This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
WAKR's Jeanne Destro discusses a new tech topic each week!
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141 episodis
Scary, Sublime, Celestial: An Amazing Week in Tech
This week, an AI model from Anthropic so powerful its creators are limiting its release, a lawsuit claiming Open AI’s Chat GPT was behind a mass shoot...
The Eyes Have It: New High Tech Vision Research
Did you know that the cells in your eyes can "talk" to one another?
Well, they can, according to some new research going on right now at...
Juries To Big Tech: Stop Hurting Our Kids!
This week, the business landscape in which big tech companies operate dramatically shifted, as juries in two different states awarded big monetary jud...
Data Center Pushback, and the Return of Vinyl
AI continues to stir controversy nationwide this week, as more communities, including some in Ohio, are pushing back against huge data centers that su...
Anthropic Fights Back, Fukushima Remembered, and Protecting Kids From Dangerous Technology
Why Anthropic is suing the US government, a solemn reminder of how even the most advanced technology is no match for Mother Nature, and Ohio Governor...
US Issues Iran Cyber Threat Warning: How To Protect Your Networks
As the US gears up for a possible military confrontation with Iran; the federal government has issued a warning for US companies and government agenci...
Better, Faster, More Secure: Latest On Summit County's Fiber Ring Project
More smart traffic cameras, better coordinated Emergency response, and smoother bus rides are all on the way within the year, as Summit County's $50 m...
Kids Harmed By Social Media: Who Should Pay?
This week, we're featuring an in-depth discussion about the harm social media is doing to kids and teens; addiction, depression, anxiety, and in some...
Musk Moves: Rockets, Robots, & AI Outrage
It was quite a week for news related to the world's richest man; Elon Musk, who announced he was merging X-AI with SpaceX, caused quite a stir on Wall...
Social Media Addiction, AI Music, and Data Privacy
We're covering some of the biggest stories in tech this week, including a big civil trial out in Los Angeles involving a teen who is suing big tech co...
Who Invented The Like Button?
Everybody, everywhere, it seems, wants you to "like" their product, podcast, delivery service, social media post, or whatever.
But, did y...
Rebooting Tech Culture
This was quite a week both for big tech developments, and big tech hassles.
Listen now, to find out more about Verizon’s big outage , whi...
Career Pro Tip: Don't Be Yourself!
This week, all the reasons why the currently popular “bring your whole self to work” trend is most definitely not a great idea when it comes to being...
The Future Of Employment: Mechanical Engineering
This week, I interviewed Dr. Dane Quinn who is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Akron, while I was hosting the Ray Horner Mo...
The Future Of Employment: Mechanical Engineering
This week, I interviewed Dr. Dane Quinn who is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Akron, while I was hosting the Ray Horner Mo...
Future of Engineering: Employment, Preparation, & More
Dr. Dane Quinn, University of Akron's Professor of Mechanical Engineering, joined Jeanne Destro to discuss the future of engineering, employment, and...
AI: The Good, The Bad, The Unknown
As tech giants ramp up their investments in AI, and artificial intelligence-driven applications continue to be deployed throughout society; both the c...
Trump Takes On States Rights In Legal Battle Over AI
There is a new legal battle brewing now between the Trump administration and states, including Ohio, over who gets to regulate AI.
Congre...
Artists Fight Back Against Internet Piracy: Who Will Win?
Imagine you are a hit-making musician.
Then, imagine that you are excited about sharing your work, and making a living, when– poof–it a...
Who's Minding The Internet?
Oh, the irony!
While millions of other people were knocked offline for hours when the global internet infrastructure company, Cloudflare,...
Internet Threats, AI Music, and Better EV Chargers
Would you know the difference between an AI generated song and one by a real band, and if so; would you care?
The answer this week seems...
Tomorrow's Tech Dreams Start Here
From the touch screen on your phone, to the"Popcorn" setting on your microwave; there's somebody, somewhere, who had to figure out how to make that wo...
Got Ghosts? There's an App For That
From high tech hauntings, to new tech-related jobs in Northeast Ohio, 3-D printed homes, layoffs at Amazon, and more; we've got the latest in tech sto...
AI, Drones, and Robots, Oh My!: This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
This week we're doing a roundup of some of the biggest stories in tech, including this week's AWS outage, a huge cyber breach, Amazon plans to replace...
Cleveland Tech Startup Fights Laundry Microplastic Pollution
While most of us are at least dimly aware that plastic in the form of polymer microfibers goes into making our clothes; it probably never really even...
Universities Adapt, Adopt, and Cash In On AI
This week, we're exploring how two Universities in Northeast Ohio are using artificial intelligence.
At the University of Akron, their Co...
Retro Tech Rewind: Dawn of The Living VHS!
This week, we're time-tripping back to the 1980s, when hair was big, ties were skinny, and everybody headed over to the video store on Friday night to...
AI, Healthcare, and Ohio Law
When congress declined to implement a provision that would have prohibited states from regulating AI for the next ten years in their recently passed "...
The Moon, The Stars, Mars, & Robots!
This week, it's all things space, as we explore the possibility of life on Mars, Star Trek's upcoming 60th Anniversary, and the University of Akron's...
Cash For Tech Workers: Ohio's New STEM Relocation Incentive
Want highly skilled STEM-skilled workers to permanently relocate to Ohio? Offer their employers cold, hard, taxpayer-generated cash to bring them here...
Safety First: Fairlawn's New High Tech Connected Vehicle Corridor
The City of Fairlawn is embarking on an ambitious new plan to ease traffic flow and prioritize safety on State Route 18.
They're spending...
OK Boomers: Seniors, Technology, and Better Health
It was one of those "I can't believe I fell for it", moments on social media, where somebody was going on about how this "old lady" couldn't figure ou...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
Google took action this week to better protect children from harmful content on YouTube; announcing they're using artificial intelligence (AI) to anal...
The Talking Dead
Two well-known celebrities ignited a firestorm of controversy this week, when they used AI to bring dead people "back to life" by creating video Avata...
Put The Pedal To The Metal In Akron This Weekend!
If you're looking for something fun and maybe a little different to do this weekend in Akron; head on over to Bowery Street, where Akron's Earthquaker...
New Glue Fuses Art & Science @ Akron U
Art conservators at museums worldwide had a very sticky problem, and the University of Akron had the solution.
It's called "Beva 371 Akro...
AI Marks The Spot: High Tech Cancer Treatment @ UH
A new AI-assisted radiotherapy system is giving doctors at University Hospitals in Cleveland the ability to more accurately target and treat certain t...
Rise Of The Machines
Imagine you're in a life and death struggle, and it's you, or the other guy. What would you do? Would you fight dirty?
Well, probably a l...
Streaming Success @ The University of Akron
One of the biggest personalities in streaming media recently put the University of Akron on the map in a new way for a new audience.
That...
Double-Edged Deepfake Dilemma
While the new federal "Take It Down Act" that aims to protect people from the unauthorized sharing of intimate, sexually explicit images, is a really...