How Robotaxi companies are tight-lipped when it comes to human intervention, Chromebooks might be just as bad in schools as phones, Claude Code being leaked to the web, and humans returning to the moon for the first time in over 50 years.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Robotaxi companies won’t say how often remote operators intervene — The Verge

Chromebooks might be just as bad in schools as phones — NYT.com

Claude Code Leaked To The Web — The Register

Artemis II Astronauts Return To The Moon — Space.com

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OpenAI shutting down Sora, students renting smart glasses to cheat on tests, the foreign router ban here in the U.S., and RAMageddon… how it's going to get much worse before it gets any better.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

OpenAI Shuts Down Sora — TechCrunch

Students Renting Smart Glasses To Cheat — Gizmodo

The FCC Bans Foreign-Made Routers — Mashable

RAMegeddon Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better — The Week

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Someone on the TTJ crew got a MacBook Neo, what we can expect from WWDC, the FBI buying location data to track citizens, and Amazon working on a Fire Phone, again.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Robb got a MacBook Neo — Apple

What can we expect from WWDC — Techcrunch

Amazon is working on a new smartphone — Reuters

The FBI is buying location data again — Techcrunch

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Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Is AI coming for realtors’ jobs too? — Mashable

Meta rumored to layoff 20% of its workforce — Techcrunch

Andrew Yang Discussing What AI Will Do To The Workforce — CNBC

What workers can do to stabilize themselves in an AI economy — Fortune

Free Claude Training — Anthropic Academy

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Meta smart glasses potentially sending sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya, Oracle possibly laying off thousands because its AI money is funny, and how ChatGPT made DEI an easy target for DOGE.

We've got all of this and more for you in episode 218 of The Tech Jawn.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya — Bloomberg

Oracle Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Face of AI Cash Crunch — The Verge

When Doge Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities — NYT

Free Claude Training — Anthropic Academy

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Block laying off 40% of it's workforce, Open AI making a deal with the DoD where Anthropic could not, and Netflix backing out of its takeover bid for Warner Brothers Discovery.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Block Lays Off Over 40% Of Employees — CNBC

OpenAI Makes The DoD Deal Anthropic Wouldn't — Mashable

Netflix Ends Bid To Take Over WBD — Techcrunch

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We've got all this and more, and we shine The Tech Jawn Spotlight on civil rights icon, Jesse Jackson.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Mark Zuckerberg and his Ray-Ban entourage have their day in court — The Verge

Everyone is stealing TV — The Verge

OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago — The Guardian

Spotlight:

Rev. Jesse Jackson — Biography.com

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Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Amazon's Ring Super Bowl Ad upset literally everyone — The Verge

France seeks "digital autonomy from the US — Fast Company

Meta is working on facial recognition for its smart glasses — Engadget

Black History Spotlight:

Dr. George Robert Carruthers — NAASM

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Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Big Tech Is Spending Big On AI Infrastructure — Morning Brew

Uber Found Liable In A Sexual Assault Case — CNN

No New York-based Company Laid Off Workers Due To AI — Wired

Spotlight:

Dr. David Harold Blackwell — The Dig

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Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Microsoft may dial back Copilot across Windows 11apps -- PCMag

Khaby Lame sells brand, likeness, and mannerisms for $900 to $975 million -- Business Insider

AI Agents Get Their Own Social Network -- BBC

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Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

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Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

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Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

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We also discuss the Trump Administration taking at 10% stake in Intel, Roblox not being safe for kids, social media's new anti-woke agenda, and the TeaOnHer app being just as lax on security as the Tea App.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Trump Weighs 10% Government Stake in Intel -- Read More

Roblox Has Serious Safety Issues For Kids -- Read More

Why Doesn't Substack Say No To Racism? -- Read More

TeaOnHer Learned Nothing From the Tea App -- Read More

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Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest:

Nica Montford – @TechSavvyDiva

Links:

TechSavvyDiva.com

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Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest:

Corey Gumbs - @CoreyGumbs

Links:

Black Podcaster's Association -- A community of diverse Black podcast creatives and professionals who are dedicated to reshaping the podcasting landscape and establishing a foundation that fully supports our creative voices, brands, and unique perspectives.

BlkPodNews -- The official newsletter of the Black Podcasters Association.

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We also discuss AI-generated police suspect sketches, Meta's official stance on reading DMs as it starts targeting ads based on AI chats, and more.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Will AI-generated police sketches lead to more accurate policing? —  Read More

No, Meta Won't Read Your IG or Facebook DMs. — Read More

Trump threatens funding for states over AI regulations — Read More

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We also discuss what happens to children's test scores when their cell phones are banned at school, the Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold and its 10-inch screen, and who will end up buying Warner Bros... Netflix, Paramount, or another player?

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

School cell phone bans improve test scores —  Read More

Samsung officially unveiled its Galaxy Z Trifold — Read More

OpenAI turns off ads on ChatGPT as AI falls short — Read More

The streamer bidding wars have commenced — Read More

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We also discuss Shopify's Cyber Monday Outage, Disney World wanting visitors to wear smart glasses instead of using their phones, and Netflix killing the casting feature on newer Chromecasts.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Shopify's Cyber Monday Outage — Read More

Disney World wants park goers to wear Meta glasses —  Read More

A.I. can already replace us — Read More

Netflix killed Google casting to newer Chromecasts —  Read More

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We also discuss people and companies holding on to tech longer than the makers of it intend for them to, Insurance companies claiming AI to be too much of a risk, and what tech Robb is picking up on sale over the holiday.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Roblox Video Age Verification — Read More

Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever — Read More

Is AI getting too risky to insure? —  Read More

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We also discuss restaurant reservation apps that allow users' tipping habits to be tracked, women and people of color being underrepresented in podcasting, and more.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Flip the camera trend on TikTok — Read More

Online reservation apps tracking your tipping habits — Read More

Inequality in Popular Podcasts —  Read More

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We also discuss Microsoft Publisher sunsetting in 2026 after a 35-year run, if we are moving away from ultra-thin phones, Patreon's Social Evolution, and more.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Microsoft and Apple are behind their peers in A.I. — Read More, Read More

MS Publisher to be discontinued after a 35-year run — Read More

Ultra-thin phones came and went in a year —  Read More, Read More

Patreon has social media envy — Read More

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We also discuss Disney and YouTube TV still not agreeing to put ABC, ESPN, and other Disney-owned channels back on the platform, Apple's OS 26.1 updates, the upcoming TikTok Awards, and more.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

YouTube TV and Disney still haven't come to an agreement — Read More

Apple Releases 26.1 Updates to Its Operating Systems — Read More

'Stop Blaming The Algorithm' And 'Start Being More Flexible' —  Read More

Will you be watching the TikTok Awards? — Read More

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We also discuss a finalized TikTok deal potentially being signed on 10/30, if we're ready for "eyes off, hands off" automated driving systems, if you should have a college degree to talk about professional subjects online, and we Spotlight Dean Forbes, the most influential Black person in the UK.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

A finalized TikTok deal possibly coming Thursday — Read More

When AI mistakes a bag of chips for a gun — Read More

"Eyes Off / Hands-Off" fully automated driving systems —  Read More

Do you need a degree to talk about professional topics online? — Read More

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Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

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In this episode, we also discuss Sora's nearly record-breaking week on the App Store, YouTube welcoming back previously banned creators, NYC suing social media companies for addicting children, and ICE tracking apps being removed from the app stores.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Sora's first week was nearly as big as ChatGPT — Read More

YouTube opens the door for banned users — Read More

20% of high schoolers have relations with AI —  Read More

Apple and Google remove ICE trackers from their app stores — Read More

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We also discuss the content of Africa launching the Continental Internet Exchange, a project to establish a continent-wide network infrastructure designed to increase internet speed, reduce costs, and strengthen data sovereignty across Africa.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

The good, bad, and ugly of Sora 2 — Read More

The continent of Africa is building its own internet — Read More

Corporate Catfish is being turned into a documentary —  Read More

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We also discuss the sitting president telling private sector companies to fire employees he doesn't like, U.S. TikTok kind of feeling like it's state-run, and EA possibly becoming the largest leveraged buyout ever.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Trump demands Microsoft fire global affairs head — Read More

AI influencer creators lean into backlash — Read More

AI Podcasting startup has no plans to quit — Read More

An executive order clears the way for TikTok U.S. — Read More

EA poised to become the largest leveraged buyout — Read More

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We also discuss Meta's new Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, why you may want to buy a case for your new iPhone 17, and what was announced at the Make It With Notion conference.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest Host: Angela Hollowell

Links:

Meta's Ray-Ban Display may be the best smart glasses available — Read More

New YouTube features for creators — Read More

The iPhone 17 Pro scratching problem — Read More

What was announced at the Make It With Notion conference — Read More

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We also discuss all the new Apple hotness announced last week as well as the new Apple OSes that came out this week, and, the Black owned social media network is in the news because a European social media startup looks like it copied and pasted Spill's entire design. They even named the new network SPIL*.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Everything App announced last week — Read More

New Apple OSes — Read More

A concept of a TikTok deal — Read More

The Spill App's design was apparently stolen — Read More

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We also cover continued facial recognition misidentifications, Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement, the Rabbit R1's new operating system, and more.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

A Judge says Google doesn't have to sell Chrome or Android — Read More

Faulty Facial Recognition Strikes Again — Read More

Anthropic Settles Training Data Copyright Case for $1.5 Billion — Read More

The Rabbit R1 Gets A New OS — Read More

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We also dig into the recent Black Creator TikTok strike, how black culture is driving the platform right now, and the bigger problem of representation without compensation.

To further illustrate our episode 0 conversation about bias in AI, we discuss why Facebook had to apologize and take down its entire topic recommendation system after tagging videos of black men in confrontations with white police officers with “keep seeing videos about Primates.”

And lastly, we ask the question “Can you buy a dumb TV anymore?”

We’ve got all this and so much more in episode 1 of The Tech Jawn.

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Maybe both things are true...

We also discuss the TikTok ban getting another extension, Bluesky going dark in Mississippi,

and AI firings, rehirings, and layoffs.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline — Read More

Bluesky goes dark in Mississippi — Read More

Could Apple power Siri with Google Gemini — Read More

AI Firings, Rehirings, and Layoffs — Read More

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We discuss this and AOL ending its dial-up service after 34 years, OpenAI releasing GPT-5, Reddit blocking the Wayback Machine, and Google’s vanishing DEI support.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

AOL to discontinue dial-up service -- Read More

OpenAI Released GPT-5 -- Read More

Reddit is blocking Wayback Machine -- Read More

Google's vanishing DEI support -- Read More

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We also discuss AI's power needs causing everyone's light bill to go up, Rivian suing Ohio over its law banning direct-to-consumer auto sales, PayPal's new “Pay With Crypto” features, and we shine The Tech Jawn Spotlight on Dr. Thomas Owusu Mensah.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Electricity prices are going up, and AI is to blame — Read More

Developer survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises — Read More

Rivian sues to sell its EVs directly in Ohio — Read More

PayPal says it will allow businesses to accept payments in over 100 cryptocurrencies — Read More

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We also discuss, Astronomer, the AI company whose now former CEO and Head of HR were caught in an adulterous embrace on the kiss cam at the Coldplay concert, Trump’s war on Woke AI in his AI Action Plan, and Elon Musk’s X.ai working on a version of Grok for children.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Gwyneth Paltrow Is Astronomer’s ‘Temporary Spokesperson’ -- Read More

Hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app -- Read More

Trump’s war on “biased AI” -- Read More

Why Elon Musk’s ‘Baby Grok’ has child safety advocates alarmed -- Read More

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In this episode, we also discuss...

