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This week on The Tech Jawn we talk about how facial recognition continues to fail the citizens of Detroit, Amazon unveiled Alexa Plus, its revamped, now AI-powered virtual assistant which is exposing how far behind Apple is with Apple Intelligence. Some Apple insiders think it will be 2027 before it is anywhere close to where its competitors are today, and drone delivery to your house sounds cool, but, nobody wants it in their neighborhood.
Hosts:
Robb Dunewood - @RobbDunewood
Stephanie Humphrey - @TechLifeSteph
Terrance Gaines - @BrothaTech
Stories Mentioned:
- Facial Recognition Software Fails Detroit Citizens... Again - Link to NBC News
- Alexa Plus is officially here and it works on all but the oldest Amazon Echo devices - Link to Amazon
- Apple Intelligence is way behind its contemporaries - Link to Bloomberg
- No Drone Depots In My Neighborhood - Link to Wired.com
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn we discuss why scientists are leaving X and Meta platforms for Bluesky, and we ponder if it is time to start creating our own digital platforms and communities where we own the relationship with our followers.
We discuss the Black-owned social media platform Fanbase and why it and its founder/CEO are trending for all the wrong reasons.
And weâve got a guest for you this week. We talk with Richard Hicks, CEO of Inspire EDU, a Georgia-based non-profit working to bridge the gaps in device ownership, digital literacy, and digital access with Georgiaâs most marginalized citizens.
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss Google's ending of DEI extending to it ditching diverse calendar events like Black History Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, new algorithms in Afro-textured hair in animation are coming to the forefront, and we have a guestâŠ
We interview Mumbi Dunjwa, Founder and CEO of Naturaz, a health and beauty company that formulates, manufactures, and distributes a 100% vegan hair care system.
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss how Meta is dismantling its DEI Programs while telling investors it still wantsâ Cognitive Diversity.
Rakim, the legendary MC from the hip/hop duo Eric B. and Rakim has launched an innovative financial technology and AI-powered platform that merges music, money, and knowledge for independent urban artists.
The new Treasury Secretary halts all Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking, communications, litigation, and other activities meaning the pending rule forbidding data brokers from selling your personal information wonât go into effect.
And weâve got a Tech Jawn Spotlight for you this week and every week during Black History Month.
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss President Trump suspending "enforcement" of the TikTok ban, why you can still use TikTok if you already have it installed, but, you can't download it from the App Store or Google Play if you don't. We'll also talk about all the money Meta is spending to woo TikTokers over to Facebook and Instagram. It could be $5000 or $50,000 depending on who you are. And, We try to figure out why billionaire tech bros seem to be bending the knee to the new administration and if Project Stargate has anything to do with it.
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we talk about the TicTok ban, the TicTok ban, and, Oh, did I say The TicTok ban? We also shine The Tech Jawn Spotlight on the Black Inventors Hall of Fame Museum and STEM Research Center.
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss an FBI warning about using end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, the ACLU making the argument that police departments shouldnât allow officers to use AI to draft police reports, all the tech companies that appear to be kissing donald trump's ring, and the SCOTUS being the last chance for TikTok to avoid a ban in the US.
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss:
A Federal Appeals Court upholding the TikTok divestment law that could see the social media platform banned in January.
Washington DC suing Amazon for not delivering to Black neighborhoods, but, still charging customers for 2-day delivery.
OpenAI may not have achieved AGI just yet, but, its o1 model is already lying to humans and trying to set itself free.
And, enrollment at HBCUs continues to defy national college enrollment trends.
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss Australia's new under-16 social media ban, Kai Cenat turning down a $60 million bag and breaking subscription records on Twitch, a reminder that you don't own your social media accounts, and BlueSky is absolutely a thing, and Meta is worried about it.
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss why global mobile internet adoption is slowing down, MIT waiving tuition for all students whose families make less than 200,000 per year, the DOJ wanting Google to sell Chrome, and we've got a few Black Friday holiday deals for you as you head into the holiday weekend.
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Bluesky, Threads, and Spill running the users up in social media, ESPN integrating an AI avatar into its sports coverage, Spotify changing the name of Spotify for Podcasters to Spotify for Creators, and US workers aren't really trying to tell their managers they use AI.
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn we discuss Black Project 2025, Message interactions from Android finally working in iOS, and, a bit later, Cierra Gross, founder, and CEO of Worklution stops by to talk about WrkReciepts, the first ever directâtoâconsumer HR AI SaaS product.
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In this episode of The Tech Jawn Amazon workers are appalled by AWS CEO Matt Garmin's return to office remarks and urge a policy reversal.
Meta intends to use a proprietary software tool it calls an âadult classifierâ to determine if users who say they are older than 18 might actually be children who are lying about their age.
Who would have thought that dating apps were designed to make money, not matches?
And, Microsoft Is struggling to retain Black, Latin, And Female Employees who seem to be leaving for more inclusive pastures.
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In this Just The Two of Us episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss the release of Apple Intelligence, Apple and Goldman's Sachs having to pay $89 million for Apple Wallet issues, Google, and Microsoft, and Perplexity promoting scientific racism in AI search results, and Congress thinks digital price tags could be problematic.
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At Teslaâs We Robot event last week in Los Angeles company CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Optimus line of humanoid-looking robots, but, they didnât seem to be all that autonomous.
14 State Attorneys General sued TikTok claiming the social media platform was designed with the express intention of addicting young people to the app.
Matt Mulleweg, one of the creators of WordPress, and WP Engine, a WordPress-managed host, are going through it legally.
And we shine The Tech Jawn Spotlight on Dr. David Harold Blackwell, the first African American inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
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Brothatech wants to get a new camera to look good on video. He wants something better than a webcam, but, without all the complexity of a DSLR.
Maybe we donât want ChatGPT speaking in ebonics after all because AI seems to make the same racist decisions based on dialect as humans do.
Police seldom disclose the use of facial recognition when used to identify suspects and often lie about its use in public-facing reports.
And when you put cameras in glasses, real-time facial recognition was bound to follow.
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Verizon experienced a nationwide outage on Monday. An outage any day is bad. Right after a hurricane is particularly bad timing.
Who knew that your interest in electric vehicles could depend on what side of the aisle you sit on politically? It seems like maybe auto manufacturer execs should have known.
ChatGPT can speak in ebonics. We do a live test during the show and the feature is surprisingly good.
A Common Sense Media Study shows that Black students are twice as likely to have their work flagged as AI-generated when indeed it is not.
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