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Meet Aladdin, the computer "more powerful than traditional politics"

Meet Aladdin, the computer "more powerful than traditional politics"

New Statesman — The winter of early 1993 was a cold one in New York; the beginning of February saw the mercury drop below -13°C. Each morning of that winter Jody Kochansky would arrive at 6.30am at the Manhattan offices of BlackRock, and begin going through the printouts. "I'm not a big morning person," Kochansky admits.

By drawing parallels to Nixon, The Post pays Trump a compliment he doesn't deserve

By drawing parallels to Nixon, The Post pays Trump a compliment he doesn't deserve

New Statesman — Does Spielberg’s paean to the great American newspaper offer some insight into how the current US president will be remembered?

"Fake news is about selling you doubt": Garry Kasparov on cyber security, automation and Putin

"Fake news is about selling you doubt": Garry Kasparov on cyber security, automation and Putin

New Statesman — Sometimes, before Garry Kasparov answers a question, he rests his elbows on the table in front of him, pinches the bridge of his nose, and very briefly closes his eyes.

George Osborne: The cities of the North can rival London

George Osborne: The cities of the North can rival London

New Statesman — One of the chairs in George Osborne's office has money on it. Not a lot of money - it looks to be about £2.30 - but the sight of it stops us before we sit down. "Must have fallen out of someone's pocket," says Osborne before, ever the taxman, he scoops up the coins and transfers them to a nearby table.

Databases of ruin

Databases of ruin

New Statesman — A Skype call with Edward Snowden’s lawyer is different from other Skype calls. Beneath the introductions and the courtesies sits the question of who else is listening.

A blackness beneath the village green

A blackness beneath the village green

New Statesman — In 1896, engineers working for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway began drilling beneath the platform at Heathfield Railway Station in Sussex. As they passed 300 feet, the engineers discovered not the water that they had been looking for, but natural gas.

Are fitness trackers making you a hypochondriac, or is it Google?

Are fitness trackers making you a hypochondriac, or is it Google?

The Independent — Doctors are concerned that health apps and fitness trackers are creating more 'worried well' than ever before. But is that really the case? In recent weeks there has been a spate of articles arguing, as Dr Des Spence wrote in the BMJ, that health apps and fitness tracking devices such as the Fitbit and the Apple Watch are 'untested and unscientific', and that they could create "extreme anxiety" in a new generation of the "worried well".

Stuff meets Elon Musk

Stuff meets Elon Musk

stuff.tv — We sat down with the co-founder of PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX to talk about how he became one of the internet's most successful entrepreneurs, electrified car-making... Oh, and how he plans to build a city on Mars.

I went to the zoo with Jimmy Wales

I went to the zoo with Jimmy Wales

stuff.tv — He founded Wikipedia, the largest single reference work in human history. His aim is to collate all human knowledge. So why is Jimmy Wales feeding this tiny monkey?

Valve Headquarters is the coolest office in the world | Stuff

Valve Headquarters is the coolest office in the world | Stuff

stuff.tv — Like a wide-eyed boy who has unexpectedly gained access to a chocolate factory, we visited the world's most secretive games company

CES: Wearables, 4K and the Internet of Everything

CES: Wearables, 4K and the Internet of Everything

The Independent — The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 may have been the most-wanted presents this Christmas, but PC gaming is hogging the headlines at CES. The world's most popular PC gaming service, Steam, has over 65 million active users and its parent company, Valve, has just announced partnerships with 14 companies to make Steam Machines - games consoles that bring PC gaming into the living room. The big attraction of Steam Machines is that they're open, upgradeable and flexible like a PC, but they have the plug-in-and-go convenience of a console. This could signify a major shift in the way games are played in the future.