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 ...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

DevOps is more than a collection of tools. It is a practical approach to helping teams deliver software faster, more reliably, and with greater confidence. A Quick Guide to DevOps for IT Professionals explains the essential practices, culture, security principles, and measurements behind modern software delivery—without overwhelming you with unnecessary complexity. Written for developers, system administrators, infrastructure professionals, QA engineers, technology leaders, and anyone working alongside a DevOps team, this accessible guide connects the technical and organizational sides of...

This groundbreaking guide is the first comprehensive, hands-on textbook designed for engineers, vocational students, educators, and innovators who want to master the physical building blocks of humanoid robots. Unlike software-heavy AI books, this volume focuses on the body of AI—the skeletons, actuators, sensors, power systems, and modular parts that make humanoids move, perceive, and interact with the real world.

In a world of relentless disruption, why do some organizations thrive while others struggle to survive? The answer isn't better strategy, newer technology, or more talented people. It's something far more fundamental: adaptive capacity—the ability to learn continuously, support people comprehensively, and pursue purpose authentically while navigating constant change. Drawing on cutting-edge research and compelling case studies from Pixar to the Cleveland Clinic, organizational scholar Dr. Jonathan H. Westover reveals how exceptional organizations integrate three critical capabilities that...

The invasion of Kinaklyn space is complete. The Kin’yee’ra principality, which the Kinaklyn are now part of, has been formed. Spindle now sets its sights on freeing the Tlaallnem from both the Empmen and the Dragons. Once that is done, Ricky and Amy can shift their priority to defeating the Empmen themselves. New warriors and new weapons come into play for Spindle on what should be the final campaign of the human wars. But it is soon apparent that the Empmen are advancing their own fleets. The urgency to defeat them only grows with time.

Are you bored with bedtime stories about princes and princesses, gnomes, wizards, and dragons? Do you want something more realistic, closer to our time? Do you also need bedtime stories to make sense, teach a moral lesson, and raise interesting topics? Everything you need is here! A Collection of Fantastic Short Bedtime Stories for kids contains 10 five-minute fantasy stories that you can read aloud to your child before going to bed. No princesses here–these stories are about space, other planets, aliens, artificial intelligence, robots, cloning, portals, and modern technologies. There ...

My ex came back with a titanium arm, a synthetic chest, and exactly the same terrible timing. I broke up with Silas Venn because he could plan a disaster response for two thousand people and still make every important decision about us alone. Nine months later, a skyrail collapse nearly kills him. A reconstruction clinic saves his brain, replaces most of the rest, and sends him back into Chicago looking like someone built my worst weakness out of carbon fiber and bad judgment. Silas is still Silas. Same dry humor. Same stubborn streak. Same mouth I remember far too well. But his artificial ...

Artificial Intelligence in Practice: For Digital Beginners A Safe, Simple, and Practical Guide to Understanding AI, Building Digital Confidence, Using Everyday Tools, Protecting Privacy, and Learning Step by Step Introduction Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday life through phones, search engines, email, maps, online shopping, translation apps, chatbots, smart devices, and many other digital tools. Artificial Intelligence in Practice: For Digital Beginners provides a clear, calm, and practical introduction to AI for readers who want to learn without technical jargon or ...