Future Technology

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing our country and our world. From how citizens navigate their daily lives to how researchers drive discoveries in the lab to how manufacturers build products, AI is giving rise to new capabilities. New AI and AI-driven discoveries and capabilities hold the potential to drive practical solutions to address critical global challenges such as food production, climate change, poverty, and cancer. We have only started to scratch the surface of what is possible and cannot afford to miss out on seizing the opportunity for leveraging AI to serve the public good.

In this riveting Audiobook, we plunge into the future of humanity, shedding light on the profound influence that technology exerts on our society. Uncover the provocative insights and revelatory analyses presented within, which equip us to navigate the dynamic technological terrain.

Nikola Tesla was a bundle of contradictions - a consummate showman and a private recluse; a man of science addicted to self-promotion; a prolific inventor of technologies that made other people’s fortunes. Tesla made giant leaps in the technology of electrical supply, X-rays, radio remote control, and wireless electrical transmission. He embodied the aspirations and the contradictions of an age of innovation that seemed to have the future firmly in its grasp. Then as now, he attracted cranks and visionaries in equal number.

As artificial intelligence transforms industries worldwide, leaders face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. "Leading the Future: Mastering Leadership in the AI Revolution" is your essential guide to navigating this dynamic landscape.

The Internet and smartphone are just the latest in a 250-year-long cycle of disruption that has continuously changed the way we live, the way we work, and the way we interact. The coming Augmented Age, however, promises a level of disruption, behavioral shifts, and changes that are unparalleled. While consumers today are camping outside of an Apple store waiting to be one of the first to score a new Apple Watch or iPhone, the next generation of wearables will be able to predict if we're likely to have a heart attack and recommend a course of action.

Ob Smartphone, Internetsuche oder Navigation, Google ist unser Tor zur Welt. Doch zugleich gilt Google als übermächtig und unersättlich. Vor allem in Deutschland kämpft der Konzern mit Imageproblemen, nun will auch die EU gegen ihn aktiv werden. Doch Google hat begonnen, sich zu wandeln. Die Konzernführung glaubt fest daran, die Welt durch Technologie zum Besseren verändern zu können und baut das Unternehmen Schritt für Schritt zu einer Zukunftsmaschine um.

Technology - at least in theory - is improving our productivity, efficiency, and communication. The one thing it's not doing is making us happier. We are experiencing historically high levels of depression and dissatisfaction. But it doesn't have to be that way. Technology can drive - not diminish - human happiness.

Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes - good and bad - are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term thinking, polarizing debates, alarmist rhetoric, and pessimism. In this short, exhilarating book, renowned scientist and best-selling author Martin Rees argues that humanity’s prospects depend on our taking a very different approach to planning for tomorrow.

What To Do When Machines Do Everything is a guidebook to succeeding in the next generation of the digital economy. When systems running on Artificial Intelligence can drive our cars, diagnose medical patients, and manage our finances more effectively than humans it raises profound questions on the future of work and how companies compete. Drawing upon real-world cases, data, and insight, the authors provide clear strategic guidance and actionable steps to help you and your organization move ahead in a world where exponentially developing new technologies are changing how value is created.

The respected Italian economist and journalist offers a bold and provocative argument that the speed of technological transformation is threatening our future.

'When I left Jabalpur, the small town where I grew up, to pursue a career, I could not have dreamt that I would find myself at the vanguard of pathbreaking revolutions that would transform India.' Entrepreneur, sportsman, salesman, engineer, educationist, jazz aficionado and investor-meet Ajai...

In a world where the digital landscape is rapidly advancing, the gap between the connected and the disconnected widens, leaving underserved communities at a stark disadvantage. Addressing this pressing issue, a groundbreaking book, "Tech Enabled Futures: Elevating Education in Underserved Areas," has been released, offering not only insights but also real-world strategies to bridge the digital divide.

The Internet was an alien concept a few decades ago. However, the human race would be back in the dark ages without it. The global change in the world of commerce promises to revolutionize the entire political and economic order.

Moatti - a technologist and industry insider - says these kinds of mobile apps adhere to three universal principles: They must have a simple design, enable the user to personalize them, and be continually improved by their makers through relentless attention to analytics. She uses examples from a host of great mobile app creators - Facebook, Yelp, Lyft, Tinder, Aerbnb, Trulia, WhatsApp, and more - to demonstrate how it's done.

Discover how to stay one step ahead of AI and unlock opportunities as a professional, business owner, and even as a parent! With valuable insights, strategies, and real-life examples, this book provides you with comprehensive tools you need to take meaningful action and stay ahead in the age of AI.

Join us as we explore the technologies, the opportunities, and the profound implications of the AI spark that is beginning to revolutionize energy generation for generations to come. For millennia, humanity has sought mastery over energy. From the first flickering flame pushing back the primordial darkness to the vast, intricate networks powering our modern civilization, our journey has been defined by the quest to harness power. Energy fuels our ambitions, builds our cities, connects our world, and underpins the very fabric of contemporary life.

When Sleepers, Wake! was released in Australia, it immediately became influential around the world. Now its author, the polymath and former politician Barry Jones, turns his attention to what has happened since - especially to politics, health, and our climate in the digital age - and to the challenges faced by increasingly fragile democracies and public institutions.

Sixty years ago, legendary economist John Kenneth Galbraith issued a grim prophecy that the global elite would harness the potential of the burgeoning computing revolution to accumulate even more wealth and power.

You feel it, don’t you? That background hum of change—no longer a whisper, but a rumble shaking the ground beneath your feet. Technology, especially AI, is accelerating at a dizzying pace. It’s thrilling… and overwhelming. But here's the good news: you're not powerless. You’re far more adaptable than you think. In The AI Future & You, psychologist and human resilience expert Dr. Robert Puff offers a deeply human roadmap for navigating this era of seismic change—not by resisting the wave, but by learning to ride it.

In The Future of Community, a team of Web3 visionaries and tech-savvy executives delivers a groundbreaking new take on the seismic impact Web3 is having—and will continue to have—on our technological and social landscapes. The authors discuss why Web3 really is the "next big thing" to shape our digital and offline futures and how it will transform the world.