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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-1-6-23: US...

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2023/01/06

Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, who who chairs the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, is once again raising concerns about consumers getting ripped off after investing in cryptocurrency. He's been advocating for regulations like those that apply to traditional US currency for quite some time, even warning at a hearing in July, 2021, “There’s nothing ‘democratic’ or ‘transparent’ about a shady, diffuse network of online funny money." But now, in the aftermath of the massive

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2023/01/06

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-30-22: Best...

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2022/12/30

This week, as we look ahead into the New Year, we're looking back at one of our favorite stories from 2022; the transformation of toxic mine sludge that is polluting rivers and streams, into beautiful artist pigments, by a couple of Professors at Ohio University in Athens. Listen now to find out more, with Area Chair, Professor of Painting + Drawing and Area Chair of Digital Art + Technology, John Sabraw.

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-30-22: Best...

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2022/12/30

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-16-22: Coptech

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2022/12/16

Police departments nationwide are stretched thin, and increasingly using technology to help them collect, analyze, and make decisions based on data from multiple sources. Listen now to find out how the Akron Police Dpartment is using license plate reader cameras in high crime neighborhoods, doorbell cameras on private homes, a data integration system that can allow them to access both public and private surveillance videos, and mobile phone tracking software. Our special guest today, is Akron

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-16-22: Coptech

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2022/12/16

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-9-22:...

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2022/12/09

Everybody's been talking about the big Twitter meltdown, ever since the world's richest man, Elon Musk, bought it, laid off thousands of employees, and demanded those who are left, pledge "hardcore" allegiance to getting the job done, whatever it takes. For some of them; that means sleeping there overnight, which Musk 'thoughtfully' enabled this week, allegedly by installing beds in some conference rooms–which might be great for him– but might also be a dangerous violation of San Francisco's

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-9-22:...

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2022/12/09

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-2-22: Akron...

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2022/12/02

This week, we're spotlighting the University of Akron's award-winning esports program, which was recently ranked number two in the nation, by the international online magazine covering video game sports and news, DailyGame. So, how did that happen, and what makes them so good? I asked University of Akron E-Sports Director, Nate Meeker.

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-2-22: Akron...

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2022/12/02

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-23-22: The...

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2022/11/23

Today, we're looking at the potentially devastating community effects of mass layoffs. Over the past few months, Tech companies have laid off thousands of employees. Some of the big names include Twitter, Tesla, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Zillow, Oracle, Intel, Spotify, and Peloton. While many of those employees will find jobs elsewhere; there is still likely to be some economic disruption as the dust settles, and if history is any indicator; not everyone will have a soft landing. That's

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-23-22: The...

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2022/11/23

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-18-22: Crypto...

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2022/11/18

Shocking news out of the world of Cryptocurrency this week, as the $32 billion dollar FTX cryptocurrency exchange goes belly up, declares bankruptcy, and leaves investors in the lurch for millions. How did this all happen? What's next? Listen now, as explore those questions and more, with Kent State University Finance Professor, David Pelleg.

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-18-22: Crypto...

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2022/11/18

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-11-22:...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2022/11/11

This week, local tech startups in the spotlight, as we talk to Akron's Bounce Innovation Hub CEO, Jessica Sublett. We'll also take a look at what's happening with some of the largest, and most well-established tech companies this week; Twitter, and Facebook parent, Meta, as they slash thousands of jobs, and in the case of Twitter; make big changes with regard to safety, security, and identity.

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-11-22:...

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2022/11/11

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-4-22: AI...

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2022/11/04

What if Artificial Intelligence got so good at predicting what consumers want, that a virtual "Santa" could just automatically deliver Christmas toys, without parents even having to order them in advance? That was just one of many intriguing questions I explored this week with Joshua Gans, who recently co-authored the new book, Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence, along with Ajay Agrawal, and Avi Goldfarb. Gans, who is a Professor of Strategic Management,

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-4-22: AI...

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2022/11/04

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-4-22: AI...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2022/11/04

What if Artificial Intelligence got so good at predicting what consumers want, that a virtual "Santa" could just automatically deliver Christmas toys, without parents even needing to order them in advance? That was just one of the many intriguing questions I explored this week with Joshua Ganz, who recently co-authored the new book, Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence, along with Ajay Agrawal, and Avi Goldfarb. Ganz, who is a Professor of Strategic

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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-4-22: AI...

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2022/11/04

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