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…

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 – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya — Bloomberg

Oracle Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Face of AI Cash Crunch — The Verge

When Doge Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities — NYT

Free Claude Training — Anthropic Academy

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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

OpenAI Makes The DoD Deal Anthropic Wouldn't — Mashable

Netflix Ends Bid To Take Over WBD — Techcrunch

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Mark Zuckerberg and his Ray-Ban entourage have their day in court — The Verge

Everyone is stealing TV — The Verge

OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago — The Guardian

Spotlight:

Rev. Jesse Jackson — Biography.com

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White House to Add Alibaba to Pentagon's China Military List, Risking Tensions with Beijing, Meta to Reintroduce Facial Recognition 'Name Tag' on Smart Glasses, and YouTube Launches Dedicated VisionOS App for Apple Vision Pro.

Link to Show Notes

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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 – @BrothaTech

Links:

Big Tech Is Spending Big On AI Infrastructure — Morning Brew

Uber Found Liable In A Sexual Assault Case — CNN

No New York-based Company Laid Off Workers Due To AI — Wired

Spotlight:

Dr. David Harold Blackwell — The Dig

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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 Copilot across Windows 11apps -- PCMag

Khaby Lame sells brand, likeness, and mannerisms for $900 to $975 million -- Business Insider

AI Agents Get Their Own Social Network -- BBC

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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 – @BrothaTech

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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

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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

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

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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 – @RobbDunewood

Stephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeSteph

Terrance Gaines – @BrothaTech

Links:

Trump Weighs 10% Government Stake in Intel -- Read More

Roblox Has Serious Safety Issues For Kids -- Read More

Why Doesn't Substack Say No To Racism? -- Read More

TeaOnHer Learned Nothing From the Tea App -- Read More

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