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6	Robb	(Intro) --Today is Monday, March 18th, 2024. This is episode 122 of The Tech Jawn, the technology show where we discuss the top tech news of the week and how it affects and disaffects communities of color. From Columbus, Ohio, I'm Robb Dunewood
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19		I wanted to kick us off this week picking up with a story week talked about last week. The idea of forcing TikTok to sell its U.S. assets or be banned started to make the news the week before last. Since we talked about it last Monday, the House of Representatives, in an overwhelming show of bipartisanship, passed the bill with 352 votes for, 65 against, and 1 vote present. The bill rests with the Senate as president Biden said he will sign the bill if it gets to his desk.	https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/12/tik-tok-bill-house-vote/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzEwMjE2MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzExNTk4Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTAyMTYwMDAsImp0aSI6ImQ0NGRlMTBhLWU1MDItNGVkMi04NDhkLTg0MjI0ZjkwMWRkMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjQvMDMvMTIvdGlrLXRvay1iaWxsLWhvdXNlLXZvdGUvIn0.NUDKFifHBGN3muaIq285CD5q_B08XOeIufG2FPivz7U
20		Former Tresury Secratery Steve Mnuchin said that he is putting together a consortium to try to buy TikTok. Mnuchin said there is no way that the Chinese government “would ever let a U.S. company own something like this in China.” I think this interesting because...	https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/14/former-treasury-secretary-mnuchin-is-putting-together-an-investor-group-to-buy-tiktok.html
21		Reuters reported that the Central Intelligence Agency launched a clandestine campaign on Chinese social media aimed at turning public opinion in China against its government during the Trump administration. The CIA created a small team of operatives who used bogus internet identities to spread negative narratives about Xi Jinping’s government while leaking disparaging intelligence to overseas news outlets. The effort, which began in 2019, has not been previously reported. -- Is what the CIA efforted to do in China what the federal government is so worried about actually happening here in the United States?	https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-launched-cia-covert-influence-operation-against-china-2024-03-14/
22		I don't think the federal government is terribly concerned about China having access to U.S. Citizens data. Not concerned enough to pass a law like this. It is much more concerned about the Chinese state having a piece of software installed on 100's of millions of American's devices which could be used to sway sentiment and opinion.	discussion
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25		Apple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI Features - Apple's AI initiatives are focused on features that operate on its devices, rather than ones delivered via the cloud. So Apple is seeking a partner to do the heavy lifting of generative AI, including functions for creating images and writing essays based on simple prompts.	https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-18/apple-in-talks-to-license-google-gemini-for-iphone-ios-18-generative-ai-tools?embedded-checkout=true
26		Tim Cook confirms Apple’s generative AI features are coming ‘later this year’ -People mistakenly thought Apple was working to compete with cloud based LLMs	https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24058647/apple-ceo-tim-cook-teases-generative-ai-iphone
27		- This is fully what I expected - Kind of shocked that people are shocked this is the route Apple is going - Apple isn't effectively setup to compete with OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, etc. Unless Apple significantly changes its business model.
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29		The Don Lemon Show having its distribution contract cancelled by Elon Musk and X may have done more for the show and his production company than if everything would have gone off without a hitch.	https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/don-lemon-on-how-and-why-elon-musk-cancelled-his-x-contract.html#:~:text=Shortly%20after%20the%20former%20CNN,Lemon%20asked%20about%20his%20ketamine
30		Don Lemon on How Elon Musk Whacked His X Deal He tells Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway Musk didn’t like being held accountable to facts.	https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/don-lemon-on-how-and-why-elon-musk-cancelled-his-x-contract.html
31		After watching the interview, it, in my opinion wasn't all that entertaining.
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33		Black Tech Nation Ventures, the venture capital arm of nonprofit Black Tech Nation, closed on a $50 million fund to make Pittsburgh a haven for Black technologists and entrepreneurs. The question is are funds like BTNV which focus on supporting Black, Latinx, female, indigenous and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs building tech companies, discriminatory? Recently, Atlanta-based venture capital firm Fearless Fund was sued by conservative activists who say that by only offering grants to Black woman business owners, the fund was excluding white business owners. Some similar funds are losing investors, and even having trouble maintaining staffing.	https://www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/2024/03/black-tech-nation-ventures-vows-help-startups-marginalized-founders-thrive-after-closing-50-million-inaugural-fund/394868/
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