The Emmy nominations are always "political," but they're rarely political. While many non-artistic factors may affect the anointing of a chosen handful with the word "best," the nominations, at least as a group, rarely reflect the sociopolitical concerns of the American citizenry. In the midst of a presidential race bristling with divisive issues and distrust, the Television Ccademy singled out a large number of series that took on that distrust and those issues in ways dramatic, comedic and deeply human. Political TV came in two distinct forms this year. Robot," "Veep"--reflect a near-hopeless cynicism toward actual government. Other nominated series took on issues rather than governance --"black-ish," "The People v. O.J. Simpson," "American Crime"-- and directly addressed complicated themes, especially those of race, in a way that is, if not always hopeful, at least productive. Likewise, series anchored by the once-rare strong female lead and her experience filled virtually every ...

Last week I discussed the format of the FUSE tech summit we'll be holding in Philly September 12-14. One key component of FUSE is the forward-looking general sessions, where media technology experts and peers at media and publishing companies will share high-level insights and practical use cases. Below are some highlights from the program. See if you qualify here (or pass along to a colleague you think should attend.) This keynote session will look at the state of the publishing industry and the many challenges CDOs, CMOs, and CTOs are facing. In this session, FUSE Conference Chair Jeffrey Litvack will review the market dynamics that are affecting our industry and the new types of investment that will be needed in marketing, content creation, and ad tech to provide growth.

Power-and-blood fantasy saga "Game of Thrones" ruled the Emmy Award nominations Thursday with a leading 23 bids, including best drama, while a real-life epic of murder and celebrity, "The People v. O.J. Simpson," was close behind with 22 nods. "Game of Thrones" gets the chance to win its second top Emmy, while "Veep," last year's top comedy winner, also will get another shot at holding office and with 17 nominations was the comedy leader. Breakthrough nominations include a best comedy series nod for sophomore "black-ish," which brought the African-American family sitcom back to network TV, with bids as well for its stars, Anthony Anderson -- who announced the awards Thursday and read his own name with glee -- and his co-star Tracee Ellis Ross. They were among a number of black actors recognized by TV academy voters, who have started to keep pace with TV's growing diversity -- in sharp contrast to moviedom's Academy Awards, which were slammed as "Oscars So White" this year. Viola Davis, the "How to Get Away with Murder" star who last year became the first woman of color to win a best drama actress trophy, was nominated again.

As with the rest of the Zenmuse line, the camera's main functionality is integrated into the main DJI GO app, allowing you to swipe to to zoom in and out, for example. Previously, if you wanted to zoom in using a drone, you needed to fly it closer. And yes, it can still be used as a live video feed while you're flying. The Z3 uses the same camera sensor as in the Inspire 1 and Phantom 4, meaning it offers the same 12-megapixel still shots and Adobe DNG RAW support. Although it's not the primary purpose, the Zenmuse Z3 can be used for shooting video too -- 30fps at 4k resolution.

It's the drama that has people looking at USA through anti-blue-sky glasses -- and liking it. Robot" was part of the network's rebranding strategy away from programming with optimism and humor into edgy, dark terrain to rival shows on competing networks. And it seems to be working. The series, which stars Rami Malek as a young computer programmer who moonlights as a vigilante hacker, has been a breakout hit for the network, drumming up acclaim and awards chatter. And while Malek has received plenty of attention for his internal-monologue-heavy character, the real question is whether the series, which took home a Golden Globe earlier this year, can break through.

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Early this year AI system AlphaGo cracked the ancient Chinese game Go, one of the most complex that ever existed. If there is one thing that fuels the speed of AI development, it's data. In 2011, Benjamin Grosser launched his Interactive Robotic Painting Machine, which paints abstract pictures with oil on canvas and responds to the sounds in its environment. That way Google's AI will be able to learn how creative people work, making itself more creative in the process.

Recently an AI-written novel made it past the first screening round of a Japanese national literary prize. True, the AI still had help from humans and no, it did not win the prize in the end. But what's groundbreaking here, is that AI is starting to display forms of creativity that have the potential to change the face of humankind. Many of us believe that creativity is one of the last beacons of humanity. It's what we believe distances us from animals and robots.

It doesn't take long for Mr. Robot to establish just how dark its sophomore season will be. Like Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) standing hunched over -- head tilted, eyes bulging -- and laughing maniacally like something out of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Or that same Elliot taking a bullet point-blank to the forehead, only to stand up seconds later while oozing blood down his face, deadpanning the line, "Are you done?" SEE ALSO: Hackers, experts decode the magic of'Mr. None of it makes sense -- and it's not supposed to. These are the same kind of mind-numbing twists and turns that made USA Network's breakout hacker drama a hit.

Bloomberg has become the latest news organization to place bets on automation as a measure to cover so-called "commodity news" and free up time for enterprise journalism. In a memo to Bloomberg's staff Wednesday, Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait announced that the data-driven news organization is creating a 10-person team to determine how automation can be used throughout the company's portfolio of editorial products. Bloomberg, which already uses automation for news alerts, customized news and trending stories, will use automation for "many of our new initiatives," Micklethwait said in the memo: In Daybreak, it will let customers tailor their morning news; our equity Movers project relies on computers to tell us when a share has jumped or sunk; Project Cyborg is helping our editors send headlines this earnings season on hundreds of U.S. companies; and computers are helping us instantly translate stories into other languages. But we have only scratched the surface. But where does that leave Bloomberg's extensive corps of journalists, which number more than 2,000 in over 150 bureaus worldwide? Without guidance from human journalists using strong news judgement, automation is only of limited use, Micklethwait said.