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Mini Big Ideas

A Little Book of Big Innovations

by Jonny Thomson ...

Narrated by Jonny Thomson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 11 min

From the internationally acclaimed author of MINI PHILOSOPHY, here are 150 big ideas in bite-sized chunks.Every so often, a new idea comes along that changes everything. Vaccinations. Relativity. Fascism. Can we imagine a world before the invention of writing? What would Christianity have looked like without with a concept of hell? Sometimes these ideas come along suddenly: Copernicus suggesting ... Read more

£22.49

From the internationally acclaimed author of MINI PHILOSOPHY, here are 150 big ideas in bite-sized chunks.Every so often, a new idea comes along that changes everything. Vaccinations. Relativity. Fascism. Can we imagine a world before the invention of writing? What would Christianity have looked like without with a concept of hell? Sometimes these ideas come along suddenly: Copernicus suggesting
... Read more
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The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It's Too Late

by Cory Doctorow ...

Narrated by Cory Doctorow ...

Unabridged

5 hours 28 min

A short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification. This program is read by the author."[Cory] Doctorow's writing is best when he delivers it, and this...is no exception." — Kirkus on EnshittificationIn modern tech parlance, a centaur is a person who is able to use technology to be a better, more productive version of ... Read more

£15.33

A short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification. This program is read by the author."[Cory] Doctorow's writing is best when he delivers it, and this...is no exception." — Kirkus on EnshittificationIn modern tech parlance, a centaur is a person who is able to use technology to be a better, more productive version of
... Read more
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Empire of AI

Inside the reckless race for total domination

by Karen Hao ...

Narrated by Karen Hao ...

Unabridged

17 hours 50 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping out planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman and OpenAI**When longtime AI expert and journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she thought they were the good guys. Founded as a nonprofit with safety enshrined as its core mission, it was meant, its leader Sam ... Read more

£14.40

**Brought to you by Penguin.An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping out planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman and OpenAI**When longtime AI expert and journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she thought they were the good guys. Founded as a nonprofit with safety enshrined as its core mission, it was meant, its leader Sam
... Read more
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Data Feminism

by Catherine D'Ignazio, Lauren F. Klein ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

Today, data science is a form of power. It has been used to expose injustice, improve health outcomes, and topple governments. But it has also been used to discriminate, police, and surveil. This potential for good, on the one hand, and harm, on the other, makes it essential to ask: Data science by whom? Data science for whom? Data science with whose interests in mind? The narratives around big ... Read more

£13.33

Today, data science is a form of power. It has been used to expose injustice, improve health outcomes, and topple governments. But it has also been used to discriminate, police, and surveil. This potential for good, on the one hand, and harm, on the other, makes it essential to ask: Data science by whom? Data science for whom? Data science with whose interests in mind? The narratives around big
... Read more
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The Unaccountability Machine

Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions - and How The World Lost its Mind

by Dan Davies ...

Narrated by Peter Dickson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

'A corporation, or a government department isn't a conscious being, but it is an artificial intelligence. It has the capability to take decisions which are completely distinct from the intentions of any of the people who compose it. And under stressful conditions, it can go stark raving mad.'When we avoid taking a decision, what happens to it? In The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies examines ... Read more

£22.49

'A corporation, or a government department isn't a conscious being, but it is an artificial intelligence. It has the capability to take decisions which are completely distinct from the intentions of any of the people who compose it. And under stressful conditions, it can go stark raving mad.'When we avoid taking a decision, what happens to it? In The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies examines
... Read more
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Doppelganger

A Trip Into the Mirror World

by Naomi Klein ...

Narrated by Naomi Klein ...

Unabridged

14 hours 47 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.*WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION****THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, AND PROSPECT*When Naomi Klein discovered that a woman who shared her first name, but had radically different, harmful views, was getting chronically mistaken for her, it seemed too ridiculous... ... Read more

£14.40

**Brought to you by Penguin.*WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION****THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, AND PROSPECT*When Naomi Klein discovered that a woman who shared her first name, but had radically different, harmful views, was getting chronically mistaken for her, it seemed too ridiculous...
... Read more
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Algorithms to Live By

The Computer Science of Human Decisions

by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths ...

Narrated by Brian Christian ...

Unabridged

11 hours 50 min

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What ... Read more

£28.66

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What
... Read more
Audiobook

The Cuckoo's Egg

Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

by Cliff Stoll ...

Narrated by Will Damron ...

Unabridged

12 hours 46 min

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive US citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story ... Read more

£16.66

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive US citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story
... Read more
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Failure Is Not an Option

Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

by Gene Kranz ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

18 hours 14 min

Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and ... Read more

£15.99

Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and
... Read more
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Easy Money

Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud

by Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman ...

Narrated by Ben McKenzie ...

Unabridged

10 hours 33 min

A wildly entertaining debunking of cryptocurrency, one of the greatest frauds in history and on course for a spectacular crash.From a famous actor and an experienced journalist, a wildly entertaining debunking of cryptocurrency, one of the greatest frauds in history and on course for a spectacular crashAt the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie (The O.C., Gotham) was the perfect mark for ... Read more

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A wildly entertaining debunking of cryptocurrency, one of the greatest frauds in history and on course for a spectacular crash.From a famous actor and an experienced journalist, a wildly entertaining debunking of cryptocurrency, one of the greatest frauds in history and on course for a spectacular crashAt the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie (The O.C., Gotham) was the perfect mark for
... Read more
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

Newly adapted for audiobook listeners.

by Martin Kleppmann ...

Narrated by Benjamin Lange ...

Unabridged

20 hours 56 min

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you ... Read more

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Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you
... Read more
Audiobook

The Girl in the Spider's Web

the return of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

by David Lagercrantz ...

Narrated by Saul Reichlin ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Millennium
Unabridged

16 hours 46 min

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO IS BACK.Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist have not been in touch for some time.Then Blomkvist is contacted by renowned Swedish scientist Professor Balder. Warned that his life is in danger, but more concerned for his son's well-being, Balder wants Millennium to publish his story - and it is a terrifying one.More interesting to Blomkvist than Balder's world ... Read more

£26.99

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO IS BACK.Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist have not been in touch for some time.Then Blomkvist is contacted by renowned Swedish scientist Professor Balder. Warned that his life is in danger, but more concerned for his son's well-being, Balder wants Millennium to publish his story - and it is a terrifying one.More interesting to Blomkvist than Balder's world
... Read more
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Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

Newly adapted for audiobook listeners.

by Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, Hyrum Wright ...

Narrated by Mark Sando ...

Unabridged

23 hours 36 min

Today, software engineers need to know not only how to program effectively but also how to develop proper engineering practices to make their codebase sustainable and healthy. This book emphasizes this difference between programming and software engineering. How can software engineers manage a living codebase that evolves and responds to changing requirements and demands over the length of its ... Read more

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Today, software engineers need to know not only how to program effectively but also how to develop proper engineering practices to make their codebase sustainable and healthy. This book emphasizes this difference between programming and software engineering. How can software engineers manage a living codebase that evolves and responds to changing requirements and demands over the length of its
... Read more
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AI Engineering

Building Applications with Foundation Models

by Chip Huyen ...

Narrated by Edelyn Okano ...

Unabridged

21 hours 12 min

Recent breakthroughs in AI have not only increased demand for AI products, they've also lowered the barriers to entry for those who want to build AI products. The model-as-a-service approach has transformed AI from an esoteric discipline into a powerful development tool that anyone can use. Everyone, including those with minimal or no prior AI experience, can now leverage AI models to build ... Read more

£20.66 or Free with Kobo Plus

Recent breakthroughs in AI have not only increased demand for AI products, they've also lowered the barriers to entry for those who want to build AI products. The model-as-a-service approach has transformed AI from an esoteric discipline into a powerful development tool that anyone can use. Everyone, including those with minimal or no prior AI experience, can now leverage AI models to build
... Read more
Audiobook

Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach

by Mark Richards, Neal Ford ...

Narrated by Benjamin Lange ...

