A veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work.Artificial Intelligence has been “just around the corner” for decades, continually disappointing those who long believed in its potential. But now, with the emergence and growing use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and a rapidly multiplying number of others...

L’intelligenza artificiale sta trasformando il mondo a una velocità senza precedenti: da quando ChatGPT ha fatto la sua comparsa sulla scena a fine 2022, in un batter d'occhio l'AI è diventata un affare che ci coinvolge tutti. Ma chi detiene il vero potere in questa rivoluzione? Gary Rivlin, giornalista vincitore del premio Pulitzer, ci porta dietro le quinte della corsa multimiliardaria tra Microsoft, Google, Meta e le altre Big Tech che investono cifre astronomiche per dominare questa te...

A unique and riveting exploration of one of America's largest and fastest-growing industries—the business of poverty."[A] thorough and thoughtful piece of reporting. . . . It should be required reading for legislators and lenders across the land." — Bloomberg NewsFor most people, the Great Crash of 2008 has meant troubling times. Not so for those in the flourishing poverty industry. These mercenary entrepreneurs ha...

A veteran journalist follows an inspiring ensemble cast of small business owners fighting to keep their businesses alive through Covid-19, while exploring the sweeping trends and government policies that had brought small businesses to the breaking point long before the coronavirus hit.There is a tendency to fetishize small business even as it shrinks before our eyes. Americans extol the virtues of small, local, often family-run shops, yet buy from big-box retailers and chains that...

Gary Rivlin tells the story of Ron Conway, the man who has placed more bets on Internet start-ups than anyone eise in Silicon Valley. Conway is a reader-friendly way into the realm of angel financing, where independently wealthy investors link up with companies just as they are being born. King of the Angels takes you into this fascinating world on the edges of the financial universe, where the pace is frantic, the story lines are rich, and every moment is perilous.

Although the dreadful toll of random violence is often reported, rarely do we glimpse the human element behind it. News reports keep the tally of homicides, but as the occurrence of such violence increases, so does its facelessness.Drive-by shootings are almost definitively anonymous, there are no fingerprints, no fibers, no hairs, nor any other telltale clues typical of most crime scenes. There is usually no hard evidence beyond ballistics and a car description so generic it is vir...

A inteligência artificial não surgiu do nada e tampouco é neutra. Por trás dos sistemas que hoje escrevem textos, tomam decisões e imitam conversas humanas existe uma disputa intensa por poder, dinheiro e influência. Em Vale da IA, Gary Rivlin mostra como esse campo se tornou o centro de uma corrida bilionária travada por gigantes da tecnologia, investidores e visionários dispostos a apostar alto no futuro. Com acesso aos bastidores do Vale do Silício, Rivlin reconstrói alianças, conflitos...

From the author of the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Drive By comes a unique and riveting exploration of one of America’s largest and fastest-growing industries—the business of poverty. Broke, USA is a Fast Food Nation for the “poverty industry” that will also appeal to readers of Barbara Ehrenreich (Nickel and Dimed) and David Shipler (The Working Poor).

A veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work.Artificial Intelligence has been “just around the corner” for decades, continually disappointing those who long believed in its potential. But now, with the emergence and growing use of ChatGPT, Gemini, and a rapidly multiplying number of other AI tools, many are wonder...

A reader-friendly guide to the inner workings and behind-the-scenes action of Silicon Valley and venture capitalism.Investigative reporter Gary Rivlin gives an armchair tour of the world of venture capitalism, while providing vivid case studies illustrating how to get started in the field. He shows how once-small companies such as Facebook, Instagram, and Amazon used venture capitalism to transform into the icons they are today, and the VCs that made a fortune in t...

An acclaimed investigative journalist explores ethical hacking and presents a reader-friendly, informative guide to everything there is to know about entering the field of cybersecurity.It’s impossible to ignore the critical role cybersecurity plays within our society, politics, and the global order. In Becoming an Ethical Hacker, investigative reporter Gary Rivlin offers an easy-to-digest primer on what white hat hacking is, how it began, and where it’s g...

A veteran journalist follows an inspiring ensemble cast of small business owners fighting to keep their businesses alive through Covid-19, while exploring the sweeping trends and government policies that had brought small businesses to the breaking point long before the coronavirus hit.There is a tendency to fetishize small business even as it shrinks before our eyes. Americans extol the virtues of small, local, often family-run shops, yet buy from big-box retailer...