The Tech Jawn: Black Tech Enthusiasts Covering The Week's Tech News And How Tech Affects Black Culture

Sora 2, the new AI video generation tool / social media platform, has shot to the top of the charts on the App Store, despite the app being invitation-only. Realistic 10-second videos are dominating social media, but is it too soon to say that Sora will eventually rival TikTok?We also discuss the content of Africa launching the Continental Internet Exchange, a project to establish a continent-wide network infrastructure designed to increase internet speed, reduce costs, and strengthen data sovereignty across Africa.Hosts:Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:The good, bad, and ugly of Sora 2 — Read MoreThe continent of Africa is building its own internet — Read MoreCorporate Catfish is being turned into a documentary —  Read MoreSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content Creators and consumers are telling AI companies that they don't want AI-generated Influencers and Podcasts, but these companies keep on keeping on. We'll give you one guess as to why.We also discuss the sitting president telling private sector companies to fire employees he doesn't like, U.S. TikTok kind of feeling like it's state-run, and EA possibly becoming the largest leveraged buyout ever.Hosts:Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Trump demands Microsoft fire global affairs head — Read MoreAI influencer creators lean into backlash — Read MoreAI Podcasting startup has no plans to quit — Read MoreAn executive order clears the way for TikTok U.S. — Read MoreEA poised to become the largest leveraged buyout — Read MoreSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YouTube recently released a bunch of new features for creators. Filmmaker, Author, and Livestreamer Angela Hollowell drops by to tell us all about them.We also discuss Meta's new Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, why you may want to buy a case for your new iPhone 17, and what was announced at the Make It With Notion conference.Hosts:Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechGuest Host: Angela HollowellLinks:Meta's Ray-Ban Display may be the best smart glasses available — Read MoreNew YouTube features for creators — Read MoreThe iPhone 17 Pro scratching problem — Read MoreWhat was announced at the Make It With Notion conference — Read MoreSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It looks like the White House administration has finally worked out a deal where TikTok parent company ByteDance will sell its U.S. assets to a U.S.-based company. The concept for the deal is in place and will be finalized this Friday. Something tells us there is fine print that will need to be looked at if and when the deal goes through.We also discuss all the new Apple hotness announced last week as well as the new Apple OSes that came out this week, and, the Black owned social media network is in the news because a European social media startup looks like it copied and pasted Spill's entire design. They even named the new network SPIL*.Hosts:Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Everything App announced last week — Read MoreNew Apple OSes — Read MoreA concept of a TikTok deal — Read MoreThe Spill App's design was apparently stolen — Read MoreSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss Google not being required to sell Chrome or Android as a penance for its anti-trust behavior and what this decision could mean for Apple and other companies that charge Google to make Google Search the default.We also cover continued facial recognition misidentifications, Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement, the Rabbit R1's new operating system, and more.Hosts:Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:A Judge says Google doesn't have to sell Chrome or Android — Read MoreFaulty Facial Recognition Strikes Again — Read MoreAnthropic Settles Training Data Copyright Case for $1.5 Billion — Read MoreThe Rabbit R1 Gets A New OS — Read MoreSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Due to popular demand and at the behest of the multitudes we’re coming to a podcast app near you with weekly episodes of the Tech Jawn. We also dig into the recent Black Creator TikTok strike, how black culture is driving the platform right now, and the bigger problem of representation without compensation.To further illustrate our episode 0 conversation about bias in AI, we discuss why Facebook had to apologize and take down its entire topic recommendation system after tagging videos of black men in confrontations with white police officers with “keep seeing videos about Primates.”And lastly, we ask the question “Can you buy a dumb TV anymore?”We’ve got all this and so much more in episode 1 of The Tech Jawn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Apple Intelligence so far behind in the AI game that Apple may have to partner with Google to have Gemini power the next version of Siri, or is the iPhone maker looking for something to perhaps replace the billions in revenue it makes by setting Google as its default search engine?Maybe both things are true...We also discuss the TikTok ban getting another extension, Bluesky going dark in Mississippi,and AI firings, rehirings, and layoffs.Hosts:Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline — Read MoreBluesky goes dark in Mississippi — Read MoreCould Apple power Siri with Google Gemini — Read MoreAI Firings, Rehirings, and Layoffs — Read MoreSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Trump Weighs 10% Government Stake in Intel -- Read MoreRoblox Has Serious Safety Issues For Kids -- Read MoreWhy Doesn't Substack Say No To Racism? -- Read MoreTeaOnHer Learned Nothing From the Tea App -- Read MoreSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump Whitehouse is taking 15% in kickbacks on the sale of AI chips to China. How is this different than the protection money the mob takes from legitimate businesses?We discuss this and AOL ending its dial-up service after 34 years, OpenAI releasing GPT-5, Reddit blocking the Wayback Machine, and Google’s vanishing DEI support.Hosts:Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:AOL to discontinue dial-up service -- Read MoreOpenAI Released GPT-5 -- Read MoreReddit is blocking Wayback Machine -- Read MoreGoogle's vanishing DEI support -- Read MoreSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/pat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nearly 50,000 developers were surveyed, and it turns out that they don't trust Artificial Intelligence nearly as much as they used to.We also discuss AI's power needs causing everyone's light bill to go up, Rivian suing Ohio over its law banning direct-to-consumer auto sales, PayPal's new “Pay With Crypto” features, and we shine The Tech Jawn Spotlight on Dr. Thomas Owusu Mensah.Hosts:Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Electricity prices are going up, and AI is to blame — Read MoreDeveloper survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises — Read MoreRivian sues to sell its EVs directly in Ohio — Read MorePayPal says it will allow businesses to accept payments in over 100 cryptocurrencies — Read MoreSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.