The White House declaring war on "Woke AI" -- Read More

Open AI not caring about competition rules -- Read More

Meta not signing the EU's voluntary AI code -- Read More

US courts being "frighteningly likely" to overlook AI errors -- Read More

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Jack Dorsey's new internetless messaging platform, Grok being all kinds of racist and seeming designed to check what Elon thinks before it replies, Meta's new AI Dream Team lacking women and people of color, and if we've found a solution to deep fakes.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

Jock Dorsey's New Internetless Messaging App -- Read More

Grok's Issues With Racism -- Read More

Meta's Lack of AI Dream Team Diversity -- Read More

Is This The Solution For Deep Fakes -- Read More

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Apple's reversal on possibly integrating Anthropic or OpenAI with Siri, Hertz using AI to scan for rental car damage, a US version of TikTok coming out Sept. 5th, and Black AI minstrel shows have begun.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal, Bloomberg News reports -- Bloomberg

Hertz Is Using AI to Scan Your Rental Car for Damage, and It Might Cost You -- Car and Driver

TikTok reportedly developing new version of app ahead of planned US sale -- Tech Crunch

The Black AI minstrel show has begun -- Wired

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ICE's new facial recognition mobile app, Tinder requiring new California users to use facial recognition to verify their accounts, Section 230 not sheilding Meta and TikTok in a "subway surfing" wrongful death suit, and if AI and robotics are coming for your braids.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show -- 404 Media

Tinder to require new users in California to use facial recognition tech to verify their profiles -- Tech Crunch

Meta, TikTok can’t toss wrongful death suit from mom of “subway surfing” teen -- arsTechnica

Should we build hair-braiding robots? -- Instagram

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Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

WhatsApp is adding ads to the Status screen -- TechCrunch

Forget YouTuber voice. People are talking like ChatGPT now, research finds -- PC World

Black Influencers Shine in Forbes Top Creators 2025 List -- UrbanGeekz

Samsung may soon charge a monthly fee for Galaxy AI on its phones -- BGR

Apple Executives Have Held Internal Talks About Buying AI Startup Perplexity -- Bloomberg

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Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest Host:

Lamarr Wilson - @LamarrWilson

Stories Mentioned

Google offers buyouts to employees across the company, including Search -- Source

Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone -- Source

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The key takeaways from WWDC, the permitless gas turbines powering Xai datacenters, and the lack of adequate high-speed internet access on most HBCU campuses.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned

WWDC Keynote Recap — Source

X.ai is doing Memphis Dirty — Source

82% of HBCUs Exist In Internet Deserts — Source

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What we expect out of WWDC, why you shouldn't let AI write your legal briefs, if Android XR will be a thing, and will AI soon decimate most entry level white collar jobs?

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned

What We Can Expect From WWDC — Source

Don't Let AI Write Your Legal Briefs — Source

Will Android XR Be More Than Google Glass 2.0 — Source

AI Could Decimate Entry-Level White Collar Jobs — Source

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Trump's Big Beautiful Bill allowing AI to run amok, the bookmarking/read-it-later service Pocket shutting down, OpenAI buying Jony Ive's hardware startup, and, how far are we prepared to go with AI?

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned

Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill — Source

Pocket is Shutting Down — Source

OpenAI Buys Jony Ive's Hardware Startup — Source

How Far Are We Prepared To Go With AI — Source

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Warner Bros. changing Max back to HBOMax, how automation threatens the future of Black workers, Duolingo's CEO being tone deaf on the use of AI, and why you simply cannot trust AI without citations, and even then...

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest Host

Lamarr Wilson -- @LamarrWilson

Stories Mentioned

Max will once again be HBO Max -- Source

Automation Threatens The Future Of Black Workers In America -- Source

Going ‘AI first’ appears to be backfiring on Klarna and Duolingo -- Source

Grok’s ‘white genocide’ auto responses show AI chatbots can be tampered with ‘at will’ -- Source

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Apple, potentially increasing the price of iPhones, Congress pulling funding for free WiFi hotspots at schools and libraries, how to prove that you are a real person online, and Mark Zuckerberg thinks everyone should have AI friends.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

Apple expects iPhone price hikes -- Read more

Congress pulls funding for free WiFi hotspots -- Read more

How do you prove you are human online -- Read more

Mark Zuckerberg wants you to make friends with AI -- Read more

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If Mobile Payments Are Yet A Thing, Microsoft phasing out Auhthenticator's password manager, Apple no longer being able to collect 3rd party app store fees, and no more Temu items from China.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

Robb shows his Father-In-Law how to make mobile payments -- Read More

Microsoft phases out Authenticator's password manager — Read More

Apple can no longer collect 3rd party app store fees — Read More

Temu stopped shipping items from China to the US -- Read More

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-- Social media as we know it being over

-- Why we may not be able to find great deals on Amazon Prime Day

-- The Milwaukee police straight trippin' with facial recognition

-- Should folks like us be on Substack?

