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Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson ...

Narrated by Jeremy Bobb ...

Unabridged

20 hours 39 min

**The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and World, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci—is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating, controversial innovator of modern times. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk as he executed his vision for electric vehicles at Tesla, space exploration with ... Read more

$34.99 USD

**The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and World, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci—is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating, controversial innovator of modern times. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk as he executed his vision for electric vehicles at Tesla, space exploration with
... Read more
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Cryptocurrency: Mining, Investing and Trading in Blockchain for Beginners.

by Travis Goleman ...

Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

Unabridged

1 hour 37 min

Lots of investment opportunities have come and gone. Now is the time for cryptocurrencies, so do not miss the boat.Thе block сhаin is an online dесеntrаliѕеd рubliс ledger of аll digitаl trаnѕасtiоnѕ thаt have taken рlасе. It iѕ digitаl currency's equivalent оf a high street bаnk'ѕ lеdgеr thаt records trаnѕасtiоnѕ bеtwееn twо раrtiеѕ.Juѕt аѕ our mоdеrn bаnking ѕуѕtеm couldn't function withоut thе ... Read more

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Lots of investment opportunities have come and gone. Now is the time for cryptocurrencies, so do not miss the boat.Thе block сhаin is an online dесеntrаliѕеd рubliс ledger of аll digitаl trаnѕасtiоnѕ thаt have taken рlасе. It iѕ digitаl currency's equivalent оf a high street bаnk'ѕ lеdgеr thаt records trаnѕасtiоnѕ bеtwееn twо раrtiеѕ.Juѕt аѕ our mоdеrn bаnking ѕуѕtеm couldn't function withоut thе
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Your Data, Their Billions

Unraveling and Simplifying Big Tech

by Jane S. Hoffman ...

Narrated by Natalie Duke ...

Unabridged

10 hours 36 min

**What if somebody knew everything about you?Somebody does. That somebody is "Big Tech."Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft know more about you than you do. And they make billions of dollars by cashing in on your private data.**Our personal data, which Big Tech companies get for free, is the engine that drives the unregulated, free-for-all world called the digital marketplace. These ... Read more

$24.99 USD

**What if somebody knew everything about you?Somebody does. That somebody is "Big Tech."Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft know more about you than you do. And they make billions of dollars by cashing in on your private data.**Our personal data, which Big Tech companies get for free, is the engine that drives the unregulated, free-for-all world called the digital marketplace. These
... Read more
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Keep Calm and Log On

Your Handbook for Surviving the Digital Revolution

by Gillian "Gus" Andrews ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

10 hours 19 min

Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the proliferation of fake news? Welcome to the digital revolution. Wait—wasn't the digital revolution supposed to make our lives better? It was going to be fun and put the world at our fingertips. What happened? Keep Calm and Log On is a survival handbook that will help you achieve online mindfulness ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the proliferation of fake news? Welcome to the digital revolution. Wait—wasn't the digital revolution supposed to make our lives better? It was going to be fun and put the world at our fingertips. What happened? Keep Calm and Log On is a survival handbook that will help you achieve online mindfulness
... Read more
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Replay

The History of Video Games

by Tristan Donovan ...

Narrated by Gary Furlong ...

Unabridged

15 hours 15 min

A riveting account of the birth and remarkable evolution of the most important development in entertainment since television, Replay is the ultimate history of video games. From its origins in the research labs of the 1940s to the groundbreaking success of the Wii, Replay sheds new light on gaming's past. Along the way it takes in the spectacular rise and fall of Atari, the crazed cottage industry ... Read more

$20.99 USD

A riveting account of the birth and remarkable evolution of the most important development in entertainment since television, Replay is the ultimate history of video games. From its origins in the research labs of the 1940s to the groundbreaking success of the Wii, Replay sheds new light on gaming's past. Along the way it takes in the spectacular rise and fall of Atari, the crazed cottage industry
... Read more
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Programming Language History: From Punch Cards to Python and Beyond, the Story of How Code Evolved and Changed the Modern World

by Stephen Carraway ...

Narrated by Stephen Carraway ...

Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

Master the evolution of software engineering as you explore tech history from raw machine code to AI ecosystems. Perfect for your morning commute or focused deep work, this captivating narrative tracks the brilliant pioneers who transformed human logic into the digital frameworks powering our world. Discover how relentless problem-solving turned hard-wired hardware into expressive, world-building ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the evolution of software engineering as you explore tech history from raw machine code to AI ecosystems. Perfect for your morning commute or focused deep work, this captivating narrative tracks the brilliant pioneers who transformed human logic into the digital frameworks powering our world. Discover how relentless problem-solving turned hard-wired hardware into expressive, world-building
... Read more
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Brief History of Search Engines, A: How We Learned to Find Anything

by Jonathan Keane ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keane ...

Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

Conquer information overload with this thought-provoking tech history that traces humanity's quest to organize knowledge. Perfect for an energizing daily commute or focused learning session, this journey transports you from ancient scroll rooms to the birth of modern algorithms. Experience how visionary librarians, ambitious engineers, and everyday users transformed a chaotic web into navigable ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Conquer information overload with this thought-provoking tech history that traces humanity's quest to organize knowledge. Perfect for an energizing daily commute or focused learning session, this journey transports you from ancient scroll rooms to the birth of modern algorithms. Experience how visionary librarians, ambitious engineers, and everyday users transformed a chaotic web into navigable
... Read more
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Brief History of the Information Age, A: How Data Came to Rule the World

by Adrian Keller ...

Narrated by Adrian Keller ...

Unabridged

1 hour 54 min

Trace the secret history of big data and discover how algorithmic technology quietly conquered the modern world. Perfect for your morning commute or focused learning sessions, this thought-provoking narrative reveals how information morphed from ancient paper records into a dominant, invisible force. You are no longer just a consumer; you are a data point in a vast digital empire.Navigate the ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Trace the secret history of big data and discover how algorithmic technology quietly conquered the modern world. Perfect for your morning commute or focused learning sessions, this thought-provoking narrative reveals how information morphed from ancient paper records into a dominant, invisible force. You are no longer just a consumer; you are a data point in a vast digital empire.Navigate the
... Read more
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High Noon

The Inside Story of Scott McNealy and the Rise of Sun Microsystems

by Karen Southwick ...

Narrated by Sneha Mathan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 56 min

In 1982, a little upstart named Sun was making waves in the high-tech industry with its groundbreaking workstation technology, even as early competitors dismissed the company as not worth losing sleep over. Since then, Sun Microsystems has become a formidable presence in the industry, making its own rules and taking no prisoners, and is currently poised to reach the highest point of its ascendancy ... Read more

$19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In 1982, a little upstart named Sun was making waves in the high-tech industry with its groundbreaking workstation technology, even as early competitors dismissed the company as not worth losing sleep over. Since then, Sun Microsystems has become a formidable presence in the industry, making its own rules and taking no prisoners, and is currently poised to reach the highest point of its ascendancy
... Read more
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Kindle Library Cleanup Made Easy

Delete Books, Remove Samples, Organize Collections, Free Up Space, and Manage Your Kindle Account Step by Step

by Clara Winslow Reed ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madelyn G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 8 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Is your Kindle library cluttered with old books, unread samples, expired borrows, confusing downloads, and titles you no longer want?Kindle Library Cleanup Made Easy is a clear, beginner-friendly guide that shows you how to clean up your Kindle library step by step without feeling lost, overwhelmed, or afraid of deleting the wrong thing. Whether you ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Is your Kindle library cluttered with old books, unread samples, expired borrows, confusing downloads, and titles you no longer want?Kindle Library Cleanup Made Easy is a clear, beginner-friendly guide that shows you how to clean up your Kindle library step by step without feeling lost, overwhelmed, or afraid of deleting the wrong thing. Whether you
... Read more
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How AI Thinks

How we built it, how it can help us, and how we can control it

by Nigel Toon ...

Narrated by Joe Jameson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big.**We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able to think in ways that are intuitive, or respond to questions as a human might. All that has changed, dramatically, ... Read more

$18.99 USD

**Brought to you by Penguin.Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big.**We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able to think in ways that are intuitive, or respond to questions as a human might. All that has changed, dramatically,
... Read more
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The Apple II Age

How the Computer Became Personal

by Laine Nooney ...

Narrated by Krystal Hammond ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

Skip the iPhone, the iPod, and the Macintosh. If you want to understand how Apple Inc. became an industry behemoth, look no further than the 1977 Apple II. Designed by the engineer Steve Wozniak and hustled into the marketplace by his Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, the Apple II became one of the most prominent personal computers of this dawning industry.The Apple II was a versatile piece of hardware, ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Skip the iPhone, the iPod, and the Macintosh. If you want to understand how Apple Inc. became an industry behemoth, look no further than the 1977 Apple II. Designed by the engineer Steve Wozniak and hustled into the marketplace by his Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, the Apple II became one of the most prominent personal computers of this dawning industry.The Apple II was a versatile piece of hardware,
... Read more
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History of the Internet, The: The Complete Story of How the Web, Social Media, and Technology Shaped Our Modern World

by David C. Baxter ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Frederick E ...

Unabridged

1 hour 15 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through the remarkable transformation of human civilization brought about by the Internet in this comprehensive exploration of digital history. Beginning with the room-sized computers of the 1940s and Cold War military projects, follow the fascinating evolution of a technology that now connects over five billion people worldwide.Discover the ... Read more

$7.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through the remarkable transformation of human civilization brought about by the Internet in this comprehensive exploration of digital history. Beginning with the room-sized computers of the 1940s and Cold War military projects, follow the fascinating evolution of a technology that now connects over five billion people worldwide.Discover the
... Read more
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Geek Sublime

The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beauty

by Vikram Chandra ...

Narrated by Neil Shah ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

Vikram Chandra has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a novelist. In this extraordinary new book, his first work of nonfiction, he searches for the connections between the worlds of art and technology. Coders are obsessed with elegance and style, just as writers are, but do the words mean the same thing to both? Can we ascribe beauty to the craft of writing code?Exploring ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Vikram Chandra has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a novelist. In this extraordinary new book, his first work of nonfiction, he searches for the connections between the worlds of art and technology. Coders are obsessed with elegance and style, just as writers are, but do the words mean the same thing to both? Can we ascribe beauty to the craft of writing code?Exploring
... Read more
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Hijacking Bitcoin

The Hidden History of BTC

by Roger Ver ...

Narrated by Steve Patterson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

Bitcoin was promised to be a liberating technology, a free market alternative to state-controlled money. But that promise was broken after a small group of insiders took over the project and fundamentally changed Bitcoin's design.Few people know the true history of Bitcoin and its original design due to years of heavy censorship, social media engineering, and tight information controls online. ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Bitcoin was promised to be a liberating technology, a free market alternative to state-controlled money. But that promise was broken after a small group of insiders took over the project and fundamentally changed Bitcoin's design.Few people know the true history of Bitcoin and its original design due to years of heavy censorship, social media engineering, and tight information controls online.
... Read more
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A People’s History of Computing in the United States

by Joy Lisi Rankin ...

Narrated by Bernadette Dunne ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

Silicon Valley gets all the credit for digital creativity, but this account of the pre-PC world, when computing meant more than using mature consumer technology, challenges that triumphalism.The invention of the personal computer liberated users from corporate mainframes and brought computing into homes. But throughout the 1960s and 1970s, a diverse group of teachers and students working together ... Read more

$22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Silicon Valley gets all the credit for digital creativity, but this account of the pre-PC world, when computing meant more than using mature consumer technology, challenges that triumphalism.The invention of the personal computer liberated users from corporate mainframes and brought computing into homes. But throughout the 1960s and 1970s, a diverse group of teachers and students working together
... Read more
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Bitwise

A Life in Code

by David Auerbach ...

Narrated by David Marantz ...

Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

An exhilarating, elegant memoir and a significant polemic on how computers and algorithms shape our understanding of the world and of who we areBitwise is a wondrous ode to the computer languages and codes that captured technologist David Auerbach’s imagination. With a philosopher’s sense of inquiry, Auerbach recounts his childhood spent drawing ferns with the programming language Logo on the ... Read more

$22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An exhilarating, elegant memoir and a significant polemic on how computers and algorithms shape our understanding of the world and of who we areBitwise is a wondrous ode to the computer languages and codes that captured technologist David Auerbach’s imagination. With a philosopher’s sense of inquiry, Auerbach recounts his childhood spent drawing ferns with the programming language Logo on the
... Read more
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8-Bit Apocalypse

The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command

by Alex Rubens, Jeff Gerstmann ...

Narrated by Ryan Burke ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

The first history of Atari’s Missile Command, and its unforeseen effects on its creators and the cultureBefore Call of Duty, before World of Warcraft, before even Super Mario Bros., the video game industry exploded in the late 1970s with the advent of the video arcade. Leading the charge was Atari Inc., the creator of, among others, the iconic game Missile Command. The first game to double as a ... Read more

$35.99 USD

The first history of Atari’s Missile Command, and its unforeseen effects on its creators and the cultureBefore Call of Duty, before World of Warcraft, before even Super Mario Bros., the video game industry exploded in the late 1970s with the advent of the video arcade. Leading the charge was Atari Inc., the creator of, among others, the iconic game Missile Command. The first game to double as a
... Read more
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Face with Tears of Joy

A Natural History of Emoji

by Keith Houston ...

Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it's going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it's going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in
... Read more
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Transistor, The: The Nobel-Winning Speck That Shrank the Computer

by Andrew Hollis ...

