This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
251 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingYou can hear Jeanne on WAKR 1590 In Akron Ohio
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-9-29-23: Keeping Voting Machines Secure
September 29, 2023 18:34 - 17.4 MBCNN posted an intriguing story this week, about how several voting machine manufacturers are conducting "stress tests", to uncover possible flaws that might need to be fixed before the upcoming 2024 election. While that was of course, welcome news; it did make me wonder just how secure voting machines really are, in general, and what cybersecurity experts do to ensure they stay in tip-top shape. So, I asked Dr. John Nicholas, who many people in our area will remember as a Professor teac...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-5-19-23: Boom! The Return Of Commercial Supersonic Flight
May 19, 2023 13:27 - 22.4 MBImagine being able to fly to LA for lunch, have a business meeting, and then be back home in time for dinner. It could happen, if a research project currently underway at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is successful in demonstrating that a new, high tech airplane can break the sound barrier without causing the noisy and destructive sonic booms that helped end commercial supersonic air travel in 2003. Listen now to our conversation with the Deputy Project Manager for the commerc...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-4-28-23-Cold Case DNA Technology
April 30, 2023 10:32 - 22.8 MBWhat if your insurance company could use your DNA to raise your rates if they think you might get cancer someday? Or, what if a foreign adversary, like China, for example; could use DNA to reveal the true identity of all of our spies? Think that's farfetched? Well, Akron-based journalist, author, and cold-case DNA expert, James Renner doesn't think so. Find out why, as I explore advances in cold case DNA technology, and talk about the how the science we use to catch killers, could one...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-4-14-23: New Summer Robotics Program At KSU
April 14, 2023 16:07 - 8.5 MBThanks to a $450 thousand dollar grant from the National Science Foundation, Kent State University will offer a new summer robotics program open to undergraduate students from all over the country. We talked about it with Assistant Professor, Dr. Ye Lu, and Associate Dean Joycelyn Harrison, from the KSU College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Listen now.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-4-7-23: Clean Water Part 2: Forever Chemicals
April 07, 2023 09:28 - 19.5 MBFollowing up on our March 3 episode about clean water technology; today, we're talking about proposed new federal EPA regulations that would require testing for exceptionally dangerous chemicals that cannot be filtered out by the common methods used to make drinking water safe nationwide right now. We'll find out exactly what those "forever chemicals" are, how they're detected, and what would be necessary to remove them from our drinking water supply. Listen now, as I interview City o...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-31-23: The Spy In Your Pocket
March 31, 2023 18:45 - 19.9 MBThe federal government's efforts to protect US citizens' sensitive data took on new urgency this week, as reports surfaced that the phones of more more than 50 top level government officials had been infected with sophisticated spyware. Also this week, President Biden issued an executive order banning US government agencies from using spyware that is deemed a threat to US national security or is implicated in human rights abuses. In addition, a bipartisan effort is underway in Congress ...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro: Global Fallout From Tech Bank Collapse
March 20, 2023 19:20 - 8.95 MBThe fallout from the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse continues. Listen now as we talk about it with Kent State University Political Science Professor, Dr. Mark Cassell, who wrote two books on the banking industry. You can find "Banking on the State: the Political Economy of Public Savings Banks", and "How Governments Privatize: The Politics of Divestment in the United States and Germany", on Amazon.com.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-14-23: Bank Failures: What's Next?
March 14, 2023 14:38 - 29.7 MBThe massive failure of Silicon Valley Bank is not only sending shock waves through the tech industry, but also through the entire US Banking industry, and it has the potential to disrupt the entire US economy. In fact, two other banks failed last week as well. Could it be a trend? That's why federal regulators took swift action to limit the damage yesterday, and why President Biden assured the nation that banks are safe, and our economy remains strong. But, how and why did this hap...
