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…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

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 – @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

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

In 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

In 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

In 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

In 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 

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya — BloombergOracle Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Face of AI Cash Crunch — The VergeWhen Doge Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities — NYTFree Claude Training — Anthropic AcademySupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Block Lays Off Over 40% Of Employees — CNBCOpenAI Makes The DoD Deal Anthropic Wouldn't — MashableNetflix Ends Bid To Take Over WBD — TechcrunchSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon