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.

Is the Office Dying? Of Those Who Quit During the Pandemic, One In Four Did For Flexibility To Work From Anywhere

New York - As many companies wonder why their workplaces remain ghost towns, a new survey reveals that COVID concerns are not what’s discouraging staff from coming into the office. In fact, they are working from home because of the greater work-life balance it purportedly offers. Indeed, workers place such a premium on this balance,

By |2021-12-05T14:35:46-05:00December 5th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Intense Storms From Global Warming – A Mission To Study Them

DETROIT - As global warming has progressed, you might have noticed more weird weather, including more intense storms. It appears certain now that climate change does affect localized tropical storms and thunderstorms. Scientists want to know exactly how that’s happening. And they want to know how these storms in turn affect their climate models. So, in November 2021, NASA announced it had selected a new

By |2021-12-02T12:24:07-05:00December 2nd, 2021|Climate Change, Featured, Science|

Latest Cybersecurity Threats Disclosed By Stiennon and Lohrmann

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity professionals Richard Stiennon, founder of IT-Harvest, and Dan Lohrmann, VP at Presidio.Com, update the latest cyber threats and address how to fill the 600,000 cybersecurity job openings nationwide. Also covered was identifying a 28-year-old Russian hacker responsible for millions of dollars in ransomware attacks, zero trust defensive strategies, and insurers running

By |2021-12-01T18:29:12-05:00December 1st, 2021|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Omicron COVID Mutation Headed To USA – How Will It Impact the Nation’s Health?

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown returns to MITech TV to analyze the new COVID Variant that is sweeping South Africa. It's been dubbed Omicron. Brown says he suspects it already has arrived in the USA. What impact it will have on the country's COVID health crisis won't be know for a couple more weeks.

By |2021-11-30T09:43:35-05:00November 29th, 2021|Coronavirus, Featured, mitechtv, Science|

LTU Students To Display Solutions To Society’s Biggest Challenges In Dec. 9 Research Event

SOUTHFIELD—More than 100 students at Lawrence Technological University will show off their work to help solve some of the most vexing problems of the 21st century in a federal “Grand Challenges of Engineering” presentation program Thursday, Dec. 9. The student presentations will be on display at LTU’s Taubman Engineering, Architecture, and Life Sciences Complex from

By |2021-11-29T11:43:18-05:00November 29th, 2021|ESD|

Wind Power Risks Becoming Too Cheap, Warns Turbine Maker

COPENHAGEN - The head of Siemens Gamesa warned that a decade-long race to bring down the cost of generating wind power could not continue, as it would reduce the financial muscle of turbine producers to continue investing in new technologies. A boom in investments in green energy to address climate change has helped bring down

By |2021-11-29T11:38:11-05:00November 29th, 2021|Clean Update, Featured|

Epidemiologist Fred Brown: If You Can’t Get Vaccinated By Thanksgiving, Wear A Mask Indoors

ANN ARBOR - Thanksgiving and year-end holidays are upon us. Whether you have had a Moderna, Pfizer or JnJ vaccine to date, please get a full three course dose before you go visiting or you are not properly protected. If you can not get to full protection by Thanksgiving, then wear a mask and visit

By |2021-11-21T13:56:43-05:00November 21st, 2021|Coronavirus, Science|

Dykema Survey Shows M&A Activity At 17 Year High

ANN ARBOR - Tom Vaughn, co-leader of Dykema’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice, highlights the results of a survey that shows 75 percent of respondents expect the M&A market to strengthen over the next 12 months, the highest level of optimism recorded in the 17-year history of the survey. https://youtu.be/_oooL-Kqpd0

By |2021-11-21T12:35:45-05:00November 21st, 2021|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

MRA Recalls Cannabis Products Tested By Viridis Laboratories

LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency has identified inaccurate and unreliable results of products tested by safety compliance facilities Viridis North, LLC and Viridis Laboratories, LLC. In the interest of public health and safety, the MRA is issuing this health and safety advisory bulletin for all marijuana products tested by Viridis Laboratories, LLC (license numbers

By |2021-11-21T11:52:46-05:00November 21st, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|