This Week In Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-10-23: Saving Energy Brick By Brick
March 10, 2023 05:00 - 9.74 MBWhile there are already a lot of ways to save energy and money by retrofitting your home with new windows, weather stripping, and insulation; wouldn't it be cool if you could do even more, just by using a different kind of building material? Well, now you can–or, at least you'll be able to soon–as a result of a new tech breakthrough in energy efficient building materials pioneered by researchers at Purdue University. Listen now to our conversation with Purdue University Assistant Civil Engin...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-3-23: Clean Water Technology
March 06, 2023 10:41 - 37.6 MB*Please note, this story was updated to correct technical issues, on 3-6-23 This week, we're taking a deep dive into clean water technology. We decided to look into it, in response to the big train derailment and toxic chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio, which is about 76 miles Southeast of Akron. Is anything going on with their water going to affect us? Could the kind of thing that happened there, happen here? These are the kinds of questions that guided our conversations, ...
This Week Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-2-24-23: Eureka! Fantastic Sci-Tech Discoveries
February 24, 2023 10:59 - 10.3 MBThis week, it's all about recent breakthroughs that point the way toward a future with better, faster, and more secure computers, as well as nearly unlimited clean energy. Listen now, for word from the National Science Foundation, about some new research being done now at the University of Rochester, which could make it easier to mass produce quantum computers. We'll also hear an easy to understand explanation of nuclear fusion from our featured guest , Physics Professor, Dr. Susan Ra...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-2-17-23: Humans v. AI: How Can We Compete?
February 17, 2023 12:00 - 19 MBAs the use of Artificial Intelligence increases; the race is on for humans to redefine themselves and their professional expertise. That's the word from author, organizational Psychologist, and Artificial Intelligence expert, Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, and the topic of his new book, "I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique". This topic took on increasing urgency this week, as journalists from the New York Times and Washington Post testing Microsoft's ne...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-2-10-23: Carless, Carefree, & Connected
February 10, 2023 09:56 - 23.1 MBFrom James Bond's super spy Aston Martin, to Elon Musk’s tricked-out Teslas; the cars we own, drive, and aspire to impress with, have had an outsized hold on America's consciousness and mythology for over 100 years. But, the problem is; we don't just drive them; they drive us to make monthly car payments, and lament the ever-increasing cost of gas, insurance, license tags, parking, and maintenance. But what are you going to do? Some lucky Americans live in cities where taking mass transit ...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-2-3-23: Buildings, Bridges, and Bees (Oh My!)
February 03, 2023 12:17 - 14.8 MBThis week, how high tech concepts like 4-D imaging, are combining with ancient engineering technology from bees, and leading the way toward better, stronger, and safer structures from buildings to bridges. To find out how, listen to our conversation with Purdue University Professor of Materials Engineering, Dr. Nikhilesh Chawla, who is also the acting head of their Engineering Department.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-1-27-22: How ChatGPT Will Change Education
January 27, 2023 11:44 - 10.1 MBA new artificial intelligence- powered chatbot called ChatGPT is taking the world of education by storm, because it can write so well; it can seem like its work was produced by a human. In addition, the bot can write computer code, which could be harnessed by criminals or nation states bent on thievery, mayhem, and even cyber war. So, what can we do about it, how should educators respond, and what's next? Find out, with Stark State College Associate Professor of Information Security, ...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-1-20-23: Gas Stoves, Climate Change, and Asthma
January 20, 2023 12:54 - 10.4 MBYou've probably heard by now that federal officials have been talking about the harmful effects of gas emissions from stoves, and the possibility of new regulations. But, what does that mean, or could it mean for you and your stove at home, and on a larger scale; what does it mean to global climate change overall? We'll find out today through a series of reports with experts in the area, including several from here in Ohio.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-1-13-23-Kids, Mental Health, & Social Media
January 13, 2023 11:21 - 21.1 MBSeattle Public Schools sued a number of big tech companies this week, claiming the purposely addictive nature of their products is causing a mental health crisis that makes it both more difficult and expensive to educate their students. President Biden also came out this week calling on congress to more tightly regulate big tech companies, in part, because of the same concerns raised in federal court by Seattle schools. Listen now, as we explore that topic with Assistant Professor of Communic...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-1-6-23: US Senator, Sherrod Brown: Regulate Crypto Now!
