Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast 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…

Why Robb returned not one, but two Google Books, if new NVIDIA RTX Spark Laptops running Windows can compete with MacBook Pro Silicon, and we're joined by entrepreneur and angel investor Curt Pope, who tells us about his experience with the iPhone Duo.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest:

Curt Pope - Bugsworth.com

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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 — 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 — 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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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Social Media Companies Pay A Kentucky School District $27 million — Engadget

Tokenmaxxing turns out not to be the flex companies thought it would be — Yahoo Finance

VC funding for Black founders is up, but it ain't what you think it is… — TechCrunch

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Ads Are Coming To Apple Maps — 9 To 5 Mac

PayPal Settles Claims Tied To DEI Program for Minority Businesses — People of Color In Tech

People Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated — Futurism

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

The price increase coming to the Switch 2, Apple agreeing to pay iPhone owners for dropping the bag on AI Siri, and do Blue bubbles still matter, now that encrypted RCS is here?

We’ve got all this, Steph tells us about Philly Tech Week, and more in episode 227 of The Tech Jawn.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Yesterday's Price is Not Today's Price on the Switch 2 -- Yahoo Finance

Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri -- The Verge

Encrypted RCS Messages on iOS Are Here -- The Verge

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…

Apple eliminating the entry-level Mac Mini, Week one of the Musk vs. Altman trial, the Pentagon striking deals with 8 big tech companies, and the Shark Tank-backed Scholly founder who is suing Sallie Mae after it acquired the scholarship search startup.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Did Apple Just Eliminate The Entry-Level Mac Mini? — Endgadget

Elon Musk vs. OpenAI — CNBC

The Pentagon Strikes With Most Big AI Companies — CNN

The Founder of Scholly Sues Sallie Mae — TechCrunch

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Is Jony Ive's AI Device Another Smartphone? — Gizmodo

Canva Admits Its AI Tool Removed ‘Palestine’ From Designs — Gizmodo

More AI-Related Layoffs From Meta — CNBC

Microsoft Announces First Ever Retirement Buyout — CNBC

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest Host: Nica Montford

Links:

Tim Cook Steps Down As CEO of Apple — Techcrunch

DHS and DOJ Violated Free Speech Rights of ICE Tracker Creators — Engadget

80% of Adults Feel Some Kind of Way About AI — Fortune

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

The Wayback Machine's Crawling Problem — 9to5Mac

Will The Cost Of AI Slow It Down?— WSJ

Anthropics Summit With Religious Leaders — The Washington Post

Smart Glasses Facial Recognition Can Empower Predators — Engadget

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Robotaxi companies won’t say how often remote operators intervene — The Verge

Chromebooks might be just as bad in schools as phones — NYT.com

Claude Code Leaked To The Web — The Register

Artemis II Astronauts Return To The Moon — Space.com

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

OpenAI Shuts Down Sora — TechCrunch

Students Renting Smart Glasses To Cheat — Gizmodo

The FCC Bans Foreign-Made Routers — Mashable

RAMegeddon Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better — The Week

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Robb got a MacBook Neo — Apple

What can we expect from WWDC — Techcrunch

Amazon is working on a new smartphone — Reuters

The FBI is buying location data again — Techcrunch

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Is AI coming for realtors’ jobs too? — Mashable

Meta rumored to layoff 20% of its workforce — Techcrunch

Andrew Yang Discussing What AI Will Do To The Workforce — CNBC

What workers can do to stabilize themselves in an AI economy — Fortune

Free Claude Training — Anthropic Academy

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Amazon's Ring Super Bowl ad upset a few folks, France and possibly other countries are seeking digital autonomy from the US., and Meta is reportedly working on Facial recognition for its smart glasses.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Amazon's Ring Super Bowl Ad upset literally everyone — The Verge

France seeks "digital autonomy from the US — Fast Company

Meta is working on facial recognition for its smart glasses — Engadget

Black History Spotlight:

Dr. George Robert Carruthers — NAASM

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya — Bloomberg

Oracle Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Face of AI Cash Crunch — The Verge

When Doge Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities — NYT

Free Claude Training — Anthropic Academy

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Block Lays Off Over 40% Of Employees — CNBC

OpenAI Makes The DoD Deal Anthropic Wouldn't — Mashable

Netflix Ends Bid To Take Over WBD — Techcrunch

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Was it a good idea for members of Mark Zuckerberg's entourage to wear Meta Rayban's into a court trial about social media addiction, is bootleg TV making a comeback, and could Open AI have prevented a mass shooting if it had just said something when it saw something?

We've got all this and more, and we shine The Tech Jawn Spotlight on civil rights icon, Jesse Jackson.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Mark Zuckerberg and his Ray-Ban entourage have their day in court — The Verge

Everyone is stealing TV — The Verge

OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago — The Guardian

Spotlight:

Rev. Jesse Jackson — Biography.com

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The four biggest tech companies in the world are spending $650 billion on AI infrastructure, Uber is being found liable in a sexual assault case against one of its drivers, and out of 160 companies in New York that did layoffs last year, not a single one of them said it was due to AI.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Big Tech Is Spending Big On AI Infrastructure — Morning Brew

Uber Found Liable In A Sexual Assault Case — CNN

No New York-based Company Laid Off Workers Due To AI — Wired

Spotlight:

