If you are interested in the future of news, see this talk by Prismatic (http://getprismatic.com/) Engineer Jenny Finkel:
http://www.infoq.com/presentations/machine-learning
Here is a good summary of the talk: http://www.cs.uni.edu/~wallingf/blog/archives/monthly/2013-09.html#e2013-09-22T15_51_52.htm
infoq.com
Machine Learning: A Love Story Hilary Mason presents the history of machine learning covering some of the most significant developments taking place over the last two decades, especially the fundamental math and algorithmic tools employed.
