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Verso Books Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under
Book SynopsisWhat is the impact of surveillance capitalism on our right to free speech? The Internet once promised to be a place of extraordinary freedom beyond the control of money or politics, but today corporations and platforms exercise more control over our ability to access information and share knowledge to a greater extent than any state. From the online calls to arms in the thick of the Arab Spring to the contemporary front line of misinformation, Jillian York charts the war over our digital rights. She looks at both how the big corporations have become unaccountable censors, and the devastating impact it has had on those who have been censored. In Silicon Values, leading campaigner Jillian York, looks at how our rights have become increasingly undermined by the major corporations desire to harvest our personal data and turn it into profit. She also looks at how governments have used the same technology to monitor citizens and threatened our ability to communicate. As a result our daily lives, and private thoughts, are being policed in an unprecedented manner. Who decides the difference between political debate and hate speech? How does this impact on our identity, our ability to create communities and to protest? Who regulates the censors? In response to this threat to our democracy, York proposes a user-powered movement against the platforms that demands change and a new form of ownership over our own data.Trade Reviewone of the leading scholars on Internet control and censorship. * Boston Globe *The Internet has never been the utopia of free and equal expression its ideologues would have us believe it is. Jillian York's vivid reportage shows us that the power to determine who gets to use it to speak, and under what circumstances, is now more concentrated - and less accountable - than ever before. -- Adam Greenfield, author of Radical TechnologiesFor years, Jillian York has been at the forefront of defending freedom of expression online. Her new book unpacks how Silicon Valley corporations have gained more control over speech than the most ambitious of governments and how ill-prepared they often are to use that power in ways that are just and fair. Entertaining, deeply informative and often very personal, Jillian's journey into the world of online speech reflects on deep questions about how we should treat one another and who makes rules for societies in our digital world. -- Ethan Zuckerman, Associate Professor, UMass Amherst and co-founder Global VoicesJillian C. York gives us a personal, relevant, and accessible reflection on how our world has become governed by Silicon Valley. She takes us on an enjoyable journey from San Francisco to Tunis to Cairo to Berlin to trace the change from the early belief in maximizing free speech shared by the big tech platforms and we, the people, alike to the increasing policies of surveillance and control exercised by the platforms (and encouraged by most governments) that makes the struggle for free expression a much more demanding battle. Her conclusions offer hope and guidance as to what we need to do, not just for the sake of free speech but for the freedom to shape our very identity and agency." -- Rasha Abdulla, Professor of Mass Communication at The American University in Cairo, and author of The Internet in the Arab World: Egypt and Beyond.An incisive and compelling read that places Silicon Valley'splatforms and policies in a global context. York knows this terrain intimately,and she takes us to the key battlegrounds that have shaped content moderation,internet governance, and the political economies of online expression. -- Kate Crawford, author of Atlas of AI[Silicon Values] casts a wide-enough net over relevant topics and examples to be richly informative, while still managing to be straightforward in its style. York offers a solid entry point for those who have been following ongoing issues relating to the intersection of politics and technology." -- Jesse A. Lambertson * Library Journal *Silicon Values traces the haphazard and chaotic creation of the speech principles that now govern the platforms billions of us use to communicate every day ... York's book drags us back to the early, heady days of social media's inception. -- Laurie Clarke * New Statesman *Personal, hands-on expertise makes for some gripping tales, penetrating insight and persuasive advocacy . an important study of free speech under these pervasive social media platforms . full of energy and needed insight -- Karlin Lillington * Irish Times *Simple, but not simplistic. In this book, the result of more than ten years of work in the field, York travels the world to pick out the most significant cases that show how the decisions made in the tiny Silicon Valley area of California play out on the ground -- Wendy M Grossman * ZDNet *Silicon Values is a trenchant critique of how platform censorship is enabled by surveillance capitalism ... In an area that doesn't lend itself to simple solutions, York's insights lay an important foundation for ongoing intelligent discussion of the topic. -- Prostasia FoundationTimely and trenchant . . .York, who for many years has been international activism director at the Electronic Freedom Foundation, certainly knows her stuff. Her proposals for change, however, are clear and democratic, arguing for independent content moderation, social inclusion, and a user-powered movement against the handful of American men who currently run the show from Silicon Valley. * New International *Timely and trenchant ... [York's] proposals for change ... are clear and democratic -- Vanessa Baird * New Internationalist *
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Spinifex Press Nattering on The Net
Book SynopsisIs it true that women use technology, but that men fall in love with it? What are the effects of electronic networks, of cyber-relationships on class, race and gender boundaries? Dale Spender reveals that men are writing the road rules for the superhighway and subjecting women to new forms of harassment, virtual violence and data rape. But she also conveys her sheer delight in these new technologies arguing that it is creating unimaginable opportunities in education and authoring.Trade Review"A clarion call for women to get wired." Hari Kunzru, "Wired"Table of ContentsPrint;the claims of literature; readers; authors; education; libraries; women, power and cyberspace.
