The Tech Jawn: Black Tech Enthusiasts Covering The Week's Tech News And How Tech Affects Black Culture

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss... Meta's $17 billion settlement with the states, AI-generated CSAM being considered free speech, communities fighting against data centers, and whether Netflix is trying to become your cable company. We've got all of this and more for you in episode 242 of The Tech Jawn. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Meta Settled With The States — CNBC AI Generated CSAM Considered Free Speech — The Washington Post Trump to Communities Fighting Data Centers: Have Fun Being Poor — Gizmodo Is Netflix Trying to Become a Cable Company? — Techcrunch Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss... Walmart finally accepting Tap to Pay, LinkedIn's "AI Slop" Button, Twitch being sued for training on users' content without permission, and more. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Walmart Finally Accepts Tap To Pay — Walmart Will LinkedIn's "AI Slop" Button Improve Things — The Verge Twitch Sued For Automatically Opting Creators Into AI Training On Their Content — Engadget Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… If RAMageddon is affecting college students getting laptops, Anthropic starting to watermark content, and Avni Trivedi, CEO/Founder of MASK NextGen stops by to hang out with us. We've got all this and more for you in episode 240 of The Tech Jawn… Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Even with increased prices, students are still getting laptops — The Verge Anthropic is watermarking content — TechCrunch Avni Trivedi, CEO/Founder of Mask NextGen — MASK NextGen Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… Chatbots taking over online dating, Meta receiving $942 million in fines for child safety violations, and the repo man using license plate readers to find cars. We've got all this and more in episode 239 of The Tech Jawn. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Can AI chatbots save online dating? — WSJ Meta fined $567m in the largest child-safety ruling against the social media giant. — BBC The Repo Man is using cameras too.— Jalopnik Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode #238 of The Tech Jawn, we discuss... The Forbes Highest-Paid Podcasters List, Peacock coming to YouTube Premium, Minnesota's ban on nudification apps, and YouTube permanently banning ASMR accounts. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: The Forbes Highest-Paid Podcasters List — Forbes Peacock is coming to YouTube Premium — Mashable Minnesota's Ban on Nudification Apps — Gizmodo YouTube permanently bans a bunch of ASMR accounts — 404 Media Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… The FCC voting for less transparency in ISP billing, if you can expect privacy in public, and a New York school district thinking better of deploying humanoid robots in the classroom. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: The FCC Says ISPs Don't Have To Show Their Fees — ARS Can You Expect Any Privacy While In Public? — Mashable A New York School District Thought Better of Robots In Class— NYT , The Guardian Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… If the White House alone should get to determine who can and cannot use certain AI models, if viral social media trends are really used for AI training, and x.AI suing a user for doing what Grok fairly easily allows users to do. We've got all this and more for you in episode 236 of The Tech Jawn. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Should The White House Alone Decide Who Can Use AI Models — The Next Web Social Media Trend Free Training Data — Inc.com X.AI Sues Man For Using Grok To Create CSAM— NY Post Employers Are Using AI To Scan Your Social Media — WSJ.com Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… Claude helping a researcher hack his way to free concert tickets, Meta scrapping plans to allow users to generate AI images from public Instagram accounts, and Apple suing OpenAI for alleged massive trade secret theft. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Claude helps researcher hack his way to free concert tickets — Wired Meta Suspends AI Image Feature After Days of Backlash — Variety Apple Sues OpenAI for massive trade secret theft — CNBC Mayor Mamdani scraps "Junk Fees" in NYC — NYC.gov Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss... Xbox resetting and cutting 3200 jobs, Silicon Valley sending its kids to life skills and AI schools, and is the AI bubble about to burst? Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Apple Hardware going up 15% to 25% — Market Watch AI Ticket Scalpers Are A Problem — The Verge Is The AI Bubble About To Burst? — CNBC , Reddit , Forbes Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/p Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss... Apple Hardware going up 15% to 25%, Ticket bots buying all the tickets more quickly than humans can react, Big Tech being all in smart glasses, but people... not so much, and Gen Z getting jammed up on social media when it comes to finding a job. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Apple Hardware going up 15% to 25% — Reuters AI Ticket Scalpers Are A Problem — CNBC Big Tech Is Big On Smart Glasses, The People Not So Much — MarketWatch Social Media Career Advice Is Hurting Gen Z — Black Enterprise Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… Anthropic introducing ID and age verification policies to enforce terms of service, Rivian's self-driving claims catching up with them, and RAMmagedon causing the price of the iPhone to increase. