Is Google’s artificially intelligent chatbot generator LaMDA showing signs of sentience? Most likely not, but, AI, in general, is getting awfully good at fooling humans. Jack Dorsey and Jaz-Z are teaming up to launch a bitcoin-focused financial literacy program. The Bitcoin Academy will launch in Brooklyn’s Marcy housing projects, have free in-person and online classes,…
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Apple held its WWDC22 Keynote and we recap some of the new hardware and software coming out in the coming months. Tesla and about 50% of other companies want their employees back in the office 100% of the time, but, many employees are willing to change jobs and even careers to not have to go…
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Normally, The Tech Jawn crew records new episodes on Mondays, but, with the long Memorial Day weekend, we decided to take a little hiatus and will be back to you with a new episode next week. We didn’t, however, want to just leave you with nothing to listen to so we chopped up a few…
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Will Apple be found liable for the permanent hearing loss suffered by a 12-year-old boy wearing AirPods during an Amber Alert? Google does an about-face when it comes to allowing users to keep their free legacy G Suite Accounts. It does make you jump through a few hoops though. The Great Resignation is real and…
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What legal and moral responsibilities do social media companies have to remove violent content from their platforms? Does Elon Musk really want to buy Twitter? The deal is currently on hold and public spats with the CEO have analysts wondering. USB-C may be coming to the iPhone 15 next year. And we dive into Google…
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AI used in a Northwestern study of police departments is showing that a small percentage of officers own a disproportionate share of the misconduct. The “Chip Shortage” is actually making the chip shortage worse because chip manufacturers can’t get the chips they need to make the chips we need. The Amazon union saga is far…
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After a massive recall of its Fitbit Ionic smartwatch due to hot battery issues, Google is being sued by two women because of burns caused by the Fitbit Versa 2 and the Versa Lite. What things should we do to manage our digital footprint after we die? We probably should have a plan for all…
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Elon Musk secured financing for his $46.5 billion takeover bid of Twitter and Twitter’s board has reconsidered and accepted his offer. Patreon creates the new “Pull Up” incubator for creators of color and offers resources, training, and funding for marginalized small business owners. The recently launched CNN+ streaming service calls it quits barely 3 weeks…
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Details on how Twitter’s upcoming edit button might work have surfaced and we all have different takes on how we feel about it. Slack-like communities are coming to WhatsApp Messenger and this could give the super-popular messaging app more of a social media app look and feel. Flossing on the Gram is not really a…
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Elon Musk and Twitter had a heck of a week. Musk buys 9.2% of the stock becoming the biggest shareholder, is offered a seat on the board, but turns it down. Twitter also announces that it is adding an “Edit” button to the platform. They’ve been working on it for over a year and the…
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