This Week in Tech
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Tuesday, 24 August 2021 13:22
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-Bonus-8-24-21: Mobile Madness! Featured
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You're not alone if you have had hassles with your mobile phone service. Follow along with my tale of woe, as I outline how I tried to resolve a problem with my mobile carrier, what it took to get it done, and what you can do if something like it…
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Thursday, 19 August 2021 12:30
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-20-21: Radioactive Roads Featured
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Ohio lawmakers are considering a request to allow consumers to buy what could be a dangerously radioactive chemical product, which is used for deicing snowy sidewalks and driveways. Aqua Salina, which is made from recyled wastewater "brine" from oil and gas wells, is already used on highways as a deicer…
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Friday, 13 August 2021 06:47
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-13-21: The End of Plastic Waste? Featured
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Imagine a world without plastic waste. It could happen, according to Assistant Professor of Polymer Science at the University of Akron Dr. Junpeng Wang. Listen now to find out more about his groundbreaking research on a new way to make and infinitely recycle plastic. We'll also hear from MAGNET President and CEO,…
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Thursday, 05 August 2021 18:22
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-6-21: Spies, Lies, Bombs, & Mobile Phones Featured
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Will a big cyberattack one day lead to war between the US and another superpower? That's a question US officials have been pondering for quite some time, and something that President Biden talked about recently, during a speech at the National Counter Terrorism Center. Find out why, and listen as…
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Friday, 30 July 2021 09:27
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-7-30-21: The Business of Esports Featured
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Show me the money! Esports is big business now, and the University of Akron is making sure their students can prove they have what it takes to do the many jobs associated with it, by offering an Esports Business Certificate. Find out why, with U-A Management professor, Dr. Seungbum Lee, and…
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Friday, 23 July 2021 07:16
This Week In Tech with Jeanne Destro-7-23-21: Voice Surveillance Featured
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This week, how the same voice technology that powers your interactions with Siri and Alexa, also allows marketers to gather data about you like your age, weight, birth control use, and more. Sound creepy? Well, it is, according to author, Joseph Turow, as he found out when he wrote his…
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Friday, 16 July 2021 09:48
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-7-16-21: Spotlight on Cyber Defense Featured
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After a series of extremely damaging ransomware attacks believed to have originated in Russia; US President Joe Biden warned Russian President, Vladamir Putin, that the US no longer views such attacks as just criminal activity; but now also as threats to our national security. Then, just one day after that…
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Monday, 12 July 2021 12:07
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-Bonus Edition-7-12-21: Space Tourism Featured
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Billionaire Richard Branson was all smiles, floating wieghtless aboard his Virgin Galactic Space Plane during its first, fully-crewed flight yesterday. Jeanne Destro talked to CBS News Space Consultant, Bill Harwood, about the start of a new era in space exploration; Space Tourism. Are you ready to go? Listen now to find out…
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Friday, 09 July 2021 09:04
This Week In Tech with Jeanne Destro-7-9-21: Kickstart Your Tech Startup! Featured
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The University of Akron's I-Corps program has helped launch a number of successful tech startups, turning big ideas into big profits through mentoring, focused market research, and award-winning business development support. Find out how, with University of Akron Foundation Director, Elyse Ball.
Elyse Ball, University of Akron Foundation Director
Elyse Ball, University of Akron Foundation Director
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Friday, 02 July 2021 06:46
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-7-2-21: New Legal Roadblocks Ahead for Wind & Solar Power in Ohio Featured
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Wind and Solar power development in Ohio is now facing tighter regulation, as Ohio's Republican-controlled legislature this week approved adding an additional layer of government oversight to the site approval process, entirely along party lines. All of the Akron area's Democratic State Representatives, as well as Democratic Senator, Vernon Sykes,…
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021 09:10
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-Bonus Edition-6-29-21: Grassroots Movement Saves Municipal Broadband Featured
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Fairlawn Gig officials say a grass roots movement including more than 700 emails from their customers, convinced Ohio legislators to restore more than $250 million dollars in state funding for the expansion of high speed broadband into rural areas, and to drop plans to shut down municipal broadband. Fairlawn Public…
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