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... 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...

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 Li...

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 forw...

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 a...

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...

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 – @Broth...

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...

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 –  @Te...

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...

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...

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 —  Tec...

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...

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 –  @Broth...

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 — ...

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 W...

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’ job...

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...

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 –  @TechLif...

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...

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 – ...

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 –  @Brot...

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 Copilo...

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 –  @Brotha...

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 Support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron –  https://thetechja...

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 Terranc...