The Tech Jawn: Black Tech Enthusiasts Covering The Week's Tech News And How Tech Affects Black Culture
The Tech Jawn is a weekly Tech podcast that covers technology news, with a focus on how tech impacts Black communities and culture. The show discusses major tech trends, gadgets, startups, AI, social media, and other innovations while also addressing issues like digital equity, privacy, and diversity in the tech industry. It is hosted by a group of Black tech enthusiasts: Robb Dunewood, Tech Life Steph (Stephanie Humphrey), and Terrance Gaines (a.k.a. BrothaTech). Their discussions often blend mainstream tech topics with culturally relevant perspectives, making the podcast unique in its approach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…
The Pivot Sports with Ryan Clark, GM reversing course on CarPlay and Android Auto, and we discuss smartphone literacy for adults 55+ with Rose Kenney.
We’ve got all this and more for you in episode 244 of The Tech Jawn.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...
Apple's new folding iPhone, everything new you can do with Siri AI, and whether we should be more concerned about AI killing us or the AI bubble bursting.
We've got all this and more for you in episode 243 of The Tech Jawn.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...
Meta's $17 billion settlement with the states, AI-generated CSAM being considered free speech, communities fighting against data centers, and whether Netflix is trying to become your cable company. We've got all of this and more for you in episode 242 of The Tech Jawn.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @...
In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...
Walmart finally accepting Tap to Pay, LinkedIn's "AI Slop" Button, Twitch being sued for training on users' content without permission, and more.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
Walmart Finally Accepts Tap To Pay —Walmart
In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…
If RAMageddon is affecting college students getting laptops, Anthropic starting to watermark content, and Avni Trivedi, CEO/Founder of MASK NextGen stops by to hang out with us.
We've got all this and more for you in episode 240 of The Tech Jawn…
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…
Chatbots taking over online dating, Meta receiving $942 million in fines for child safety violations, and the repo man using license plate readers to find cars.
We've got all this and more in episode 239 of The Tech Jawn.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
In episode #238 of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...
The Forbes Highest-Paid Podcasters List, Peacock coming to YouTube Premium, Minnesota's ban on nudification apps, and YouTube permanently banning ASMR accounts.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
The Forbes Highest-Paid Podcasters List — Forbes
In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…
The FCC voting for less transparency in ISP billing, if you can expect privacy in public, and a New York school district
thinking better of deploying humanoid robots in the classroom.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
The FCC Says ISPs Don't Have To Show Their Fees — AR...
In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…
If the White House alone should get to determine who can and cannot use certain AI models, if viral social media trends are really used for AI training, and x.AI suing a user for doing what Grok fairly easily allows users to do.
We've got all this and more for you in episode 236 of The Tech Jawn.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLi...
In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss…
Claude helping a researcher hack his way to free concert tickets, Meta scrapping plans to allow users to generate AI images from public Instagram accounts, and Apple suing OpenAI for alleged massive trade secret theft.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech
Links:
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
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
Links:
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:
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
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
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 – @BrothaTe...
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 Ma...
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 – @TechLifeSt...
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
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
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