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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 89%
Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.
by Anirudh Suri 2022
4.43
131 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 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
Genius Makers
by Cade Metz • 2021
The outcasts who revived neural networks, and the billion-dollar bidding war that followed.
4.26
3k+
Genius Makers Summary
Genius Makers 89%
The outcasts who revived neural networks, and the billion-dollar bidding war that followed.
by Cade Metz 2021
4.26
3k+ ratings
The Big Switch
by Nicholas Carr • 2008
What electrification did to factories, cloud computing is doing to business, labor, and your mind.
3.84
3k+
The Big Switch Summary
The Big Switch 89%
What electrification did to factories, cloud computing is doing to business, labor, and your mind.
by Nicholas Carr 2008
3.84
3k+ ratings
The Exponential Age
by Azeem Azhar • 2021
Tech accelerates exponentially; institutions crawl. The gap is reshaping wealth, work, and war.
3.98
1k+
The Exponential Age Summary
The Exponential Age 89%
Tech accelerates exponentially; institutions crawl. The gap is reshaping wealth, work, and war.
by Azeem Azhar 2021
3.98
1k+ ratings
Digital Transformation
by Thomas M. Siebel • 2019
Corporate lifespans dropped from 60 years to 20. Four technologies determine who goes extinct.
3.87
766
Digital Transformation Summary
Digital Transformation 88%
Corporate lifespans dropped from 60 years to 20. Four technologies determine who goes extinct.
by Thomas M. Siebel 2019
3.87
766 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 88%
AI will decide global power. The race has already started, and not everyone plays fair.
by Michael Kanaan 2020
3.74
721 ratings
The Year in Tech 2022
by Harvard Business Review • 2021
Brain sensors at work. Doctor-prescribed apps. The tech trends reshaping business.
3.56
176
The Year in Tech 2022 Summary
The Year in Tech 2022 88%
Brain sensors at work. Doctor-prescribed apps. The tech trends reshaping business.
by Harvard Business Review 2021
3.56
176 ratings
Console Wars
by Blake J. Harris • 2014
A toy exec and a blue hedgehog briefly unseated Nintendo. The real fight was inside the company.
3.97
12k+
Console Wars Summary
Console Wars 88%
A toy exec and a blue hedgehog briefly unseated Nintendo. The real fight was inside the company.
by Blake J. Harris 2014
3.97
12k+ ratings
ColdFusion Presents
by Dagogo Altraide • 2019
From steam to AI: the chain of breakthroughs that built the modern world, every link essential.
4.17
780
ColdFusion Presents Summary
ColdFusion Presents 88%
From steam to AI: the chain of breakthroughs that built the modern world, every link essential.
by Dagogo Altraide 2019
4.17
780 ratings
The Inevitable
by Kevin Kelly • 2016
Twelve forces are bending civilization in one direction, and we have just left the gate.
3.89
12k+
The Inevitable Summary
The Inevitable 88%
Twelve forces are bending civilization in one direction, and we have just left the gate.
by Kevin Kelly 2016
3.89
12k+ ratings
How the Internet Happened
by Brian McCullough • 2018
The Internet was not inevitable: a handful of companies built it in a frantic twenty-year race.
4.27
2k+
How the Internet Happened Summary
How the Internet Happened 88%
The Internet was not inevitable: a handful of companies built it in a frantic twenty-year race.
by Brian McCullough 2018
4.27
2k+ 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 88%
The West won the digital revolution, then stopped building weapons. Now software is the battlefield.
by Alexander C. Karp 2025
3.54
4k+ 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 88%
Two $500 gaming cards in a student bedroom triggered the AI revolution. Nvidia was ready.
by Stephen Witt 2025
4.30
5k+ ratings
AI 2041
by Kai-Fu Lee • 2021
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
3.83
6k+
AI 2041 Summary
AI 2041 88%
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
by Kai-Fu Lee 2021
3.83
6k+ ratings
The Google Story
by David A. Vise • 2005
How two Stanford dropouts, one algorithm, and an ethical pledge built a $100 billion empire.
3.88
16k+
The Google Story Summary
The Google Story 88%
How two Stanford dropouts, one algorithm, and an ethical pledge built a $100 billion empire.
by David A. Vise 2005
3.88
16k+ 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 88%
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
by Brad Smith 2019
3.85
2k+ ratings
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
3.86
1k+
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It 88%
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008
3.86
1k+ 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
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2025
Superhuman AI kills without malice. Its goals turn our atoms into raw material, not our future.
3.92
7k+
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Summary
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies 88%
Superhuman AI kills without malice. Its goals turn our atoms into raw material, not our future.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2025
3.92
7k+ ratings
Our Final Invention
by James Barrat • 2013
An intelligence greater than human will not hate us; it simply won't need us.
3.72
4k+
Our Final Invention Summary
Our Final Invention 88%
An intelligence greater than human will not hate us; it simply won't need us.
by James Barrat 2013
3.72
4k+ 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 88%
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
The Age of Spiritual Machines
by Ray Kurzweil • 1998
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
3.89
5k+
The Age of Spiritual Machines Summary
The Age of Spiritual Machines 88%
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
by Ray Kurzweil 1998
3.89
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
Being Digital
by Nicholas Negroponte • 1995
Why your TV, newspaper, and phone are about to merge into one seamless stream of bits.
3.80
2k+
Being Digital Summary
Being Digital 88%
Why your TV, newspaper, and phone are about to merge into one seamless stream of bits.
by Nicholas Negroponte 1995
3.80
2k+ ratings
The Innovator's Dilemma
by Clayton M. Christensen • 1997
Good management blinds firms to the cheaper, simpler technologies that eventually replace them.
4.04
61k+
The Innovator's Dilemma Summary
The Innovator's Dilemma 88%
Good management blinds firms to the cheaper, simpler technologies that eventually replace them.
by Clayton M. Christensen 1997
4.04
61k+ 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
Radical Technologies
by Adam Greenfield • 2017
Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.
4.02
1k+
Radical Technologies Summary
Radical Technologies 88%
Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.
by Adam Greenfield 2017
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future
by Henry Kissinger • 2021
Old rules of knowledge, power, and war were built for humans. AI is rewriting them.
3.43
5k+
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future Summary
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future 88%
Old rules of knowledge, power, and war were built for humans. AI is rewriting them.
by Henry Kissinger 2021
3.43
5k+ ratings
The Metaverse
by Matthew Ball • 2022
A trillion-dollar 3D internet is forming on technical foundations that barely exist.
3.79
2k+
The Metaverse Summary
The Metaverse 88%
A trillion-dollar 3D internet is forming on technical foundations that barely exist.
by Matthew Ball 2022
3.79
2k+ ratings
Everyday Chaos
by David Weinberger • 2019
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
3.78
202
Everyday Chaos Summary
Everyday Chaos 88%
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
by David Weinberger 2019
3.78
202 ratings
The Platform Delusion
by Jonathan A. Knee • 2021
Not all platforms are created equal. The economic physics that separate Airbnb from Uber.
3.98
223
The Platform Delusion Summary
The Platform Delusion 88%
Not all platforms are created equal. The economic physics that separate Airbnb from Uber.
by Jonathan A. Knee 2021
3.98
223 ratings
Masters of Doom
by David Kushner • 2003
Two coders, one lake house, and the game that turned office workers into after-hours warriors.
4.30
20k+
Masters of Doom Summary
Masters of Doom 88%
Two coders, one lake house, and the game that turned office workers into after-hours warriors.
by David Kushner 2003
4.30
20k+ ratings
The Mobile Wave
by Michael Saylor • 2012
A computer in every pocket is about to swallow banking, healthcare, education, and cash.
3.68
326
The Mobile Wave Summary
The Mobile Wave 88%
A computer in every pocket is about to swallow banking, healthcare, education, and cash.
by Michael Saylor 2012
3.68
326 ratings
AI Superpowers
by Kai-Fu Lee • 2018
China and Silicon Valley are in an AI arms race. The first casualty: your job.
4.09
17k+
AI Superpowers Summary
AI Superpowers 88%
China and Silicon Valley are in an AI arms race. The first casualty: your job.
by Kai-Fu Lee 2018
4.09
17k+ ratings
To Save Everything, Click Here
by Evgeny Morozov • 2013
Silicon Valley promised a world without friction. Friction, mess, and dissent are what keep us free.
3.67
1k+
To Save Everything, Click Here Summary
To Save Everything, Click Here 88%
Silicon Valley promised a world without friction. Friction, mess, and dissent are what keep us free.
by Evgeny Morozov 2013
3.67
1k+ ratings
Reshuffle
by Sangeet Paul Choudary • 2025
AI doesn't just automate tasks. It rewrites who coordinates the system and who captures the value.
4.40
258
Reshuffle Summary
Reshuffle 88%
AI doesn't just automate tasks. It rewrites who coordinates the system and who captures the value.
by Sangeet Paul Choudary 2025
4.40
258 ratings
Don't Be Evil
by Rana Foroohar • 2019
The internet promised openness. What arrived was surveillance, addiction, and monopoly.
3.85
1k+
Don't Be Evil Summary
Don't Be Evil 88%
The internet promised openness. What arrived was surveillance, addiction, and monopoly.
by Rana Foroohar 2019
3.85
1k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Lasse Rouhiainen • 2018
An AI 101: the tech, the jobs at risk, and the one skill machines can't touch.
3.92
314
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence 88%
An AI 101: the tech, the jobs at risk, and the one skill machines can't touch.
by Lasse Rouhiainen 2018
3.92
314 ratings
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
by Eric S. Raymond • 1999
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
3.83
4k+
The Cathedral & the Bazaar Summary
The Cathedral & the Bazaar 88%
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
by Eric S. Raymond 1999
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Second Machine Age
by Erik Brynjolfsson • 2014
Kodak employed 145,000. Instagram: 15. The economics that explains both, and what comes next.
3.91
12k+
The Second Machine Age Summary
The Second Machine Age 88%
Kodak employed 145,000. Instagram: 15. The economics that explains both, and what comes next.
by Erik Brynjolfsson 2014
3.91
12k+ 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 88%
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
Automate This
by Christopher Steiner • 2012
Algorithms took Wall Street. Now they compose music, allocate kidneys, and profile personalities.
3.82
4k+
Automate This Summary
Automate This 88%
Algorithms took Wall Street. Now they compose music, allocate kidneys, and profile personalities.
by Christopher Steiner 2012
3.82
4k+ ratings
The Innovators
by Walter Isaacson • 2011
The digital revolution wasn't born in garages but in teams of hackers, engineers, and visionaries.
4.12
40k+
The Innovators Summary
The Innovators 88%
The digital revolution wasn't born in garages but in teams of hackers, engineers, and visionaries.
by Walter Isaacson 2011
4.12
40k+ ratings
Machine, Platform, Crowd
by Andrew McAfee • 2018
Machines outthink experts, platforms own customers, and outsiders solve what insiders cannot.
4.04
3k+
Machine, Platform, Crowd Summary
Machine, Platform, Crowd 88%
Machines outthink experts, platforms own customers, and outsiders solve what insiders cannot.
by Andrew McAfee 2018
4.04
3k+ ratings
System Error
by Rob Reich • 2021
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
3.82
608
System Error Summary
System Error 88%
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
by Rob Reich 2021
3.82
608 ratings
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power
by Rajiv Malhotra • 2021
Two nations race to own AI. The prize: your job, your mind, and the global pecking order.
4.28
217
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power Summary
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power 88%
Two nations race to own AI. The prize: your job, your mind, and the global pecking order.
by Rajiv Malhotra 2021
4.28
217 ratings
The AI Con
by Emily M. Bender • 2025
ChatGPT isn't thinking, the doom-sayers aren't helping, and the real AI harms are already here.
3.69
2k+
The AI Con Summary
The AI Con 88%
ChatGPT isn't thinking, the doom-sayers aren't helping, and the real AI harms are already here.
by Emily M. Bender 2025
3.69
2k+ ratings
Hard Drive
by James Wallace • 1992
The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.
4.12
2k+
Hard Drive Summary
Hard Drive 88%
The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.
by James Wallace 1992
4.12
2k+ ratings
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