£17.95
Spinifex Press CyberFeminism: Connectivity, Critique and
Book SynopsisAn international anthology of writings on cyberculture and feminist interventions. A diverse and at times fractious discussion of issues raised by these new forms of cultural expression. The contributors engage with a range of questions including: What is cyberfeminism? How does feminism influence multimedia production? What are the possibilities for feminist activism and research on the internet? How are colonisation, cybersex and virtuality to be theorised? How do these technologies affect our theories about bodies and minds? And what are the implications for creative artists?
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Monash University Publishing Don't Mention the War: The Australian Defence
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De Gruyter Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology
Book SynopsisThis handbook will provide a comprehensive treatment of the gamut of issues and challenges that exist through the development of both cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. This will not be confined to simply the investment potential within these new technological areas. We will examine the challenges in the regulatory, legal, taxation, accounting, modelling, ethical, macroeconomic impact and internationalization issues. Research on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology has identified issues such as pricing abnormalities and bubble-like behavior, indicating that these new assets are highly speculative in nature, contain a growing number of legal abnormalities (such as the hacking of exchanges and broad theft of investor assets) and a growing number of significant regulatory issues. It is paramount that we investigate each of these issues in great detail to help to determine whether cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology merits consideration as a sustainable alternative investment asset. The handbook will be useful for specialist technical audiences such as legal, accounting and financial practices. It will also be beneficial for upper level masters and research students in economics, law, accounting, taxation, investment and portfolio management.
£53.25
De Gruyter Knowledge Management and Web 3.0: Next Generation
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De Gruyter Modeling and Simulation with Simulink®: For
Book SynopsisThe essential, intermediate and advanced topics of Simulink are covered in the book. The concept of multi-domain physical modeling concept and tools in Simulink are illustrated with examples for engineering systems and multimedia information. The combination of Simulink and numerical optimization methods provides new approaches for solving problems, where solutions are not known otherwise.
£48.38
De Gruyter Cloud Analytics for Industry 4.0
Book SynopsisThis book provides research on the state-of-the-art methods for data management in the fourth industrial revolution, with particular focus on cloud.based data analytics for digital manufacturing infrastructures. Innovative techniques and methods for secure, flexible and profi table cloud manufacturing will be gathered to present advanced and specialized research in the selected area.
£105.75
Excel Books Business Essentials for Software Professionals
Book SynopsisIT career is going global, requiring more than just engineering skills. This book covers essential IT management and soft skills like project management, communication, leadership, and business concepts. It also discusses career alternatives for software engineers and getting into business schools.
