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

Google is concerned that Apple allows iMessage users to bully Android users.  If true Google is probably just as much to blame.Timnit Gebru launches the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute to focus on how bias in Artificial Intelligence harms marginalized groups.Due to the pandemic CES this year still wasn’t the CES of old, but, that didn’t stop the auto manufacturers from showing out.And in our TTJ Spotlight, we showcase another hidden figure that was mathing the heck out of stuff for the US military.Follow The Tech Jawn on Twitter, Instagram, FacebookShow Notes: Click here... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The cast of The Tech Jawn is just coming back from our holiday hiatus but we wanted to present you with something special before we get back to live shows in the second week of January. Back in episode 8, we had the honor of interviewing Professor Tonya M. Evans, Forbe’s 50 Over 50 member, Faculty at Penn State Dickinson Law, host of the Tech Intersect podcast, and blockchain and cryptocurrency expert. We still get Tweets, IG comments, text messages, phone calls, etc. from folk asking about this episode and what many of them don’t know is that they only heard about half of the full interview.  Patreon members of The Tech Jawn get pre and post-show bonus content by way of a live stream and, after the podcast ended, Professor Evans continued to drop gems about the world of cryptocurrency in what we are calling The Aftershow.We are bringing you the full interview so, get ready and buckle up because we jump right into just over an hour of awesomeness with Professor Tonya M. Evans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

African Americans are being arrested, charged, and held on faulty ID matches.Twitter favors faces with lighter skin tones… Even “Black Twitter”Autonomous vehicles even be out here pedestrian bowling with kinfolk. Facial recognition, Artificial Intelligence, and algorithms in general really ain't feeling us, and, in the first episode of The Tech Jawn, we’re going to discuss why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YouTube TV almost lost a customer before working things out with Disney to bring ABC, ESPN, and other channels back to the platform.Many security analysts are saying that the Log4j exploit that has been dominating tech news for the last week may be the biggest cyber security vulnerability ever. If it’s not the biggest, it’s definitely up there.If you are the designated tech support specialist for your extended family we’ve got a list of tech tasks you probably should complete when you see your kinfolk over the holidays.And although Chrismas is just a few days away we’ve got some last-minute tech stocking stuffers that you still may have time to get.We’ve got all this and more in episode 15 of The Tech Jawn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon had a major outage last week disrupting services for companies all across the US. Even The Tech Jawn was affected. Would you were a mask that glows if it detects Covid?  The Tech Jawn crew probably would but we’d feel some kind of way about it.Apple Watch Owners file a class action lawsuit for expanding batteries that crack the screen. Tech Life Steph has fist hand knowledge of the issue. And black audiences are cutting the cord at an alarming rate. The usually loyal cable and satellite TV customer base has dwindled 25% in less than 4 years.We’ve got all this and more in episode 14 of the Tech Jawn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tech Jawn we talk about Apple’s anti-sexting tool and if not notifying parents is the right call?Is Black Twitter The New Green Book? We know you can get the tea but is it also keeping us safe out here in these streets.What do you think about a DEI company that uses digital blackface to make Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion videos? Yeah, we thought that too.And is getting paid for your data the new wave. It probably should be, but, it’s, for real though, going to take a minute.We’ve got all this and more in episode 13 of the Tech Jawn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Black Friday Shopping was Mid, Meh, and just a bit down this year but we did get to talk tech to the elders over the holiday.Buying real estate together in groups with friends, family, and even a few strangers may have gotten just a bit easier.The NNPA and Digital Mind State team up to bring Tech This Out News to a network of over 230 black-owned newspapers that engage an audience of 43 million people per week.And, is the payday for black creators finally here?We’ve got all this and more in episode 12 of The Tech Jawn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok settled a $92 million class-action lawsuit for collecting your personal data without asking you.Tesla Owners get locked out of their cars due to “accidentally increased verbosity of network traffic”.  This is a reason why you should probably keep a key card close by.3G wireless service is being shut down next year.  This won’t mean much to smartphone users but roughly 30 million Americans are still rocking flip phones.And, Facebook knew that its algorithms are biased against people of color but chose not to adhere to its own policies on hate speech due to fear of backlash from its conservative partners.We’ve got all this and more, in episode 11 of the Tech Jawn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Black Americans have caught the podcast bug and have become one of the most avid and engaged listening demographic groups.Stackwell Fintech and other financial industry services like Greenwood bank work to close the racial wealth gap.President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda provides an additional $3 billion in funding to HBCUs to boost STEM-related programs. Hopefully, some of the funds help schools like Howard address their aging infrastructure and make dormitories “livable”.And, we kick the show off with talk about the Netflix movie “The Harder They Fall”. Don’t worry no spoilers.We’ve got all this and more in episode 10 The Tech Jawn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.