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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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00:10:11

New High Tech Security Aims To Keep U-A Students Safe...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/10/11

The University of Akron has joined with Summit County, and The City of Akron to install a new high-tech security system aimed at keeping students safe off-campus.33 security cameras connected to the County's new high-speed fiber optic network, have been installed in neighborhoods near campus. They are hooked into both the Akron and Campus police departments, and are monitored 24/7 by Artificial Intelligence (AI) which can notify officers to respond in the event of an emergency, crime in progress,

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00:11:47

Saving The Planet One Plastic Bottle At A Time

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2024/10/04

Recycling made both national and local headlines this week, with the State of California suing Exxon-Mobil for promoting the "myth" of recycling, and Akron city officials celebrating the fact that they're finally making money on recycling, because residents have gotten so good at keeping trash out of their recycling bins.The two competing narratives; i.e.; "Recycling doesn't work, and it is all part of a money-grubbing plot on the part of oil companies", and "Hey this stuff really works and its

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00:10:30

Staying Safe Online: Do We Need A New Form Of ID?

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/09/27

Another day, another data breach–or so I thought.But even though there have been a lot of other really big data breaches over the past few years; hearing about the one perpetrated recently by a hacker called USDoD, gave me pause. As reported by Bloomberg Law; it is possible they stole the Social Security numbers of every American, along with other personally sensitive information from a total of nearly 3 billion people in the US, UK, and Canada. This occurred in December 2023, when they cracked

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00:05:13

Zen and The Art of Computer Upcycling

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/09/14

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the time when I decided to upcycle my old, obsolete MacBook Pro, and turn it into something useful with a free, open-source Linux operating system.The good news is; it works! I had some glitches along the way, and the journey from old to "new" was a little frustrating. But honestly; the main reason it was a problem for me is that I decided to mess with it after I already had it up and running. It really was one of those deals where "if

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00:13:36

Surviving A Cyberattack

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/08/30

The depth and breadth of cyberattacks and data breaches in the past few years is breathtaking, and as a result; it's fairly likely that pretty much everybody in this country has had at least some their personal information stolen.Some examples of extremely serious recent incidents include the March 2024 AT& T breach, which resulted the dark web dissemination of data from 7.6 million current account holders and approximately 65.4 million former account holders, last year's MOVEit breach, which

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00:15:06

Small Akron Tech Firm Making Big Moves With New...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/08/23

Size really does matter, when it comes to Akron-based electronics firm, Tiny Circuits, where they're doing a big Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a new product launch.Find out how they're keeping it real with a small team of engineers and fabricators, creating programmable game consoles the size of your thumb, and twee little TV's with working knobs and remotes, where you can watch pre-loaded shows, or even your own cat videos. The sky's the limit as we explore the maxi details of their

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00:10:17

Free Tablets & WiFi For Akron-Canton Area Senior...

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/08/16

Senior citizens who need and want to be connected to the internet, but can't afford to do so, have the opportunity to possibly get a free tablet and/or WiFi service, through Direction Home, The Akron-Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities.Their Digital Inclusion program has been around for a few years now, but as you'll hear from today's guest, Matt Reed, who is Direction Home's Senior Vice President for Community Engagement, they now have funding to help an underserved group they simply

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00:30:19

Will AI Help, or Hurt Your Business?

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

2024/08/09

As technology companies spend billions to produce newer, better, and more powerful Artificial Intelligence tools; leaders in other types of business are scrambling to decide whether or not it would be worthwhile to use them.The pressure is on, and as you'll hear from our special guest today, Northeastern University Business School Dean, and Author, David DeCremer; the jury is still out for most types of business, as to whether or not AI is the real deal or just hype. Listen now, as DeCremer, who

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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...

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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

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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

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro ·

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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