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.

Ford Recalls 1 Million Cars To Fix Software Flaw In Rearview Camera

This may be one of the biggest recalls in history, with Ford Motor Company having announced the need to recall one million vehicles across its U.S. lineup, ranging from model years 2021 to 2025. The reason behind such a big-scale recall is a software flaw that affects the rearview camera system, thus posing a risk to

By |2025-06-06T16:34:15-04:00June 6th, 2025|Auto Tech|

General Motors To Produce It’s Own EV Battery Pack By 2030

DETROIT - A breakthrough battery project started by General Motors in 2015 will produce a working power pack by the end of the decade, according to Kushal Narayanaswamy, the automaker's director of advanced battery cell engineering. The innovation is a lithium manganese-rich, or LMR, pack. Collaboration with LG Energy Solution has brought the promising technology over significant hurdles, including short

By |2025-06-06T16:27:05-04:00June 6th, 2025|Auto Tech|

Ohioans Can Now Buy Twice As Much Adult-Use Pot

COLUMBUS - Ohio cannabis users now can buy higher quantities of adult-use cannabis after the Division of Cannabis Control announced new guidelines for non-medical sales limits in late May. Now recreational customers can buy up to 2.5 ounces of flower per day, more than twice the current 1-ounce limit. A representative from the Ohio Department

By |2025-06-05T10:00:59-04:00June 5th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

New Round of Make It in Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grants Opens

LANSING - The State of Michigan announced the launch of the next round of the Make It in Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant Program, a key initiative aimed at strengthening the state’s leadership in mobility, electrification, autonomous systems, and advanced manufacturing innovation. The application deadline is July 7. Final award selections are expected to be announced

By |2025-06-03T15:58:15-04:00June 3rd, 2025|mitechtv, Mobile MI, Mobility, News|

ABC Contractors To Build Treehouse For Make-A-Wish Kid

DETROIT - Members of the ABC Greater Michigan Chapter teamed up with Make-A-Wish Michigan to build a custom, wheelchair-accessible treehouse for Brooklynn, a child living with a critical illness. Members are providing $18,000 worth of building materials to build the house on stilts nestled in the trees. With help from local contractors and suppliers, the

By |2025-06-03T16:49:51-04:00June 3rd, 2025|ESD, mitechtv|

Hatch Detroit Down To Top 4 Startups Trying To Win $100,000

DETROIT - The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown is back for its 13th consecutive year, and one entrepreneur will win $100,000 in startup funding from Comerica Bank to open a brick-and-mortar storefront in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park. The winner will also earn a business support package from TechTown Detroit, Wayne State University’s entrepreneurship

By |2025-06-03T16:34:59-04:00June 2nd, 2025|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Optilogic Hosting Opticon To Showcase Supply Chain Technology

ANN ARBOR - OptiCon 2025, Optilogic’s annual supply chain design conference taking place in Detroit on June 3–5. This year’s event brings together industry leaders, technologists, and economists to explore how companies are using next-gen modeling, AI, and simulation to redesign global supply chains. Jennifer Randall, VP of Marketing for Optilogic, provides more all the

By |2025-06-02T16:02:54-04:00June 2nd, 2025|mitechtv, Software|

China Develops Breakthrough That Could Replace Common EV Batteries

BEIJING - China-based Contemporary Amperex Technologies, or CATL, is mass-producing sodium-ion batteries, bringing to fruition a technology that has the potential to replace common lithium-ion chemistry, according to a news release from the company. "With sodium's inherent safety and abundant reserves, it efficiently reduces dependence on lithium resources and strengthens the foundation of new energy technologies, while promoting

By |2025-05-30T18:47:37-04:00May 30th, 2025|Science|

How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card in Dayton

Have you ever wondered how people in Dayton get access to medical marijuana legally? It’s not as complicated as it seems. With Ohio’s medical marijuana program, patients with certain health conditions can legally use cannabis to manage their symptoms. But before you can visit a dispensary, you need a medical marijuana card. And we will

By |2025-05-30T11:18:34-04:00May 30th, 2025|Guest Columns|