The writer goes to the traditional Labour stronghold of Newcastle-under-Lyme that polling suggests is now leaning towards the Conservative Party and speaks to constituents to find out why.
A look at the work of the people who are convinced that a Viking treasure ship is buried somewhere in the California’s Colorado Desert.
When Belarusian entrepreneur Roman Mazurenko died, his friend built a memorial to him – a chatbot that uses an archive of his text messages to recreate his voice and identity.
Prisoner transport operations run by third party contractors can be very dangerous indeed.
A blackhat hacker operated on both sides of the fence, working with both the FBI and the criminals they were trying to stop.
An analysis of China’s infrastructure investment in countries in their geo-political orbit, viewed in light of the recent decision by Malaysia to rebuff an investment over concerns that it poses risks to their political autonomy.
A piece examining the post-presidency of Barack Obama and his engagement with his successor’s administration.
A look at the Ocado warehouse in Andover, UK, where automation has been implemented sufficiently effectively to allow the company to sell their solution to other organisations.
A profile of James Mattis, the US Defence Secretary, and the last remaining core member of the so-called “Committee to save America”, after the recent dismissals of H.R McMaster and Rex Tillerson.
A profile of the biggest farmers in the US “a married couple working in partnership” and the story of their extraordinary rise via floor cleaning, security, plastic figurines, advertising, and philanthropy. Their story is also now the story of water in California as the yields from their crops continue to increase just as the water supply has declined through nearly a half-decade of drought.