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

Election misinformation safeguards in social media work fairly well unless the election lies come in foreign languages.Many of last week’s Twitter rumors have come to pass. Twitter did lay off nearly half of its employees hours before asking some of them to come back. Twitter Blue actually cost $8, not $20, but it’s been postponed until after the election. And Elon Musk is concerned that advertisers leaving the platform is an assault on free speech.And Meta made some big bets on the Metaverse and we ponder if the bets were the right ones, or if they are just several years too soon.Link to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Be careful when having receipts emailed to you.  It looks like Square along with many other credit card processing companies is selling your contact information.The acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk happened last week and the new owner isn’t wasting time making changes.  Verified accounts are rumored to cost 20 bucks a month, big companies are preemptively pulling advertising from the platform, 25% of Twitter’s workforce may be terminated, and, in brighter news, Vine is coming back.And, are subscriptions the future of the internet?Link to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google’s vision for RCS hasn’t materialized, but, is it too soon to call it a failure?  Probably not.Netflix reported its third-quarter earnings, is launching an ad-supported tier in November, and, is putting the kibosh on password sharing in early 2023.The Republican National Committee is suing Google for sending campaign emails to spam even though Gmail filters reflect user reactions. And we discuss the new iPad 10th generation, M2 iPad Pro, and macOS Ventura’s Continuity Camera. Link to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kanye West, after having his Instagram and Twitter accounts restricted for antisemitic comments, agrees to buy the right-leaning social media platform Parler.TikTok has raised the age requirement for live streaming from 16 to 18 and is introducing adult-only streams.The website for the Biden administration's student loan relief program goes live in Beta on Friday.And big tech companies are appearing to get ready for an economic downturn with a bevy of hiring freezes and layoffs.Link to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Apple Watch’s fall and crash detection experience false positives everywhere from the emergency room to roller coasters.Meta has notified nearly 1 million Facebook users that their login information may have been compromised by apps downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.Alphabet announced new devices during its Pixel event last week including the Google Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, and the Pixel Watch.And Kanye West had his Twitter and Instagram accounts restricted after posting a series of antisemitic posts and tweets on social media.Link to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Earl Jones is retiring as the voice of Darth Vader but his menacing tones will live on through A.I. supplied by Ukrainian startup, Respeecher.  Apple reportedly won’t boost iPhone 14 Production because it appears that the new hotness is selling as Apple predicted it would.Square makes Tap to Pay on iPhone available to U.S. sellers.And will companies like Amazon urging employees to work remotely ultimately lead to overseas outsourcing?Link to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Windows 11 22H2 Update is out. It’s the first major update of Windows 11 and we break down some of the new features and old features that Windows users should check out.The latest version of WhatsApp allows users to join calls by typing a link. Call Links aims to make it easier for groups of up to 32 to join both voice and video calls.Amazon decided that one Amazon Prime Day Event per year is not enough so it has officially announced the Prime Early Access Sale on October 10th and 11th.And IBM announces 14 new Cybersecurity Leadership Centers at HBCUs bringing the total to 20. The cybersecurity industry is in dire need of qualified professionals and IBM is taking that stance, If we can’t find ‘em, train ‘em.Link to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The iPhone 14 launch isn’t going that smoothly for Apple. iMessage and Facetime aren’t working for many after activation, some 14 Pro and Pro Max freeze after data transfers, and there are a lot of videos of the 48-megapixel camera acting weird with third-party apps.Uber confirmed that it took several key systems down in response to a cybersecurity breach allegedly perpetrated by an 18-year-old hacker.And Customs & Border Protection can access your cell phones and other electronic devices without a warrant and even copy data and hold it for years. Here are a few ways you can protect yourself when traveling internationally.Link to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode of The Tech Jawn is mostly about the Apple Event and all the new gadgets that are coming out. We talk about the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro, the new Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra, and we mention the new AirPods Pro 2.But before we get to all the Apple news we talk about Patreon laying off its entire security team, apparently outsourcing everything, and how it probably should have better prepared for the announcements of both.We've got all this and more for you in episode 51 of The Tech JawnLink to Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tech Jawn took Labor Day off and didn’t record a new episode this week.  We didn’t, however, want to leave the feed empty, so, we put together a quick highlight reel from some of our favorite moments on the show.  We’ll be back next week, September 13, with a brand new episode, so, until then… Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.