India's AI Humiliates News Organizations, Accurately Predicted Trump Victory
Nov 11, 2016 08:03 am UTC| Technology Politics
Practically every single major news organization, online publication, and newspaper entities in the U.S. predicted that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election. None of them got it right, and their shock...
Four possible explanations why most of the polls got the US election wrong
Nov 10, 2016 22:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In the US presidential election, the final poll of polls compiled by Real Clear Politics predicted that Hillary Clinton would win 46.8% of the popular vote and Donald Trump 43.6%. In the end, Clinton won 47.7% and her...
Donald Trump tweeted himself into the White House
Nov 10, 2016 22:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trumps presidential election victory has been described as stunning, shocking and having elicited a primal scream from the media. The president-elect resonated enough with more than 59 million Americans that they...
Trump Victory Shakes Silicon Valley, Tech Giants In Panic Mode
Nov 10, 2016 04:00 am UTC| Technology Politics
Donald J. Trump has just become the President-elect of the Unites States of America, and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley are not thrilled. Many are now in panic mode, considering every single possibility related to a Trump...
How the U.S. presidential results are being seen around the globe
Nov 10, 2016 01:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Editors note: You probably have a handle on what Donald Trumps election as President of the United States means in your own country, but what about around the world? We pulled reaction from our newsrooms in the U.S., the...
Reports of the death of polling have been greatly exaggerated
Nov 10, 2016 00:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The first words anyone spoke to me once the election results came in were What went wrong? To which I replied, I was tired and had trouble tying my tie. Ill fix it before I get to class. Far from being sartorially...
Donald Trump and the world: Five challenges
Nov 09, 2016 22:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The election is finally over. It has resulted in the most stunning political upset in the modern era. But that is really just the end of the beginning. The country will require a large amount of healing. That the...
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