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.

Wayne State, Amesite Partner To Offer Professional Certificates In AI And Blockchain

ANN ARBOR - Amesite has partnered with Wayne State University on a new online professional certificate programs to advance knowledge and skill in artificial intelligence and blockchain. These six-week programs are tailored to engineers seeking the latest innovations and applications of this technology, or professionals in other fields — law, health care, accounting or business —

By |2019-03-06T18:28:46-05:00March 6th, 2019|Blockchain, IoT|

Bracket Buster, GAMIC Finalists, Red Level And C/D/H, LTU’s Robofest

ROYAL OAK – Patrick Anderson, CEO of Supported Intelligence, will announce his Bracket Challenge is open for anyone who wants to crush their NCAA Basketball office bracket. David Stout will list the finalists for the Global Auto Mobility Innovation Challenge. Shannan Palonis, Robofest coordinator at Lawrence Technological University, will announce the Robofest World Championships will be

By |2019-03-07T17:17:44-05:00March 3rd, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Crush Your Office NCAA Basketball Bracket With AI Tool Developed By Michigan Company

LANSING - The Michigan-based artificial intelligence software firm Supported Intelligence kicked off its “SmartBracket” application for fans of the annual NCAA basketball tournament today. SmartBracket uses patented, invented-in-Michigan technology to fill out every single bracket of the 64-team tournament, after the user answers just three questions. It has been recognized by Forbes magazine as “the

By |2019-03-03T10:47:57-05:00March 2nd, 2019|Featured, IoT|

Global Auto, Mobility Innovation Challenge Names 12 Startups To Compete In World Finals

DETROIT – The Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge has selected 12 truly innovative start-ups to move on the World Finals of its 11th annual competition. The 12 Finals teams will refine and hone their pitches in March to prepare for the GAMIC Finals at SAE’s WCX World Congress in Detroit’s Cobo Center on April 9.  The winning teams will receive a

By |2019-03-02T15:00:55-05:00March 2nd, 2019|Auto Tech, Mobility|

TrialAssure Offers Software-As-A-Service Anonymize Clinical Trial Tool

CANTON – TrialAssure, which developers clinical trial software tools, has released a new product, Anonymize DS, a Software-as-a-Service application that allows sponsors to anonymize clinical trial data automatically. TrialAssure Anonymize DS: ·         transforms original data into anonymized data using industry-standard techniques that can be reused and customized for each dataset ·         assigns a risk score

By |2019-03-04T21:03:23-05:00March 2nd, 2019|As-A-Service, Life Sciences|

Democrat Presidential Contender Booker Introduces Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use Nationwide

WASHINGTON DC - Democrat Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Cory Booker introduced a bill on Thursday to legalize marijuana nationwide. Co-sponsors of the bill, known as the Marijuana Justice Act, include fellow 2020 Democratic contenders Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Kamala Harris of California and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. Booker

By |2019-03-01T14:02:21-05:00March 1st, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|

Plex Systems Murray Details 4th Annual Manufacturing Report – IIoT Taking Off

ROYAL OAK - Richard Murray, chief product officer for Plex Systems, provides a deep dive into the 4th annual Manufacturing Report published in February by Plex, an Industrial Internet of Things company based in Southeast Michigan. Richard Murray  To hear the full story, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e160-plex-richard-murray-talks-manufacturing-report Full details at mitechnews.com/sbam/plex-report-…ternet-of-things/

By |2019-02-28T17:36:18-05:00February 28th, 2019|IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Gina Adams – Disability Friendly Magnetic Buttons

DETROIT - The simple act of dressing oneself for one out of six people is a daily struggle. Enter magnetic buttons. Founder Gina Adams joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on M2 TechCast to explain how the Buttons 2 Button team developed a patent-pending, no-sew, adapter set that convert traditional shirts into magnetic closures to

By |2019-02-28T09:45:40-05:00February 28th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

IoT TechConnect Connected And Autonomous Track Speakers Finalized

DETROIT – The Connected and Autonomous Vehicle track at IoT TechConnect has been announced, a who’s who of emerging driverless vehicle market experts. They include: Kirk Steudle, former Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, and now Executive Vice President of Econolite, a company that managed traffic signals and develops other smart cities technologies. John

By |2019-03-10T14:26:50-04:00February 27th, 2019|Auto Tech, Featured|

Former State Chief Information Security Officer Joins Plante Moran Cybersecurity Practice

ROYAL OAK – Rajiv Das, formerly the chief information security officer for the State of Michigan, in January joined accounting and consulting firm Plante Moran’s cybersecurity practice. He joins M2 Techcast to talk about what he will bring to the private sector from the public sector. Rajiv Das To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e159-rajiv-das-plante-moran You can

By |2019-02-27T15:20:19-05:00February 25th, 2019|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|