WWDC22 Recap And More: The Tech Jawn 38

06/07/22 • 65 min

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

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 back to commuting 5 days a week.

Oregon is shutting down its automated Child Welfare algorithm which disproportionately flags African American children for “mandatory neglect”.

And this week’s Spotlight shines on Professor James West, co-inventor of the electret microphone which today is an industry-standard and used in 90% of all microphone applications.

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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.

Oregon is shutting down its automated Child Welfare algorithm which disproportionately flags African American children for “mandatory neglect”.

And this week’s Spotlight shines on Professor James West, co-inventor of the electret microphone which today is an industry-standard and used in 90% of all microphone applications.

Link to Show Notes

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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