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The Tech Jawn

I Ain't Spittin In No Cup: The Tech Jawn 09

Nov 9, 2021
01:00:23

Social media, Facebook, in particular, is shown to be harmful to a sizable percentage of its users. It’s not all doom and gloom, however. “In Distress” hand signals learned on popular TikTok memes may have saved a missing 16-year old teen.  


BlackTag aims to be a streaming media platform for black audiences around the world. The crew discusses the importance of this platform and others like it in democratizing content as well as some of the pitfalls players in this space might face.


23 and Me had much more in mind than just allowing customers to research their ancestral roots. The company is using its massive database of the human genome to make better drugs.


And we debut our new segment, The TechJawn Spotlight, where we showcase a Black pioneer in the field of technology.



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