This Week in Tech
Tune in as Jeanne Destro discusses a new tech topic each week!
Friday, 07 June 2024 12:30
Cool, Low-Tech Tips To Reduce Global Warming Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
There's not a whole lot better than summertime in Ohio, when it comes to picnics in the park, hikes along the Cuyahoga river, and maybe even a cool dip in one of our many beautiful lakes. But this cool green serenity is at risk, as global climate change heats up…
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Friday, 31 May 2024 11:16
This Week in Tech: Kids, Phones, AI, Nuclear Power, and EV's Featured
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This week we're taking a look at a number of different ways that technology is affecting our children, our environment, amd the kinds of cars we drive. We'll also hear about how some communities in NE Ohio are trying to ban large scale wind and solar facilities, and why the…
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Saturday, 25 May 2024 11:31
"Stayin' Alive" On Wall Street, In the Age of AI Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
Although Wall Street Analysts, Stockbrokers, and Traders already use sophisticated computer programming to help them make what is in some cases, dizzyingly vast sums of money; rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools could soon help them make even more. On the other hand; AI could also completely replace a lot…
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Imagine if the outrage Apple stirred up this week over the ad showing their super thin new Ipad Pro "crushing" images representing art and music, amplified billions of times over. Imagine that instead of just crushing just digital images of human creativity, another tech creation; artificial intelligence, actually crushes our…
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Friday, 10 May 2024 12:24
From Stow To The Stars: Exploring The Cosmos with NASA's Dr. Greg Davis Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
This week our special guest has a special tie to the Akron community. University of Akron graduate, Dr. Greg Davis, who started his professional career as a Physics teacher at Stow High School, has been with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, since 2005. Currently their Principal Technologist; Davis has worked on…
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Friday, 03 May 2024 10:53
Akron Expands Free RING Doorbell Cam Program Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
All Akron residents can now apply to receive a free Amazon RING doorbell security camera, as part of the city's ongoing effort to increase neighborhood security. What started as a pilot program in three of the city's ten wards last year, has now expanded outside of just wards 3,…
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Friday, 26 April 2024 13:08
What New TikTok Law Could Mean for Social Media Marketers Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
Now that President Biden has signed the bill Congress passed this week requiring the Chinese owners of the popular social media app, TikTok to sell to a US company within the next nine months, or face a possible ban; a lot more is at stake than than whether or not…
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Friday, 12 April 2024 12:22
AI In Everything, Everywhere: Are You Ready For The Future? Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
Imagine a future where virtually everything you touch is infused with Artificial Intelligence; not just your smart phone, but also your TV, your car, your air conditioner, the forklift at the factory where you work, and more. But that's not an imaginary scenario. According to the authors of the new…
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Saturday, 30 March 2024 08:54
Stark State College Offering Free Data Recovery Services This Week Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
The only thing worse than realizing you don't have your files backed up when your computer or external hard drive crashes, is finding out it could cost hundreds, or maybe even thousands of dollars to get them back. But, if you live in the Akron-Canton area; you're in luck, because…
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Friday, 22 March 2024 07:47
How Spyware & Disinformation Threaten Democracy Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
When citizens are mislead by lies online, and journalists are hacked, tracked, intimidated, and shut down; democracies worldwide are threatened. That was the message this week from US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who spoke at this week at the Third Summit For Democracy in Seoul, South Korea. Blinken talked…
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Saturday, 16 March 2024 11:18
Better, Faster, Cheaper: Akron's Plan To Bridge The Digital Divide Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
So much has changed since the pandemic shut down that started four years ago this week, and one of those things is how much more dependent we all are on technology. Going to work and to school suddenly became doable from home, but only for those with fast and reliable…
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