Money Technology

Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy paints an epic picture of change in an intimate way by telling the stories of the tools, people, and ideas that had far-reaching consequences for all of us. From the plough to artificial intelligence, from Gillette's disposable razor to IKEA's Billy bookcase, best-selling author and Financial Times columnist Tim Harford recounts each invention's own curious, surprising, and memorable story.

Take control of your financial future with the power of AI. Are you tired of budgeting tools that don’t stick, investment apps that overwhelm you, or financial advice that feels outdated? The AI Money Masterplan is your practical, jargon-free guide to using artificial intelligence - like ChatGPT and today’s smartest fintech tools - to save more, spend wisely, and build long-term wealth. Perfect for Gen Z, Millennials, and anyone ready to simplify their money journey, this easy-to-read book shows you how to: Set up a personalized budget in minutes using AI prompts Use ChatGPT to track ...

Unlock the Power of AI to Dominate Social Media and Grow Your Brand. Are you struggling to build an audience, increase engagement, or generate sales through social media? Do you feel overwhelmed by constantly changing algorithms, content trends, and the pressure to stay relevant? What if you could automate and optimize your strategy using Artificial Intelligence (AI)? In Social Media Marketing for Beginners 2025, renowned digital marketing expert Maxwell Cyberstein reveals cutting-edge AI-driven strategies that will transform your online presence.

Are you a non-technical entrepreneur looking to leverage AI for business success? Feeling overwhelmed by the tech world but know you need to master ChatGPT to stay competitive? This comprehensive audiobook is your step-by-step guide to building profitable online ventures using ChatGPT - even if you've never written a line of code! Created by successful AI entrepreneurs, our guide breaks down complex concepts into actionable, beginner-friendly strategies.

A diverse and growing range of financial institutions and platforms—from PayPal and Venmo to WeChat, Alipay, and the brave new world of stablecoins—has harnessed new technology to disrupt the system of money and payments as we know it. Beyond Banks explains why this disruption holds out the promise of faster, cheaper, more convenient, and more secure payments, but also how it increasingly risks exposing consumers, businesses, and governments to the problem of bad money.

In Real Estate Prospecting: Create a Million-Dollar Life Through Relationships, Online Leads, Technology, and Social Media, founder, consultant, and real estate team leader Tristan Ahumada delivers a comprehensive discussion of the resources and strategies available to rookie and experienced agents who wish to succeed at the highest levels of the industry.

Throughout history, technological change — whether it takes the form of agricultural improvements in the Middle Ages, the Industrial Revolution, or today’s artificial intelligence — has been viewed as a main driver of prosperity, working in the public interest. The reality, though, is that technology is shaped by what powerful people want and believe, generating riches, social respect, cultural prominence, and further political voice for those already powerful. For most of the rest of us, there is the illusion of progress.

World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolution, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work.

The Algorithmic Trading Guide - How to Leverage Technology To Make Money In Finance Markets is a comprehensive guidebook for anyone interested in algorithmic trading, covering everything from basic concepts to advanced strategies and techniques. This book provides practical examples and case studies, demonstrating how to apply the concepts and techniques discussed in real-world trading scenarios. The book begins with an overview of algorithmic trading, its importance in financial markets, and the terminology and concepts related to it. It then moves on to cover popular trading strategies ...

In an era where cyber threats are more sophisticated than ever, web security is no longer optional—it’s essential. Mastering Web Security is a comprehensive guide designed to equip security professionals, developers, and ethical hackers with the knowledge and tools needed to protect web applications from modern cyber threats. From understanding attack techniques to implementing robust defense strategies, this book delves into real-world vulnerabilities, hands-on security practices, and industry best practices. Whether you are securing applications, performing penetration testing, or ...

The rise of China's tech companies and intense competition from the sector is just beginning. This will present an ongoing management and strategy challenge for companies for many years to come. Tech Titans of China is the go-to-guide for companies (and those interested in competition from China) seeking to understand China's grand tech ambitions, who the players are, and what their strategy is. Fannin, an expert on China, is an internationally recognized journalist, author, and speaker. In this book, she provides listeners with the ammunition they need to prepare and compete.

Artificial intelligence does the seemingly impossible - driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI will bring can be paralyzing. How should companies set strategies, governments design policies, and people plan their lives for a world so different from what we know? In Prediction Machines, three eminent economists recast the rise of AI as a drop in the cost of prediction. With this single, masterful stroke, they lift the curtain on the AI-is-magic hype and show how basic tools from economics provide clarity about the AI revolution and a basis for action by CEOs, managers, policy makers, investors, and entrepreneurs.

There’s a cryptocurrency ready to skyrocket in 2025. But which one? Discover the potential of this standout coin and many others in "The Top 100 Crypto Coins: The Best Money Making Coins From 2025 Onwards." This comprehensive eBook dives deep into the top 100 cryptocurrencies currently dominating the market, including major players like Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin. It reveals each coin's unique strengths, weaknesses, and lucrative opportunities for explosive growth, potentially paving your way to financial freedom. Within this guide, you'll find in-depth analyses of every...

From mechanical looms to the combustion engine to the first computers, new technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. For centuries, such fears have been misplaced, and many economists maintain that they remain so today. But as Daniel Susskind demonstrates, this time really is different. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence mean that all kinds of jobs are increasingly at risk.

The high-energy tale of how two socially awkward Ivy Leaguers, trying to increase their chances with the opposite sex, ended up creating Facebook. Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg were Harvard undergraduates and best friends - outsiders at a school filled with polished prep-school grads and long-time legacies. They shared both academic brilliance in math and a geeky awkwardness with women. The Accidental Billionaires is a compulsively listenable story of innocence lost - and of the unusual creation of a company that has revolutionized the way people relate to one another.

In Money Machine: A Trailblazing American Venture in China, Weijian Shan delivers a compelling account of one of the most significant deals in private equity history: the first and only foreign acquisition of control of a Chinese national bank. Money Machine is the fascinating inside story of the transaction as told by the man who led it, from the intrigues of dealmaking to the complex and uncharted process of securing control by a foreign investor of a Chinese nationwide financial institution, a feat that had never before been attempted, nor has it been repeated.

The beauty of ChatGPT is that it does the heavy lifting for you, giving you all the time to focus on your full-time job, while your personal AI employee works round the clock to deliver results. This is the new realm of opportunities, where earning money is less of a grind and more of having your very own AI assistants. The only question is… are you ready to step into this future? This is the tech revolution you’ve been waiting for — leave the headaches of traditional businesses behind and let AI transform how you earn money today.

In the beginning was Josh Levine, an idealistic programming genius who dreamed of wresting control of the market from the big exchanges that, again and again, gave the giant institutions an advantage over the little guy. Levine created a computerized trading hub named "Island" where small traders swapped stocks, and over time his invention morphed into a global electronic stock market that sent trillions in capital through a vast jungle of fiber-optic cables.

In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried 58 shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. The Box tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweeping economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerization brought about.

Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our society. Forget short-term symptoms like Donald Trump and Brexit, it is innovation itself that explains them and that will itself shape the 21st century for good and ill. Yet innovation remains a mysterious process, poorly understood by policy makers and businessmen, hard to summon into existence to order, yet inevitable and inexorable when it does happen.