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Increasing inequality and lack of immigration are the two big crises facing the US

Increasing inequality and lack of immigration are the two big crises facing the US

Jared Diamond – Upheaval

the set-up in which interesting historical facts serve to make a political argument makes the author prone to the narrative fallacy.

Cyber crime is a cost-effective way for other nations to retalliate against the US, without risking all-out war

Cyber crime is a cost-effective way for other nations to retalliate against the US, without risking all-out war

John Carlin – Dawn of the code war

Overly chauvinistic and politically correct story of how intelligence and cyber crime are convering, written boringly – I eagerly await the Michael Lewis version…

Steve Bannon skilfully helped Trump to play to his own strengths and avoid his considerable weaknesses

Steve Bannon skilfully helped Trump to play to his own strengths and avoid his considerable weaknesses

Bob Woodward – Fear

The level of Trump’s incompetency is not even shocking.

Compared to the Chinese tech scene, Silicon Valley is slow and complacent

Compared to the Chinese tech scene, Silicon Valley is slow and complacent

Kai-Fu Lee – AI Superpowers

Former Google China Chief explains why China will win the AI race when it comes to applications of deep learning in the physical world.

Trump’s campaign was not the train wreck that everyone thought it was

Trump’s campaign was not the train wreck that everyone thought it was

Katy Tur – Unbelievable

Intriguing account covering Trump’s rise, by an NBC journalist debuting on the campaign trail.

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