Five Things - Issue #512

Right-wing influencers are dominating the political discussion on Facebook, raising questions about whether it will translate into electoral success in November.

Alphabet's DeepMind pioneered reinforcement learning. A Maryland company used it to create an algorithm that defeated an F-16 pilot in a simulation.

Alphabet bet big in Toronto. Toronto didn't play along.

The new way of work requires a new way of managing, whether you like it or not.

We all know the tune.

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