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.

What Games Are on the GameZone Platform

The GameZone platform serves as a centralized digital hub where casino-style games, slot experiences, and Filipino card classics are offered within a regulated and structured system. Instead of building a library from a single developer, the platform works with multiple accredited partners while maintaining its own set of in-house titles. This allows the catalog to

By |2026-02-10T10:23:18-05:00February 10th, 2026|Guest Columns|

Laid-Off Tech Workers Are Asking: Did AI Really Take My Job? — And What That Means for Michigan

ANN ARBOR - As layoffs continue to ripple through the tech sector, a growing number of displaced workers are asking a question that would have sounded speculative just a few years ago: Did artificial intelligence take my job — or was it simply part of a broader reset? From Silicon Valley to the Midwest, companies

By |2026-02-09T16:21:37-05:00February 9th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence|

Michigan Workers In These 7 Roles Could See The Biggest Pay And Demand Growth in 2026

LANSING — As Michigan’s economy enters 2026, employers in key sectors are increasing wages and expanding hiring due to labor shortages, competition for skilled talent, and statewide policy shifts — including a scheduled minimum wage boost to $13.73/hour on Jan. 1, 2026. Workers in several occupations — from frontline services to high-tech fields — could

By |2026-02-09T15:39:18-05:00February 9th, 2026|News|

Michigan Lawmakers Warn Data Center Boom Could Reshape Power Grid, Costs, And Local Control

ANN ARBOR - Michigan lawmakers are beginning to publicly grapple with a question that until recently was playing out mostly behind closed doors: Can the state absorb a surge of massive data centers without straining the electric grid, raising rates for residents, or sidelining local communities? That question took center stage this week as a

By |2026-02-08T17:05:25-05:00February 8th, 2026|ESD, Featured, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|

Crypto, Gold, and Silver Are Falling Together — and Michigan’s Manufacturing Economy Helps Explain Why

ANN ARBOR - Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, gold, and silver are all declining at the same time — an unusual alignment that suggests investors are reassessing risk across the board. For Michigan, where manufacturing, supply chains, and capital planning dominate economic thinking, the selloff offers a revealing signal about how markets are responding to tighter financial conditions

Why Michigan Could Decide the Senate Filibuster Fight

LANSING - Michigan is not just another battleground state. In the looming Senate fight over the SAVE Act and the filibuster, it could become the decisive pressure point. The state’s closely divided electorate, turnout-sensitive elections, and two Democratic U.S. senators place Michigan squarely at the center of a national struggle over Senate power and election

By |2026-02-07T13:53:09-05:00February 7th, 2026|Featured, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|

SAVE Act, Sliding Polls, and a High-Stakes Gamble Over the Senate Filibuster

WASHINGTON DC - As President Donald Trump faces softening poll numbers and Republicans defend razor-thin margins in Congress, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act has become more than an election policy proposal. It is now a strategic test of turnout, Senate power, and institutional norms — including whether Republicans would weaken the filibuster to

By |2026-02-07T10:10:56-05:00February 7th, 2026|Featured, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|

Health Insurance Costs Are Jumping In 2026 — Here’s How The Lapse of ACA Tax Credits Is Hitting Michigan Families and Employers

ANN ARBOR - Health care costs are climbing sharply in 2026, and Michigan households are feeling the impact from two directions at once: employers are budgeting for higher benefit costs, while many individuals buying their own insurance are seeing premiums spike after a key Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidy program expired at the start of

By |2026-02-06T16:55:20-05:00February 6th, 2026|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Rising Utility Bills Are Becoming a Pocketbook Crisis — And Michigan Ratepayers Are Funding More Than Power Lines

ANN ARBOR - Electricity and natural gas bills are quietly becoming one of the biggest cost pressures on American households — and Michigan residents are feeling it faster and harder than many others. Across the U.S., utilities are winning approval for billions of dollars in rate increases tied to grid upgrades, transmission expansion, and rising

By |2026-02-05T13:04:17-05:00February 5th, 2026|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|

Michigan Named National Military Drone Training Hub as Ukraine War Redefines Modern Warfare

CAMP GRAYLING - Michigan has been selected as a national training and testing hub for advanced military drones — a move that reflects not only the state’s growing role in defense technology, but also a fundamental shift in how wars are fought in the 21st century. The National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC), anchored by Camp

By |2026-02-05T11:07:34-05:00February 5th, 2026|Drones, Engineering Society of Detroit, ESD, News|