(Research: Intelligent Assistants) Many companies now offer computerized intelligent assistants, such as IBM Watson, Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, Google Assistant and Microsoft Cortana. Research these and others and list uses that can improve peoples lives. Research privacy and ethics issues for intelligent assistants. Locate amusing intelligentassistant anecdotes.

Pi and the Internet of Things) Its now possible to have a computer at the heart of just about any type of device and to connect those devices to the Internet. This has led to the Internet of Things (IoT), which already interconnects tens of billions of devices. The Raspberry Pi is an economical computer which is often at the heart of IoT devices. Research the Raspberry Pi and some of the many IoT applications in which its used.