Narrated by Andrew Hollis ...

Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

Immerse yourself in the gripping narrative history of a tiny tech invention that sparked the modern computing revolution. Perfect for curious minds seeking deep learning during a daily commute, this vivid audio documentary transports you directly into high-stakes, post-WWII research laboratories. Experience the thrilling paradigm shift as humming, fragile vacuum tubes are replaced by billions of ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Immerse yourself in the gripping narrative history of a tiny tech invention that sparked the modern computing revolution. Perfect for curious minds seeking deep learning during a daily commute, this vivid audio documentary transports you directly into high-stakes, post-WWII research laboratories. Experience the thrilling paradigm shift as humming, fragile vacuum tubes are replaced by billions of
... Read more
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The Road Ahead

by Bill Gates ...

Narrated by Bill Gates, Rick Adamson ...

Abridged

2 hours 59 min

The founder of Microsoft presents his vision for the future, in which he sees the digital technologies of the coming years changing the way we buy, work, learn, and communicate. ... Read more

$9.00 USD

The founder of Microsoft presents his vision for the future, in which he sees the digital technologies of the coming years changing the way we buy, work, learn, and communicate.
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Hacker Chronicles, The - Volume 1: Origins

Ten Cases That Made Cybersecurity Necessary, 1971-1998

by Ronan Blake ...

Narrated by A Lancaster ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Hacker Chronicles
Unabridged

4 hours 42 min

Between 1971 and 1998, the networks the modern world was being built on had no defences worth the name. This is the story of ten cases that changed that.In 1971, a blind eight-year-old in Boston discovered he could whistle into a telephone and place free long-distance calls. In 1986, an astronomer at Berkeley traced a 75-cent accounting discrepancy to a West German intelligence operation. In 1988, ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Between 1971 and 1998, the networks the modern world was being built on had no defences worth the name. This is the story of ten cases that changed that.In 1971, a blind eight-year-old in Boston discovered he could whistle into a telephone and place free long-distance calls. In 1986, an astronomer at Berkeley traced a 75-cent accounting discrepancy to a West German intelligence operation. In 1988,
... Read more
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Silicon Dreams - Von Röhren, Rechnern und Revolutionen

by Alex Wettengl ...

Narrated by Johannes ...

Unabridged

2 hours 12 min

Vom Klackern der Relais zum Flüstern der KI.Eine epische Reise durch die Geschichte der Computer – erzählt als Drama, nicht als Datenblatt.Dieses Buch ist keine trockene Technikgeschichte. Es ist eine Zeitreise zurück in dieKinderzimmer der 80er, in verrauchte Studios der 90er und in die Serverfarmen der Gegenwart.Eine Geschichte über Maschinen – und über die Menschen, die mit ihnen träumten ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Vom Klackern der Relais zum Flüstern der KI.Eine epische Reise durch die Geschichte der Computer – erzählt als Drama, nicht als Datenblatt.Dieses Buch ist keine trockene Technikgeschichte. Es ist eine Zeitreise zurück in dieKinderzimmer der 80er, in verrauchte Studios der 90er und in die Serverfarmen der Gegenwart.Eine Geschichte über Maschinen – und über die Menschen, die mit ihnen träumten
... Read more
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WLAN, Router & Internet zuhause verstehen ohne Technikstress

Wie dein digitales Zuhause funktioniert – einfach und ohne Fachsprache erklärt

by Ordystra System ...

Narrated by Stefan Rank der Erzähler(AI) ...

Series Audiobook 10 - Ordystra – Das Klarheits-System
Unabridged

5 hours 3 min

Hast du dich schon oft gefragt, wie dein Internet zuhause eigentlich funktioniert? Technik kann oft frustrierend sein, besonders wenn man nur Bahnhof versteht und sich von Fachbegriffen erschlagen fühlt. Damit ist jetzt Schluss. Dieses Hörbuch ist dein entspannter Wegbegleiter, um dein Heimnetzwerk verstehen zu lernen, ganz ohne Technikstress.Wir fangen ganz vorne an: Was macht ein Router ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Hast du dich schon oft gefragt, wie dein Internet zuhause eigentlich funktioniert? Technik kann oft frustrierend sein, besonders wenn man nur Bahnhof versteht und sich von Fachbegriffen erschlagen fühlt. Damit ist jetzt Schluss. Dieses Hörbuch ist dein entspannter Wegbegleiter, um dein Heimnetzwerk verstehen zu lernen, ganz ohne Technikstress.Wir fangen ganz vorne an: Was macht ein Router
... Read more

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