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.

Ohio Expected To Become One Of Two States Driving Cannabis Sales Nationally

COLUMBUS - Ohio’s licensed marijuana market appears to be an outlier among the 24 states that have legalized cannabis. Ohio is expected to grow rapidly, while legal sales in more mature markets have stagnated. That’s likely to make the Buckeye State one of the primary drivers of the broader industry’s potentially huge growth in the

By |2025-07-22T16:15:00-04:00July 22nd, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

Cybersecurity Update: More Hacks, Crypto Threats, Fake Cyber Workers

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity pros Richard Stiennon of IT-Harvest and Dan Lohrmann of Presidio return for their monthly cybersecurity report that focuses on major threats to businesses, including Hacks, Crypto Threats, Fake Cyber Workers. Hot topics under discussion in this video interview include: Surge in Crypto Scams: https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/bitcoin-booms-scammers-bloom-crypto-hits-a-record-high Fake jobs and other LinkedIN Scams and

By |2025-07-17T15:49:34-04:00July 17th, 2025|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

SensCy CTO Explains How Third Party Cyber Risk Can Bring Your Network Down

ANN ARBOR - Every 38 seconds, a supplier, vendor, or consultant experiences a cyberattack. According to the 2025 Verizon DBIR, nearly 1 in 3 breaches involve a third-party partner. That means you’re only as secure as your least secure supplier, said Dave Kelly, CTO & Co-Founder, SensCy. Why It’s So Hard to Manage Added Kelly:

By |2025-07-17T15:20:17-04:00July 16th, 2025|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

June Cannabis Prices Continue 5-Month Decline, Despite Selling More Product

LANSING - Michigan cannabis sales fell again, for the fifth month in a row, from the same months in 2024. Ironically, Michigan dispensaries sold 17.6 percent more cannabis by weight compared to the same period in 2024. The dichotomy is due to falling prices and over saturation of the market. The average price for an

By |2025-07-16T11:10:04-04:00July 16th, 2025|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Expert: Interstellar Object An Alien Spacecraft

BOSTON - Earlier this month, astronomers spotted a bizarre interstellar object hurtling through the solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, this 12 miles (20km) long visitor has travelled to our sun from another star on a journey that could have taken billions of years. But now, a leading physicist says he has spotted the key piece of evidence that

By |2025-07-14T12:19:04-04:00July 13th, 2025|Science|

Scientists Find Evidence Of Advanced Alien Civilizations

NEW YORK - It’s long been assumed that if alien civilisations do exist, they’re a hell of a lot smarter than we are. And yet, whilst a team of scientists agrees that this is probably true, they’ve also proven that they’re clever enough themselves to track these ETs down. The international team of researchers, based

By |2025-07-14T15:13:32-04:00July 12th, 2025|Featured, Science|

Amazon Debuts AI Foundation Model, Deploys 1 Millionth Robot

SEATTLE - Amazon.com Inc. announced that it has deployed its 1 millionth robot. The e-commerce company claimed that it has “the world’s largest fleet of industrial mobile robots.” “I’m excited to share two significant milestones in Amazon’s robotics and AI journey, said Scott Dressner, vice president of Amazon Robotics. “We’ve just deployed our 1 millionth robot, building on our position

By |2025-07-10T17:56:38-04:00July 10th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|

Michigan Residents Have Reported Three Dozen UFO In 2025 Alone

DETROIT - Michigan residents have reported 36 UFO sightings this year, most recently on June 29 a person reported seeing a mass group of reflective objects near Detroit. "Mass grouping of high altitude random pattern reflective objects — dozens," the report to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) said. "Dozens of highly reflective high altitude objects moving north

By |2025-07-10T15:34:42-04:00July 10th, 2025|Science|

Did the Pentagon Spread False UFO Stories?

WASHINGTON DC - A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that the Pentagon itself fueled much of the “mythology” surrounding UFO stories. Citing current and former government sources, reporters Joel Schectman and Aruna Viswanatha write that a decades-long hazing ritual left “hundreds and hundreds” of Air Force personnel convinced that the Pentagon harbored a “secret

By |2025-07-07T13:47:49-04:00July 6th, 2025|Science|

2025 MCWT Scholar Award Winners

SOUTHFIELD - Michigan Council of Women In Technology hosted its annual Scholar Awards at the Yazaki headquarters, where it celebrated 43 scholarship recipients. These young women—from high school graduates to college students—represent a diverse range of talent from across Michigan. Each recipient underwent a rigorous application and interview process to earn a coveted MCWT scholarship.

By |2025-07-07T11:04:27-04:00July 6th, 2025|ESD|