Welcome to episode 53 of the EdTech Situation Room from May 24, 2017, where technology news meets educational analysis. Visit https://edtechsr.com/links to access all referenced links from our show. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed more takeaways from the recent Google I/O event, genomics and biotechnology news involving CRISPR and DARPA, artificial intelligence advances by Google, and updates to the Surface Pro line by Microsoft amidst forthcoming rumors of MacBook updates at WWDC in June by Apple. They also talked about recent “bot blunders” (related to AI and machine learning), ongoing fake news challenges to information validation (thanks Newt Gingrich), a company demonstrating the potential for journalism platforms to make money with a subscription model, and the interesting ways Apple is reinventing its retail experience in malls for post-modern (and online) shoppers. Geeks of the week included the Burstio app for iOS (Wes) and the “Amazon Basics” product line (Jason). The next few weeks we’ll be having some guests on the show and may alter our start times, so please follow @edtechSR on Twitter to stay updated about changes. As always thanks for tuning in and please share your feedback!
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- It’s true: Gmail can now reply to emails for you (CNET, 17 May 2017)
- Google’s Perfect Future Will Always Be Just Around The Corner by @pierce (Wired, 19 May 2017)
- [VIDEO] Past, Present and Future of AI / Machine Learning (Google I/O ’17)
- [VIDEO] Inspire Your Students with the 2017 Google I/O Opening Animated Video (@wfryer, 18 May 2017)
- [VIDEO] Watch Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot do party tricks (Tech Insider, 19 May 2017)
- [VIDEO] Introducing Handle (Boston Dynamics, 27 Feb 2017)
- The best part of Google’s conference was a teen who taught himself to code to diagnose cancer (Business Insider, 17 May 2017)
- Nvidia Metropolis video analytics paves the way for AI cities (Venturebeat, May 8, 2017)
- [VIDEO] Deepmind CEO: Artificial Intelligence (AI) invents new knowledge & teaches human new theories (13 April 2017)
- Google parent company Alphabet has made the most AI acquisitions (ReCode, 19 May 2017)
- Jessica Lessin built a business to prove information doesn’t have to be free (Recode, 18 May 2017)
- Microsoft unveils new Surface Pro ahead of Apple Mac & iPad Pro refreshes (AppleInsider, 22 May 2017)
- Apple to update MacBooks at WWDC 2017, including possible Air, Pro refreshes (AppleInsider, 16 May 2017)
- Microsoft is placing a big bet on its new Surface family (The Verge, 23 May 2017)
- [VIDEO] Interview with Angela Ahrendts, Senior VP of Apple Retail (11 min, LinkedIn)
- Jason’s Geek of the Week: Amazon Basics Products
- Wes’s Geek of the Week: Burstio for iOS (via CNET) – Example with USAF Thunderbirds
