 149,000 UFO sighting entries from 1974-2024 on the National UFO Reporting Center. They've combined this data with social media sightings to compile a comprehensive list of states where

By |2024-10-20T17:22:02-04:00October 20th, 2024|Guest Columns|

NASA Will Pay You $3 Million To Help Them Take Out The Trash

WASHINGTON DC - As NASA looks toward long-term lunar missions, a few problems have arisen -- specifically, how to create less trash in space and what to do with the trash that people create. That's why the US space agency started the LunaRecycle Challenge. This challenge is a two-phase competition, NASA says, focused on the

By |2024-10-19T11:58:58-04:00October 19th, 2024|Featured, Science, Space Exploration|

Adult-Use Cannabis Sales In Ohio Through Oct. 6 Top $109.5 Million

OLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio adults aged 21 and older purchased $11.1 million in recreational marijuana product from Oct. 6 through Saturday, pushing sales figures above the $100 million mark. Dispensaries have rung up a total of 1.4 million transactions totaling $109.5 million since the beginning of recreational sales on Aug. 6 through Saturday, according to Ohio

By |2024-10-18T10:33:54-04:00October 18th, 2024|Marijuana Business, News|

Google Code Next Works With High School Students Of Color

DETROIT - Google's Code Next program works with high schoolers to cultivate the next generation of Black, Latinx and Indigenous tech leaders. Nando Felten , Community manager Google Code Next, joins MITech TV to talk about the program he runs in Detroit. In this interview he hits the following topics: • STEM and Digital Transformation:

By |2024-10-16T17:41:28-04:00October 16th, 2024|ESD, mitechtv|

New Round Of Cyberpatriot Training For Michigan Students Underway

ANN ARBOR - Michigan Cyberpatriot President Tamara Shoemaker's primary mission is to address the shortage of specifically educated and trained cybersecurity professionals.  The funding she has obtained from the State of Michigan has allowed her to develop the Michigan CyberPatriot program. CyberPatriot provides a structured educational experience for well over 1000 high school and middle

By |2024-10-15T16:38:13-04:00October 15th, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

September Michigan Cannabis Sales $266.9 Million, Down 10 Percent From August

LANSING - After record-breaking Michigan August cannabis sales, September sales plunged nearly 10 percent, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency announced Monday. By the numbers, September sales were $266.9 million versus $294 million in August, with just 1 percent purchased by medical marijuana patients. The $266.9 million in September sales is a slight dip from the roughly

By |2024-10-15T10:29:07-04:00October 15th, 2024|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Cybersecurity Hacks Everywhere – Richard Stiennon Provides Details On MITech TV

BIRMINGHAM - Richard Stiennon, the author of the Cybersecurity Yearbook series, joins MITech TV to update the long list of companies that reported getting records hacked by malicious players. He also issues warnings to companies that have not yet been hacked that unless they improve their cybersecurity practices they could be next. Plus he said

By |2024-10-14T18:45:02-04:00October 14th, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

What Marijuana Products do Buckeye State Customers Prefer?

CLEVELAND – Would you like to know what kind of marijuana products do Buckeye State customers prefer? Well, Bloom Medicinals, a cannabis company that offers both medical and adult-use marijuana, has provided valuable insights into customer preferences across Ohio. Additionally, a smaller local shop, Locals Cannabis in Columbus, has reported trends that align with those

By |2024-10-31T15:32:00-04:00October 11th, 2024|Marijuana Business, News|

Whistleblower Claims Pentagon Operating Secret UFO Technology Retrieval Program

WASHINGTON DC - A leaked whistleblower report says the Pentagon is operating a secret UFO retrieval program called “Immaculate Constellation,” according to independent journalist Michael Shellenberger. The report revealed for the first time the name of an alleged UAP program, stating that the executive branch has been managing UAP issues without congressional knowledge or oversight, possibly for decades.

By |2024-10-11T13:04:32-04:00October 11th, 2024|Guest Columns|

Meteorologists Face Death Threats After Trump-Inspired Hurricane Conspiracies Surge

LONDON - Meteorologists tracking the advance of Hurricane Milton have been targeted by a deluge of conspiracy theories that they were controlling the weather, abuse and even death threats, amid what they say is an unprecedented surge in misinformation as two major hurricanes have hit the US. A series of falsehoods and threats have swirled in

By |2024-10-11T12:55:31-04:00October 11th, 2024|Climate Change, Featured, News|