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

YouTube's Dope New Features For Creators

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.

Concept Of A TikTok Deal

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.

Carry On Google... Carry On

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.

Representation Without Compensation: The Tech Jawn 01

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.

Apple Intelligence Powered By Google?

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.