Global Technology

**Introducing "Global Cities Unveiled"** Imagine you're standing at the heart of a bustling metropolis —a nexus where culture, economy, and technology converge to create a symphony of urban human experience. Welcome to "Global Cities Unveiled," an enlightening journey through the veins of our planet's most dynamic urban landscapes. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, our cities stand at the forefront of transformation. Beyond the surface of skylines and sidewalks lies a complex framework that shapes the lives of billions. This essential read delves into the fabric of urban ...

Praise for: Solving Global Warming Will Kill the Fossil Fuel Industry Literary Titan Gold Book Award Winner … an urgent and thorough exploration of what happens when one of the world's most powerful industries meets its inevitable decline. The book isn't just about climate change, it's about the economic, social and geopolitical political tremors that will follow the fall of fossil fuels. Miezejeski takes readers through the science of energy and history of industrialization and the strategies that oil and gas companies are using to cling to relevance. This is more than just a warning ...

The spread of Tech innovation has transformed the business ecosystem. Disruptive technologies have permeated all industries and continue to generate unprecedented changes in creativity, across all functions, solving consumer problems, and growing business sales in ways never thought possible before. For example, Uber has disrupted the taxi industry because it has used innovative digital technology to offer something that is cheaper and easier to handle. Some organizations are accomplishing their objectives by leading their industries in technology innovation, while others continue to ...

FOOD FOR THOUGHTS: 1********* THE MATHEMATICS ON HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD IN 4 - 6 YEARS THROUGH AGGRESSIVE EVANGELISM “Today, we have 2. 4 Billion of Christians in the World out of the 8.3 human populations. But in terms of growth, available records and statistics shows that, in terms of percentage and worldwide spread, Islam is the fastest growing major religion in the world. To me, this is indeed very abnormal and unacceptable if Christians are train on how to use means like Williams Carey the father of modern Christian missions to evangelizing the lost people of the world.” If very ...

Quantum: Computing Nouveau has been ranked one of the top books ever written on Quantum Computing by Book Authority. Jason Schenker did a formal book signing of Quantum: Computing Nouveau at SXSW in 2019. There is a growing need for a step change in computer processing power that is driving a technological push to develop the first commercially viable quantum computer. The exponentially stronger computational potential of quantum computers could foster scientific discovery, break blockchains, and trigger a global cybersecurity arms race. To be ready for the opportunities and challenges of ...

Nowadays, there is a digital version for almost everything, and money is no exception. Traditional techniques fall short when it comes to expressing and conveying money in comparison to zeros and ones. Digital currencies are quick, light, and become more and more practical. But what does the future hold for this kind of currency, and will it eventually replace the more conventional types? And also, what part do central banks play in all of this? Central banks and governments are responding to the explosive growth of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the extraordinary success of a brand-new ...

The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, and now we face a critical decision. Whether to be optimistic or fatalistic, whether to profess skepticism or to take action. Yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done. We urgently need facts, not opinions. Insights, not statistics. And a shift from thinking about climate change as a “me” problem to a “we” problem. The Carbon Almanac is a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration that focuses on what we know, what has come before, and what might happen next.

The apocalypse is coming, but few people see it. Even Brenda the main character does not anticipate how bad it gets, but with good planning and some luck, she survives to the end. But is it worth surviving? She has a few enemies, bounty hunters, and wild animals, but her bigest threat is the government itself. But what is their motive and what are they trying to achieve in the end?

Bytes and Bullets is an analytically rich account of how technology is upending global competition. Through engaging stories and original research, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace senior fellow Steven Feldstein shows how the West’s dominance is being undercut at every turn by commercialization, China's growing capabilities, and new regional powers building their own spheres of influence. He offers eye-opening insights from modern conflicts and proposes concrete strategies that democracies must adopt in order to maintain control.

In The Battle for Your Computer: Israel and the Growth of the Global Cyber-Security Industry, Israeli Defense Force (IDF) cyberwarfare veteran and tech product leader Alon Arvatz examines the "why" and the "how" of the extraordinarily strong connection between Israel's elite cyber military unit and that country's booming offensive and defensive cybersecurity industry. In the book, you'll explore the central role played by Israel in the global fight for cybersecurity supremacy.

