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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro

Jeanne Destro

WAKR"s Jeanne Destro discusses a new tech topic each week!

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00:09:03

Akron's New "Green" Holy Grail: Sustainable Plastics

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/08/02

Wouldn't it be great if all the plastic that clogs our landfills and oceans could be easily and cheaply recycled, and then turned into new plastic that is just as strong and useful as the original?That's what scientists at the University of Akron have been wondering, and now one of them has come up with a new way to recycle plastic using just light, air, and an easily obtainable and abundant chemical catalyst. We'll hear today from Associate Professor of Polymer Science, Dr. Junpen Wang, along

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00:24:48

Local News

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/07/28

Scammers are using AI to clone voices and trick people into giving up their personal banking information, leading to disastrous results. Find out how you can protect yourself from these fraudsters, with TrustedSec President and CEO, David Kennedy. We talked to him recently. Listen now.

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00:05:25

Financial Scams Targeting Seniors

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/07/28

Seniors are often the targets of increasingly sophisticated scams. Find out why, and what you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones from scammers who prey on some of our most vulnerable citizens. Listen now, to our conversation with Sam McCoy, Senior Vice President for Elder Rights at Direction Home, the Akron-Canton Area Agency on Aging.

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00:14:57

Recovering From The Great Computer Meltdown: What's...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/07/23

This past Friday's worldwide Microsoft computer meltdown, will likely go down in history as one of the most epic tech failures...ever.Airlines, hospitals, banks, retailers, government agencies; you name it–all dead in the water for hours, with everybody staring at the dreaded blue screen of death, repeatedly trying to reboot their systems, and wondering how long it would take to fix. Luckily, the problem, caused by a faulty CrowdStrike cybersecurity update, has been resolved for many users. But

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00:14:57

Who You Gonna Call? Ham Radio To the Rescue!

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/07/19

There's probably no better day than today, while we're in the midst of a global Microsoft outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike cybersecurity update, to talk about how big, high tech systems can, and do, fail.That's why County is now hosting Summit County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) equipment on its radio tower at Summit Emergency Communications Center. They're doing so in an effort to ensure reliable communication throughout the county, and with state partners in the event of an

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00:09:48

High Tech Help For Seniors: Robots In Nursing Homes

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/07/12

They're not quite as cute and friendly as Rosey from The Jetsons, or R2-D2 from Star Wars, but the robots being used to help ease worker shortages at several nursing homes in Summit County are a big hit, and a big help for both residents and employees.That's the word from Julie Esak, who is the Quality Improvement Ombudsman with Direction Home, the Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities. Listen now, as she explains how the their robot pilot program has been working over the past year,

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00:32:50

It's The End Of Music As We Know It, and (AI) Don't Mind

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/06/28

The Recording Industry is up in arms again, this time, alleging that two companies using AI to generate music, are illegally using copyrighted material.The lawsuit was filed in federal court this week in Boston, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing record labels including SonySony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Records, alleges that Suno AI and Udio AI. This lawsuit is just the latest in a serious of AI-related legal actions, such as that of

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00:25:51

Don't Get Tricked! How To Avoid Bank Scams

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/06/21

Imagine getting a call late at night from someone telling you your child had been kidnapped, and will be killed unless you give up all your banking information. Would you do it? Or, what if your "bank" fraud services department calls to let you know there's been some suspcious activity on your account, and they just need you to confirm a few facts before they can let you in on all the details. Of course, you figure because they say they're from your bank, and they sound like they're from your

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00:23:50

Clean Water Update: The Fight Against Forever...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/06/14

What if you found out there are chemicals so toxic and dangerous that even just 10 barrels full of it could pollute all of Lake Erie?Well, it turns out; there are, and they're in our environment, pretty much everywhere–from your Teflon coated frying pan, to the grease-resistant pizza box sitting on your kitchen counter. Oh, and speaking of kitchen counters; you know that stuff you use to seal the granite every year or so? Yeah, they're in that too. But, the type of chemicals that are used to

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00:19:06

Cool, Low-Tech Tips To Reduce Global Warming

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2024/06/07

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 the water, fosters toxic algal blooms, and hastens leaf decomposition, which in turn; fuels more global warming. The good news is, though, that there is something you can do to help fight back against that, in your own yard right now. It

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00:11:10

Kids, Phones, AI, Nuclear Power, and EV's

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/05/31

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 rapidly expanding use of Artifiial Intelligence may mean the return to using nuclear power to produce electricity. Find out more. Listen now.

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00:17:26

"Stayin' Alive" On Wall Street, In the Age of AI

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/05/25

Although Wall Street Analysts, Stockbrokers, and Traders already use sophisticated computer programming to help them make what is in some case 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 of those jobs, leaving the people doing them today, out of work and wondering how to get back in the game. That in fact, is a scenario that is going to play out for billions of

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00:26:46

When AI Eats Your Job: What's Next?

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2024/05/18

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 entire world economy, by eliminating 30 to 50 percent of all jobs, leaving millions of people, including today's top earners, in the dust, on the dole, and in despair. Then,

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00:20:14

From Stow To The Stars: Exploring The Cosmos with...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/05/10

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 a number of amazing projects, including the Juno spacecraft, three Mars landers, and Mars Pathfinder. Listen now, as we find out what's next in his fascinating

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00:08:46

Akron Expands Free RING Doorbell Cam Program

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/05/03

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, 4, ad 5. City officials are using federal American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funds to buy the cameras, and have allotted 300 per ward. This is in addition to the 400 originally given out to residents in four particularly high

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00:10:35

What New TikTok Law Could Mean for Social Media...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/04/26

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 we can continue to can stare for hours at cute cat videos. The law, which was passed as part of a larger measure that renewed funding for war efforts in Ukraine and Israel, is a national security effort to ensure that the Chinese

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00:21:11

AI In Everything, Everywhere: Are You Ready For The...

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2024/04/12

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 book, "Fusion Strategy: How Real Time Data & AI will Power the Industrial Future"; that is exactly what is happening right now, and what will continue to happen on an ever increasing scale in the

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00:10:06

Stark State College Offering Free Data Recovery...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/03/30

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 students at Stark State College, will help you recover your precious photos, videos, music—or whatever else you lost— for free, this week! Listen now, for all the details, from Stark State Cybersecurity Professor, Glenn

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00:10:05

How Spyware & Disinformation Threaten Democracy

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/03/22

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 about efforts the United States is making to support free speech, free press, and free people, by funding independent media outlets, protecting journalists, teaching citizens how to spot

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00:23:22

Better, Faster, Cheaper: Akron's Plan To Bridge The...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/03/16

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 internet connections. Those who could not count on them, were left having to use less reliable connections through mobile phones, or public Wi-Fi at the library, coffee shops, and restaurants like McDonalds. Even that was hard,

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