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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
by Jeanne Destro
WAKR's Jeanne Destro discusses a new tech topic each week!
Episodes
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Defending The Frontier: Cyber Training In The Age Of AI
Cybersecurity professionals are always facing new threats, and even with their best efforts; sometimes the bad guys win. But now, the "bad guys" are not just...you know...actual "guys". Now, they are also AI agents, that according to some of their creators, have at least in some sense; a mind of...
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Stop Being Mean To Claude!
From Anthropic's new rules that bar users from engaging in repeated, severe cruelty or verbal abuse directed at Claude, to AI helping fight wildfires out West; today's show is all about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the expanding, developing, and ever more consequential world of artificial...
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This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
Today we've got great news about how Tech startups, entrepreneurs, and established companies can get help to succeed, and prosper in Northeast Ohio. Listen now, as we talk with Akron's Bounce Innovation Hub President and CEO, Jessica Sublett, as well as McKelvey Packard, who organized Cleveland's...
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Data Centers, Hackers, and AI: Oh My!
This week, high stakes political fallout, and concern about data centers in Ohio, an AI-based dispute between Meta and Amazon, and a major hack on the FBI, which exposed confidential information of thousands of applicants, agents, and even–reportedly–FBI Director, Kash Patel. To find out more, I...
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There’s No Place Like Drone
Pharmacies make it pretty easy these days to pick up a prescription, with convenient options like drive-through pickup windows, and mail order delivery. But, what if you’re too sick, injured, or disabled to stop by the drugstore, or need your prescription more quickly than you can get it by mail?...
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Big Tech, Big Money, Big Consequences, Big Dreams
This week it is all about big tech, big money, and big consequences, as Meta agreed to a nearly $18 billion dollar settlement with Attorneys General from dozens of States and four US territories, who sued over claims that their social media platforms were hooking and harming children and teens....
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Grab The Pitchforks! AI Backlash Targets Flock Cameras & Data Centers
Turns out people don't like being spied on, having their jobs threatened, or having to pay more for electricity to support technology and infrastructure that is both powered by, and necessary to support AI. Huh. So, while we both celebrate Ohio as a great place to do business–particularly with...
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If You Don't Wanna Love Me; Somebody Else Will: States Step Up To Protect Kids
Honestly, I'm beginning to sound like a broken record. I can't even tell you how many stories I've written over the past few years about how social media is harming kids. On the other hand, it's not like it is my imagination. Everybody has been talking about it for a long time, and now finally;...
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Critical Minerals, Space Junk, and A MySpace Reboot
The federal government is committing more than $5 billion dollars to a national effort to expand the Genesis Mission, which is aimed at harnessing AI for science. Part of that effort involves seeking domestic sources for critical and rare earth minerals that are vital for a wide range of...
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Sci-Fi Scenario Gets Real As AI Goes Rogue-Twice!
From soft-spoken but creepily bossy HAL on 2001 a Space Odyssey, to Arnold Schwarzenegger's killer robot on The Terminator, we've long been worried about out of control artificial intelligence. But so far, at least until this month; we never saw any actual evidence that what we feared could…
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Super Sensors: Next-Gen Quantum Research Gets Big Boost At Ohio State University
From the relatively low-tech thermostat that tells your home HVAC system when to turn up the AC, to the incredibly complex strategic early warning systems that help keep our nation safe from nuclear missiles; sensors are a vital part of our daily lives. In fact, they are so ubiquitous that you…
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There Ought To Be A Law!: Why Congress Needs To Regulate AI
While there is no doubt that AI is a transformative and extremely useful technology; there is also a lot to well-founded concern about how it is being deployed, where the resources needed to support its proliferation are coming from, and who is in charge of ensuring that it won’t destroy our...
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Federal Court Affirms Ohio’s Social Media Parental Notification Act: Now What?
Ohio lawmakers made it very clear they wanted to protect children from online harms back in 2023, when they passed a law mandating that minors under the age of 16 could not use social media unless they obtained parental consent. But just one month after the new law went into effect in 2024; a big...
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Goliath V. Goliath: Big Tech and Big Government Duke It Out
This week, we’re looking at the profound impact that technology is having on all of our lives; sometimes, in very unexpected ways. From a social media ban for children under 16 in the UK, to President Trump’s order aimed at keeping foreign nationals from having access too Anthropic’s newest and...
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Lady Madonna, Who Will Pay the Rent?: The Looming AI Jobpocalpyse
I was inspired to write this story by the tumultuous events at CBS News last week, which resulted in the high profile firings of several key members of the 60 Minutes staff, including longtime correspondent, Scott Pelley. The internal intrigue spilled out onto the world stage, when details leaked...
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One Thing Leads To Another: How Ohio Tech and Energy Concerns Reflect Global Disruption
This week's story is about the interconnected web of global technology and energy production, disruption, and politics. But more than that; it is about how Ohioans are caught up in that web, pushing back against it, trying to navigate it, and worrying about how it is affecting their everyday…
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Drones Are The New Black
You can dress them up, you can dress them down, and you can use them anywhere. Drones are technology's new little black dress; delivering everything from bombs, to life-saving medicine, and this week we're going to talk to some experts from Northeast Ohio who are helping train the students who…
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Small Particles, Big Results: Quantum Cybersecurity Breakthrough At Ohio State University
While the US Government mends fences with Anthropic, which recently introduced an AI tool known as "Mythos",which they claim is so powerful it can punch holes in even the most powerful cybersecurity safeguards today; we're heading down an entirely new path with even faster, stronger, and better...