£14.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Situational Modeling:: Definitions, Awareness,
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HarperCollins Who Says Elephants Cant Dance
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Gerstner] entertains as he educates." -- New York Times Book Review "A well-rendered self-portrait of a CEO who made spectacular change on the strength of personal leadership." -- Publishers Weekly "Effective, to the point...Louis V. Gerstner Jr deserves his place in the management hall of fame." -- Financial Times "The best business book I've ever read." -- Imus in the Morning "[Lou Gerstner] has the substance of a genuine and ... interesting story." -- Wall Street Journal
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Harper Business Hit Refresh
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Oxford University Press The Man Behind the Microchip
Book SynopsisHailed as the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford of Silicon Valley, Robert Noyce was a brilliant inventor, a leading entrepreneur, and a daring risk taker who piloted his own jets and skied mountains accessible only by helicopter. Now, in The Man Behind the Microchip, Leslie Berlin captures not only this colorful individual but also the vibrant interplay of technology, business, money, politics, and culture that defines Silicon Valley. Here is the life of a high-tech industry giant. The co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, Noyce co-invented the integrated circuit, the electronic heart of every modern computer, automobile, cellular telephone, advanced weapon, and video game. With access to never-before-seen documents, Berlin paints a fascinating portrait of Noyce: an ambitious and intensely competitive multimillionaire who exuded a just folks sort of charm, a Midwestern preacher''s son who rejected organized religion but would counsel his employees to go off and do something wonderful, a man who never looked back and sometimes paid a price for it. In addition, this vivid narrative sheds light on Noyce''s friends and associates, including some of the best-known managers, venture capitalists, and creative minds in Silicon Valley. Berlin draws upon interviews with dozens of key players in modern American business--including Andy Grove, Steve Jobs, Gordon Moore, and Warren Buffett; their recollections of Noyce give readers a privileged, first-hand look inside the dynamic world of high-tech entrepreneurship. A modern American success story, The Man Behind the Microchip illuminates the triumphs and setbacks of one of the most important inventors and entrepreneurs of our time.Trade Review"An important, hype-free account. And the bonus: Noyce was no geeky physicist, and his risk-taking zeal to create new things, coupled with a powerful commitment to ethics, powers a story that should be required reading for today's entrepreneurs and executives."--The Washington Post"Leslie Berlin's excellent new study is a welcome addition to the body of historical literature dealing with recent computer technology. The book is one of only a handful of scholarly biographies of members of the generation of inventors and entrepreneurs whobuilt the semiconductor industry and helped create the economic and cultural phenomenon now known as Silicon Valley. Berlin describes Noyce's technical accomplishments accurately and with appropriate detail, but she also makes clear that he was as much a social and economic innovator as a technical one. Berlin's portrayal of Noyce might be characterized as ironic hagiography. She celebrates his achievementsbut also makes it clear that those accomplishments came at a substantial human cost. Berlin's biography will help preserve Noyce's reputation and will serve as an important resource for future studies of Silicon Valley."--American Scientist"Leslie Berlin does an excellent job of capturing the Bob Noyce I knew: part small-town boy, part big-time genius and always a wonderful friend and citizen."--Warren E. Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Inc."A comprehensive and admiring biography.... Berlin does a fine job uncovering the details of Noyce's childhood and tracing his intellectual development.... Berlin writes convincingly.... [A] thorough and worthy retelling of his life."--Washington Monthly"Few people had a greater impact on life in the second half of the 20th century than Bob Noyce, co-inventor of the integrated circuit. Yet he was little known outside the field of electronics. Leslie Berlin, in "The Man Behind the Microchip," her highly readable biography of Noyce, describes how his work sparked two revolutions in the modern business and technology era."--The Boston Globe"Bob Noyce was one of the giants of Silicon Valley. The most extraordinary thing about this book is that Berlin has been able to cut through the legend and establish that this man, once nicknamed ``the mayor of Silicon Valley,'' was also an ordinary human being." [Berlin] has brought Noyce and his role in the valley's history into focus."--San Jose Mercury News"A well-rounded biography...excellent work."--Publisher's Weekly"Noyce understood the transformative power of new technology as well as anyone alive.... Berlin's rigorously factual account portrays the scientific process in all its grittiness."--MIT Technology Review"Not only an excellent biography, but also an intriguing history of the development of the digital age."--Harvard Business School Working Knowledge"Leslie Berlin's meticulously researched biography tells the story of a talented but flawed individual whose successes and failures could serve as the raw material for a dozen business school case studies. It also paints a revealing picture of US business culture in the mid-20th century.... [An] evocative account of the birth of an industry."--Financial Times"This is where Berlin is best: she superbly evokes the hacker inventiveness of Shockley and his gang."--Clive Thompson, The New York Times Book Review"Bob Noyce's contributions to the development of the semiconductor industry go well beyond his inventions. He was industry spokesman, visionary, and leading entrepreneur. But this well written book does more than just chronicle his many contributions; it is a window into his complex and charming personality."