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…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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Should The White House Alone Decide Who Can Use AI Models — The Next WebSocial Media Trend Free Training Data — Inc.comX.AI Sues Man For Using Grok To Create CSAM— NY PostEmployers Are Using AI To Scan Your Social Media — WSJ.comSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon

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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Claude helps researcher hack his way to free concert tickets — WiredMeta Suspends AI Image Feature After Days of Backlash — VarietyApple Sues OpenAI for massive trade secret theft — CNBCMayor Mamdani scraps "Junk Fees" in NYC — NYC.gov

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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Apple Hardware going up 15% to 25% — Market WatchAI Ticket Scalpers Are A Problem — The VergeIs The AI Bubble About To Burst? — CNBC, Reddit, ForbesSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/p

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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Apple Hardware going up 15% to 25% — ReutersAI Ticket Scalpers Are A Problem — CNBCBig Tech Is Big On Smart Glasses, The People Not So Much — MarketWatchSocial Media Career Advice Is Hurting Gen Z — Black EnterpriseSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon

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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Anthropic may need to see your papers going forward — TechCrunchRivian's Self-Driving Lies Are Catching Up to Them — TechCrunchApple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch — WSJSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon

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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:UK AI hiring surges as firms seek people to babysit the bots — The RegisterAnthropic suspends all access to Mythos model after US government bans foreign nationals' use — CNN.comYour face is the ticket: Google’s Gemini and biometric gates are the World Cup’s quieter tech story — TNWSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon

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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:WWDC Keynote — EngadgetPublishers in UK can opt out of Google AI search results — BBC.comMeta moving full steam ahead with facial recognition, even if they say they aren't — WiredSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon

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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Social Media Companies Pay A Kentucky School District $27 million — EngadgetTokenmaxxing turns out not to be the flex companies thought it would be — Yahoo FinanceVC funding for Black founders is up, but it ain't what you think it is… — TechCrunchSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon

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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Ads Are Coming To Apple Maps — 9 To 5 MacPayPal Settles Claims Tied To DEI Program for Minority Businesses — People of Color In TechPeople Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated — FuturismSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon