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Chip War
by Chris Miller100 • 2022
One island makes nearly every advanced computer chip. Everything else is up for grabs.
4.40
43k+
Chip War Summary
Chip War 92%
One island makes nearly every advanced computer chip. Everything else is up for grabs.
by Chris Miller100 2022
4.40
43k+ ratings
The Great Tech Game
by Anirudh Suri • 2022
Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.
4.43
131
The Great Tech Game Summary
The Great Tech Game 91%
Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.
by Anirudh Suri 2022
4.43
131 ratings
World on the Brink
by Dmitri Alperovitch • 2024
The playbook to deter China: focus on Taiwan, control chips, and lock in every alliance.
4.20
832
World on the Brink Summary
World on the Brink 91%
The playbook to deter China: focus on Taiwan, control chips, and lock in every alliance.
by Dmitri Alperovitch 2024
4.20
832 ratings
Wireless Wars
by Jonathan Pelson • 2021
The West lost 5G chasing cheap Chinese labor. The answer is open standards, not sanctions.
4.10
301
Wireless Wars Summary
Wireless Wars 91%
The West lost 5G chasing cheap Chinese labor. The answer is open standards, not sanctions.
by Jonathan Pelson 2021
4.10
301 ratings
The Thinking Machine
by Stephen Witt • 2025
Two $500 gaming cards in a student bedroom triggered the AI revolution. Nvidia was ready.
4.30
5k+
The Thinking Machine Summary
The Thinking Machine 90%
Two $500 gaming cards in a student bedroom triggered the AI revolution. Nvidia was ready.
by Stephen Witt 2025
4.30
5k+ ratings
The Technological Republic
by Alexander C. Karp • 2025
The West won the digital revolution, then stopped building weapons. Now software is the battlefield.
3.54
4k+
The Technological Republic Summary
The Technological Republic 90%
The West won the digital revolution, then stopped building weapons. Now software is the battlefield.
by Alexander C. Karp 2025
3.54
4k+ ratings
Apple in China
by Patrick McGee • 2025
One island, one party: Apple's greatest vulnerability hides in plain sight.
4.48
10k+
Apple in China Summary
Apple in China 90%
One island, one party: Apple's greatest vulnerability hides in plain sight.
by Patrick McGee 2025
4.48
10k+ ratings
T-Minus AI
by Michael Kanaan • 2020
AI will decide global power. The race has already started, and not everyone plays fair.
3.74
721
T-Minus AI Summary
T-Minus AI 90%
AI will decide global power. The race has already started, and not everyone plays fair.
by Michael Kanaan 2020
3.74
721 ratings
The Nvidia Way
by Tae Kim • 2024
The rules that saved Nvidia from bankruptcy now run a three-trillion-dollar company.
4.31
4k+
The Nvidia Way Summary
The Nvidia Way 90%
The rules that saved Nvidia from bankruptcy now run a three-trillion-dollar company.
by Tae Kim 2024
4.31
4k+ ratings
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry
by Anthony Michell • 2010
Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.
3.50
20
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry Summary
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry 90%
Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.
by Anthony Michell 2010
3.50
20 ratings
Breakneck
by Dan Wang • 2025
China's leaders trained as engineers. America's as lawyers. The world is shaped by the difference.
4.09
11k+
Breakneck Summary
Breakneck 89%
China's leaders trained as engineers. America's as lawyers. The world is shaped by the difference.
by Dan Wang 2025
4.09
11k+ ratings
Four Battlegrounds
by Paul Scharre • 2023
AI is a contest for physical and intellectual resources; the winner writes the rules of the century.
3.83
522
Four Battlegrounds Summary
Four Battlegrounds 89%
AI is a contest for physical and intellectual resources; the winner writes the rules of the century.
by Paul Scharre 2023
3.83
522 ratings
Entrepreneurial Nation
by Ro Khanna • 2012
Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.
