The Raspberry Pi computer has become an incredibly popular, must have item; hundreds of thousands have been sold and thousands more are shipping every week. Although you can think of the Raspberry Pi as just another small form factor Linux computer, it is also a piece of hackabl…
Based on the hugely popular cover story about Steve Jobs in Fast Company in May 2012, this is the behind the scenes account of how Steve Jobs arguably became the most famous and visionary CEO in history. Award-winning journalist Brent Schlender and veteran editor Rick Tetzeli ha…
'It might be time to change IBM's nickname from Big Blue to Black and Blue, ' wrote the New York Times in 1993 as the company once revered worldwide as the epitome of management excellence and technological prowess reported losses of $ 5.46 billion in just one quarter's trading.…
The popular media often presents a negative picture of young people and technology. From addiction to gaming, the distractions of the Internet, to the risks of social networking, the downsides of new technology in the lives of teenagers are often over-blown. Teenagers and Techno…
A brain emulation, or "em," results from taking a particular human brain, scanning it to record its particular cell features and connections, and then building a computer model that processes signals in the same way. Ems will probably be feasible within about a hundred years. Th…
Originally concieved of as a fun, easy way for kids (and curious adults) to learn computer programming, the Raspberry Pi quickly evolved into a remarkably robust, credit-card-size computer that can be used for everything from playing HD videos and hacking around with hardware to…
Through a series of recent breakthroughs, deep learning has boosted the entire field of machine learning. Now, even programmers who know close to nothing about this technology can use simple, efficient tools to implement programs capable of learning from data. This practical boo…
Software has replaced a diverse array of physical, mechanical, and electronic technologies used before 21st century to create, store, distribute and interact with cultural artifacts. It has become our interface to the world, to others, to our memory and our imagination - a unive…
This book is for programmers who are curious about programming languages and the theory of computation, especially those who don't have a formal background in mathematics or computer science. It's for those who are interested in the mind-expanding parts of computer science that …
With more than 80 hacks, this book helps you turn the low-cost Raspberry Pi into the centerpiece of some cool electronics projects. The Pi's custom Linux distribution, Raspbian, has many alternative configurations that you can advantage of. Want to create a controller for a came…
This text focuses on advanced topics and demonstrates the new features of the integrated development environment. Readers will learn the powerful and fascinating techniques without repetitive pedagogical concepts, and without feeling the burden of 'information overload'