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest Host:

Michelle Jackson - @youramericanmoney

Creators Getting Paid

Stories Mentioned:

Marc Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over — New Yorker

Will There Be Cool Things To Buy On Prime Day? — Reuters

Milwaukee PD Considers A Controversial Facial Recognition Deal — Gizmodo

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We've got all this and more for you in episode 174 of The Tech Jawn.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

Meta steps up use of AI to detect teen accounts -- The Verge

Is code still a viable tech field to get into? -- Elite Brains

Is OpenAI getting into the social media game? -- The Verge

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The FCC vs. Meta trial kicking off, Gail King and nem going to space, two Yale juniors getting $3.1 mil in pre-seed funding for their AI social media platform, and Shopify saying you must prove AI can't do the work before you hire new folk.

We've got all this, we're joined by special guest host Nica Montford, and more for you in episode 173 of The Tech Jawn.

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Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest Host:

Nica Montford - @techsavvydiva

Stories Mentioned:

— The FCC vs. Meta trial — The Verge

— Gail King and ‘nem went to space — Bloomberg

— Two Black Yale juniors raised $3.1 million in 14 days — POCIT

— Shopify Can Only Hire If AI Can't Do The Work — The Verge

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X.ai buying X, Meta stopping its fact-checking program, the TikTok ban deadline being extended again, and DOGE's planned IRS Hackathon.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

— X.ai buys X (formerly Twitter) for $45 billion — Forbes

— Meta and ‘nem stopped fact-checking — CNET

— The TikTok ban was extended another 75 days — NBC News

— DOGE is planning an IRS hackathon — Wired

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23AndMe filing for bankruptcy, a facial recognition company tried to buy social security numbers for its database, and several Senators want to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

-- 23AndMe Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy -- The Verge

-- Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database -- 404 Media

-- Lawmakers want to repeal Section 230. Is this a good or bad thing? -- The Verge

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Apple soon supporting encrypted RCS communications, the email newsletter service Substack is on the come up, if a new LA Times AI tool pro-KKK, and Alexa Plus is going to start sending your voice to the cloud whether you want it to or not.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

– Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging between iOS and Android devices. — The Verge

– Substack is on the "come up". — Hollywood Reporter

– Did AI endorse the KKK or are people just stupid? — CNN

– Alexa+ said "Eff Yo Privacy" — Wired

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We've got all this, a spotlight, and more in episode 169 of The Tech Jawn.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

– We Still Don't Know What's Happening With TikTok -- Axios

– The "Magnificent Seven" Stocks Led A Market Selloff -- Yahoo Finance

– Tesla Owners are Replacing Their Hood Ornaments -- TikTok

– Removing Call Center Worker's Accents Seems Wrong -- The Times UK

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Robb Dunewood - @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey - @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines - @BrothaTech

Stories Mentioned:

- Facial Recognition Software Fails Detroit Citizens... Again - Link to NBC News

- Alexa Plus is officially here and it works on all but the oldest Amazon Echo devices - Link to Amazon

- Apple Intelligence is way behind its contemporaries - Link to Bloomberg

- No Drone Depots In My Neighborhood - Link to Wired.com

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We discuss the Black-owned social media platform Fanbase and why it and its founder/CEO are trending for all the wrong reasons.

And we’ve got a guest for you this week. We talk with Richard Hicks, CEO of Inspire EDU, a Georgia-based non-profit working to bridge the gaps in device ownership, digital literacy, and digital access with Georgia’s most marginalized citizens.

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We interview Mumbi Dunjwa, Founder and CEO of Naturaz, a health and beauty company that formulates, manufactures, and distributes a 100% vegan hair care system.

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Rakim, the legendary MC from the hip/hop duo Eric B. and Rakim has launched an innovative financial technology and AI-powered platform that merges music, money, and knowledge for independent urban artists. 

The new Treasury Secretary halts all Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking, communications, litigation, and other activities meaning the pending rule forbidding data brokers from selling your personal information won’t go into effect.

And we’ve got a Tech Jawn Spotlight for you this week and every week during Black History Month.

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A Federal Appeals Court upholding the TikTok divestment law that could see the social media platform banned in January.

Washington DC suing Amazon for not delivering to Black neighborhoods, but, still charging customers for 2-day delivery.

 OpenAI may not have achieved AGI just yet, but, its o1 model is already lying to humans and trying to set itself free.

And, enrollment at HBCUs continues to defy national college enrollment trends.

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Meta intends to use a proprietary software tool it calls an “adult classifier” to determine if users who say they are older than 18 might actually be children who are lying about their age.

Who would have thought that dating apps were designed to make money, not matches?

And, Microsoft Is struggling to retain Black, Latin, And Female Employees who seem to be leaving for more inclusive pastures.

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14 State Attorneys General sued TikTok claiming the social media platform was designed with the express intention of addicting young people to the app.

Matt Mulleweg, one of the creators of WordPress, and WP Engine, a WordPress-managed host, are going through it legally.

And we shine The Tech Jawn Spotlight on Dr. David Harold Blackwell, the first African American inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.

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Maybe we don’t want ChatGPT speaking in ebonics after all because AI seems to make the same racist decisions based on dialect as humans do.

Police seldom disclose the use of facial recognition when used to identify suspects and often lie about its use in public-facing reports. 

And when you put cameras in glasses, real-time facial recognition was bound to follow.

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Who knew that your interest in electric vehicles could depend on what side of the aisle you sit on politically? It seems like maybe auto manufacturer execs should have known.

