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

TikTok settled a $92 million class-action lawsuit for collecting your personal data without asking you.Tesla Owners get locked out of their cars due to “accidentally increased verbosity of network traffic”.  This is a reason why you should probably keep a key card close by.3G wireless service is being shut down next year.  This won’t mean much to smartphone users but roughly 30 million Americans are still rocking flip phones.And, Facebook knew that its algorithms are biased against people of color but chose not to adhere to its own policies on hate speech due to fear of backlash from its conservative partners.We’ve got all this and more, in episode 11 of the Tech Jawn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Black Americans have caught the podcast bug and have become one of the most avid and engaged listening demographic groups.Stackwell Fintech and other financial industry services like Greenwood bank work to close the racial wealth gap.President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda provides an additional $3 billion in funding to HBCUs to boost STEM-related programs. Hopefully, some of the funds help schools like Howard address their aging infrastructure and make dormitories “livable”.And, we kick the show off with talk about the Netflix movie “The Harder They Fall”. Don’t worry no spoilers.We’ve got all this and more in episode 10 The Tech Jawn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social media, Facebook, in particular, is shown to be harmful to a sizable percentage of its users. It’s not all doom and gloom, however. “In Distress” hand signals learned on popular TikTok memes may have saved a missing 16-year old teen.  BlackTag aims to be a streaming media platform for black audiences around the world. The crew discusses the importance of this platform and others like it in democratizing content as well as some of the pitfalls players in this space might face.23 and Me had much more in mind than just allowing customers to research their ancestral roots. The company is using its massive database of the human genome to make better drugs.And we debut our new segment, The TechJawn Spotlight, where we showcase a Black pioneer in the field of technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Tech Jawn Episode 08.We've got a bit of a different vibe this week as we interview Professor Tonya M.Evans, crypto expert and host of the Tech Intersect podcast,but first, we kick off the show with the dad tax on Halloween candy and a couple of tech stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook reports its quarterly earnings. Everything looks good, financially, but, the company still has a difficult road ahead.Apple releases Mac OS Monterey and iOS 15.1. BrothaTech digs into the details.Google Releases the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. Android has come a long way, but, what impresses us most is Real Tone, Google’s camera technology initiative to make darker skin tones look beautiful. And is TikTok causing Tourette Syndrome like ticks in teen girls?We’ve got all this and so much more in episode 07 of The Tech Jawn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Gruden was forced to resign as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders because of racist, homophobic, and misogynistic emails. Maybe he didn’t know or just didn’t care that email is forever.Apple has new M1x processor-powered hardware coming out. BrothaTech has already copped two MacBook Pros just to be safe and make sure that he gets one. And, Facebook is hiring 10,000 EU workers to build an open-source, augmented and virtual reality-based metaverse. We clearly see the business benefits but we also can see anarchy and mayhem for consumers.We’ve got all this and more in episode 6 of The Tech Jawn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook, technology-wise, has recovered from the configuration change that caused the biggest outage ever, but the social media giant is still reeling when it comes to its reputation.The Central Bank of Nigeria is set to, soon, launch eNaira, a state-backed digital currency making the country one of the first to adopt digitization of its currency.  A jury orders Tesla to pay A former contractor $137 million because of rampant workplace racism. Full-time Tesla employees are suffering as well. They just can’t sue.And Terrance convinces Stephanie to keep watching and Robb to start watching Squid Games on Netflix.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook suffered its biggest outage ever on Monday, but, the damage done via configuration changes on backbone routers may pale in comparison to the damage control Facebook does in an effort to not become regulated.Amazon held its Fall Product Event and announced several new devices including 15” Echo Show, a $1000 two-foot-tall robot that can bring you drinks, and an autonomous flying security drone called the Always Home Cam.Twitter is back on in Nigeria after being banned by the country back in June after taking down one of President Buhari’s Tweets.  And we dive into what receipts Facebook Whistle Blower, Frances Haugen has provided to the SEC and what she might say before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fugee’s concert started 3 hours late. Can’t say we didn’t see that coming. Microsoft announced new Surface Devices. They all sound kind of awesome.Google security escorts a black employee with a badge off campus because “someone” didn’t believe he was an employee.And the conditions some food delivery contractors work under in big cities like New York aren’t just miserable, they are downright dangerous.We’ve got all this and just a little bit more in this episode of The Tech Jawn... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple announced iOS 15, a new iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. We unpack all the new hotness and let you what’s what before you upgrade.TikTok limits kids 14 and under in China to just 40 minutes per day.Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (F.A.S.T.) for short, is kind of awesome even if you aren’t a cord cutter.And for most people, particularly Black and Brown folk, teleworking just isn’t an option, but, for sistahs that can work remotely, it might actually be safer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.