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Small Particles, Big Results: Quantum Cybersecurity Breakthrough At Ohio State University
While the US Government mends fences with Anthropic, which recently introduced an AI tool known as "Mythos", which they claim is so powerful it can punch holes in even the most powerful cybersecurity safeguards today; we're heading down an entirely new path with even faster, stronger, and better...
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Small Particles, Big Results: Quantum Cybersecurity Breakthrough At OSU
While the US Government mends fences with Anthropic, which recently introduced an AI tool known as "Mythos", which they claim is so powerful it can punch holes in even the most powerful cybersecurity safeguards today; we're heading down an entirely new path with even faster, stronger, and better...
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I Just Want To Bang The (3-D Printed) Drum All Day!
Hats off to Todd Rundgren, who inspired today's headline with his ever-popular 1982 classic hit, "Bang The Drum", because that's certainly what I'm doing (at least in my head) today, thinking about a unique fusion of art, music, and technology that's happening right here in Northeast Ohio. While...
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AI Battle Royale: Who Will Win?
In what could be a weeks-long trial; the world's richest man, Elon Musk, is squaring off against Open AI CEO, Sam Altman, over whether or not Musk, who voluntarily walked away from a seat on the Open AI Board in 2018, deserves $134 billion dollars in compensation for alleged harm. That is a big...
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Beam Me Up!: Killing Cancer With Rays Of Light
The next time you apply sunscreen to project your skin from potentially cancer-inducing Ultraviolet rays from the sun; consider this: rays of light are actually being used right now to kill skin cancer, and may one day be used on other forms of cancer deep inside the body. This promising new...
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One AI To Rule Them All
Will the new Anthropic "Mythos" AI model be a blessing, or a curse? Well, that depends on who wields what could be the most powerful cyber weapon ever created, according to a tech expert we talked to on this week's edition of "This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro". We'll also be talking about an...
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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 shooting, farmers notching a win for the right to repair, and NASA astronauts once again orbiting the moon.
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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 the University of Akron. Listen now, and find out more from U-A Biology Chair, Dr. Jordan Renna. He's our special guest, on "This Week in Tech With Jeanne Destro".
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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 judgements to plaintiffs who alleged the social media giants Meta and Google were harming children. While the two cases—one in California, and the...
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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 support AI, which use a lot of resources, but bring very few jobs to the communities in which they are located. In addition, despite all the hype…
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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 Mike DeWine's plea for protecting children from the harmful effects of technology. That's what's on tap in the latest edition of "This Week in Tech...
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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 agencies, to tighten up cyber defenses to ensure our networks here at home, can withstand possible state-sponsored cyber attacks. But though the current...
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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 million dollar, high speed broadband fiber ring network project nears completion. That's the word today from Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro's...
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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 cases—even suicide. It is in sharp focus now, because two separate lawsuits went to trial this week, alleging that the big companies running social...
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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 Street, and simultaneously faced serious legal issues when French Prosecutors raided the X office in France. They are investigating allegations...
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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 companies, alleging that social media addiction has severely damaged her mental health, AI technology that is helping consumers build even better...
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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 you ever stop to wonder, who actually invented the "Like" button? Well, business strategy expert and author, Martin Reeves did, and he turned what was supposed…
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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 , which affected more than a million customers on Wednesday. We'll also hear about how the US Government is planning to integrate Elon Musk’s controversial Grok AI...
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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 successful and effective at work. At least, that’s what organizational psychologist, author, and entrepreneur, Dr. Tomas-Chamorro-Premuzik, tells…
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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 Morning show. I wanted to hear what he thinks about future employment prospects for students interested in pursuing that type of degree, in the face…
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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 more.
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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 costs and benefits of this rapidly developing technology were on display in dramatic ways this week. Listen now, as we find out more about how the...
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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. Congress recently punted on the question, when they refused to pass a measure embedded in the recent continuing resolution that reopened the federal government, that...
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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 all evaporates because somebody, somewhere on the internet, just ripped you off. Well, that’s exactly what’s been happening to creative artists of all types,...
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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, experienced an outage on Tuesday, November 18; my online life at work was humming along just fine, as the critical systems I rely upon to keep our Newsroom and...
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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 to be "No" and "No", as a song entirely generated by AI is now topping the Country Digital Charts. Find out more about that, and other hot tech topics like...
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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 work for you, and hopefully; how to make it work in such a way that the experience was seamless, satisfying, and really served your needs. But that...
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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 stories from all over the world this week. Find out more, listen now.
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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 much of their warehouse workforce with robots, and AI threats to musicians. Listen now:
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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 crosses our minds that when we wash them; tiny pieces of plastic make their way into our environment. But when Max Pennington was a student at Case...
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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 College of Business just announced they are going to offer a brand new undergraduate degree; a Bachelor of Business Administration in Applied Artificial...
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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 score the latest movies on VHS. But we don't have to rely on dim memories of Blockbuster days gone by, because we've got a museum with a real-life...
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