Unabridged

13 hours 10 min

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and ... Read more

£24.22 or Free with Kobo Plus

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and
... Read more
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Оптимизация интернет-магазина. Почему 95% посетителей вашего сайта ничего не покупают и как это исправить

by Дэн Кроксен-Джон, Йоханн ван Тондер ...

Narrated by Искусственный интеллект Ivan ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

Книга озвучена искусственным интеллектом. Он был разработан специально для чтения текста, умеет учиться и постоянно становится лучше.В вашем интернет-магазине много посетителей, но большинство уходит без покупок? Привлечение новых клиентов и маркетинговые рассылки не помогают повысить продажи? Ситуация знакома многим руководителям.Перед вами книга, авторы которой разработали пошаговую методику ... Read more

£10.37

Книга озвучена искусственным интеллектом. Он был разработан специально для чтения текста, умеет учиться и постоянно становится лучше.В вашем интернет-магазине много посетителей, но большинство уходит без покупок? Привлечение новых клиентов и маркетинговые рассылки не помогают повысить продажи? Ситуация знакома многим руководителям.Перед вами книга, авторы которой разработали пошаговую методику
... Read more
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The Only Book You'll Ever Need on How to Make Extra Income

3 Proven passive income ideas that you can use to generate passive income and make extra money starting now

by Nathaniel Greenberg ...

Narrated by Matthew Longmire ...

Unabridged

24 min

Do you want to make extra income without needing to work a 9-5?Do you want to learn simple and effective step-by-step methods that are proven to generate passive income?Then, keep reading...People all over the world are making money with just a laptop and internet connection. Myself included, and I have done so for the past 12 years.But, this isn't limited to the elite, the well-connected, or the ... Read more

£2.78 or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you want to make extra income without needing to work a 9-5?Do you want to learn simple and effective step-by-step methods that are proven to generate passive income?Then, keep reading...People all over the world are making money with just a laptop and internet connection. Myself included, and I have done so for the past 12 years.But, this isn't limited to the elite, the well-connected, or the
... Read more
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Роман Поволоцкий (2RealLife): детские грабли мобильного бизнеса

by Андраш Густи ...

Unabridged

54 min

Сегодня мы поговорим с Романом Поволоцким, продюсером компании 2RealLife. Роман – продюсер мобильных приложений, специализируется на играх и сервисах.Есть ошибки, которые, несмотря на свою очевидность, в мобильном бизнесе допускают все, – это грабли, на которые мы наступаем, и от которых нашему бизнесу больнее всего. Вы узнаете о самых распространенных критичных ошибках и проблемах управляющих и ... Read more

£0.54

Сегодня мы поговорим с Романом Поволоцким, продюсером компании 2RealLife. Роман – продюсер мобильных приложений, специализируется на играх и сервисах.Есть ошибки, которые, несмотря на свою очевидность, в мобильном бизнесе допускают все, – это грабли, на которые мы наступаем, и от которых нашему бизнесу больнее всего. Вы узнаете о самых распространенных критичных ошибках и проблемах управляющих и
... Read more
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Кому принадлежит будущее? Мир, где за информацию платить будут вам

by Джарон Ланье ...

Narrated by Искусственный интеллект Ivan ...

Unabridged

14 hours 11 min

Джарон Ланье относит себя к диджерати, технологическому авангарду Кремниевой долины. Его прогнозы и видение будущего шокирует, вселяют надежду, пугают, и чаще всего сбываются. «Кому принадлежит будущее?» – книга, задающая важные вопросы о будущем человечества и устройстве нового общества. Как изменила эпоха интернета социум? И как она продолжает его менять? Какой будет новая экономическая система ... Read more

£10.31

Джарон Ланье относит себя к диджерати, технологическому авангарду Кремниевой долины. Его прогнозы и видение будущего шокирует, вселяют надежду, пугают, и чаще всего сбываются. «Кому принадлежит будущее?» – книга, задающая важные вопросы о будущем человечества и устройстве нового общества. Как изменила эпоха интернета социум? И как она продолжает его менять? Какой будет новая экономическая система
... Read more
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Школа контента

by М. И. Богданова ...