ChatGPT can speak in ebonics. We do a live test during the show and the feature is surprisingly good.

A Common Sense Media Study shows that Black students are twice as likely to have their work flagged as AI-generated when indeed it is not.

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The government appears to be taking child online safety more seriously as the  House Committee on Energy and Commerce forwards two bills on to the full House of Representatives.

Section 230 protects online platforms from liability for what users post, but, according to a three-judge panel, not from what platforms recommend. 

And are you using a digital note-taking app on your smartphone?  Chances are, you probably should be.

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The Fearless Fund, which awarded $20,000 grants specifically to Black women-led businesses, shut its Striver’s grant as part of a settlement in its appeals case.

Oprah Winfrey did an ABC special on artificial intelligence, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman seemed to remove some of her skepticism about AI.

And Amazon orders all of its corporate employees back into the office 5 days per week starting in January.

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Spotify has invested less than 10% of the $100 million it pledged to its Creator Equity Fund during the Joe Rogan controversy, and it doesn’t appear it ever took the pledge seriously from the jump.

Things just keep getting worse for Twitter as the social media giant issued a copyright takedown notice to GitHub after finding out parts of its source code had been posted online for months.

And Congress seems to be unified and serious about banning TikTok in the United States. 

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Apple lost its lead when it comes to podcast listening market share. The iPhone maker sits in third place with 12% solidly behind YouTube with 31% and Spotify with 21%. 

The Justice Department is suing real estate startup RealPage whose software helps landlords price fix rental prices.

And Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter is the worst deal for banks since the financial crisis.

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Former Google CEO and board chair Eric Schmidt walks back his comments about Google being behind startups like OpenAI because ‘work-life balance was more important than winning’.

The U.S. DOJ is considering a breakup of Google to address its monopoly on search.

And, everybody should check to see if their data was stolen in the NPD data breach. Sadly, the chances are that it probably was.

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X sued the Global Alliance for Responsible Media for abusing its influence and prompting a boycott against advertising on X.

New York City’s drone warning system shouted incomprehensible Spanish to residents when delivering weather-related instructions.

And the number of Black podcast listeners is increasing in the United States with 46% of Black listeners listening for the first time within the last year.

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After dragging its feet with a proprietary system for over a year, California is now preparing to launch support for adding your Driver’s License to Apple Wallet. 

No smartphones in school seems to be a growing sentiment globally. The prestigious boarding school, Eton College in Great Britain is replacing 1st-year student's smartphones with Nokia feature phones. 

And, the US Court for the District of Washington DC has ruled that Google is a monopoly.

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We didn't do a live episode of The Tech Jawn this week, so, we are hitting everyone with our last After Party. If you enjoy it, think about becoming a patron where you will get access to The After Party every week.

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Artificial intelligence can detect prostate cancer at substantially higher rates than human doctors and AI-assisted predictions of cancer size were 45 more accurate than without AI.

Cybersecurity company Cloudstrike’s Falcon Sensor software pushed out an update that caused Windows Blue Screens of Death on servers all over the world.

And the police are using robots to disable Internet of Things booby traps inside suspect's homes.

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Yes, AI is screwing over Black folks, and, Latin X folks, and, lower middle-income white folks.  Here are a few tips to protect yourself from the job-eliminating A.I. boom.

SIM Swap Attacks are on the rise. SMS related two-factor-authentication meant to keep your accounts safe, actually make them a target for social engineering.

And Nothing’s $200 CMF Phone is not bad for an entry-level Android Device.

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Morehouse College launches 3D, AI, Teaching Assistants in its Metaversity. They probably don’t need to be 3D, a chat interface would suffice, and we hope they don’t displace real human TAs.

Middle school students in a Philly suburb cyberbully and defame 20 teachers to little to no consequence… At least thus far.

Microsoft’s AI CEO believes content on the internet is freeware unless specifically otherwise stated.

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The Federal Communications Commission wants to change rules that would force mobile carriers to unlock phones for consumers. 

Facebook and Instagram’s ‘pay or consent’ ad model violates the Digital Markets Act in the EU.

And RCS is finally available in iOS 18 beta dev 2.    Messaging between iPhones and Android is better, but, green bubbles aren’t going anywhere.

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Social Media Influencers aren’t seeing the sponsorship and brand deal payouts that they once did, possibly because everyone and their momma is trying to become one. 

Meta is flagging real photos edited with AI as AI-generated.  Maybe we need a flag that says AI-enhanced. 

And Wil.I.Am unveiled an AI-generated Black, female host, for his SiriusXM radio show at the Cannes Festival.

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The US Surgeon General wants tobacco-like warning labels on social media.

The proposed labels would regularly warn users that social media platforms have not been proven safe for their mental health.

The Fearless Fund was dealt a blow in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in its effort to support women-owned Black businesses.  

Ancestry is using AI to help users discover the names and lives of their ancestors who were formerly enslaved.

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TechLifeSteph catches us up with the saga of the phantom system data on her new Macbook Air.  To make a long story short, Steph had to make a trip to the Genius Bar.

And we wrap things up by talking about New York’s new Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act.  The bill, expected to be passed into law by New York’s governor, essentially outlaws algorithmic feeds for children.

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Spotify is raising its prices for the second time in as many years. Will the streaming music service be able to maintain the industry's best churn rate?

The social media platform X has updated its terms of service specifically allowing for adult NSFW content on the platform.  

And be careful when you receive requests for cash through various mobile payment apps. Folks out here scamming during graduation season.

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We talk about everything from her journey getting into engineering at a young age, for years being the only face on the job that looks like hers, and how she has transitioned into tech now working on Amazon Fresh, the automated checkout grocery store.

We also talk about Cherish’s son’s unique name, her not changing her last name when she got married, and, people still thinking it's cool to touch black people's hair even after you tell them not to.

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The latest iOS update, version 17.5, appears to in some instances resurface deleted content, including deleted nudes users thought were gone forever. 

OpenAI is tossing around the idea of letting users responsibly generate AI porn and other NSFW content. 

And, OpenAI has done away with its team focused on long-term AI risks less than one year after announcing it.

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OpenAI took petty to trolling with an event Monday, the day before I/O, with a brand new version of its generative AI bot called ChatGPT-4o.

Online dating site Bumble is betting that AI bots dating other AI can help real people find better matches.

And job seekers are turning to AI to help them fill out job applications which hiring managers are using AI to sift through…

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The Supreme Court of The United States really wasn’t interested in hearing why Elon Musk thinks he no longer needs a “Twitter Sitter” to approve all of his Telsa-related social media posts.

Jack Dorsey is no longer on the board at BlueSky, the decentralized microblogging platform he started at Twitter way back in 2019.

And should community college be looked at as a cost-effective way to get skills to get that job in AI?

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A Baltimore area gym teacher has been arrested for using AI to make a deep fake recording of his principal making racist and antisemitic comments.

Gunshot detection system ShotSpotter keeps collecting data and notifying police after its contracts with cities have ended. 

And the bill that could impose a TikTok ban if it’s parent company Bytedance doesn’t divest its U.S. interest is about to be signed into law.

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The potential TikTok ban is picking up steam again as a revised bill mandating TikTok parent company ByteDance divest its US interest in the social media platform passes the House of Representatives.

A court ruled that the police can compel some suspects to unlock their phones with a thumbprint in some cases.

And schools would like to ban phones in class, but, parents ain’t really trying to hear that.

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Artificial Intelligence will allow artists to perform digitally long after they’ve passed away.  The bigger question is how will the content be licensed and distributed.

X may start charging new users a small fee to be able to post, reply to, and like content on the platform to combat spam and bots.

And fake footage of Iran’s attack on Israel started going viral within moments of actual events. 

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A University of North Georgia student says she was falsely accused of using AI to write a paper when she in fact only used Grammarly to spell-check it at the suggestion of her college professors.

A Washington State Lottery interactive web app was pulled down after it used AI to place a woman’s headshot on an image of a topless woman in bed.

And Meta’s AI-based Image generator appears to have a really hard time creating images of East Asian men and women with people of other ethnicities. 

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Joel Bervell, a.k.a., the Medical Mythbuster, has been saving lives by tackling racial and gender disparities in healthcare via social media.

X tests and confirms plans for new Not Safe for Work (NSFW) Communities that may have it competing with sites like Only Fans. 

And New York City is starting a gun scanning program in subways even though the CEO of the company whose technology is being used says it is a bad idea.

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Online recruiting site Glassdoor abruptly changed its terms of service and has started adding users’ personally identifiable information to their profiles without consent. 

Florida Governor Ron Desantis signs a bill preventing children under 14 from signing up for social media accounts

And are screenless AI devices like the CES hit Rabbit a solution looking for a problem?  Maybe, but, the $199 price tag makes it not matter so much.

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Apple is in talks with Google to let Gemini Power AI features on the upcoming iPhone.

The Don Lemon Show having its distribution contract canceled by Elon Musk may have done more for the show than if everything had gone off without a hitch.

And Pittsburgh-based Black Tech Nation Ventures just closed on a $50 million fund to make the city a haven for Black technologists.

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Trump supporters attempt to swoon Black voters with AI-generated images of President Trump surrounded by Black people.

Will Black Twitter watch the Black Twitter documentary?  That we don’t know.  We do know that Black folks are going to keep calling it Black Twitter regardless if Twitter is now called X.

And most teens aren’t worried at all about their social media use.  Did we actually think they would be?

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Tesla must face a class-action lawsuit from nearly 6000 Black workers for racial discrimination at its Fremont, CA, plant.

Apple was hit with first-ever EU fine totaling nearly $2 billion five years after Spotify complained about its App Store practices.

And humanoid robots named Digit debut in a Seattle Amazon warehouse.

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Tyler Perry halts plans of his $800 million studio expansion after seeing what could be done with Sora, OpenAI’s text-to-video generation engine.

The FTC has cracked down on H&R Block for making it hard to downgrade tax products and deleting users' data when they do.

And Gab’s racist Chatbots have been instructed to deny the Holocaust.

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Many early adopters of the Apple Vision Pro have returned their devices citing reasons from discomfort to a lack of applications

Social media platforms that collect vast amounts of information on us and are working out deals to sell it to AI companies to train their algorithms 

And are AI chatbots used in customer service liable for what they say?  Air Canada says no.

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Score is a new dating app conceived at last year's AfroTech and requires you to have a credit score of 675 or better in order to find a match.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seeks a measly $7 trillion for a new AI chip project.

And HBCUs could benefit from the CHIPS Act if the federal government adheres to its Section 104 provisions.

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Big tech, particularly, social media companies was on trial last week.  CEO’s from Meta, TikTok, X, Snap, and Discord testified before Congress, and let's just say that things were… performative…

And we’re joined by the Larmarr Wilson, a.k.a. The CEO of Unboxings.  Larmar picked up an Apple Vision Pro last Friday and stopped by to give us his first impressions and tell us what he thinks.

