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plans for a second scottish referendum on independence have been put on ice. first minister nicola sturgeon has categorically not dropped the idea of another vote, but said today that no legislation will be brought forward until autumn next year at the earliest. given the pace at which these things proceed, that means no vote would happen until 2020 and by then it would likely be delayed until after the next scottish elections in 2021. the reset amounts to a setback for the ambitions of the snp, but it s arguably also a retreat for the forces of change and disruption that have been dominating politics for so long. it was scotland that led the world into a new era of voter restlessness. a nationalist surge that saw snp majority rule in scotland and which paved the way for that independence referendum. scotland has voted no in this referendum on independence. it was a defeat for independence but it came closer than anyone anticipated when it all started. something had sti ....
for example, every eligible voter in the u.s. with the death of information that would have made j edgar hoover we ve with envy. the use of so-called data and the inferences made from it have a singular purpose. to craft and deliver messaging that will shape the future behavior of an individual, from buying a particular brand of toothpaste to discouraging a citizen from voting. ridesharingg one service, to voting on decisions like the u.k. brexit. these are assembled from what our guest rightfully calls are digital for print. the traces of digital lives, captured, sold, and analyzed. many of us to not even realize we are leaving these footprints behind. what we listen to one streaming services. what we watch on cable tv. our guest tonight, dr. michal introduce us to his work. particularly, facebook likes and profile pictures. they will help us to begin to grasp how sussman s are being and could be used to shape our political and social reality. join me in welcoming mich ....
david: we are going to explore one of the most important facts about the present and future. large-scale data collection has and will continue to change politics in the developing and especially the developed world. increasingly, private firms are assembling profiles of individuals. for example, every eligible voter in the u.s. with the death of information depth of information that would have made j. edgar hoover weep with envy. the use of so-called data and the inferences made from it have a singular purpose. to craft and deliver messaging that will shape the future behavior of an individual, from buying a particular brand of toothpaste to discouraging a citizen from voting. from choosing one ridesharing service, to voting on decisions like the u.k. brexit. and, the u.s. presidential election. these are assembled from what our guest rightfully calls are our digital footprints. many of us to not even realize we are leaving these footprints behind. what we listen t ....
agencies. night on tom simon how google and facebook use artificial intelligence and how it is transforming the work place. host: good morning on this thursday, august the 10th. the military leader of north korea preparing a plan to fire sea in nearo the guam by mid august. they say they could deliver the plan in days. they are waiting for his orders. we headline this morning, will begin with the wall street journal, north korea and u.s. clash sharpened. usa today says trump threats could backfire, escalating the war of words and a high-stakes miscalculation. and you have the washington post, a lack of coordination on north korea, trump threat not formally vetted. senior officials seek to offer reassurances. washington times much on gets back up on north korea from tillerson and matus. mattis. onwant to get your thoughts the confidence and president trump and his national security team on north korea. republicans, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independe ....
is this tough talk working? we see kim jong-un is backing down? china said they would step up. china would suffer most because of sanctions. china is north korea s major trade partner. with the minerals, and seafood and coal, all of these things we re sanctioning china will take the hit this is china s problem. china is the reason that north korea has been able to continue its missile program thus far. so all of these things are good. all of these things are working. but it is only temporary. doesn t solve the problem but helps to de-escalate the tensions. maria: great point you make. join, for a while i was thinking should we give up on china. they haven t done much. thoughts on president trump s language and response to the north korean threat? thanks, maria. when it comes to kim jong-un you hesitate to say anything is really working because nothing has worked in the past, at least not for long. we may be patting ourselves on the back today but tomorrow, next week ....