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The Tech Jawn: Black Tech Enthusiasts Covering The Week's Tech News And How Tech Affects Black Culture
A Black Tech Podcast Covering The Weekly Tech News, How Tech Affects and Disaffects Communities of Color, From Voices You Don't Regularly Hear in Mainstream Media
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225. AI-Powered Smartphone?
01:02:21||Season 1, Ep. 225In 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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Is Jony Ive's AI Device Another Smartphone? — GizmodoCanva Admits Its AI Tool Removed ‘Palestine’ From Designs — GizmodoMore AI-Related Layoffs From Meta — CNBCMicrosoft Announces First Ever Retirement Buyout — CNBCSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon
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224. Not Really Feeling AI Like That
55:17||Season 1, Ep. 224This 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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechGuest Host: Nica MontfordLinks:Tim Cook Steps Down As CEO of Apple — TechcrunchDHS and DOJ Violated Free Speech Rights of ICE Tracker Creators — Engadget80% of Adults Feel Some Kind of Way About AI — FortuneSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon
Will The Cost Of AI Slow It Down?
01:05:22|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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:The Wayback Machine's Crawling Problem — 9to5MacWill The Cost Of AI Slow It Down?— WSJAnthropics Summit With Religious Leaders — The Washington PostSmart Glasses Facial Recognition Can Empower Predators — EngadgetSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon
222. Space Race
59:37||Season 1, Ep. 222In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Robotaxi companies won’t say how often remote operators intervene — The VergeChromebooks might be just as bad in schools as phones — NYT.comClaude Code Leaked To The Web — The RegisterArtemis II Astronauts Return To The Moon — Space.comSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon
221. Unintended AI Consequences
01:03:46||Season 1, Ep. 221In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:OpenAI Shuts Down Sora — TechCrunchStudents Renting Smart Glasses To Cheat — GizmodoThe FCC Bans Foreign-Made Routers — MashableRAMegeddon Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better — The WeekSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon
220. MacBook NEOphyte
01:00:49||Season 1, Ep. 220In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Robb got a MacBook Neo — AppleWhat can we expect from WWDC — TechcrunchAmazon is working on a new smartphone — ReutersThe FBI is buying location data again — TechcrunchSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon
219. Our AI-Fueled Demise
54:44||Season 1, Ep. 219In episode 219 of The Tech Jawn, we discuss A Florida man using ChatGPT to sell his home, 75% of resumes never making it to a human reviewer, Meta potentially laying off 20% of its workforce, and we discuss what AI is doing to the workforce.Hosts:Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Is AI coming for realtors’ jobs too? — MashableMeta rumored to layoff 20% of its workforce — TechcrunchAndrew Yang Discussing What AI Will Do To The Workforce — CNBCWhat workers can do to stabilize themselves in an AI economy — FortuneFree Claude Training — Anthropic AcademySupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron