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.

Oceans To Produce Clean And Constant Power For The World

NEW YORK - The discovery that oceans will power the world is rather interesting. Thus far, humans have always relied on the ocean for food, water, and trade. Now humankind will look towards the ocean as a new underwater dragon is said to produce clean and constant power. 1.2 MW of power will be delivered

By |2025-11-27T09:06:50-05:00November 27th, 2025|Clean Update|

Consumers Energy To Invest More Whan $13 Billion In Renewables, Distribution By 2029

JACKSON - Consumers Energy expects to spend $5.2 billion on renewables and $8.5 billion on distribution-level reliability and resilience projects through 2029. Through 2035, the company anticipates spending $10 billion for line undergrounding and pole replacement, $10 billion for the commission-approved 10.8 GW of renewables and at least $5 billion for the battery storage and

By |2025-11-27T09:25:59-05:00November 26th, 2025|Engineering Society of Detroit, ESD|

U-M Economic Forecast: Michigan Jobs Losses In 2026, Job Growth In 2027

ANN ARBOR - Gauging the health of Michigan’s economy was difficult even before the federal government shutdown interfered with key data releases. The two key measures of employment, from the payroll and household surveys, have generally trended in opposite directions this year. Preliminary data suggests a large downward revision is in store for Michigan’s payroll

By |2025-11-26T10:22:15-05:00November 26th, 2025|Featured, News|

U-M Economic Report: US 2026 Growth 2.4 Percent, 2 Percent In 2027

ANN ARBOR -  The University of Michigan’s Annual Economic Outlook Conference predicts the jagged pattern of quarterly growth rates results in calendar year 2026 growth averaging 2.4 percent and just  2 percent growth in 2027. The report also said annualized pace of real GDP growth in 2025Q3 to come in around 3.1 percent thanks to robust

By |2025-11-26T10:07:49-05:00November 26th, 2025|Featured, News|

Ford Transit 150 vs Chevy Express 2500: Which Is Better for Your Business?

When it comes to choosing the right van for your business, the decision often comes down to two icons. They are the Ford Transit 150 and the Chevy Express 2500. Both have decades of history behind them and a reputation for getting tough jobs done with minimal fuss. Whether you’re managing a growing family business

By |2025-11-26T07:08:53-05:00November 26th, 2025|Guest Columns|

Ignite IT, Cybersecurity Dashboard, Michigan Council of Women In Technology

MITechTV Dec 1 -Patrick Lane from Ignite IT (formerly Benzinga) talks about how the leadership team from Benzinga has morphed into a cannabis financial program producer. Richard Stiennon from IT-Harvest continues his series about his cybersecurity dashboard and how companies worldwide can benefit from its use. Kathleen Norton-Schock updates Michigan Council of Women In Technology. Connect

By |2025-11-25T10:36:20-05:00November 25th, 2025|Podcasts|

Rural Michigan Pushes Back On Data Centers In Their Backyards

ANN ARBOR - Big Tech has come to town. Billion-dollar companies are in a race to build “hyperscale” data centers to fuel their push to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing technologies. The rural residents that would live next to these projects are marshalling future resistance to them. Southeast Michigan communities and their elected officials

By |2025-11-25T10:10:32-05:00November 25th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|

ITC Michigan Provides $290,000 To Support Area Food Banks During The Holiday Season

NOVI – ITC Michigan announced a donation of $290,000 across seven Michigan food banks, as part of its Greater Giving program. ITC Michigan, which builds, operates and maintains the high-voltage electric transmission system across most of the Lower Peninsula, will donate to the following seven Michigan food banks to help area residents in need: Gleaners

By |2025-11-24T12:07:03-05:00November 24th, 2025|Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Gemini 3 Now Winning Artificial Intelligence Race

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. -  Google’s Gemini 3 was released last week to widespread fanfare. The company called the model a “new era of intelligence,” integrating it into Google Search on day one for the first time. It’s blown past OpenAI and other competitors’ products on a range of benchmarks and is topping the charts on LMArena,

By |2025-11-24T10:50:17-05:00November 24th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|

Nexperia Chip Crisis Upends World Auto Supply Chains Again

DONGGUAN, China - A factory next to a weed-ridden lot in China's industrial south has become a global choke point for automotive chips, upending a sector that just a few years ago swore it wouldn't be caught again by supply-chain disruptions. Automakers vowed to strengthen supply lines after COVID-19 snarled semiconductor output in 2020 and

By |2025-11-24T09:36:19-05:00November 24th, 2025|Auto Tech|