3.73
30
Entrepreneurial Nation Summary
Entrepreneurial Nation 89%
Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.
by Ro Khanna 2012
3.73
30 ratings
The Intel Trinity
by Michael S. Malone • 2014
Intel was built by three founders who rarely got along. Their friction shaped the modern world.
4.20
831
The Intel Trinity Summary
The Intel Trinity 89%
Intel was built by three founders who rarely got along. Their friction shaped the modern world.
by Michael S. Malone 2014
4.20
831 ratings
Jump-Starting America
by Jonathan Gruber • 2019
Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.
4.07
334
Jump-Starting America Summary
Jump-Starting America 89%
Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.
by Jonathan Gruber 2019
4.07
334 ratings
America's Greatest Challenge
by Newt Gingrich • 2019
China built a Leninist police state, not a trading partner. America is losing a fight it won't name.
4.22
269
America's Greatest Challenge Summary
America's Greatest Challenge 89%
China built a Leninist police state, not a trading partner. America is losing a fight it won't name.
by Newt Gingrich 2019
4.22
269 ratings
Underground Empire
by Henry Farrell • 2023
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
4.02
1k+
Underground Empire Summary
Underground Empire 89%
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
by Henry Farrell 2023
4.02
1k+ ratings
House of Huawei
by Eva Dou • 2025
A Shenzhen startup built a surveillance empire and defied sanctions: inside Huawei.
3.88
3k+
House of Huawei Summary
House of Huawei 89%
A Shenzhen startup built a surveillance empire and defied sanctions: inside Huawei.
by Eva Dou 2025
3.88
3k+ ratings
Tools and Weapons
by Brad Smith • 2019
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
3.85
2k+
Tools and Weapons Summary
Tools and Weapons 89%
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
by Brad Smith 2019
3.85
2k+ ratings
TikTok Boom
by Chris Stokel-Walker • 2021
China built the world's most addictive app. The algorithm knows you better than your friends do.
3.72
191
TikTok Boom Summary
TikTok Boom 89%
China built the world's most addictive app. The algorithm knows you better than your friends do.
by Chris Stokel-Walker 2021
3.72
191 ratings
Don't Wait for the Next War
by Wesley K. Clark • 2014
A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.
3.67
93
Don't Wait for the Next War Summary
Don't Wait for the Next War 89%
A retired general's strategy: America, united by energy, not enemies.
by Wesley K. Clark 2014
3.67
93 ratings
Supremacy
by Parmy Olson • 2024
The AGI race had competing visionaries, $13 billion from Microsoft, and safety as an afterthought.
4.05
6k+
Supremacy Summary
Supremacy 89%
The AGI race had competing visionaries, $13 billion from Microsoft, and safety as an afterthought.
by Parmy Olson 2024
4.05
6k+ ratings
The Future of Geography
by Tim Marshall • 2023
Space is the new geography of power: every conflict below is replicating in orbit.
3.91
8k+
The Future of Geography Summary
The Future of Geography 89%
Space is the new geography of power: every conflict below is replicating in orbit.
by Tim Marshall 2023
3.91
8k+ ratings
The Handover
by David Runciman • 2023
Three inhuman agents run the world: states, corporations, and now AI. We have to pick one.
3.71
234
The Handover Summary
The Handover 89%
Three inhuman agents run the world: states, corporations, and now AI. We have to pick one.
by David Runciman 2023
3.71
234 ratings
The Network State
by Balaji S. Srinivasan • 2022
Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?
3.92
1k+
The Network State Summary
The Network State 89%
Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?
by Balaji S. Srinivasan 2022
3.92
1k+ ratings
Influence Empire
by Lulu Yilun Chen • 2022
A billion-user empire built on copycatting: inside Tencent's rise and Beijing's decisive crackdown.
3.93
969
Influence Empire Summary
Influence Empire 89%
A billion-user empire built on copycatting: inside Tencent's rise and Beijing's decisive crackdown.
by Lulu Yilun Chen 2022
3.93
969 ratings
The Tech Coup
by Marietje Schaake • 2024
When tech companies became the state, democracy became a user agreement no one reads.
