Building Technology

"Drone Technology: Building from Scratch" is a comprehensive, hands-on guide designed to take readers from foundational principles to the construction and programming of a fully functional autonomous drone. This book serves as both a university textbook and a practical project manual, meticulously designed for the next generation of engineers and technologists. Philosophy: The core philosophy of this book is "learning by building." I believe that abstract concepts in engineering and computer science become concrete and memorable only when they are applied to create something tangible. This ...

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space opera about humanity on the brink of extinction, and how one man's discovery will save or destroy us all. "Tchaikovsky is the breakout star of contemporary British SF." —Guardian The war is over. Its...

How can we apply technology to drive business value? For years we've been told that the performance of software delivery teams doesn't matter - that it can't provide a competitive advantage to our companies. Through four years of groundbreaking research to include data collected from the State of DevOps reports conducted with Puppet, Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim set out to find a way to measure software delivery performance - and what drives it - using rigorous statistical methods.

A startup executive and investor draws on expertise developed at the premier venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and as an executive at Uber to address how tech’s most successful products have solved the dreaded ""cold start problem”—by leveraging network effects to launch and scale...

Every major shift in computing changes who can create. The command line invited specialists. Graphical interfaces widened participation. The web turned publishing into a global capability. AI-powered application building is the next expansion: it allows more people to translate knowledge, imagination, and operational insight into working software. That promise deserves enthusiasm, but also discipline. A generated interface can appear complete before the data model, permissions, edge cases, and operating responsibilities have been resolved. The central argument of this book is therefore ...

NEW! Top 3 Amazon Best Seller in Information Technology How to Build, Run and Change Tech Platforms, Teams and Careers... 3X the CTO CIO Bible's top-tips + checklists + anecdotes + jokes + red flags + book recommendations + case studies + access to online hub with document templates ++ Whether you are hoping to get promoted to CTO CIO one day, are a CTO CIO looking for a quick self or project health-check, or are just a curious non-technical leader wanting to improve their understanding of the CTO CIO challenges and opportunities then The CTO ¦ CIO Bible 3X is here to help you achieve your...

Instead of jumping right into the instructions, this book will provide you first with all the necessary concepts that you need to learn in order to make the learning process a whole lot easier. This way, you're sure not to get lost in confusion once you get to the more complex lessons provided in the latter chapters. Examples are provided for a more knowledgeable approach on your learning.

Foreword by Bill Gates From the authors of New York Times bestsellers, The Alliance and The Start-up of You, comes a smart and accessible must-have guide for budding entrepreneurs everywhere. Silicon Valley is renowned for its striking number of businesses which have grown from garage start-ups...

As you are aware, we stand at the threshold of a remarkable transformation in human technological capability, and China has emerged as one of the most dynamic forces shaping this future. This book explores one of the most consequential developments of our time: China's ambitious pursuit of self-building AI systems and recursive technology—artificial intelligence that can improve, adapt, and evolve itself with minimal human intervention. The story of China's remarkable AI journey is one of extraordinary ambition matched by impressive execution. Over the past two decades, China has ...

Unlock the Secrets of AI Deep Learning and Neural Networks: Empower Your Future in Minutes a Day! Ready to dive into the world of artificial intelligence, but don’t know where to start? Whether you're a student, developer, or curious learner, this book takes you on a journey to master deep learning concepts, demystify neural networks, and transform your skills into real-world impact—all at your own pace.

The world didn’t end. It just underwent a hostile restructuring. Gu Cheng was a Chief Actuary in the old world. He calculated risk, assessed value, and liquidated bad assets. When the System initialized and the apocalypse arrived, he didn’t see a catastrophe. He saw a market correction. While others panic or play hero, Gu Cheng sees the numbers. Zombies? Free labor force. Scrap metal? Inventory. The Apocalypse? A monopoly waiting to be seized. Awakening as a Necromancer, Gu Cheng rejects the path of the edgy, robe-wearing mage. Why raise a single skeleton when you can build an automated...

From our offices and homes to schools, hospitals, and restaurants, the indoor spaces where we work, learn, play, eat, and heal have an outsized impact on our performance and well-being. They affect our creativity, focus, and problem-solving ability and can make us sick - jeopardizing our future and dragging down profits in the process. Joseph Allen and John Macomber make a compelling case in this urgently needed book for why every business and home owner should make certain relatively low-cost investments a top priority. 

One day, everything is working. The dashboards are green. Revenue is climbing. Investors are happy. Then—without warning—everything breaks. Not because of the market. Not because of competition. But because of a decision you didn’t know you were making. Most companies don’t fail from bad strategy. They fail from invisible technology decisions made years earlier—quietly, rationally, and delegated to “someone technical.” Master of Information Technology is not a book about coding. It is a field manual for modern power. Written for CEOs, founders, VPs, board members, and senior ...

Anthony Kastros and Brian Brush’s Mastering Fireground Command: Calm the Chaos! is an unprecedented text with more than 1,000 years of combined experience in command case studies by incident commanders from coast to coast. This book will empower you with the skills to: —Improve communications, risk assessment, and accountability with less radio traffic. —Develop an aggressive team to save more civilian lives while keeping firefighters from unnecessary risk. —Bridge the tactical gap between the incident commander and crews working at the front. —Apply military models of ...

Steel Gods is the second novel in the Great Silence trilogy, which began with Grave Empire, from Sunday Times bestselling author Richard Swan—a dark flintlock fantasy filled with epic adventure, arcane mysteries and creeping dread. Industrial Revolution Beckons. Spiritual Catastrophe Looms...

In this engaging scientific memoir, Kenneth Ford recounts the time when, in his mid-20s, he was a member of the team that designed and built the first hydrogen bomb. He worked with - and relaxed with - scientific giants of that time such as Edward Teller, Enrico Fermi, Stan Ulam, John von Neumann, and John Wheeler, and here offers illuminating insights into the personalities, the strengths, and the quirks of these men.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the authors of Click and former Google Ventures partners, Sprint presents a unique five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at more than a hundred companies. Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What’s the most important place to...

Embark on a captivating journey through the unfiltered thoughts of Elon Musk, the tech titan reshaping our future. In "Elon Musk Unfiltered: Thoughts on AI, Wars, Tech, Life, and Legacy," delve into the mind of the visionary behind SpaceX, Tesla, and more. Explore Musk's candid reflections on the latest trends in AI, dissecting its intricacies and foreseeing its potential impact on humanity. Uncover the untold stories behind Musk's ventures, from the challenges of Tesla's Cyber Rodeo to the infamous "funding secured" tweet that shook the financial world. Join Musk on a thought-provoking ...

How will AI evolve and what major innovations are on the horizon? What will its impact be on the job market, economy, and society? What is the path toward human-level machine intelligence? What should we be concerned about as artificial intelligence advances? Architects of Intelligence contains a series of in-depth, one-to-one interviews where New York Times best-selling author Martin Ford uncovers the truth behind these questions from some of the brightest minds in the artificial intelligence community.

The Wealth Creation Formula will give you an inside look at How I changed my poverty thinking and created Generational Wealth for myself and my family. In The Wealth Creation Formula, I will share the EXACT recipe I used to go from earning $30,000 a year to having financial freedom forever. This simple read will teach you how to go from poverty, getting by — middle-class traps that enslave so many to be poorer than they need to be.