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.

Why Tech Sales Feels Harder Than Ever — And What Actually Works Now

DETROIT - Something is broken in tech sales. Most people inside the system feel it. Sales teams are busy, but pipelines aren’t moving. CRMs are full, but revenue growth is flat. Marketing automation keeps firing, yet the leads don’t convert. It’s exhausting. And expensive. The problem isn’t effort. It’s that the way technology companies sell

By |2026-01-27T17:18:29-05:00January 27th, 2026|mitechtv|

Ohio Cannabis Referendum Push Targets Legislature’s Rewrite Of Voter-Approved Law

COLUMBUS - Ohio cannabis advocates are renewing their push to put the state’s marijuana laws back before voters — this time aiming squarely at Senate Bill 56, the sweeping legislative overhaul that rewrote large portions of the adult-use cannabis framework Ohioans approved at the ballot box just two years ago. The campaign, led by Ohio-based

By |2026-01-22T18:09:37-05:00January 22nd, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Auto Makers Hit The Brakes On EVs As Incentives Fade — Just As Canada Opens The Door To Chinese Imports

DETROIT - Michigan’s auto industry is navigating one of its most complex transitions in decades — and recent policy shifts on both sides of the border are accelerating the pressure. As Canada moves to sharply reduce tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, Detroit’s legacy automakers are slowing EV expansion, pivoting toward hybrids, and reassessing long-term capital

By |2026-01-22T17:47:15-05:00January 22nd, 2026|Auto Tech, ESD, Featured|

Social Security Nears Funding Cliff as Washington Delays Fixes

WASHINGTON DC — The clock is ticking on the nation’s most important retirement program, and experts warn that continued political inaction could soon force automatic benefit cuts for millions of Americans — including retirees, disabled workers, and future beneficiaries now in the workforce. According to projections from the Social Security Administration, the retirement trust fund

By |2026-01-22T17:47:36-05:00January 22nd, 2026|Featured, Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Michigan Unveils First-Ever Economic Transition Strategy To Prepare Workers, Communities, And Industry For Structural Change

DETROIT — Michigan helped build the industries that built America. Now, as those industries undergo the most significant transformation in generations, the state is moving to ensure workers, businesses and communities are prepared to adapt—and compete—in a rapidly changing global economy. At the Detroit Auto Show, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Community & Worker Economic

By |2026-01-21T15:07:41-05:00January 21st, 2026|Featured, Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Who Really Pays the Tariffs? Red States, Blue States — And Why Michigan Feels It Most

ANN ARBOR - As the United States heads into the 2026 election year, tariffs are quietly reshaping the political landscape — not through speeches about trade deficits, but through everyday prices. New economic research shows tariffs function less as a punishment on foreign competitors and more as a hidden tax on Americans, with disproportionate effects

By |2026-01-20T11:11:07-05:00January 20th, 2026|Featured, News|

Artificial Intelligence Data Centers Development Put Michigan At A Crossroads As Lawmakers, Industry And Residents Clash Over Growth And Impact

ANN ARBOR -Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping Michigan’s economic outlook, but the debate in Lansing is no longer just about algorithms and productivity. It is increasingly about the massive physical infrastructure required to power AI — and whether the state is moving too fast to welcome it. During recent legislative hearings and public discussions, lawmakers,

By |2026-01-20T11:10:33-05:00January 19th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Featured|

New Year, New Cyber Hacks

BIRMINGHAM - New Year, New Cyber Hacks, says Richard Stiennon, founder of IT-Harvest, a cybersecurity data company. Those include: Soundcloud breach effects 28 million accounts. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... Instagram denies loss of 17 million credentials https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... The 700Credit data breach exposed the personal information of over 5.8 million individuals, including sensitive data like Social Security numbers, due

By |2026-01-18T14:59:18-05:00January 18th, 2026|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Michigan Deploys Speed Cameras In Work Zones As 2026 Construction Season Begins

ANN ARBOR - Automated speed enforcement in active construction zones aims to curb dangerous driving, protect workers, and reduce crashes across Michigan highways. Michigan drivers heading into the 2026 construction season will encounter tougher enforcement in work zones as the state rolls out automated speed cameras designed to slow traffic and protect road crews. The

By |2026-01-18T10:04:52-05:00January 18th, 2026|News|

Massive AI Data Center Power Deal Advances Amid Local Debate

DETROIT - In a decision that could reshape Michigan’s energy and economic landscape, DTE Energy has agreed to stringent conditions attached to long-term power supply contracts for a planned 1.4-gigawatt hyperscale data center being developed by OpenAI and Oracle on roughly 575 acres of farmland south of Ann Arbor in Saline Township. The approval by

By |2026-01-17T13:43:03-05:00January 17th, 2026|ESD, News|