Dr. David Harold Blackwell — The Dig

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Microsoft may dial back its Copilot everywhere in Windows 11 initiative, AI Agents are getting their own social media network, and Khaby Lame, the top TikToker in the world, sells his brand, likeness, and mannerisms for $900 to $975 million.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Microsoft may dial back Copilot across Windows 11apps -- PCMag

Khaby Lame sells brand, likeness, and mannerisms for $900 to $975 million -- Business Insider

AI Agents Get Their Own Social Network -- BBC

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, Stephanie tells us about her new radio show, Life and Tech with TechLifeSteph, Silicon Valley CEOs respond to the Minnesota shootings, and we discuss ByteDance finalizing a deal to spin out TikTok USDS and the 200 million U.S.-based TikTok accounts.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss TechLife Steph's new studio and camera setup, Threads extending its global lead over X on mobile, and OpenAI is finally bringing ads to ChatGPT Free and Go accounts.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss Apple deciding to use Google's Gemini to power the new Siri, YouTube, despite the ridiculous growth the platform is having, creators feeling that the algorithm isn't working for them, and Robb tells us about all the robots and AI-powered tech he saw at CES 2026.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

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Why does Substack have such a hard time saying no to racism?

We also discuss the Trump Administration taking at 10% stake in Intel, Roblox not being safe for kids, social media's new anti-woke agenda, and the TeaOnHer app being just as lax on security as the Tea App.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Trump Weighs 10% Government Stake in Intel -- Read More

Roblox Has Serious Safety Issues For Kids -- Read More

Why Doesn't Substack Say No To Racism? -- Read More

TeaOnHer Learned Nothing From the Tea App -- Read More

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In this holiday episode of The Tech Jawn, we sit down with Nica Montford, a.k.a, TechSavvyDiva, and talk about AI, AI, and more AI.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest:

Nica Montford – @TechSavvyDiva

Links:

TechSavvyDiva.com

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Robb hangs out with his friend Corey Gumbs, Founder of The Black Podcaster's Association and BlKPodNews.com, to chop it up and talk about the tech stack used to run one of the largest communities for Black podcast professionals.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Guest:

Corey Gumbs - @CoreyGumbs

Links:

Black Podcaster's Association -- A community of diverse Black podcast creatives and professionals who are dedicated to reshaping the podcasting landscape and establishing a foundation that fully supports our creative voices, brands, and unique perspectives.

BlkPodNews -- The official newsletter of the Black Podcasters Association.

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The President has issued an executive order placing a moratorium on state AI regulations, but the states that might be hurt most by such a moratorium are the states that can't afford not to play ball.

We also discuss AI-generated police suspect sketches, Meta's official stance on reading DMs as it starts targeting ads based on AI chats, and more.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Will AI-generated police sketches lead to more accurate policing? —  Read More

No, Meta Won't Read Your IG or Facebook DMs. — Read More

Trump threatens funding for states over AI regulations — Read More

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OpenAI is temporarily pausing the serving of ads in ChatGPT until it works out the kinks with targeting, but the bigger question is, why are services that we pay for serving up ads in the first place?

We also discuss what happens to children's test scores when their cell phones are banned at school, the Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold and its 10-inch screen, and who will end up buying Warner Bros... Netflix, Paramount, or another player?

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

School cell phone bans improve test scores —  Read More

Samsung officially unveiled its Galaxy Z Trifold — Read More

OpenAI turns off ads on ChatGPT as AI falls short — Read More

The streamer bidding wars have commenced — Read More

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A lot of people are worried about AI eventually being able to replace them on the job, but an MIT study indicates that AI is already capable of replacing 11.7% of the U.S. labor market.

We also discuss Shopify's Cyber Monday Outage, Disney World wanting visitors to wear smart glasses instead of using their phones, and Netflix killing the casting feature on newer Chromecasts.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Shopify's Cyber Monday Outage — Read More

Disney World wants park goers to wear Meta glasses —  Read More

A.I. can already replace us — Read More

Netflix killed Google casting to newer Chromecasts —  Read More

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Roblox is now making kids as young as nine upload a video selfie or ID just to use the chat. The whole point is to keep minors safer by limiting who they can talk to, but in what world should a 9-year-old be uploading a video of themselves so that they can play a game?

We also discuss people and companies holding on to tech longer than the makers of it intend for them to, Insurance companies claiming AI to be too much of a risk, and what tech Robb is picking up on sale over the holiday.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Roblox Video Age Verification — Read More

Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever — Read More

Is AI getting too risky to insure? —  Read More

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There is a new social media trend going around where participants are asking people to hold their phones, selfie-cam out, while they record videos. It turns out they're flipping the camera so that they may make fun of the unsuspecting person helping them out.

We also discuss restaurant reservation apps that allow users' tipping habits to be tracked, women and people of color being underrepresented in podcasting, and more.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Flip the camera trend on TikTok — Read More

Online reservation apps tracking your tipping habits — Read More

Inequality in Popular Podcasts —  Read More

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Microsoft and Apple are way behind their competition when it comes to the AI Arms Race, but for very different reasons. Microsoft is using influencers to get the 30-and-under crowd to use Copilot. Apple is using Google's Gemini to power Siri.

We also discuss Microsoft Publisher sunsetting in 2026 after a 35-year run, if we are moving away from ultra-thin phones, Patreon's Social Evolution, and more.

Hosts:

Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Microsoft and Apple are behind their peers in A.I. — Read More, Read More

MS Publisher to be discontinued after a 35-year run — Read More

Ultra-thin phones came and went in a year —  Read More, Read More

Patreon has social media envy — Read More

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