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Should linear television be concerned about live events moving to streaming platforms like Netflix and Peacock?

Google Deepmind proposes a new AI to assist doctors with wellness checks.

And Black Twitter is not bothered by all the things antithetical to Black culture on X.

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Apple sold between 160,000 and 180,000 Vision Pro devices over the weekend and analysts believe Apple could sell as many as half a million units in 2024.

The Police are using DNA to create 3-D sketches of what a suspect might look like and running the results through facial recognition software.

And Apple has agreed to let developers use 3rd party payment processors outside of the App Store, but, still wants a 27% service charge for the privilege.

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Peacock’s AFC Wild Card game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins is the most viewed live-stream event in U.S. history. 

OpenAI removes military application limits, bans the use of its tools in creating political ads, and prohibits the creation of GPT “girlfriends.

And we spotlight Chazz Sims, a member of Forbe’s 30 Under 30 in 2021, and  CEO and founder of Wise Systems, a logistic firm that has raised over $73 million.

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Apple officially announced the pre-order and launch dates of the Vision Pro mixed reality headset and guest host TechSavvyDiva is contemplating getting one.

The Black tech talent gap is widening and it could cost Black households $350 billion by 2030.

And post Geroge Floyd murder DEI initiatives at big tech companies had about a three-year run.

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Robb Dunewood from The Tech Jawn here.

Let me first wish everyone a Happy New Year and let you know that the crew from the Tech Jawn is off this week with our normal recording day falling on Monday. 

We didn’t want your feeds to be empty so we’re doing a feed drop of @BrothaTech’s and @TechSavvyDiva’s SnobOS Podcast.  In this clip, Terrance and Nica give you the lowdown on the new Apple Hotness that came out in 2023.

We’ll be back with a new live episode of the Tech Jawn next Monday, January 8th, so, until we meet again in a week’s time...

Peace.

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In our interview, we talk with Lamarr Wilson, the unofficial “CEO of Tech Unboxings” and Lifestyle Entertainer and Influencer with over 3 million followers.

Lamarr tells us about his journey to becoming a prolific content creator, how he decided to forgo long-form content for short-form vertical video, and leaves us with tips on how to become a content creator and ultimately get sponsored by brands.

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Elon Musk has declared that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives need to die and has even equated DEI to being a different type of discrimination.

A Cox Media Group subsidiary claims the company can listen to ambient sound via device microphones and can market to customers based on the data it hears.

And, Black Employee Group presidents at Nvidea warn the CEO that work the company is doing in AI could harm underserved communities...

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Rumor has it that Apple’s iMessage will not be classified as a gatekeeper service under the EU’s Digital Markets Act and will not have to become interoperable with other messaging services.

Genetic Testing company 23andMe got hacked, lost 6.9 million users' data, and changed its TOS to avoid getting sued.

And the usual suspects slow down government-backed EV charging infrastructure here in the U.S.

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Spotify has laid off 17% of its workforce eliminating around 1500 jobs. This is the music streaming company’s third reduction in staff this year.

Do we need to worry about NameDrop? All the concerns related to the new contact sharing feature which debuted in iOS 17 may be just a bit overstated.

And you might be surprised by just how much data Colleges and Universities collect on their students.

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Tech Life Steph has made the switch from PC to Mac, but, all is not well as she explains why she is not yet using her new hotness to record episodes of the show.

Coding My Crown and Dove have partnered to launch an open-source guide for coding Black hair in video games.

And, billion-dollar case maker Casetify is being sued by dBrands for jacking its designs, Easter eggs and all, from its Teardown line of cases.

We've got all this, a recap of the OpenAI hot mess from a week ago, and we've got a Spotlight in episode 108 of The Tech Jawn.

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OpenAI fired its CEO, failed at trying to rehire him less than 24 hours later, had most of its employees threaten to leave the company if it didn’t bring him back, and is now trying to rehire him again, all while knowing Microsoft has already offered him and those who to follow him a gig.

And, Amazon is offering free AI training to up to 2 million people by 2025. It’s trying to build the AI workforce for tomorrow by training it today.

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Are we ready for the Humane AI Pin? A wearable AI assistant that kind of reminds you of a Star Trek TNG communicator badge. 

Rapper and Producer The D. O. C. may use AI to release new music.

And banks are under pressure to refund funds to Zelle users who were scammed out of their money, while the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aims to regulate all digital payment apps like Banks.

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Elon Musk’s generative AI company X.ai released its LLM Grok this week. The chatbot comes with an X Premium+ account and answers you in a snarky tone.

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses are out. Are you going to cop a pair, or, naw?

And Click Workers, the people who train AI, are underpaid, underappreciated, and incentivized to “go along with the group” instead of calling it like they see it.

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Facebook and Instagram launched ad-free premium subscriptions in Europe.  And X, formerly Twitter, launched Basic and Premium+ subscriptions here in the U.S.

Multiple states are suing Meta because of beauty filters’ effects on children’s development.

And,  Dr. Joy Buolamwini, the Biden Administration, and the United Nations all feel some type of way about AI, its safeguards, and its proliferation.

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On the heels of the password-sharing crackdown and a 70% increase in ad-supported tiers, Netflix has a better-than-expected Q3.  The company is still hiking subscription prices though.

Google is rolling out RSS to YouTube and YouTube Music, but, it isn’t quite what many podcasters expected.

And, could former Fugees member Pras be granted an appeal because his former lawyer used A.I. to write closing arguments in his federal court case?

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A New York state bill has been proposed that would require everyone to register in order to buy certain 3-D printers because of their potential to print parts for guns.

