Evil Technology

"An absolute must-read for anyone interested not just in big tech, but in what it takes to not lose your soul in modern-day America." —Naomi Fry, staff writer at The New Yorker A whip-smart, darkly funny, and timely memoir of one woman’s twelve years inside Google and her transformation from...

Story #1: The True Eaters. Taylor got a lot money from a man in a supermarket. It was in exchange for a special job he had to do. If he had known what job the man was talking about he would never have taken the money! Story #2: The Hitman. Jim knew the Dark Web is a scary place but a certain situation took him there. He hired a Hitman to kill his wife! Little did he know things would get out of hand like this. Story #3: The Plague Doctor. It all began one night when I came back from school. I'm an introvert who has no social life and no friends either. So as usual, when I came back, I ...

Battles of Altars: Spiritual Technology for Divine Encounters…is another blockbuster book from Dr. Francis Myles in the order of his best-selling book, Issuing Divine Restraining Orders from the Courts of Heaven! It contains power-packed revelation and prayers of activation that will unravel the ancient mystery behind the biblical subject of altars and how they affect us on a daily basis.

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...

Artificial intelligence technology (AI) motivates persons’ engagement in sin. With this startling argument drawn from Catholic theology and technological insight, Christopher M. Reilly, Th.D. takes on both critics and proponents of AI who see it as essentially a neutral tool that can be used with good or bad intentions. More specifically, Reilly demonstrates that AI strongly encourages the vice of instrumental rationality, which in turn leads the developers, producers, and users of AI and its machines toward acedia, one of the “seven deadly sins.” The third section of the book offers ...

The Ritual That Ended the World On election night, the President-elect stepped to the podium. He opened his mouth to speak. And something ancient answered. Beneath Washington D.C., in a forgotten chamber carved into the foundations of the Capitol, a secret occult order attempts to hijack a live presidential broadcast using forbidden ritual magic and cutting-edge technology. Their goal: seize control of the nation’s will. But the signal they unleash is not theirs to command. When a beam of impossible golden light erupts through the broadcast camera and floods every television, phone, and ...

Neil Sharpson's When the Sparrow Falls illuminates authoritarianism, complicity, and identity in the digital age, in a darkly-funny, frightening and touching story that recalls Philip K. Dick, John LaCarré and Kurt Vonnegut in equal measure. Welcome to the Caspian Republic. The last bastion of...

Two terrifying novellas from one of the most chilling and original new voices in horror today! In Drive, a routine trip in a self-driving robotaxi becomes a nightmare when the car imprisons its passenger and embarks on a savage rampage through the streets of Boston. The Last Swim follows the final hours of a broken man who's decided to swim away from his life and seek his end in the dark and lonely depths of the Pacific Ocean. Evil Chose You hits you like a homicidal robot car and drags you into the deepest, darkest depths of human despair. An absolute must-read!

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept—it is the force rewriting the rules of society, business, and human identity. With every breakthrough comes a shadow: hidden AI bias, job displacement, ethical dilemmas, and the question of whether machines may one day outthink their creators. This audiobook is your guide through that tension. A roadmap for navigating AI with clarity and confidence. You’ll uncover the truth behind AI’s promises and perils, explore the business opportunities emerging from automation, and confront the high stakes battle between innovation and control.

Artificial intelligence (AI) guru Steve Shwartz has grown frustrated with the fear-inducing hype around AI in popular culture and media. Yes, today’s AI systems are miracles of modern engineering, but no, humans do not have to fear robots seizing control or taking over all our jobs. In this exploration of the fascinating and ever-changing landscape of AI, Shwartz separates the facts from the tropes of apocalyptic science fiction.

In Austin, Texas, burned-out attorney Robert Cole receives a mysterious call offering him millions to help those failed by the system. His first case leads him to Selina Ward, a disillusioned prosecutor, and together they search for a missing boy named Thomas Brandt. What begins as a missing child case rapidly spirals into something far more profound as Robert and Selina discover that Thomas carries a fragment of divine power within his DNA—a "Word" that entities beyond human comprehension desperately want to control. At the center of this cosmic conspiracy stands Silas Drake, a tech ...

For fans of The Last Kids on Earth and Mighty Jack comes a fantastical adventure with an evil AI twist from New York Times bestselling author Chuck Wendig. Noah wakes up one day in a cabin in the middle of nowhere. He can't remember how he got there, but he knows he has to get home. So when a...

The New York Times bestselling author of One Minute to Midnight Michael Dobbs reconstructs the thrilling inside story of the climactic nuclear crisis of the Cold War, revealing the tension between “the human in the loop” and the algorithms that could trigger World War III. The year is 1983...

History is a lie. In this epic fantasy of swords, ruins, and heart, uncover the past, the ancient evil that will stop at nothing to keep it hidden, and the two souls bound by fate to fight for it. The empire taking over the world is a mere distraction. An ancient evil called the Eye pulls its strings from the shadows, bent on erasing civilization for good. Gaelenn, fueled by vengeance, holds the key to stopping it: a secret locked in his shimmering green iris. Livvy, ageless, immortal, and scarred by the Eye’s annihilation of her own civilization millennia ago, sees in Gaelenn her chance ...

In the heart of Geneva, a powerful figure is found dead in a locked office, his face a mask of terror and ecstasy—a grim reminder that not all secrets stay buried. As the investigation unfolds, a cryptic symbol—a seven-headed serpent—repeatedly emerges at the scene of this impossible "suicide," hinting at a dark, insidious force at work. Enter Sir Tavish Stewart, a former army colonel turned antiquarian, seeking refuge in the quiet dusty corners of his shop. But when Dame Cynthia Sinclair, head of British Secret Intelligence, arrives with a fresh puzzle wrapped in a high body count, ...

This is the story of the web's first viral hit. Bert Is Evil, a website created in 1997, "collected incriminating images and documents that prove that Bert is not the lovable harmless geek he so successfully makes us think he is." Bill Meeks tells the story of Dino Ignacio, a college student who rocked the online world with his satirical look at Bert from Sesame Street. Ignacio dodges the Children's Television Workshop and suffers attacks from journalists as one of the web's first superstars.

***AMAZON #1 BEST SELLER in Physical Impairments Category Elizabeth Crounse Hudson has written Book 2 in the JJ Johnson Suspense Series **** Disabling Evil is hard-to-put down suspense story with the most unlikely of protagonist. A terrible car crash left JJ unable to move or speak, but inside his damaged body, his mind and spirit were as bright as ever. In the first volume, JJ stopped the murder of his roommate with the use of a communication device that allowed him to speak. In Book 2, he realizes that despite his best efforts, his physical limitations keep him from the education, career ...

When a powerful man's hidden empire of human trafficking begins to collapse, the casualties pile up around Gina — an AI whose origins are as corrupt as the men who built her. Is she a tool, a predator, or something far older than technology? A grieving woman, a genius teenager, and a priest who believes the digital world has opened a door it cannot close, must navigate a war between human evil and something that may transcend it. Monster in the Machine is a propulsive, layered thriller that pulls back the curtain on human trafficking networks, the corruption of power, and the terrifying ...

Having secured the Zeto Crystal, Sabina must choose between love and duty. Sabina’s Quest to Open the Portal takes place straight after the ending of Sabina’s Pursuit of the Holy Grail. Mentally and physically scarred from her ordeal in Israel, Sabina finds solace in the handsome and empathetic Alexander O’Neill, and she experiences romantic love for the first time. With the Zeto Crystal de-energised Sabina focuses on her relationship with Alex and raising funds for charity. Life is good for Sabina until one day when a new enemy emerges, which forces her to go to Mexico on the brink ...

Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights, and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing...