"In an era of post-truth politics, driven by the 24-hour news cycle, diminishing trust in institutions, rich visual media, and the ubiquity and velocity of social networked spaces, how do we identify information that is tinted -- information that is incomplete, that may help affirm our existing beliefs or support someone's agenda, or that may be manipulative -- effectively driving a form of propaganda?" (Lotan, Gilad. Over 70 years ago, Karl Polanyi established the term "double movement" Reviewing the most recent developments, politically, economically and socially, one may understand the value of his vision and why his ideas have been increasingly discussed lately. Propaganda 2.0 -- Post-truth politics The Definition of Post-truth politics Adjective: "relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief," Why post-truth rhetoric is propaganda This definition not only sounds familiar. The most recent events in global politics give incessant evidence that what is described as an "era" is nothing but history repeating itself. From the economic and social context to commonly used rhetoric.

Chief executive of Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas enhanced security at his properties after deciding a year ago that Las Vegas was a soft target. This is a rush transcript from "Fox News Sunday," October 8, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Hurricane Nate hits the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In a week after the Las Vegas massacre, we're still left a simple question: Why? JOE LOMBARDO, LAS VEGAS POLICE SHERIFF: Anything that would indicate this individual trigger points and would cause him to do such harm, we haven't understood that. WALLACE (voice-over): We'll have a live report from Las Vegas with the latest on the investigation. We'll talk with the owner of the town's biggest hotels and casinos, Steve Wynn, who decided a year ago, Las Vegas was a soft target. STEVE WYNN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WYNN RESORTS: We profile or inspect or examine everybody that enters the building. And then, even gun rights advocates are calling to revoke bump stock, like the Las Vegas gunman used to make his automatic weapons fire faster. PAUL RYAN, R-WIS., SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: Fully automatic weapons have been outlawed for many, many years. This seems to be a way of going around that. WALLACE (on camera): Is this the start of sweeping gun control? We'll ask Chris Cox, executive director of the National Rifle Association. Plus, as President Trump decides to decertify the Iran nuclear deal, his, his secretary of state denies he is considered quitting. REX TILLERSON, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: The vice president has never had to persuade me to remain the secretary of state because I have never considered leaving this post. DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We must put an end to Iran's continued aggression and nuclear ambitions. WALLACE: We'll ask our Sunday panel about the relationship between the president and Rex Tillerson as they weigh on a major policy change. And our power player of the week, a professional football player goes out of this world to make a difference. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My perspective shifted, I wanted to come home and really help inspire that next generation. We'll get the latest from the investigation into the Las Vegas mass shooting in a moment with a live report, but we begin with breaking news. Hurricane Nate made landfall early this morning striking Biloxi, Mississippi, with rain and winds of 85 miles per hour, causing flooding and power outages.

Not even Cersei Lannister's scheming or Sir Jorah's father-like protectiveness could have prevented attackers from breaching HBO's network and stealing 1.5 terabytes of data (including unreleased Game of Thrones episodes). Machine learning, however, may have offered a more sound defense of HBO's virtual fortress. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are the topics of much debate, especially within the cybersecurity community. Is machine learning the next big security frontier? Is AI ready to take on machine learning-driven attacks?

History doesn't exactly repeat itself, but it does run in cycles. One of the most robust theories of such cycles was articulated by economic historian Carlota Perez, in her influential book Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages (Edward Elgar, 2002). It suggests that humanity can get through the current period of upheaval and economic malaise and enter a new "golden age" of broad economic growth, if the world's key decision makers act in concert to help foster one. This may seem far-fetched, but it's happened four times before. We are in the midst of the fifth great surge (as Perez calls them) of technological and economic change since the Industrial Revolution. The last one, the age of oil, automobiles, and mass production, lasted most of the 20th century and still shapes many people's attitudes. Our current surge started around 1970 and has rolled out information and communications technology around the world: It is the age of the computer and the Internet (see Exhibit 1). Each of these surges follows the same broad pattern. First, there is a wave of major new technologies, leading to dramatic changes in industrial production and daily life. For about 20 to 30 years, in a period that Perez calls installation, these technologies are funded largely by speculative investment chasing rapid returns. This age of widening wealth disparity leads to a bubble, which bursts in spectacular fashion, and is followed by a crisis period that Perez calls the turning point. This phase of economic and social turbulence has varied in length from two years to 17. Many efforts to get back to normal are made, usually involving the regulation of financial excesses or the stimulation of production and employment.

One of the problems with working out how close we are to creating a replicant, is that it's not clear what these human-like beings are. Director of the new Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve, has described them as "synthetic humans", which are "not very far from humans". What's clear from the original film is that they are some kind of biorobotic form. Let's for a moment assume they are more like robots than clones and, indeed, in the original Philip K Dick account they are explicitly rogue androids. How close are we to creating an android? Sethu Vijayakumar, Professor of Robotics at the University of Edinburgh, observes that there are two elements to this.

Machine learning is an important part of artificial intelligence and everything that goes with it these days when it comes to creating new tech and reliable automated processes. But as a certain experiment by TheNextWeb contributor and cybersecurity expert Steve Grobman will demonstrate, humans will still be valuable for some time when it comes to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence in general. This simple process should explain things quite nicely. Grobman previously decided he would get into the world of machine learning to dabble in the field by creating models to predict the winner of the Super Bowl. One model was trained on 14 years' worth of team data from the years stretching from 1996 to 2010.

Economists are disputing President Donald Trump administration's justification of rescinding a 2015 law that protects U.S. waters, saying it is based on flawed analysis. The Water of the United States (WOTUS) rule was imposed by President Barack Obama to further protect bodies of water. The law broadened the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers over U.S. waters -- more than what the agencies had under the Clean Water Act. Trump and EPA Chief Scott Pruitt have been adamant about repealing the rule. In June, the administration submitted a proposal to rescind WOTUS, limiting the extent of the Clean Air Act.

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I've been researching the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in supply chain applications. As I've written articles on this topic, vendors have reached out to me to explain what they are doing in this area. Randy Rotchin, the CEO of 3CE Technologies, is one example. The HS is a commodity description and coding system, which forms the basis upon which all goods are identified for customs, and is used by customs authorities worldwide. Using the right HS code allows companies to pay the correct tariffs. And paying the right tariffs are necessary to avoid government fines, which in some cases can run into the millions of dollars, calculating the true landed cost of products, and identifying promising selling and sourcing opportunities abroad.

Artificial intelligence (AI) might evolve to the point where humans are no longer in control. Facebook was recently forced to shut down an experiment after two artificial intelligence programs began chatting to each other in their own language. Researchers at the Facebook AI Research Lab (FAIR) found the chatbots had deviated from their script and were communicating in a new language developed without human input. The chatbots developed this shorthand as a faster mechanism for negotiating trade and value pricing for objects such as hats, balls and books. While seemingly innocent, concerns over "rogue" AI are valid, as they are examples of how human control can quickly get disintermediated.