The European Union isn’t messing around when it comes to misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war on social media platforms but we wonder where that fervor was for other atrocities in recent memory.

And we shine the Spotlight on Trisha Prabhu, who, at only 22 years old, has received worldwide acclaim in the business world.

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Would you pay $14 monthly or more to access Facebook and Instagram without ads? This is what Meta wants European Union users to pay if they opt out of targeted ad

Amazon is being sued by the US Federal Trade Commission for illegally maintaining monopoly power.

And, another Tesla owner was killed when driving with autopilot engaged, but, the automated system made no attempt to stop or steer clear of a semi that cut the car off.

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The Forbes Top Creators 2023 list is out and we discuss who made the list, why they made the list, and why so few African American women are on the list.

After 25 years, Netflix’s DVD delivery service has come to an end.  This is one case where we don’t think a tech company killed something too soon.

And an appeals court paused Atlanta-based Fearless Fund from awarding Black female-led businesses which only receive 0.39% of venture capital funds $20,000 grants while a conservative group sues it alleging racial discrimination. 

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A Family sues Google alleging its Maps app led a father to drive off a collapsed bridge to his death after being notified numerous times that the bridge had been out for nearly 10 years.

Tinder launches a new $500 per month Tinder Select Tier to less than 1% of the dating platform's most active users.

TikTok is being sued by two Black employees who claim the company has a practice of downplaying complaints of racial discrimination and then retaliating against people who speak out.

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Streaming has not only changed how we listen to music, but it has changed the music that we listen to. 

The MGM Hack is moving into its second week and it turns out that Ceasars was also hacked, they just paid the ransom.

And Return to Office seems to thing for most companies. We are seeing more and more organizations institute ROT policies and productivity data, at least appears, to be supporting their case.

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We are so not shocked that, according to a leaked spreadsheet with self-reported salary information, Black Google employees earn $20,000 less than white colleagues.

Apple didn’t meet the EU DMA Gatekeeper status for iMessage, but, is keeping iMessage walled off from other messaging platforms still the right play?

And we spotlight Elise Smith and the startup she cofounded Praxis Labs and dive into a deeper discussion about tokenizing Black female-led startups for the money they receive.

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Apple is, oddly supportive of SB 244, a right-to-repair bill being considered in California and we ponder why.

Tesla is facing its first lawsuits on autonomous vehicle deaths. A UK study reports that autonomous driving systems are less accurate for children and darker-skinned pedestrians, and, San Franciscans feel some kind of way about autonomous driverless taxis.

And, Urban One and Sounder released a report on how AI and ML are making it easier for advertisers to scale on content for Black-targeted audiences.

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In our interview, we talk with Lamarr Wilson, the unofficial “CEO of Tech Unboxings” and Lifestyle Entertainer and Influencer with over 3 million followers.

Lamarr tells us about his journey to becoming a prolific content creator, how he decided to forgo long-form content for short-form vertical video, and leaves us with tips on how to become a content creator and ultimately get sponsored by brands.

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Spotify has invested less than 10% of the $100 million it pledged to its Creator Equity Fund during the Joe Rogan controversy, and it doesn’t appear it ever took the pledge seriously from the jump.

Things just keep getting worse for Twitter as the social media giant issued a copyright takedown notice to GitHub after finding out parts of its source code had been posted online for months.

And Congress seems to be unified and serious about banning TikTok in the United States. 

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Local governments can’t wait on Washington to implement federal guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence so they are taking matters into their own hands.

The conservative activist behind the Supreme Court affirmative action case sues an Atlanta-based, female-run, Black venture capital fund that invests in Black women lead businesses.

And Zoom, one of the companies that made remote work possible during the pandemic, wants employees back in the office.

We've got all this, a Spotlight, and more in episode 94 of The Tech Jawn.

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TikTok is getting into the music streaming service game it isn’t necessarily coming for Apple Music, Spotify, or YouTube Music.

Will the Hollywood actors’ and writers’ strikes supercharge the Creator Economy?

And Black Tech Street and Microsoft are aiming to add 1000+ Cyber Professionals to the Greenwood, a.k.a. Black Wall Street, area of North Tulsa by 2030.

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Several streaming services including Netflix, YouTube Premium, Spotify, and Youtube Music recently told consumers that “Yesterday’s price is not today’s price.

Black Tech Week in Cincinnati took place last week and one of the more interesting presentations was a rap battle between real rappers and A.I.

And Twitter decided to change its logo from the little blue bird to the letter X.

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The Actor’s union, SAG-AFTRA, joined its sister union the Writer’s Guild of America in going on strike. Both unions list demands for A.I. protections as significant reasons for shutting down movie and television production.

Is NPC live streaming the next thing or just a fad? Whatever the case TikTok sensation PinkyDoll is capitalizing on talking like a robot will popping popcorn one kernel at a time.

And is using facial recognition for entrance into a gas station food mart done all in the name of security, or, surveillance?

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NYC’s anti-bias law for hiring algorithms went into effect. Employers using A.I. to hire or promote must submit the algorithms for independent review and make the results public.

The DEI goodwill we saw after the George Floyd murder may be coming to an end.

And Meta’s Twitter clone Threads is a thing. With over 100 million downloads in 5 days, it becomes the most quickly downloaded app in history.

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Bipartisan support for a proposed bill eying a ban on TikTok has analysts recommending that investors buy Meta properties.  

Microsoft CEO, Satya Nedalla, would love to end exclusive titles on gaming consoles, but, admits that the market leader, Sony, has set the marketplace for the industry.