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Anthropic may need to see your papers going forward — TechCrunch Rivian's Self-Driving Lies Are Catching Up to Them — TechCrunch Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch — WSJ Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… How knowing how to use AI makes getting hired easier, the U.S. banning Anthropic again, and your face is the ticket, but the price is your privacy. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: UK AI hiring surges as firms seek people to babysit the bots — The Register Anthropic suspends all access to Mythos model after US government bans foreign nationals' use — CNN.com Your face is the ticket: Google’s Gemini and biometric gates are the World Cup’s quieter tech story — TNW Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… Apple's WWDC Keynote, Publishers in the UK being able to opt out of Google AI results, and Meta making facial recognition a thing even though they say they aren't. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: WWDC Keynote — Engadget Publishers in UK can opt out of Google AI search results — BBC.com Meta moving full steam ahead with facial recognition, even if they say they aren't — Wired Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… Social media companies paying a Kentucky School District $27 million over addictive products, Tokenmaxxing turns out not to be the flex companies thought it would be, and VC funding for Black-founded companies is both up and woefully down at the same time. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Social Media Companies Pay A Kentucky School District $27 million — Engadget Tokenmaxxing turns out not to be the flex companies thought it would be — Yahoo Finance VC funding for Black founders is up, but it ain't what you think it is… — TechCrunch Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 228 of The Tech Jawn, we discuss... Apple Maps launching ads you can't opt out of, PayPal settling with the DOJ for supporting DEI programs for minority businesses, and how AI-powered plastic surgery demands are becoming a real problem. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Ads Are Coming To Apple Maps — 9 To 5 Mac PayPal Settles Claims Tied To DEI Program for Minority Businesses — People of Color In Tech People Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated — Futurism Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss... The price increase coming to the Switch 2, Apple agreeing to pay iPhone owners for dropping the bag on AI Siri, and do Blue bubbles still matter, now that encrypted RCS is here? We’ve got all this, Steph tells us about Philly Tech Week, and more in episode 227 of The Tech Jawn. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Yesterday's Price is Not Today's Price on the Switch 2 -- Yahoo Finance Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri -- The Verge Encrypted RCS Messages on iOS Are Here -- The Verge Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… Apple eliminating the entry-level Mac Mini, Week one of the Musk vs. Altman trial, the Pentagon striking deals with 8 big tech companies, and the Shark Tank-backed Scholly founder who is suing Sallie Mae after it acquired the scholarship search startup. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Did Apple Just Eliminate The Entry-Level Mac Mini? — Endgadget Elon Musk vs. OpenAI — CNBC The Pentagon Strikes With Most Big AI Companies — CNN The Founder of Scholly Sues Sallie Mae — TechCrunch Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… Jony Ive's Open AI hardware project, appearing to be a phone, Canva admitting to removing the word 'Palestine' from designs, and with all of the AI-related tech layoffs, is IT still a good career path to pursue? Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: Is Jony Ive's AI Device Another Smartphone? — Gizmodo Canva Admits Its AI Tool Removed ‘Palestine’ From Designs — Gizmodo More AI-Related Layoffs From Meta — CNBC Microsoft Announces First Ever Retirement Buyout — CNBC Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Tech Jawn, we discuss… Tim Cook stepping down as CEO of Apple, DHS violating ICE tracking apps 1st Amedment rights, and folks across the board are feeling some kind of way about AI. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Guest Host: Nica Montford Links: Tim Cook Steps Down As CEO of Apple — Techcrunch DHS and DOJ Violated Free Speech Rights of ICE Tracker Creators — Engadget 80% of Adults Feel Some Kind of Way About AI — Fortune Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss… The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine web crawling dilemma, power being the thing that may slow AI down, Anthropic's summit with religious leaders about AI morality, and 70 civil rights organizations wanting Meta to scrap its facial recognition plans. Hosts: Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech Links: The Wayback Machine's Crawling Problem — 9to5Mac Will The Cost Of AI Slow It Down?— WSJ Anthropics Summit With Religious Leaders — The Washington Post Smart Glasses Facial Recognition Can Empower Predators — Engadget Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.