--Gordon E. Moore, co-founder of Intel Corporation"All the busy billionaires, multimillionaires and geeks in their garages dreaming up the next big thing that will bring glory back to Silicon Valley should plunk down some loose change on 'The Man Behind the Microchip.' And anyone interested in the true creation story of Silicon Valley--in contrast to the enticing tales of the mythmakers who continue to blow bubbles of promise up and down the Peninsula--would do well to make a small investment in this terrific biography."--John Christensen, San Francisco Chronicle"The first full-scale biography of Noyce and the first book to acknowledge his true importance. Noyce's story is a fascinating one.... The book succeeds best as a business biography, putting his impressive accomplishments in perspective. Noyce should be considered one of the most influential inventors of our time, a prime mover of the digital revolution that has changed all our lives. For that he deserves much broader recognition. The Man Behind the Microchip is a great start in that direction."--PC Magazine"At last, the absorbing story of the most important figure in the history of the semiconductor industry! Meticulously researched, The Man Behind the Microchip is so engagingly narrated that you don't realize how much business and technology you are learning along the way."--William Aspray, Indiana University"Exhaustively researched. Berlin's thoughtful and thorough biography is at once a celebratory and a cautionary tale."-David Kushner, The Houston Chronicle"Leslie Berlin, in her highly readable biography of Noyce, describes how his work sparked two revolutions in the modern business and technology era."--Robert Weisman, Philadelphia Inquirer"At the white-hot epicenter of the digital revolution was Robert Noyce. Now, thanks to this incisive and astutely researched biography, Noyce will be forever listed among those inventor-entrepreneurs of the postwar era who functioned as the Johan Gutenbergs, the Alexander Graham Bells, the Guglielmo Marconis of our era."--Kevin Starr, University of Southern California
£22.79
Oxford University Press, USA Comparative Entrepreneurship
Book SynopsisAre entrepreneurs essentially the same everywhere? Are the processes of entrepreneurship similar? Or are they shaped by their environments? If so, how? We know a lot about national differences in management practices, corporate governance, and even innovation systems, but we know surprisingly little about national differences in entrepreneurship. Comparative Entrepreneurship compares processes of entrepreneurship in the UK and Japan, countries associated with liberal market economies and coordinated market economies respectively. Focusing on high tech manufacturing it identifies basic similarities and key differences. Similarities are found in approaches to opportunity and business creation, which are strikingly different from recent policy emphases in the UK and Japan, inspired by Silicon Valley (hence the entrepreneurs live in ''the shadow of Silicon Valley''). Differences - in the backgrounds of entrepreneurs, founding teams, attitudes to growth and risk, innovation, competitive advTable of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Comparative Entrepreneurship ; 2. Opportunity and Business Creation ; 3. Ties and Teams in Startup ; 4. Entrepreneurial Orientations and Business Objectives ; 5. Competitive Orientations and Growth Limitations ; 6. HRM, Leadership, and Culture ; 7. Inter-firm Collaboration ; 8. Entrepreneurship and Markets ; 9. Entrepreneurship and Time ; Appendix 1 Design, Methods, Analysis, and Interpretation ; Appendix 2 Factor Analysis Tables
£123.50
Yale University Press Innovation and the State
Book SynopsisAsks why economies of different countries develop in different ways. This title offers specific guidelines to help states make advantageous decisions about research and development, relationships with foreign firms and investors, and other critical issues.
£32.67
HarperCollins Bill Gates The Path to the Future
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WW Norton & Co The New New Thing
Book SynopsisNew York Times Bestseller. “A superb book. . . . [Lewis] makes Silicon Valley as thrilling and intelligible as he made Wall Street in his best-selling Liar’s Poker.”—TimeTrade Review"The most significant business story since the days of Henry Ford. . . . Lewis achieves a novelistic elegance." -- Boston Globe"Remarkable. . . . Clark proves to be a character as enthralling as any in American fiction or non-fiction. . . . [A] great story . . . with prose that ranges from the beautiful to the witty to the breathtaking." -- Fred Moody - Wall Street Journal"A splendid, entirely satisfying book, intelligent and fun and revealing and troubling in the correct proportions, resolutely skeptical but not at all cynical." -- Kurt Andersen - New York Times Book Review
£12.34
Michael Stark Surviving Strategy Architecture
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£18.09
Left Brain Publishing Surviving IT
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HarperCollins The Silicon Boys And Their Valley of Dreams
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Pluto Press Cyberchiefs
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Taylor & Francis Ltd ValueAdded Services for Next Generation Networks
Book SynopsisIn the NGN world, no truer words are spoken than the future is now. And the competition in the information networking arena will only intensify in the next 5-10 years. Choosing the correct NGN-VAS strategy now will set your company apart. Value Added Services for Next Generation Networks examines the quest for the real added value in modern communication systems. The author covers more than just the technology itself, but also examines how it is being used and how it could be used to gain a strategic advantage. The book starts with a SOTW analysis for PSTN/GSM operators and new entrants and the threats they will undoubtedly face. The author examines the fundamentals of genuine communication services and the service providers'' starting position, then takes you on a tour through the landscape of NGN standards, contrasting the 3GPP IMS architecture with that of IETF, UMA, and OMA. He discusses practical ways to build an NGN SDP and the essential business aspects involved in this Table of ContentsA SWOT Analysis for Fixed, Mobile Operators, and New Entrants in the Voice Market. Review of the Standardization Work for Next Generation Networks. Charging and Rating Requirements for NGN Services. Interconnecting the NGN to Existing PSTN/GSM/CDMA Networks & Systems. The Technical Requirements for Any Modern VAS Platform. A New Generation of Value Added Services. Future Digital Life.
