Review of After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company… by Tripp Mickle As an Apple enthusiast with a long-standing admiration for its innovations and culture, I was drawn to After Steve with the giddy anticipation of unearthing the intricacies of a tech giant’s evolution post-Steve Jobs. Tripp Mickle’s foray into the minds of Tim …
A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend Them Back – A Reflection When I first came across Bruce Schneier’s latest book, A Hacker’s Mind, I was immediately intrigued. As someone who loves to navigate the labyrinth of technology, society, and the little-known ways they intersect, I felt this book …
Unveiling the Shadows: A Review of Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of … When I stumbled upon Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of … by Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud, I felt an immediate jolt of intrigue. In an age where our smartphones have become …
Book Review: The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power by Max Chafkin As someone with a keen interest in the intersection of technology and culture, The Contrarian drew me in with its promise to peel back the layers on one of Silicon Valley’s most enigmatic figures, Peter Thiel. Author Max Chafkin, a …
The Battle of the Beams: Illuminating the Shadows of WWII Radar Technology As I dove into "The Battle of the Beams" by Huw Davies, I felt an irresistible curiosity about a lesser-known yet pivotal aspect of World War II’s technological warfare. While radar devices have long had a mystique about them—an emblem of ingenious innovation—I …
Review of Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labor Powering AI by S. B. Wright I picked up Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labor Powering AI by S. B. Wright on a whim after stumbling across a mention of the electrical costs of AI. Instantly, I realized how little I understood about the unseen …