Technology
Emerging and innovative tech is a personal interest of mine.
I’ve written about Google, eBay, electric vehicles, 5G, public broadband and fiber expansion, entrepreneurial hubs, apps, virtual learning during the pandemic, and even a high-tech wastewater treatment plant.
I recently wrote about AI safety in healthcare in an exclusive feature profile on the Cleveland Clinic’s first Chief AI Officer.
Ben Shahshahani, Chief AI Officer for Cleveland Clinic: Most Interesting People 2025 (Cleveland Magazine | December 23, 2024)
Does AI Boost Worker Productivity, or Reduce It? (Substack | December 8, 2024)
Cleveland held dozens of hearings on cable TV proposal in the 1980s – why did recent broadband project receive only one committee meeting? (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | October 10, 2021)
Cleveland Tabs $20M of American Rescue Funds for Broadband (Government Technology | September 21, 2021)
With little discussion and no plan, Cleveland City Council earmarks $20 million of American Rescue Plan money for broadband expansion (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | September 20, 2021)
Verizon to launch 5G home internet service in Cleveland on Thursday (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | March 17, 2021)
Akron’s ‘Akronite’ app to encourage local shopping expands to more neighborhoods (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | March 17, 2021)
Akron launches online tool for residents to review city-owned lots for sale with aim to increase homeownership (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | February 10, 2021)
Akron, Ohio, City Council Nixes Public Comments Via Email (Government Technology | January 28, 2021)
Akron City Council quietly does away with emailed public comments at meetings (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | January 27, 2021)
Kent State finds no evidence that hackers breached system in SolarWinds attack (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | December 23, 2020)
Ohio University Systems Left Vulnerable in Software Breach (Government Technology | December 22, 2020)
Kent State University systems potentially hacked in widespread software breach (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | December 21, 2020)
Highland Square Film Festival hosts virtual ‘at-home’ festival with shorts from Akron-area filmmakers (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | December 21, 2020)
Rep. Tim Ryan honors Akron students for winning congressional app-design contest (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | December 9, 2020)
AT&T launches 5G service in Cleveland, Akron (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | November 23, 2020)
Akron schools to stay all-online, but with some in-person services for struggling students (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | October 27, 2020)
Nine Ohio counties switch to printing absentee ballots in-house due to delays with Cleveland-based company (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | October 20, 2020)
Thousands of Ohio voters still awaiting absentee ballots due to delays with Cleveland-based printer (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | October 19, 2020)
New app allows Akron METRO RTA riders to plan, pay for trip (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | September 9, 2020)
New METRO RTA service allows bus riders in Cuyahoga Falls, Stow and Tallmadge to schedule pick-ups (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | September 4, 2020)
Electric scooters coming to Akron, University of Akron campus (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | August 17, 2020)
Documentary telling the ‘disturbing secrets’ beneath Akron’s Schneider Park to air on PBS Western Reserve next month (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | August 14, 2020)
Akron spent $32,500 on Israel-based app designed to boost local economy, bypassed local software developers (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | August 13, 2020)
Ohio County to Use CARES Funds for Fiber Network Expansion (Government Technology | August 11, 2020)
Summit County seeks to expand Fairlawn’s high-speed internet network for use in Akron courthouses, jail (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | August 11, 2020)
Akron launches ‘Akronite’ app to encourage local shopping (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | August 10, 2020)
Lordstown Motors debuts Endurance electric pickup truck with Goodyear tires (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | June 25, 2020)
Summit County residents can sign up for coronavirus text alerts from public health department (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | April 23, 2020)
Do Data Releases Based on ZIP Codes Endanger Patient Privacy? (Government Technology | April 14, 2020)
Can releasing the number of coronavirus cases in a ZIP code identify patients? (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | April 13, 2020)
Akron City Council suspends in-person meetings due to coronavirus (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | March 20, 2020)
How a Northeast Ohio boarding school and its students abroad are transitioning to online learning amid coronavirus concerns (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | March 17, 2020)
Kent State students bemoan online-only classes, move out of dorms amid coronavirus concerns (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | March 11, 2020)
LeBron James produces docuseries about Akron’s I Promise School set for release in April on Quibi (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | March 9, 2020)
Akron City Council approves $475,000 over three years for Bounce Innovation Hub (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | March 3, 2020)
Skechers partners with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. on line of sneakers (The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com | February 27, 2020)