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.

Report: 113,400 Michiganders Work In Clean Energy, Electric Vehicles in 2020, Down 9.5 Percent

LANSING – A new report contends more than 113,400 Michiganders worked in clean energy and clean vehicles at the end of 2020, but due to the impact of COVID-19, the 2020 total represents a 9.5 percent decrease from 2019, or 11,900 jobs. The report from Environmental Entrepreneurs and Clean Energy Trust comes as Congress and

By |2021-08-21T07:28:27-04:00August 16th, 2021|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

Life With A Foldable Phone Is A Game-Changer With One Terrible Downside

SAN FRANCISCO - If you’ve been reading Gizmodo for awhile, you’ve probably realized that I’m bullish on flexible displays, due in large part to their ability to expand or enhance the capabilities of smartphones, laptops, and even smartwatches (OK, that last one’s a little iffy). So after I reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 last year, I decided

By |2021-08-16T18:25:23-04:00August 16th, 2021|New Products / Contracts|

Manufacturing Training, Sustainable Business, Electric Vehicle Update

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV today at 2 pm, Rob Luce, VP of the SME Education Foundation, will explain how his group will use $6 million from the state of Michigan for its PRIME initiative, which offers education and career-readiness opportunities to high school students. Daniel Schoonmaker, LEED ❘ Executive Director West Michigan Sustainable

By |2021-08-16T09:57:58-04:00August 16th, 2021|Podcasts|

Michigan Marijuana Sales Breaks Record In July

LANSING - Michigan marijuana sales broke another record last month with more than $171 million in cannabis transactions, according to the Marijuana Regulatory Agency, up $149 million in July. Andrew Brisbo, executive director of the MRA, touted the $128 million in adult-use sales and $43 million in medical cannabis purchases in July, saying, “Another record

By |2021-08-15T12:19:03-04:00August 15th, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|

Gage Cannabis Opens 10th Retail Location Near Flint

DETROIT - Gage Growth Corp. announced last week the opening of its 10th provisioning center in Burton, near Flint, serving medical and recreational customers. The new storefront at 1234 N. Center Road. "Michigan continues to be one of the strongest cannabis markets in the country, and the opening of our 10th store location in the state is

By |2021-08-15T12:09:30-04:00August 15th, 2021|Marijuana Business, News|

Consumers Globally Spent $10 Billion On Mobile Games In First Six Months Of 2021

LONDON, United Kingdom - The recent growth in gaming appears not to be slowing down as more consumers continue to exhibit an appetite for various versions like mobile games. The interest has resulted in increasing spending on various mobile games titles. According to data acquired by Finbold, consumers globally spent $10.32 billion on mobile games in

By |2021-08-14T13:33:54-04:00August 14th, 2021|Mobility|

Doug Miller Introduces Northern Michigan University’s Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute

ANN ARBOR - Doug Miller, Executive Director of The Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute at Northern Michigan University, explains how his program helps train cybersecurity professionals either in-class or remotely. Most of his students hail from the UP, but some come from the lower peninsula. To learn more, click on https://nmu.edu/UPcyber https://youtu.be/OBIptQMliTw

By |2021-08-12T19:06:52-04:00August 12th, 2021|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Apple To Search Your iPhone For Child Abuse Photos

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon, founder of IT-Harvest, provides details on Apple's plans to search iPhones for pictures of child abuse and if found report them to authorities. Privacy advocates are up in arms even as Apple assured them this week that police authorities would not be given access to iPhone. Richard also

By |2021-08-12T10:09:06-04:00August 12th, 2021|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Sparrow Consulting Helping Cannabis Businesses Grow and Prosper

ANN ARBOR - Dan Sparrow, co-founder of Sparrow Consulting, explains how his company can help businesses, including cannabis startups, grow and prosper. Sparrow and his wife, Connie, also created the Cannabis Social Equity Fund to support those people most impacted by the war on drugs. Plus the Sparrows also serve as fiduciaries for HeroProjectUSA.Org that

By |2021-08-12T10:16:39-04:00August 12th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Michigan Marijuana Retailers Spread Across Michigan, Room For Expansion Remains

EAST LANSING - New geographic analysis by experts at Anderson Economic Group shows that, after little more than eighteen months, the retail cannabis industry has spread quickly across Michigan. “Over 80 percent of Michiganders now live within a 20-minute drive of an adult-use retail store,” said Brian Peterson, AEG director of public policy and economic

By |2021-08-10T19:51:17-04:00August 10th, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|