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.

July 17: Cybersecurity Update, Auto-ISAC, Senscy, Presidio and IT Harvest

July 17 Cybersecurity update. We have Tamara Shoemaker talking about Auto-ISAC and Cyber Patriot, plus Rick Snyder joining us to talk about his fractional cybersecurity company, Senscy, and its recent partnership with Automation Alley and Oakland University to create a cybersecurity center. Then we have Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon updating the latest cyber threats.

By |2023-07-17T18:28:23-04:00July 17th, 2023|Podcasts|

Executive Search Partners Adds New Partners

ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson, managing partners of Executive Search Partners, returns to MITech TV to provide details on several new partners that have joined the executive recruiting practice. ExecSearchPartners.Com focuses on recruiting executive level personnel for major companies. Those include Chief Information Officers, Chief Informaiton Security Officers and similar titles. To find out what

By |2023-07-11T19:18:37-04:00July 11th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Norwegian Hydrogen Company To Build Gigawatt Electrolyzer Plant In Michigan

LANSING – Norwegian hydrogen company Nel Hydrogen is establishing an automated gigawatt electrolyzer manufacturing facility in Michigan. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of up to $400 million and create more than 500 manufacturing jobs, Gov. Whitmer said in a press release. “We’re thrilled to bring home an up to $400

By |2023-07-10T06:45:54-04:00July 10th, 2023|Clean Update, Featured, Politics/Government|

Self-Employed Legal Fees Deduction: Increasing Tax Savings

You are in charge of your own taxes as a self-employed person, which can be a difficult undertaking. Maximizing tax savings while remaining legal is one of the difficulties. Using tax deductions for business expenses, such as legal bills, is one approach to achieve this. To make the most of these deductions, though, it's crucial

By |2023-07-08T10:53:18-04:00July 8th, 2023|Guest Columns|

What’s Michigan Doing To Support Mobility and Electrification?

LANSING - Charlie Tyson who runs the office of Future Mobility and Electrification from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to provide details on how the state of Michigan is providing grants and other services to help keep Michigan the mobility hub of the world. https://youtu.be/s-xC0hVJvx0

By |2023-06-29T16:03:50-04:00June 29th, 2023|mitechtv, Mobility|

Hypersonic Jet Seeks To Fly From New York To London In 90 Minutes

PARIS  - The world has not seen a supersonic aircraft since the demise of the Concorde in 2003. The legendary plane connected New York and London in as little as three and a half hours, but several factors including its costly fuel-hungry engines made the Concorde difficult to sustain. Nevertheless, that hasn't stopped several aerospace

By |2023-06-27T11:04:55-04:00June 27th, 2023|Industry 4.0|

Stefanini Partners With Visibilityone To Provide Video Collaboration Monitory

SOUTHFIELD - Stefanini Group announced today a partnership with VisibilityOne to provide monitoring and management services for unified communications and video collaboration. With comprehensive monitoring capabilities, proactive alerting, advanced algorithms and vendor-agnostic compatibility, VisibilityOne stands out as a leading provider of video conferencing monitoring solutions for organizations seeking to optimize their unified communications. Their cloud-based solutions give IT

By |2023-06-25T16:47:28-04:00June 25th, 2023|News|

Paper-Thin Film Turns Any Wall Or Furniture Into A Heater

SAN FRANCISCO - By 2050, two out of every three people will likely live in cities. This urbanization will introduce a number of environmental challenges, especially in the heating sector, which accounts for half of the world’s energy consumption. This is where a company from Finland might come in. Engineers at The Warming Surfaces Company have created a novel concept

By |2023-06-25T16:36:09-04:00June 25th, 2023|Uncategorized|

The Rise of Solid-State Batteries – Faster Charing Times For EVs

LONDON - A new era in battery technology is dawning, and it promises to revolutionize the way we store and use energy. Solid-state batteries, which use solid electrolytes instead of the liquid or gel-based electrolytes found in traditional lithium-ion batteries, are poised to become the next big thing in energy storage. With the potential to

By |2023-06-25T16:28:49-04:00June 25th, 2023|Science|

Wind And Solar Generated More Electricity In US Than Coal In 2023

SAN FRANCISCO - Solar and wind power have set a record, generating more electricity in the US than coal for the first five months of 2023. Data from the US Energy Information Administration indicates that the two renewables outproduced coal in January, February and March, CBS News reported, while preliminary figures show the same trend for

By |2023-06-25T16:11:27-04:00June 25th, 2023|Clean Update, Featured|