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Tune in as Jeanne Destro discusses a new tech topic each week!

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Tariffs, Trade Wars, & Technology

Because the innovative and advanced technology that powers manufacturing in Ohio relies heavily on imported parts and components; the...

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UA Rocket Design Team Plans Big Launch March 29

Something very special is about to happen out in California’s Mojave Desert, on March 29th. That’s when the University...

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Cleveland Clinic Docs Embrace AI For Office Tasks

Doctor visits are going high tech at the Cleveland Clinic, where they are now using an AI (Artificial Intelligence)...

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Asteroids, Adventure, & Money!

The vast economic potential of outer space is not just for the few rich and famous entrepreneurs who are...

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“Virtual Nurses” On Call Now At Akron Children’s Hospital

The demand for nurses is so great now, that the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reports there will be...

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EVs are the Future, So Why Is America Behind?

American consumers have been more than a little skittish when it comes to whole heartedly adopting Electric Vehicles. From...

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As AI Gobbles Jobs: How Can Humans Compete?

This week, we’re having a conversation with Deborah Perry Piscione, who co-authored the new book “Employment is Dead: How...

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Human Creators Vs. AI: Can Copyright Law Keep Up?

Creatives of all types are waking up to the fact that much of what they have spent their entire...

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Why Laws Aren’t Enough: Stepping Up To Keep Kids Safe Online

Despite the US Surgeon General’s call earlier this year for Congress to approve a law that would require mental health...

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Can AI Help Prevent School Shootings?

When I first started writing this story a couple of weeks ago, I had no idea there would be...

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Chinese Tech Trade War Threatens National Security & Ohio Economic Growth

If you’ve ever had to wait to get your car, or anything else repaired because parts are on backorder;...

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Time Magazine Spotlights New U-A Invention

A new medical device that allows surgeons to more easily see while they maneuver around even the tiniest of...

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Art +Technology=Fashion@Kent State University

From mass-produced jeans, to one-of-a-kind designer creations only seen on gorgeous runway models; much of today’s fashion is extremely...

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Bigger, Stronger, Better: Ohio’s Expanding Tech Boom

From sustainable polymers in Akron, to semiconductors near Columbus, Defense R& D in Dayton, and Solar Panels in Toledo;...

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Ohio Heart Of It All For EV Battery Research & Development

Better, smaller, more powerful batteries are the wave of the future, not only for vehicles; but also for whole...

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A new AI-assisted radiotherapy system is giving doctors at University Hospitals in Cleveland the ability to more accurately target and treat certain

Imagine you’re in a life and death struggle, and it’s you, or the other guy. What would you do? Would you fight

One of the biggest personalities in streaming media recently put the University of Akron on the map in a new way for

While the new federal “Take It Down Act” that aims to protect people from the unauthorized sharing of intimate, sexually explicit images,

Imagine a state-sponsored surveillance app secretly monitoring everything on your phone; recording it all for some shady intelligence agency so they can

Despite some corporate leaders’ insistence that “return to work” initiatives are a great idea; it turns out, that flexibility about employee location

The national debate over security issues raised in early March when top-level US officials engaged in a Signal messaging app group text

While Instagram’s parent company, Meta, battles the government in court over antitrust claims; they’re also battling to keep your kids safe online.

If the foundation of your house is made of sand, it will eventually fall, and if the foundation of a legal case

Because Ohio has the nation’s #2 largest workforce in motor vehicle manufacturing (OEM assembly) and motor vehicle parts manufacturing (auto parts suppliers);

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