January 06, 2023 05:00 - 11.4 MBOhio 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 ma...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-30-22: Best Of: Toxic Transformation
December 30, 2022 05:00 - 10.3 MBThis 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.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-16-22: Coptech
December 16, 2022 02:58 - 24.8 MBPolice 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...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-9-22: Twitphobia!
December 09, 2022 10:35 - 16.1 MBEverybody'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...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-12-2-22: Akron Zips Esports Wins National Recognition
December 02, 2022 12:14 - 9.04 MBThis 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.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-23-22: The Devastating Effects of Mass Layoffs
November 23, 2022 11:44 - 13.5 MBToday, 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. T...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-18-22: Crypto Collapse
November 18, 2022 02:34 - 13.8 MBShocking 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.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-11-22: Startup Spotlight
November 11, 2022 12:14 - 9.13 MBThis 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.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-4-22: AI Santa Claus!
November 04, 2022 10:58 - 19.4 MBWhat 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...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-11-4-22: AI Santa Claus!
November 04, 2022 10:58 - 19.4 MBWhat 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...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-10-28-22: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
October 28, 2022 15:25 - 20.4 MBOhio's ongoing Manufacturing renaissance means so much more for job seekers than just opportunities in big headline grabbing facilities like Intel's Chip plant, and Honda's new EV battery facility, According to the CEO of Northeast Ohio's Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network (MAGNET); those big name projects are just the tip of the iceberg, and now is the time for anyone looking for a job in the tech sector to look for almost limitless career opportunities with manufacturers statewide. ...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-10-14-22: Big Score, Big Scare
October 14, 2022 15:37 - 9.34 MBOhio wins big again this week, as Honda announced a $4.4 billion dollar partnership with LG to make electric vehicle batteries. They're also expanding production at three Ohio plants, and hiring thousands of new employees. On the flip side, there was a nationwide cyber scare this week, as a mercenary group of Russian hackers appeared to back their government's war of aggression against Ukraine, by launching denial of service attacks against the websites of a number of major US Airport webs...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-10-7-22: Rise of the Robots!
October 07, 2022 11:21 - 23.8 MBWhen Tech Entrepreneur and billionaire, Elon Musk, unveiled his new humanoid looking robot recently; it caused a big splash. It also caused visions of "Skynet" to dance in my head, as I imagined Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Terminator" movie character saying "I'll be back!" But, maybe I'm just a Scaredy Cat. I mean, it is almost Halloween, and all. So, I checked in with an actual Robot expert; Author, Educator, and Designer, Carla Diana, who I talked to last year about her new book, "My Robot Get...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-9-30-22: Quantum Clinic
September 30, 2022 10:01 - 11.4 MBThe Cleveland Clinic is taking medicine and computing to the next level, as they collaborate with IBM on a 10 year "Discovery Accelerator" research project that will include using a Quantum computer. Listen now, as Jeanne Destro finds out why with Cleveland Clinic Chief Research Information Officer, Dr. Lara Jehi.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-9-23-22: Spies, Lies, and Social Media
September 23, 2022 12:20 - 12.4 MBPrivacy, security, and disinformation on social media in the spotlight this week. In the past ten days, the former head of security from Twitter testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, a former policy director at Twitter revealed that she testified about threats posed by former President Donald Trump before the House January 6th Committee, the Washington post broke a story about the US Military spreading disinformation on social media overseas, and two class action l...
This Week in Tech-9-19-22-Bonus Edition: Free Laptops & Hotspots @ The Library
September 19, 2022 12:35 - 7.6 MBGreat news for people in the Akron area who are having trouble getting online at home, because they either don't have a computer, or an internet connection. Now, they can get both, for free, from the Akron Summit County Public Library. Listen now.
