122117 WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:



https://santatracker.google.com/village.html



Happy Holidays!



dmac

122017WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/19/facebook-facial-recognition-photos/

https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/12/hard-questions-should-i-be-afraid-of-face-recognition-technology/

Pull out one idea, a statement or a sentence that affects, impacts or bothers you and leave a detailed comment (3 paragraphs) explaining why you feel that way.

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What is facial recognition?
What is one advantage of using FR?
What is one disadvantage of using FR?

121917WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/19/apple-gets-downgraded-because-the-iphone-cycle-is-in-the-late-innings.html

https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/18/good-luck-getting-apple-airpods-before-the-holidays/

https://www.slashgear.com/self-healing-glass-could-make-cracked-phone-screens-just-a-memory-19512245/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/12/18/facebook-admits-spending-too-much-time-facebook-might-bad-you/960418001/

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/paqd4m/too-many-people-are-still-using-password-as-a-password

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket to Ride:

Why is Apple getting downgraded?
What's going to make smartphones even better?
What's the most common password?

121817WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.pcmag.com/news/358002/microsoft-rewards-nine-year-olds-selflessness-with-an-xbox

http://bgr.com/2017/12/18/galaxy-s9-release-date-march-february-announcement/

http://www.techshout.com/mobile-phones/2017/27/samsung-galaxy-s9-sport-90-screen-body-ratio/

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/12/samsung-galaxy-s9-to-feature-a-3200mah-battery-rumor.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/mysterious-space-rock-actually-alien-spaceship-ncna829501

Leave a comment!

dmac

Ticket To Ride:

What did the kid do?
What did Microsoft give him?
When is the Galaxy S9 coming out?

121517WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:



https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16776298/net-neutrality-disney-comcast-internet-providers-free-speech



https://qz.com/1157941/google-x-will-use-light-beams-to-bring-the-internet-to-12-million-households-in-indias-andhra-pradesh-state/



http://www.scidev.net/global/technology/news/un-treaty-against-killer-robots-urged.html



https://www.technewsworld.com/story/Google-Reveals-What-Searchers-Wanted-in-2017-85006.html



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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What happened with net neutrality?
What is Google doing now?
What was the most popular search?

121417WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.salon.com/2017/12/13/whats-at-stake-if-we-lose-net-neutrality-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/12/galaxy-s9s-alleged-front-panel-leaks-thin-bezels-tow.html

https://www.fastcompany.com/40507489/former-facebook-exec-i-didnt-mean-social-networking-is-all-bad

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/13/video-site-visitors-unwittingly-mine-cryptocurrency-as-they-watch-report-openload-streamango-rapidvideo-onlinevideoconverter-monero

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

What's net neutrality?
What's wrong with the new Galaxy?
What's happening when you watch movies on the internet?

121317WarmUp

Today's GrokIt:

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/13/16771044/synaptics-clear-id-fs9500-indisplay-fingerprint-sensor-oled

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/12/16766406/leagoo-s9-iphone-x-clone-china-android

http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-shazam-deal-sneak-attack-hit-spotify-where-it-hurts-2017-12

http://www.zdnet.com/article/robot-exploit-from-1998-resurrected-leaves-top-sites-crypto-vulnerable/

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/13/16771246/apple-finisar-iphone-laser-investment

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dmac

Ticket to Ride:

Which country is making an iPhone X clone?
What happened to Shazam?
What did Apple just buy?