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...

Spotify's new family plan rules, the iPhone Duo's screen problems, Instagram's new 90-minute horizontal videos, and whether AI agents are a thing.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Spotify's Draconian Family Plan Rules — TechCrunch

iPhone Duo CrackGate — The Verge| 9 To 5 Mac

Instagram Test 90-Minute Horizontal Video — Variety

Are Personal AI Agents A Thing — TechCrunch

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...

The iPhone Duo selling out in minutes, Character.AI filing for bankruptcy, a former OpenAI employee planting a listening device, and how we feel about working next to robots.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

The iPhone Duo sells out in minutes — Forbes

Character.AI files bankruptcy, but in a plot twist — Wired

A Former OpenAI employee planted a listening device — Reuters

How do we feel about working next to robots? — ARS TechNica & Engadget

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...

Claude submitting fake anonymous tips to the police department, the global memory shortage tanking phone sales, and having to perform a job interview with an AI avatar.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Claude goes rogue again, submits fake police tip — Reuters

RAMmageddon hits new phone sales hard — Counterpoint Research

Can you imagine having to interview with an AI Avatar... — Futurism

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...

OpenAI adding display ads to its image generation wait screen, not all Android apps working with Intel-based Google GoogleBooks, and Amazon giving smart glasses to delivery drivers.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

OpenAI Image Generation... Now With Ads — TechCrunch

Not all Android apps work on GoogleBooks? — The Verge

Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as Office — Yahoo! Finance

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...

The Googlebook, Google's new high-end Android/ChromeOS laptop, Microsoft ending Copilot+ PC branding and their new super app, and whether Meta Muse is going to be a thing.

We've got all this and more in episode 245 of The Tech Jawn.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Googlebooks are here — Gizmodo

Microsoft ends Copilot+ PC branding — Windows Central

Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as Office — The Verge

Is Meta Muse a Thing? — WSJ

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…

The Pivot Sports with Ryan Clark, GM reversing course on CarPlay and Android Auto, and we discuss smartphone literacy for adults 55+ with Rose Kenney.

We’ve got all this and more for you in episode 244 of The Tech Jawn.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest: Rose Kenney – @rozell-kenney

Links:

The iPhone Duo — Yahoo! Sports

GM Changes Mind on CarPlay — Yahoo! Finance

No Senior Left Offline — https://Rozellative.com

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...

Apple's new folding iPhone, everything new you can do with Siri AI, and whether we should be more concerned about AI killing us or the AI bubble bursting.

We've got all this and more for you in episode 243 of The Tech Jawn.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

The iPhone Duo — Apple

Apple's New Siri AI Dropped — Wired

Will The AI Bubble Burst Before AI Ends Mankind? — The Verge, Newsweek

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...

Meta's $17 billion settlement with the states, AI-generated CSAM being considered free speech, communities fighting against data centers, and whether Netflix is trying to become your cable company. We've got all of this and more for you in episode 242 of The Tech Jawn.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Meta Settled With The States — CNBC

AI Generated CSAM Considered Free Speech — The Washington Post

Trump to Communities Fighting Data Centers: Have Fun Being Poor — Gizmodo

Is Netflix Trying to Become a Cable Company? — Techcrunch

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...

Walmart finally accepting Tap to Pay, LinkedIn's "AI Slop" Button, Twitch being sued for training on users' content without permission, and more.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Walmart Finally Accepts Tap To Pay —Walmart

Will LinkedIn's "AI Slop" Button Improve Things — The Verge

Twitch Sued For Automatically Opting Creators Into AI Training On Their Content — Engadget

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…

If RAMageddon is affecting college students getting laptops, Anthropic starting to watermark content, and Avni Trivedi, CEO/Founder of MASK NextGen stops by to hang out with us.

We've got all this and more for you in episode 240 of The Tech Jawn…

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Even with increased prices, students are still getting laptops — The Verge

Anthropic is watermarking content — TechCrunch

Avni Trivedi, CEO/Founder of Mask NextGen — MASK NextGen

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…

Chatbots taking over online dating, Meta receiving $942 million in fines for child safety violations, and the repo man using license plate readers to find cars.

We've got all this and more in episode 239 of The Tech Jawn.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Can AI chatbots save online dating? — WSJ

Meta fined $567m in the largest child-safety ruling against the social media giant. — BBC

The Repo Man is using cameras too.— Jalopnik

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In episode #238 of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...

The Forbes Highest-Paid Podcasters List, Peacock coming to YouTube Premium, Minnesota's ban on nudification apps, and YouTube permanently banning ASMR accounts.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

The Forbes Highest-Paid Podcasters List — Forbes

Peacock is coming to YouTube Premium — Mashable

Minnesota's Ban on Nudification Apps — Gizmodo

YouTube permanently bans a bunch of ASMR accounts — 404 Media

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…

The FCC voting for less transparency in ISP billing, if you can expect privacy in public, and a New York school district

thinking better of deploying humanoid robots in the classroom.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

The FCC Says ISPs Don't Have To Show Their Fees — ARS

Can You Expect Any Privacy While In Public? — Mashable

A New York School District Thought Better of Robots In Class— NYT, The Guardian

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Should The White House Alone Decide Who Can Use AI Models — The Next Web

Social Media Trend Free Training Data — Inc.com

X.AI Sues Man For Using Grok To Create CSAM— NY Post

Employers Are Using AI To Scan Your Social Media — WSJ.com

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Claude helps researcher hack his way to free concert tickets — Wired

Meta Suspends AI Image Feature After Days of Backlash — Variety

Apple Sues OpenAI for massive trade secret theft — CNBC

Mayor Mamdani scraps "Junk Fees" in NYC — NYC.gov

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Apple Hardware going up 15% to 25% — Market Watch

AI Ticket Scalpers Are A Problem — The Verge

Is The AI Bubble About To Burst? — CNBC, Reddit, Forbes

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Apple Hardware going up 15% to 25% — Reuters

AI Ticket Scalpers Are A Problem — CNBC

Big Tech Is Big On Smart Glasses, The People Not So Much — MarketWatch

Social Media Career Advice Is Hurting Gen Z — Black Enterprise

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Anthropic may need to see your papers going forward — TechCrunch

Rivian's Self-Driving Lies Are Catching Up to Them — TechCrunch

Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch — WSJ

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

UK AI hiring surges as firms seek people to babysit the bots — The Register

Anthropic suspends all access to Mythos model after US government bans foreign nationals' use — https://cnn.com/

Your face is the ticket: Google’s Gemini and biometric gates are the World Cup’s quieter tech story — TNW

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

WWDC Keynote — Engadget

Publishers in UK can opt out of Google AI search results — BBC.com

Meta moving full steam ahead with facial recognition, even if they say they aren't — Wired

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