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.

Michigan Treasury: Phone Scams Are A Serious Threat During Tax Season

LANSING -  Aggressive and threatening phone calls made by criminals impersonating state tax officials are on the rise in Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. As the individual income tax season progresses, Treasury typically observes a surge in scam phone calls where scammers make unsolicited calls claiming to be tax officials and asking

By |2017-03-06T20:11:04-05:00March 6th, 2017|Featured, Politics|

Alfa Romeo Makes U.S. Return, Plus How The Internet Has Changed Car Buying: Zeigler Auto Group

ROYAL OAK - Alfa Romeo has returned to the United States, but before they did, they wanted to make sure the car they sold in the mass market would be the perfect vehicle for the picky American car buyer. The result: the mid-sized Giulia and the high-powered Giulia Quadrifoglio, both truly Italian works of art,

By |2017-03-06T10:07:56-05:00March 6th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast March 6: MiSci STEM Hub, MadDog Technology, Xfinity YouTube App, Technado Update

ROYAL OAK - On M2 (Squared) TechCast Monday March 6, Tonya Matthews, CEO of the Michigan Science Center, will talk about MiSci’s STEM Hub Components. Irene Spanos, co-founder of MITech248 in Oakland County, will interview MadDog Technology Co-Founder Matt Hillman. Comcast’s Michelle Gilbert joins us again to talk about some cool Xfinity apps on YouTube.

By |2017-03-03T11:49:13-05:00March 3rd, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Amazon CEO Blames Employee Error On AWS 5-Hour Outage Tuesday

SEATTLE - Amazon on Thursday blamed an employee who entered an input command “incorrectly,” causing a larger set of servers than was expected to be removed from service, producing a five-hour chain-reaction outage on its very popular Amazon Web Services platform. That meant that certain critical systems had to be rebooted — and while they

By |2017-03-03T10:49:43-05:00March 3rd, 2017|Cyber Defense|

March 7 Deadline To Pitch At Michigan Growth Capital Symposium

ANN ARBOR - March 7 is the deadline for companies wishing to be selected to present at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium to submit applications. The annual event typically draws an audience of more than 600 investors, founders, and tech transfer professionals. MGCS will return for its 36th annual celebration of entrepreneurship and business growth May 16-17

By |2017-03-03T09:09:53-05:00March 3rd, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Members Of Michigan Congressional Delegation Urge Trump To Prioritize Self-Driving Vehicle R&D In 2018 Budget

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow and U.S. Representatives Fred Upton and Debbie Dingell called on the Trump Administration to prioritize the development and testing of connected and self-driving vehicles in the President’s proposed budget for 2018. The Members of Congress sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

By |2017-03-02T20:13:06-05:00March 2nd, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Politics|

Eaton Offers Electronically Controlled Fuel Tank Vapor Venting System

SOUTHFIELD - Power management company Eaton announced its new eVaptive electronically controlled fuel tank vapor venting system that can be optimized for any vehicle platform, eliminating the need for automakers to design unique venting systems for different vehicles. The eVaptive system uses software to control the transmission of fuel vapors to a charcoal canister while

By |2017-03-02T18:00:21-05:00March 2nd, 2017|New Products / Contracts|

Great Lakes Angels To Vet Three Tech Start-Ups On March 15

FARMINGTON HILLS - Great Lakes Angels will hear three elevator pitches on March 15 at UHY Advisors. The meeting is open to accredited investors. The featured companies include: Melius Outcomes Melius Outcomes is the clinical quality solution (software and services bundle) for hospitals that identifies frontline, point-of-care quality issues and provides specific guidance to correct

By |2017-03-02T17:23:13-05:00March 2nd, 2017|Entrepreneurs|

LookUpDetroit, Answering Listener Questions

DETROIT - Since 2004 Fr. Richard Dalton, an Anglican priest from Rochester has doggedly published a chronicle of Detroit’s good news, promoted budding artists and shared stories that otherwise wouldn’t have seen the light of day. To get the backstory, click on http://internetadvisor.net/2017/02/podcast-1707-lookupdetroit-and-answering-listener-questions/

By |2017-03-01T11:28:25-05:00March 1st, 2017|Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

ITInTheD Kicks Off Ann Arbor Monthly Tech Networking March 7

ANN ARBOR – In the long history of ITinTHED, dating all the way back to our first events in 2001, we can, unfortunately, count on one hand the number of events that we’ve done in Ann Arbor.  It’s not that we don’t like Ann Arbor…we do…it’s just that we don’t have as many contacts out

By |2017-03-01T09:10:08-05:00March 1st, 2017|New Products / Contracts|