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Startup Hell by Caitlin Rozakis

Morgan Blackwater's mother is a kickass, world-saving, demon-slaying Shadow Council wizard. As for Morgan? Morgan's a junior salesperson at a …

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …

Read Write Own by Chris DIxon

A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internet—and how that affects us all—from …

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

From sci-fi visionary and acclaimed author Annalee Newitz comes Automatic Noodle, a cozy near-future novella about a crew of abandoned …

The AI Con by Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna

A smart, incisive take-down of the bogus claims being made about so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing the real harm these technologies …

The Field Guide to Global Payments

The payments industry is complex and quickly changing. From the origins of card-based transactions, to the vast world of digital …

The City of Others by Jared Poon (DEUS files, #1)

City of Others is a contemporary fantasy set in Singapore, following a civil servant, Benjamin Toh, tasked with managing the …

The Thinking Machine by Stephen Witt

Enshittification by Cory Doctorow, Cory Doctorow

Enshittification: it’s not just you―the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify.

We’re living through …

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …

Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench)

Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to the beginnings of Silicon Valley. …

What Really Happened Hillary Rodham Clinton by John Hogue

Best Thing You Can Steal by Simon R. Green

Welcome to London, but not as you know it. A place where magics and horror run free, wonders and miracles …

Dead Money by Jakob Kerr

“Terrific . . . filled with jaw-dropping twists and turns . . . an unpredictable nesting-box of surprises.”—The New York …