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      MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet 1fb3e58f       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? COFFEE_KLATSCH = https://tinyurl.com/y56r9f2o (2:221/1.58)       SEEN-BY: 10/0 1 102/401 103/1 705 105/81 106/201 124/5016 128/187       SEEN-BY: 129/305 153/7715 154/10 110 203/0 214/22 218/0 1 215 601       SEEN-BY: 218/700 720 810 840 850 860 880 940 221/1 6 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 229/110 114 206 300 307 317 400 426 428 470 664 700 705 230/0       SEEN-BY: 240/1120 266/512 280/464 5003 291/111 292/854 301/1 113 812       SEEN-BY: 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45 423/81 460/58 712/848 902/26       SEEN-BY: 5020/1042 5075/35       PATH: 221/1 301/1 218/700 229/426           |
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