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-9-16-22: Better, Safer, Greener Plastic
September 16, 2022 09:59 - 13.2 MBEven if you’re deep inside a forest, high atop a mountain, or walking on the moon; there is always some form of plastic nearby. From the buttons on your shirt, to the laces on your shoes; you are literally wearing it wherever you go. You talk into it through your phone, see through it with your glasses, breathe microscopic bits of it from the air into your lungs, and consume particles of it when you drink from some types of plastic bottles. And of course ; you can’t get rid of it. Throw ...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-9-9-22: Training Tomorrow's Quantum Programmers
September 09, 2022 10:57 - 8.82 MBOne day in the not too distant future, all our computer systems will be obsolete, our current cybersecurity methods worthless, and even our most powerful supercomputers powerless in the face of even faster, and much more powerful quantum computers, that can crack passwords like a hot knife through butter. That is; unless we win the race to develop and deploy quantum computers that can protect and defend our networks and most valuable data. While there are already some quantum computers up ...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-26-22: Update: Wind Power on Lake Erie
August 26, 2022 09:46 - 7.16 MBThe first freshwater, offshore wind farm in North America, is one step closer to being built on Lake Erie, now that the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled the permit allowing it to be situated there, was legally issued. Exactly when construction will begin though, is still up in the air. Despite repeated attempts over the past few weeks,we have been unable to reach the President of the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCO), for an update. We are, though, including a couple of clips f...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-19-22: Toxic Transformation
August 19, 2022 10:18 - 9.99 MBTwo Professors from Ohio University in Athens have come up with a way to transform water polluted with toxic acid mine drainage (AMD) into small tubes of beautiful artist paints. Now, Environmental Engineering Professor, Dr. Guy Riefler, and Art Professor, John Sabraw, have their sights set on an even more ambitious goal; major water reclamation projects funded through large-scale adoption of their innovative tech breakthrough. Listen now as we talk about the "Pollution to Pigment" proj...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-12-22: Crashes, Taxes, & Chargers (Oh My!)
August 12, 2022 09:43 - 24.1 MBElectric vehicles are poised to replace gas guzzling fossil fuel powered cars and trucks in the not too distant future, but there are a lot of bugs still to be worked out between now and then. For example, there is a new report out that highlights safety issues with three popular midsize cars. In addition, Congress has been debating how best to use tax policy to encourage consumers to buy electric vehicles, while also encouraging automakers to move more of their operations out of China...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-8-5-22: Right Place, Right Time, Right Technology
August 05, 2022 09:05 - 9.63 MBEven though Pfizer-BioNTech's Messenger RNA-based COVID vaccine was released first; it is Moderna's vaccine and the relatively unknown company's journey to billions of dollars in profits that piqued the interest of Wall Street Journal reporter, Peter Loftus, who writes about it in his new book, "The Messenger: Moderna, the Vaccine, and the Business Gamble That Changed the World". Listen now to find out why.
This Week In Tech with Jeanne Destro-7-29-22: Driving on the Moon
July 29, 2022 18:46 - 10 MBImagine cruising on the moon in a high tech rover that can withstand temperatures that swing between a sizzling 250 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and an unbelievably chillly 208 degrees below zero, at night. While a vehicle that can withstand those extremes, plus extreme wear and tear from razor sharp rocks and sand hasn't been built yet for use here on Earth; it is in development now for use on the moon, by Akron-based Goodyear Tire, in partnership with global security and aerospace i...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro: 7-22-22: D-I-Y Electric Vehicles
July 22, 2022 10:01 - 9.86 MBWhat would it take to build your own electric vehicle, and how much would it cost? We asked local D-I-Y enthusiast, and former Akron Makerspace Board member, Chris Bennett. We'll also hear from CBS News Auto Industry Correspondent, Jeff Gilbert, about how Auto Workers Union officials are concerned that their members who work in plants that make electric vehicles could be earning less than those who work in plants where internal combustion-powered vehicles are made. Plus, get ready to take you...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-7-15-22: Space & Robocalls
July 15, 2022 15:59 - 9.64 MBNASA unveiled fantastic and unbelievably beautiful first images this week from the James Webb telescope which is floating in space more than a million miles away in outerspace. Listen for a report from CBS News Correspondent, Peter King, along with comments from President Biden, who hailed NASA's amazing achievement. You'll also hear about how Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost, filed a new lawsuit against a major robocall scam operation, and a settlement in a similar case designed to protec...
