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      MSGID: 1:153/757.21@fidonet 1fb3e585       PID: OpenXP/5.0.64 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: -0400       Here is a list of recently notable books that pertain to       science-technology:              Top Releases in Science              These five provocative titles take on social media, music       streaming, AI, and the cult of futurism, confronting the myths,       motives, and mayhem behind our most powerful technologies and       challenging the stories we tell ourselves about progress and       who gets to define it.              [O] More Everything Forever by Adam Becker       9781541619593              Domination, space colonization, and the quest to transcend       mortality-this science-backed takedown of Silicon Valley's most       extreme ambitions lays bare the flawed logic and self-interest       driving these grandiose visions and how they distract from the       urgent crises endangering our planet.                     [O] Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by       Liz Pelly       9781668083505              A bestselling, searing indictment of Spotify's algorithm-driven       design that reveals the radical impact it has on both music       consumption and creation, trapping artists and audiences in a       system that promotes conformity and stifles creative       expression.                     [O] Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World by Parmy       Olson       9781250337740              This Financial Times and Schroders Best Business Book of 2024       chronicles the gripping showdown between two CEOs at the helm       of the AI revolution. Behind the innovation lies a fight for       dominance that's unleashing reckless technology into every       corner of society and rewriting the future for us all.                     [O] Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart by Nicholas Carr       9781324064619              From the bestselling author of The Shallows comes a sobering       look at how the tools we use to stay connected compromise our       ability to think, feel, and relate-urging a clear-eyed       reckoning with technology's influence and our role in its       unraveling.                     [O] Owned by Eoin Higgins       9781645030461              A riveting investigation into how tech moguls and former       crusaders for truth are reshaping media, exposing the       surprising alliances, power plays, and ideological shifts       converging to rewrite the rules (and risks) of modern       journalism.                     --- OpenXP 5.0.64        * Origin: Mobile? Join CHAT here: https://tinyurl.com/y5k7tsla (1:153/757.21)       SEEN-BY: 10/0 1 103/705 105/81 106/201 124/5016 128/187 129/305 134/100       SEEN-BY: 153/0 143 148 149 151 153 757 7715 154/30 110 203/0 218/0       SEEN-BY: 218/1 700 840 860 940 221/0 6 226/30 227/114 229/110 114       SEEN-BY: 229/300 307 317 426 428 470 664 700 705 240/1120 5832 280/464       SEEN-BY: 291/111 292/8125 301/1 310/31 320/219 322/757 341/66 234       SEEN-BY: 396/45 423/120 460/58 633/280 712/848 770/1 902/26 2320/105       SEEN-BY: 5020/400 5075/35       PATH: 153/757 280/464 103/705 218/700 229/426           |
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