I just can't believe that we elected Donald Trump President. I can't read a newspaper, or go on the Internet, without feeling depressed. Thankfully, I have a distraction. Every Sunday, at 9 P.M., I lose myself in the hit HBO drama "Westworld." The narrative is layered and immersive, and so complex.

Apple's iPhones and iPads are losing the battle against Android devices. That's according to a new study by mobile diagnostics firms Blancco Technology Group (BTG), which claims that Apple's devices are less reliable and experienced a bigger failure rate than their Android counterpart, driven by bugs in the iOS 10 update. For the purposes of the report the word "failure" refers to any number of problem including instances of apps crashing, connection difficulties and overheating. About 62 per cent of iOS devices suffered performance failures in the third quarter of 2016 compared with 47 per cent of Android devices, the report found. The iPhone 6 was the main culprit with the highest failure rate of 13 per cent.

The day before the election, as millions of Americans were feeling confident that the vast majority of the country shared their opinions, a pair of researchers at the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute published a paper that looked closely at something many of us ignored: the provenance of political tweets. Where do they come from? How many are, in reality, made by humans? And if not, who is designing these crude straw-bots? Analyzing Twitter during three televised debates, they discovered that 20% of all political tweets were made by bots.

The Cambridgeshire farm used to test Amazon's new delivery drones has become a heavily guarded site that's shrouded in paranoia and secrecy. A group of photographers visiting the testing ground has filmed the moment they were turned away from by security guards, who they say were equipped with ear pieces, binoculars and radios. One of the photographers described the confrontation as'hostile' and said that it was like'some kind of cult'. In the footage capturing the exchange last Thursday, one security guard, who was wearing a pair of binoculars around his neck, asked the photographers to leave while standing next to a private property sign. He refused to confirm or deny whether he was security or answer any questions.

It used to be that a simple doll or action figure would be a welcome surprise when we tore open our Christmas presents. But now that today's kids grow up in a world saturated with technology, do they expect their toys to be a bit cleverer too? Famous toy retailer Hamleys certainly thinks so, predicting a bumper Christmas for interactive tech toys. So what can we expect? Reyne Rice, chief executive of ToyTrends, actually thinks it's the simpler, educational tech toys that will be the real winners this Christmas.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage in photo editing these days. While some in-development tools promise a future of near-magical image generation, Photolemur takes a more realistic approach. The MacOS app, currently in beta, uses AI to apply a number of automatic image enhancements based on the content of an image. It's a one-click, no-nonsense solution for people who want to spice up their images without putting in hours of work. According to its website, Photolemur is powered by an algorithm that took years to develop.

Walking into a restaurant in New York a few months ago, I saw a disturbing set of images on the wall. In a series of drawings a cartoon chef chases and catches a chicken. The chef then proceeds to smugly behead the bird, cook it up and finally happily eats his prey. I've included photos of the sequence below. Obviously I've always been aware of how meat reaches my dinner plate, but there was something in the cartoon that stuck a nerve.

Slamdance, a film festival supporting emerging and independent talent, announced Wednesday the lineup for its Digital, Interactive and Gaming, or DIG, Showcase. The event, running Dec. 2-10, will feature eight works from budding artists using digital media including a virtual reality music sandbox, reality blurring installation-based video games and an interactive dance experience. Only in its second year, DIG is Slamdance's way of embracing the future of media production and being on the cutting edge of filmmaking, much in the same vein as the Sundance Film Festival's New Frontiers section. "DIG's purpose is to explore the landscape of storytelling and our program this year shows how a group of emerging artists are shaping its future," said Peter Baxter, president and cofounder of Slamdance, in a statement. "Our curation is coming from the core of what Slamdance is about: an open, DIY aesthetic involving alumni -- artists themselves -- who are committed to talent development on a local and international level."

These are the best Black Friday camera deals we've seen so far. This is a great starter DSLR for anyone looking to go beyond shooting on their smartphone. The two included lenses cover everything from wide-angle to telephoto, enabling you to experiment with lots of different styles. If you think you'd prefer Nikon (or if someone you know has Nikon lenses you can borrow), here's another great entry-level DSLR. Don't worry about it being refurbished -- camera makers ensure the refurb gear they sell is up to snuff, making it a great way to save some money.

When IBM began constructing its Cloud Video portfolio earlier this year through the acquisitions of Clearleap and Ustream, it was always envisaged that at some stage, its Watson AI assets would be brought into play to bolster its video analytics capabilities with cognitive computing. An early example of the application of this technique to video included IBM's use of experimental Watson APIs to create a "cognitive movie trailer." The system learned from previous horror trailers what was likely to have made them effective, and then identified relevant scenes in an un-released movie that could improve response. IBM also partnered this year with the US Open to convert commentary to text with greater accuracy by having Watson learn tennis terminology and player names before the tournament. The recently announced slew of Watson-inspired video applications indicates that promise has now become a reality.