This Week In Tech with Jeanne Destro-7-1-22: It's Alive! The Possible Rise of Sentient Computers
July 01, 2022 09:44 - 9.48 MBWhile it may sometimes feel like your computer has a mind of its own; despite your frustration, deep down, you know it is really just following a set of commands programmed by a human. But maybe that's not true anymore. Google Engineer, Blake Lemoine recently revealed that he believed one of their artificially intelligent (AI) chatbot generators, LaMDA, has become a living, self-aware, being. According to multiple media reports; he was suspended from his job when his superiors dismisse...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-6-24-22: Ethical Machines
June 24, 2022 13:40 - 24 MBSelf driving cars that cause accidents, privacy stealing data collection, and gender-biased hiring decisions. These are all examples of Artificial Intelligence not working as intended, and causing real world financial and reputational damage the companies that used it. So how can AI be harnessed and harnessed and handled properly, so that it helps business instead of hurting it? That's the topic of our conversation today with Author, Reid Blackman, who wrote the new book, "Ethical Machines: Y...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-6-17-22: Update: Summit County's Massive Broadband Expansion
June 17, 2022 09:51 - 10.7 MBIf Summit County Council approves later this month, the first phase of what could eventually become a nearly half a billion dollar broadband expansion project will soon get underway. As envisioned now, the project could one day both improve emergency communications and other government operations, as well as help county residents who don't currently have access to reliable and affordable broadband connections, finally bridge the “digital divide”. But, as you'll hear today, though, the ...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-6-10-22: How Will Global Climate Change Affect The Great Lakes?
June 10, 2022 10:45 - 10.7 MBAlthough we're currently blessed with an abundance of water in Northeast Ohio, what will the future hold, as the planet continues to heat up and dry out? This question took on some real urgency this week, as water rationing began in Los Angeles, and the White House came out with a new action plan to address global water security, and to build drought resilience. We asked an Applied Climatology expert, Dr. Cameron Lee, who is an Assistant Professor of Geography at Kent State University,...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-6-3-22: Moneyball Goes to College
June 03, 2022 10:05 - 9.73 MBSports fans have long been fascinated by statistics, from who has the fastest pitch, to how many times their team has made it to the playoffs. But that fascination has morphed into big business powered by Sport Analytics, a winning strategy brought to life on the big screen in the 2011 Brad Pitt movie, "Moneyball", and the book that inspired it, by Michael Lewis. Now, students at the University of Akron can turn an interest in sports and statistics, into career opportunities, throug...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-5-27-22: Consumers vs. Big Tech
May 27, 2022 11:24 - 10.3 MBWhether for its the latest app, mobile phone, or even a new car; consumers face a stacked deck when it comes to taking meaningful legal action against companies with defective products. But, there actually is a relatively simple way to fight back, legally. Find out how, with Akron area attorney, City of Green Council Member, and consumer litigation expert, Rocco Yeargin.
This Week In Tech with Jeanne Destro-5-20-22: “Radically Human" Technology
May 20, 2022 04:01 - 10.3 MBDon't you just hate it when technology that's supposed to make your life easier; actually makes it even more difficult? Most people do, and that's why it is welcome news that innovative new technology is available now, that enables people to not only interact, but to collaborate with computers, robots, and other smart gadgets. Find out more about how this new and evolving technology is helping make business leaders more successful and employees more productive, as we talk with artificia...
This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-5-13-22: Quantum Computers vs. Passé PCs & Puny Passwords
May 13, 2022 04:01 - 21.5 MBImagine an adversary so big, and fast, and strong that it can overwhelm all cyber defenses everywhere in the world; smashing through them as easily as a hot knife passes through butter. That's what federal officials are doing right now, as they execute a new plan to mitigate the risks of quantum computers to the nation's cyber, economic, and national security. So far, quantum computers, which use the properties of quantum physics to perform computations in an entirely different way than t...