3.78
468
The Tech Coup Summary
The Tech Coup 89%
When tech companies became the state, democracy became a user agreement no one reads.
by Marietje Schaake 2024
3.78
468 ratings
Empire of AI
by Karen Hao • 2025
The AI revolution runs on $2-an-hour labor, stolen water, and a marketing trick from 1956.
4.02
14k+
Empire of AI Summary
Empire of AI 89%
The AI revolution runs on $2-an-hour labor, stolen water, and a marketing trick from 1956.
by Karen Hao 2025
4.02
14k+ ratings
Samsung Rising
by Geoffrey Cain • 2020
A family grocer built a tech empire on military discipline. Then the phones caught fire.
3.64
2k+
Samsung Rising Summary
Samsung Rising 89%
A family grocer built a tech empire on military discipline. Then the phones caught fire.
by Geoffrey Cain 2020
3.64
2k+ ratings
Chokepoints
by Edward Fishman • 2025
America now wages economic war through dollar clearing and chip supply, not troops.
4.35
3k+
Chokepoints Summary
Chokepoints 89%
America now wages economic war through dollar clearing and chip supply, not troops.
by Edward Fishman 2025
4.35
3k+ ratings
The Coming Wave
by Mustafa Suleyman • 2023
AI and biotech are coming. They can't be stopped. They can't be contained. Catastrophe or dystopia?
3.80
15k+
The Coming Wave Summary
The Coming Wave 89%
AI and biotech are coming. They can't be stopped. They can't be contained. Catastrophe or dystopia?
by Mustafa Suleyman 2023
3.80
15k+ ratings
The Future of Violence
by Benjamin Wittes • 2014
The state's monopoly on violence is ending. Networked technology handed individuals strategic power.
3.42
318
The Future of Violence Summary
The Future of Violence 89%
The state's monopoly on violence is ending. Networked technology handed individuals strategic power.
by Benjamin Wittes 2014
3.42
318 ratings
Censored
by Margaret E. Roberts • 2018
China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.
4.18
123
Censored Summary
Censored 89%
China's censorship is easy to get around, and that's exactly how it works.
by Margaret E. Roberts 2018
4.18
123 ratings
The Palestine Laboratory
by Antony Loewenstein • 2023
Palestine is a live testing ground. The weapons perfected there now police the world.
4.43
3k+
The Palestine Laboratory Summary
The Palestine Laboratory 88%
Palestine is a live testing ground. The weapons perfected there now police the world.
by Antony Loewenstein 2023
4.43
3k+ ratings
War Without Rules
by Robert Spalding • 2022
China's 1999 war manual mapped global victory without battle. Every move since has followed it.
4.04
318
War Without Rules Summary
War Without Rules 88%
China's 1999 war manual mapped global victory without battle. Every move since has followed it.
by Robert Spalding 2022
4.04
318 ratings
Rewiring Democracy
by Bruce Schneier • 2025
AI writes laws, targets voters, judges cases. Democracy is an information system; AI is the driver.
3.67
91
Rewiring Democracy Summary
Rewiring Democracy 88%
AI writes laws, targets voters, judges cases. Democracy is an information system; AI is the driver.
by Bruce Schneier 2025
3.67
91 ratings
The People Vs Tech
by Jamie Bartlett • 2018
Liberal democracy rests on a few fragile pillars; the internet is dismantling every one.
3.90
2k+
The People Vs Tech Summary
The People Vs Tech 88%
Liberal democracy rests on a few fragile pillars; the internet is dismantling every one.
by Jamie Bartlett 2018
3.90
2k+ ratings
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future
by Henry Kissinger • 2021
A new intelligence is reshaping knowledge, strategy, and order; it is an actor, not a tool.
3.43
5k+
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future Summary
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future 88%
A new intelligence is reshaping knowledge, strategy, and order; it is an actor, not a tool.
by Henry Kissinger 2021
3.43
5k+ ratings
The Big Nine
by Amy Webb • 2019
Nine companies control AI's future. Their blind spots are becoming everyone's problem.
