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.

Radian Aerospace Creates Space-Capable Supersonic Jet That Lands On A Runway

SEATTLE - A Washington-state based aerospace company has exited stealth mode by announcing plans to develop one of the holy grails of spaceflight—a single-stage-to-orbit space plane. Radian Aerospace said it is deep into the design of an airplane-like vehicle that could take off from a runway, ignite its rocket engines, spend time in orbit, and

By |2022-01-29T13:36:33-05:00January 29th, 2022|Science|

Report: New And Used Car Prices Soar From A Year Ago

ANN ARBOR - New vehicle prices in the past 12 months have soared 10 percent and used vehicle prices a whopping 37 percent, according to a new report from Anderson Economic Report. AEG's Christina Benton joins MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan to provide details. More information at AEG You can read the report at MITechNews.Com https://youtu.be/wfBWJZ_Ey9Y

By |2022-01-29T13:18:48-05:00January 29th, 2022|mitechtv, News|

How Healthcare Is Using Web Development To Protect Patient’s Privacy

DETROIT - New technology has changed how we communicate, shop, find entertainment, and share information. One industry that has completely embraced the vast capabilities of technology in the storage, access, and protection of data in healthcare. Get electronic health records (EHR) implementation support. With so much information, and privacy issues that keep pressuring how this

By |2023-01-15T09:45:31-05:00January 27th, 2022|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Scientists Say 500 Species On Edge Of Extinction Due To Negative Impact Of Humanity

DETROIT - It is no secret that extinctions have been happening at an alarming rate in recent decades with human involvement and climate change blamed for creating habitats unsuitable for many species of wildlife. Even more worrying is the findings of a major study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species

By |2022-01-27T10:46:01-05:00January 27th, 2022|Climate Change, Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

General Motors To Invest $7 Billion In Four Michigan Factories, Including EV Battery Plant

LANSING – General Motors announced Tuesday it will spend $7 billion on four factories, including some $2.6 billion in the Lansing area to build electric vehicle batteries. Another $4 billion will be invested to convert its existing factory in Orion Township to make electric pickups. GM also plans to spend about $500 million to upgrade

By |2022-01-25T17:04:16-05:00January 25th, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|

123NET Launches Project OVERCOME To Bridge Digital Divide In Detroit

ANN ARBOR - Dan Irvin explains how his company, 123NET, has partnered with the Detroit Community Technology Project and Grace in Action Collectives to bring high-speed, low-cost internet to an underserved Detroit neighborhood as part of the Equitable Internet Initiative in an undertaking known as Project OVERCOME. The one-year project aims to create long-term sustainable

By |2022-01-25T16:17:39-05:00January 25th, 2022|IoT, mitechtv|

Business Leaders For Michigan Economic Scorecard Shows Michigan Struggling To Grow Faster Than Other States

ANN ARBOR - Gabe Rodriguez from Business Leaders for Michigan provided details on its updated benchmarking report comparing Michigan’s performance against the Top 10 states. While Michigan has made significant gains since the Great Recession, moving from 49th to 29th, the metrics show that Michigan is struggling to grow faster than other states. You can

By |2022-01-26T07:24:12-05:00January 25th, 2022|mitechtv, Politics, Politics/Government|

TerryWorldWide Looks To Add Cannabis Business In Detroit

ANN ARBOR - Terry Willis, founder of TerryWorldWide.Com, started his Detroit-based business in 2010 and works closely with Home Depot to supply various construction materials. Terry Willis, CEO TerryWorldWide Now the entrepreneur is taking a close look at adding a cannabis line of business in Detroit to his portfolio. To find out why

By |2022-01-24T12:25:00-05:00January 24th, 2022|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

MITech TV: Project Overcome, CitySideVentures, AEG Car Prices, BLM Michigan State’s Benchmark

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Jan. 24 at 2 pm, Dan Irvin, 123Net CEO, explains Project Overcome to bridge the digital divide. David Weaver from CitySide Venture announces its Angel Fund has made three investments already. Christina Benton from Anderson Economic Group provides details on report that looks at cost of new and used

By |2022-01-24T11:06:57-05:00January 24th, 2022|Podcasts|

Korean Auto Vision Tech Company Adds North American HQ In Michigan

STERLING HEIGHTS—StradVision, a South Korean vision processing technology company for autonomous vehicles and driver-assistance systems, announced it has established a North American headquarters in Sterling Heights in order to develop new market opportunities in the United States. In making the announcement, StradVision CEO Junhwan Kim announced COO Sunny Lee is relocating to Michigan from South

By |2022-01-23T14:44:44-05:00January 23rd, 2022|ESD, Industry 4.0|