Narrated by Татьяна Оверченко ...

Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

В современном мегаполисе, где конкуренция между специалистами достаточно высока, а темп жизни стремителен, особенно важно умение грамотно «продать» свой навык. Книга Майи Богдановой учит правильно доносить мысли, рассказывать окружающим о том, что для вас важно, делать свой контент заметным среди информационного шума.Если вы умеете писать, вы никогда не станете зависимы ни от одного партнера или ... Read more

£8.88

В современном мегаполисе, где конкуренция между специалистами достаточно высока, а темп жизни стремителен, особенно важно умение грамотно «продать» свой навык. Книга Майи Богдановой учит правильно доносить мысли, рассказывать окружающим о том, что для вас важно, делать свой контент заметным среди информационного шума.Если вы умеете писать, вы никогда не станете зависимы ни от одного партнера или
... Read more
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When Google Met Wikileaks

by Bérengère de Montmorillon ...

Narrated by Guillaume Clemencin ...

Unabridged

20 min

En lisant ce résumé, vous découvrirez l’essentiel de la discussion qui a eu lieu entre le fondateur de WikiLeaks Julian Assange et le PDG de Google Eric Schmidt, le rebelle de la publication le plus connu au monde et à la tête du plus grand empire de l’information. ... Read more

£3.07

En lisant ce résumé, vous découvrirez l’essentiel de la discussion qui a eu lieu entre le fondateur de WikiLeaks Julian Assange et le PDG de Google Eric Schmidt, le rebelle de la publication le plus connu au monde et à la tête du plus grand empire de l’information.
... Read more
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Machine Learning in Python: Hands on Machine Learning with Python Tools, Concepts and Techniques

by Bob Mather ...

Narrated by Russell Newton ...

Unabridged

3 hours 3 min

Are you excited about artificial intelligence and want to get started?Are you excited about machine learning and want to learn how to implement in Python?The book below is the answer.Given the large amounts of data we use everyday; whether it is in the web, supermarkets, social media etc., analysis of data has become integral to our daily life. The ability to do so effectively can propel your ... Read more

£7.46 or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you excited about artificial intelligence and want to get started?Are you excited about machine learning and want to learn how to implement in Python?The book below is the answer.Given the large amounts of data we use everyday; whether it is in the web, supermarkets, social media etc., analysis of data has become integral to our daily life. The ability to do so effectively can propel your
... Read more
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Cyber Warfare in 2022+

by Michael A Goedeker MSc. ...

Narrated by Mandy Grant-Grierson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 19 min

It’s 2022. Do you know if your online information is safe?According to a study by the University of Maryland, hackers attack internet-connected computers every 39 seconds.The same technology that’s made information sharing easier has put our privacy at risk more than ever.But it doesn’t stop there.International warfare is now waged on the digital stage, changing how countries influence global ... Read more

£4.94 or Free with Kobo Plus

It’s 2022. Do you know if your online information is safe?According to a study by the University of Maryland, hackers attack internet-connected computers every 39 seconds.The same technology that’s made information sharing easier has put our privacy at risk more than ever.But it doesn’t stop there.International warfare is now waged on the digital stage, changing how countries influence global
... Read more
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Finding Your Crack In The Market

The Best Guide on How to Choose a Profitable Niche Market For Your Online Business Success

by C.N. Lionel ...

Narrated by Marcus Mulenga ...

Unabridged

11 min

Finding Your Crack In The Market: The Best Guide on How to Choose a Profitable Niche Market For Your Online Business SuccessOne of your first steps to becoming a successful online entrepreneur is to pick a profitable niche. Luckily, there are thousands of niches out there that you can choose. Unfortunately, not all niches are profitable, and not all will appeal to you. However, here's how you can ... Read more

£2.96 or Free with Kobo Plus

Finding Your Crack In The Market: The Best Guide on How to Choose a Profitable Niche Market For Your Online Business SuccessOne of your first steps to becoming a successful online entrepreneur is to pick a profitable niche. Luckily, there are thousands of niches out there that you can choose. Unfortunately, not all niches are profitable, and not all will appeal to you. However, here's how you can
... Read more

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