{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8de7999c-0c95-44bf-9d10-be05d751dd94/6a1f2ab59942b8f91f337d60?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Price of Addiction","description":"<p>In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosts:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Robb Dunewood – <a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@robbdunewood\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@RobbDunewood</a></p><p>Stephanie Humphrey – <a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@techlifesteph\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@TechLifeSteph</a></p><p>Terrance Gaines – <a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@brothatech\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@BrothaTech</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>Social Media Companies Pay A Kentucky School District $27 million — <a href=\"https://www.engadget.com/2184229/meta-tiktok-snap-youtube-settle-kentucky-school-social-media-addiction-lawsuit/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Engadget</a></p><p>Tokenmaxxing turns out not to be the flex companies thought it would be — <a href=\"https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/amazon-says-shut-down-token-161016125.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAA6jsFmhHvmWb-vmWvWjj7pKc48ZiXGZFfYCTlkfyvjpy7nUoNb-OcJ5Umu9hxMIKhvr5A5OcuqUgEtMZoCS2IwE1rqqXqNHdL8sa2z6nxqA83IqY4fTPFlWCm8rJIlY9QplTQFELPwdvHoM5iya07m_PDmoVsmEEpwBbzGww6ye\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo Finance</a></p><p>VC funding for Black founders is up, but it ain't what you think it is… — <a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/31/black-founders-raise-highest-amount-of-quarterly-funding-since-2022-but-theres-a-catch/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TechCrunch</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – <a href=\"https://thetechjawn.com/patreon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://thetechjawn.com/patreon</a></p>","author_name":"Robb Dunewood, Stephanie Humphrey, Terrance Gaines"}