3.75
2k+
The Big Nine Summary
The Big Nine 88%
Nine companies control AI's future. Their blind spots are becoming everyone's problem.
by Amy Webb 2019
3.75
2k+ ratings
The Hundred-Year Marathon
by Michael Pillsbury • 2014
China's long game to dethrone America, and how Washington became its unwitting partner.
4.20
5k+
The Hundred-Year Marathon Summary
The Hundred-Year Marathon 88%
China's long game to dethrone America, and how Washington became its unwitting partner.
by Michael Pillsbury 2014
4.20
5k+ ratings
Death by China
by Peter Navarro • 2011
America armed its biggest rival: every dollar spent at Walmart helped finance the Chinese military.
3.50
531
Death by China Summary
Death by China 88%
America armed its biggest rival: every dollar spent at Walmart helped finance the Chinese military.
by Peter Navarro 2011
3.50
531 ratings
The New Digital Age
by Eric Schmidt • 2013
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
3.33
3k+
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age 88%
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
by Eric Schmidt 2013
3.33
3k+ ratings
Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It
by Mark Coeckelbergh • 2024
AI dismantles democracy not by malice but by logic. The philosophical fightback begins here.
3.26
54
Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It Summary
Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It 88%
AI dismantles democracy not by malice but by logic. The philosophical fightback begins here.
by Mark Coeckelbergh 2024
3.26
54 ratings
Genesis
by Henry Kissinger • 2024
AI rewrites power, prosperity, and human dignity. A statesman on the philosophy to meet it.
3.53
2k+
Genesis Summary
Genesis 88%
AI rewrites power, prosperity, and human dignity. A statesman on the philosophy to meet it.
by Henry Kissinger 2024
3.53
2k+ ratings
Dignity in a Digital Age
by Ro Khanna • 2022
Five cities captured 90% of tech job growth. The case for creating digital opportunity everywhere.
3.71
149
Dignity in a Digital Age Summary
Dignity in a Digital Age 88%
Five cities captured 90% of tech job growth. The case for creating digital opportunity everywhere.
by Ro Khanna 2022
3.71
149 ratings
Digital Empires
by Anu Bradford • 2023
Three powers are battling to govern the internet, and the prize is the future of democracy.
3.91
151
Digital Empires Summary
Digital Empires 88%
Three powers are battling to govern the internet, and the prize is the future of democracy.
by Anu Bradford 2023
3.91
151 ratings
Never Give an Inch
by Mike Pompeo • 2022
Refusing to pay, apologize, or sign weak agreements: inside Trump’s nationalist foreign policy.
4.31
2k+
Never Give an Inch Summary
Never Give an Inch 88%
Refusing to pay, apologize, or sign weak agreements: inside Trump’s nationalist foreign policy.
by Mike Pompeo 2022
4.31
2k+ ratings
The End of Reality
by Jonathan Taplin • 2023
Four billionaires want $20 trillion for Mars, the metaverse, crypto, immortality. Who pays?
3.92
540
The End of Reality Summary
The End of Reality 88%
Four billionaires want $20 trillion for Mars, the metaverse, crypto, immortality. Who pays?
by Jonathan Taplin 2023
3.92
540 ratings
Hidden Hand
by Clive Hamilton • 2020
Beijing doesn't compete with the West. It quietly co-opts and captures its institutions from within.
3.85
806
Hidden Hand Summary
Hidden Hand 88%
Beijing doesn't compete with the West. It quietly co-opts and captures its institutions from within.
by Clive Hamilton 2020
3.85
806 ratings
The Coming China Wars
by Peter Navarro • 2006
Cheap goods, cheap debt: the two chains binding America to a rival that already writes rules.
3.32
222
The Coming China Wars Summary
The Coming China Wars 88%
Cheap goods, cheap debt: the two chains binding America to a rival that already writes rules.
by Peter Navarro 2006
3.32
222 ratings
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