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.

Cancer Stem Cells: New Method Analyzes 10,000 Cells At Once

ANN ARBOR - A new device for studying tumor cells can trap 10,000 individual cells in a single chip that could one day help screen potential cancer treatments better than techniques used today. Developed at the University of Michigan the technique could help researchers better understand so-called cancer stem cells. It also sheds light on

By |2016-09-22T20:52:57-04:00September 22nd, 2016|Life Sciences|

M2 TechCast: Red Level Network Update On Cybersecurity, TEDXDetroit

ROYAL OAK - Red Level Network’s Robert Tessanne, Vice President of Cloud and Technology Solutions, and Janet Tyler, Chief Operating Officer, discuss the state of cybersecurity on this segment of M2 TechCast. Red Level hosted a Steak and Security event at The Capital Grille in Troy where a panel briefed nearly 50 CIOs, CISOs and

By |2016-09-22T20:42:31-04:00September 22nd, 2016|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Kathleen Norton-Schock Updates News From MCWT, Plus Interviews Philanthropy Services Founder

ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton-Schock talks about lots of news, including Diva Tech Talk, Michigan Council of Women in Technology plus does an interview with Kim Cross, founder of Philanthropy Services. Norton-Schock, who took the summer off, also announced the Association of Women in Communications gave Diva Tech Talk its Clarion Award for radio programming

By |2016-09-28T07:53:20-04:00September 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

AT&T To Roll Out Near 5G Internet Speeds Over Power Lines In 2017

DETROIT - Someday power lines could deliver low-cost, multi-gigabit wireless internet speeds. No need to build new towers.  No need to bury new cables in the ground. That's what AT&T has in mind for its Project AirGig launched Tuesday - described as having the potential to transform Internet access globally, well beyond the AT&T footprint and

By |2016-09-21T21:06:38-04:00September 21st, 2016|Featured, News|

Baker College’s Flint Campus Granted Reaccreditation For Bachelor’s Mechanical Engineering Program

FLINT TOWNSHIP – The Baker College Bachelor of Science degree program in mechanical engineering offered at the Flint campus has been granted reaccreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The program has been accredited since 2002. ABET accredits post-secondary programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology and is recognized by the Council

By |2016-09-21T20:09:34-04:00September 21st, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

Grand Circus Opens New Office In Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Circus has partnered with Start Garden to offer coding workshops in October. But first Grand Circus is hosting a free Intro to Coding Workshop in Grand rapids on Sept. 27. RSVP. “We continue to see the need for developers increase throughout Michigan, and we’re excited to bring our .NET (C#) coding bootcamp

By |2016-09-21T18:40:03-04:00September 21st, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|

Great Lakes Angels Vets 4 Tech Startups Oct. 6 In Farmington Hills

FARMINGTON HILLS - Great Lakes Angels is offering accredited investors the opportunity on Oct. 6 at UHY Advisors to listen to elevator pitches as four technology start-ups will do their best to talk them into funding their companies. Registration opens at 5 pm, and presentations start at 5:30. Presenting companies include: 3BG Supply Co www.3bgsupply.com

By |2016-09-19T21:21:30-04:00September 19th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

NSBE Partners With Google To Increase Black Engineers In Computer Science

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Society of Black Engineers has partnered with Google to launch the Code Success NSBE program, an initiative committed to increasing the number of black professionals in the field of computer science. The year-round engagement provides NSBE collegiate members interested in computer science, technology, software engineering and web design with opportunities

By |2016-09-19T20:52:43-04:00September 19th, 2016|Featured, New Products / Contracts, News|

M2TechCast: Monday Sept. 19 ESD Job Faire, PriveCo, BulletSafe

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Sept. 19, Engineering Society of Detroit Director Robert Magee will talk about all the tech jobs available for the asking at the ESD Job Fair in October. Also on the show will be Tom Nardone who founded PriveCo, the world’s most private website, and BulletSafe, a low-cost bullet

By |2016-09-16T12:07:58-04:00September 16th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|