ANN ARBOR - AI is evolving beyond chatbots into autonomous “AI agents” capable of performing real work — researching information, writing reports, managing workflows, analyzing data and even making decisions with minimal human supervision. Major tech companies are investing billions into agentic AI, which many experts believe could become the next great technology revolution. In
DETROIT - A veteran Michigan journalist’s decades-old true crime investigation is heading to international television — and the story behind it may be just as gripping as the murders themselves. Author and former Detroit News columnist Tom Henderson's 2004 book Blood Justice has been selected as the focus of an upcoming BBC true-crime documentary series
ANN ARBOR - Most companies already know webinars can work. The numbers back it up. According to industry research, 91 percent of B2B professionals prefer webinars as a way to consume business content, while 73 percent say webinars are one of their top sources for high-quality leads. Even more compelling, webinar leads can cost a
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology has a full events calendar for May and into the summer. Spokeswoman Kathleen Norton-Schock provides the back stories on these events in this video interview. She also includes details on girls and young women technology summer camps this summer. Spring Events May 7 - Vino
DETROIT - Ugly Talk came to Detroit last month to feature established founders and operators who have made the hard calls. The wins matter. So do the misses, pivots, and decisions behind them. You get the real story, not the cleaned-up version. One of the speakers was Bob Skinner, co-founder of NeuroAIgent, and long time
ANN ARBOR — A new wave of artificial intelligence is moving beyond chatbots—and it’s already reshaping entire industries. It’s called agentic AI: systems that don’t just respond to prompts, but plan, act, and execute complex tasks on their own. Think less ChatGPT… and more autonomous digital workers. That’s exactly how self-described “domain junkie” David Crabill
From auto suppliers to hospitals, a new wave of AI-driven vulnerabilities could overwhelm defenses—experts warn BIRMINGHAM - Cybersecurity is entering a phase few businesses are prepared for—and the consequences could hit Michigan’s economy hard. In an interview with MITechNews, cybersecurity analyst Richard Stiennon, founder of IT-Harvest, described what he calls a “break-glass moment” for the
ANN ARBOR - A federally backed small business recovery program in Washtenaw County has wrapped up after funding ran out—but not before offering a final group of entrepreneurs a clear look at what it takes to survive and grow in today’s economy. Mike Brennan, editor of MITechNews.Com, was part of that final cohort. In a
ANN ARBOR - Michigan’s cannabis retailers are seeing a surge in traffic for the industry’s biggest holiday—but beneath the surface, the economics tell a more complicated story. In an interview with MedsCafe CEO Josh Covert, the message was clear: customers are showing up, but the business model is under pressure. That tension reflects broader statewide
ANN ARBOR - On this edition of Michigan Marijuana Today, long-time cannabis activist Chuck Ream joins co-hosts Mike Brennan and Tim Beck to recap the 2026 Hash Bash celebration that occured April 3 on the University of Michigan Diag. Ream was one of the organizers of the first Hash Bash in the 1970s and explains