This book on how to become a social innovator and inventor of high reput otherwise simply termed: Creative Guru from the Blues, is a graphical descriptions of adventures of a self-made innovator-Amos Obi , who from the level of abject poverty,ignorance and lacks made land mark innovations and creative endeavors endorsed and recognized by world bodies. Truly, his is a practical proof to the fact that necessity is indeed the mother of all inventions. From this account, we could learn that any body anywhere in the world, despite odds and negative prevailing circumstances could rise above ...

Step into a reality where the fate of humanity hangs by a thread, where extraterrestrial forces unlike anything you've ever imagined threaten to overwrite the world as we know it. Welcome to "Our Final Stand". Starting with the shock waves of the initial alien attack, "Our Final Stand" takes you on a grueling journey through humanity’s desperate attempt to survive. Watch as panic turns to resolve in the establishment of the World Defense Force, promising to reclaim our world from the cosmic intruders. Our narrative delves deep into the intricacies of our otherworldly enemies, their ...

Professor of environmental engineering Daniel Cohan argues that escaping the gravest perils of climate change will first require American diplomacy, technological innovation, and policy to catalyze decarbonization globally. Combining his own expertise along with insights from more than a hundred interviews with diplomats, scholars, and clean-technology pioneers, Cohan identifies flaws in previous efforts to combat climate change.

COVID-19 has caused fundamental shifts in attitudes around remote and office work. And in The New Normal in IT: How the Global Pandemic Changed Information Technology Forever, internationally renowned IT executive Gregory S. Smith explains how and why companies today are shedding corporate office locations and reducing office footprints.

Abi is a normal 10 year old girl ... but is she? With the help of her fathers inventions, Abi becomes "Skater Girl" - the technically advanced super sleuth and crime fighter who keeps the streets safe. However, her arch nemesis is tracking her down in an attempt to get rid of that pesky "Skater Girl" as a prerequisite to his blossoming plans for global domination through the software he produces. A wonderful novel of daring and adventure, showing girls they can achieve and do what they want to, even in the face of great odds and in the midst of a dangerous world, where we can find friends ...

Big Pharma is more interested in profit than health. This was made clear as governments rushed to produce vaccines during the Covid pandemic. Behind the much-trumpeted scientific breakthroughs, major companies found new ways of gouging billions from governments in the West while abandoning the Global South. But this is only the latest episode in a long history of financializing medicine—from Purdue's rapacious marketing of highly addictive OxyContin through Martin Shkreli's hiking the price of a lifesaving drug to the 4.5 million South Africans needlessly deprived of HIV/AIDS medication.

"Flat Earth Reimagined: An AI-Curated Odyssey" is an innovative exploration of the Flat Earth theory, uniquely combined with Artificial Intelligence and the author's expert analysis. This book delves into the intriguing world of Flat Earth beliefs from ancient to modern times, presenting a balanced view of historical, scientific, and sociological perspectives. It critically examines the theory's evolution, key arguments, and the psychological appeal behind such contrarian beliefs. Enhanced by AI-driven research, this narrative offers a multifaceted look at the Flat Earth community, its ...

The Wireless World sets out a new research agenda for the history of international broadcasting, and for radio history more generally. It examines global and transnational histories of long-distance wireless broadcasting, combining perspectives from international history, media and cultural history, the history of technology, and sound studies. Bringing together their knowledge of a wide range of different countries, languages, and archives, the coauthors show how broadcasters and states deployed international broadcasting as a tool of international communication and persuasion.

Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. From building rockets to the handheld technology that governs our day-to-day lives, we are all in debt to the mathematical geniuses of the past. But the history of mathematics is warped; it looks like a sixteenth-century map that enlarges Europe at the expense of Africa, Asia and the Americas. The Secret Lives of Numbers introduces listeners to a new group of mathematical boundary-smashers, those who have been erased by history because of their race, gender or nationality.

From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world's most pressing issues, from dealing with climate change and the prevention of natural disasters to the development of efficient automobiles and the search for renewable energy sources.