£120.54
Major Street Publishing In the Dark New Ways to Avoid the Harmful Effects of Living in a Technologically Connected World
Book SynopsisThe majority of Australians remain in the dark about the threats that synthetic electromagnetic frequencies (EMF) and artificial light/blue light (BL) pose to human health. According to philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.' Currently, we are in the first two stages, after reading this book, many of us will accept the truths that Jason Bawden-Smith presents in his fascinating new book, In the Dark. Drawing upon extensive research, Jason sheds light on the facts that: Artificial light disrupts the bodies circadian rhtymn that leads to a plethora of health issues, from depression to chronic disease. Radiofrequency EMF can cause brain cancer and places incredible amounts of stress on our body. This industry has a blanketed clause in its insurance policy for any employees who suffer from its effects. The discussion is intelligent and informed, so people c
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The DeepSeek Revolution
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Information Technology and Work Groups
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Toward a More Precise Concept of Information Technology
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Creative Media Partners, LLC An Exploratory Study of the Air Forces Technical IT Infrastructure Flexibility
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Creative Media Partners, LLC An Exploratory Study of the Air Forces Technical IT Infrastructure Flexibility
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ReadHowYouWant The Dojo Coachs Pocket Guide
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Job Security in the AI Era
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St Martin's Press Bite in the Apple
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Flatiron Books Losing the Signal The Untold Story Behind the
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St. Martin's Publishing Group Glow Kids
Book SynopsisFrom addiction expert Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, a startling argument that technology has profoundly affected the brains of children - and not for the better.
£12.99
Lulu.com From CTO To Trusted Advisor
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Lulu.com AI Boot Camp
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Lulu Press The Mind Behind.
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Lulu Press Wtf Is Bitcoin
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Lulu.com A Beginners Guide to Prompt Writing
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Lulu Press Augmented Minds
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Lulu.com Ondernemen in een DIGITALE wereld
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Lulu.com Open Source
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Little, Brown & Company Inside Apple
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Information and Communications for Development 2 DataDriven Development
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform The 2015 Chief Marketing Officer Handbook: Marketing Strategies That Work
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PublicAffairs,U.S. The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived: Tom
Book SynopsisThe enduring story of Thomas Watson Jr.-a figure more important to the creation of the modern world than Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and MorganNearly fifty years into IBM's existence, Thomas Watson Jr. undertook the biggest gamble in business history when he "bet the farm" on the creation of the IBM System/360, the world's first fully integrated and compatible mainframe computer. As CEO, Watson drove a revolution no other company-then or now-would dare, laying the foundation for the digital age that has transformed every society, corporation, and government.The story of Watson being "present at the creation" of the digital age is intertwined with near-Shakespearean personal drama. While he put IBM and its employees at risk, Watson also carried out a family-shattering battle over the future of the company with his brother Dick. This titanic struggle between brothers led to Dick's death and almost killed Watson Jr. himself.Though he was eventually touted by Fortune magazine as "the greatest capitalist who ever lived," Watson's directionless, playboy early years made him an unlikely candidate for corporate titan. How he pulled his life together and, despite personal demons, paved the way for what became a global industry is an epic tale full of drama, inspiration, and valuable lessons in leadership, risk-taking, and social responsibility.
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Deep Tech Press Deep Tech: Demystifying the Breakthrough Technologies That Will Revolutionize Everything
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