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  • Your AI Survival Guide

    Scraped Knees, Bruised Elbows, and Lessons Learned from Real-World AI Deployments

    by Sol Rashidi ...
    Practical and proven AI deployment strategies for non-technical business leadersIn Your AI Survival Guide: Scraped Knees, Bruised Elbows, and Lessons Learned from Real-World AI Deployments, business executive and technologist Sol Rashidi delivers an insightful and practical discussion of how to deploy artificial intelligence in your company. Having helped IBM launch Watson in 2011, Sol has first ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

  • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

    by Michael Lewis ...
    **AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of the New Yorker's Best Books of 2023 • One of Pure Wow's 42 Book to Gift This Year • One of Fortune's Best Crypto Books of 2023"Going Infinite is in many ways Lewis at his best. He marshals a complex global story without losing sight of the delightful and revealing human details. He is a world-class noticer."—Jesse Armstrong, writer and creator of HBO ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Sega Saturn Architecture

    Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis, #5

    Series Book 5 - Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis
    Welcome to the 3D era! Well... sorta. Sega enjoyed quite a success with the Megadrive so there's no reason to force developers to write 3D games right now.Just in case developers want the extra dimension, Sega adapted some bits of the hardware to enable polygon drawing as well. Hopefully, the result didn't get out of hand!Architecture of Consoles: A Practical AnalysisLooking at the evolution of ... Read more

    $3.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Co-Intelligence

    Living and Working with AI

    by Ethan Mollick ...
    From Wharton professor and author of the popular One Useful Thing Substack newsletter Ethan Mollick comes the definitive playbook for working, learning, and living in the new age of AISomething new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could do previously. Wharton professor Ethan ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Deep Utopia

    Life and Meaning in a Solved World

    by Nick Bostrom ...
    A greyhound catching the mechanical lure—what would he actually do with it? Has he given this any thought?Bostrom’s previous book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies changed the global conversation on AI and became a New York Times bestseller. It focused on what might happen if AI development goes wrong. But what if things go right?Suppose that we develop superintelligence safely, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Algorithms to Live By

    The Computer Science of Human Decisions

    An exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind.What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not. Computers, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $2.99 USD

  • Dreamcast Architecture

    Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis, #9

    Series Book 9 - Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis
    The Sega Dreamcast introduced many new features over its predecessor (the Saturn) to appeal to both game developers and console gamers. While this was Sega's last attempt to conquer the console market, some of the technologies which were pioneered in the Dreamcast carried on and into future mainstream devices.Architecture of Consoles: A Practical AnalysisLooking at the evolution of video game ... Read more

    $3.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Natural Language Processing with PyTorch

    Build Intelligent Language Applications Using Deep Learning

    Natural Language Processing (NLP) provides boundless opportunities for solving problems in artificial intelligence, making products such as Amazon Alexa and Google Translate possible. If you’re a developer or data scientist new to NLP and deep learning, this practical guide shows you how to apply these methods using PyTorch, a Python-based deep learning library.Authors Delip Rao and Brian McMahon ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • PlayStation 2 Architecture

    Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis, #12

    Series Book 12 - Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis
    The Playstation 2 was not one of the most powerful consoles of its generation, yet it managed to achieve a level of popularity unthinkable for other companies.This machine is nowhere near as simple as the original Playstation was, but we will see why it didn't share the same fate of previous complicated consoles (i.e. the Sega Saturn).Architecture of Consoles: A Practical AnalysisLooking at the ... Read more

    $3.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Game Boy Advance Architecture

    Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis, #7

    Series Book 7 - Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis
    The internal design of the Game Boy Advance is quite impressive for a portable console that runs on two AA batteries.This console will carry on using Nintendo's signature GPU. Additionally, it will introduce a relatively new CPU from a British company that will surge in popularity in the years to come.Architecture of Consoles: A Practical AnalysisLooking at the evolution of video game consoles is ... Read more

    $3.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mega Drive Architecture

    Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis, #3

    Series Book 3 - Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis
    Sega (and their TV ads) want you to know: Developers can't come up with decent games unless the console provides faster graphics and richer sounds.Their new system includes lots of already familiar components ready to be programmed. This means that, in theory, developers would only need to learn about Sega's new GPU... right?Architecture of Consoles: A Practical AnalysisLooking at the evolution of ... Read more

    $3.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Natural Language Processing with Python Quick Start Guide

    Going from a Python developer to an effective Natural Language Processing Engineer

    Build and deploy intelligent applications for natural language processing with Python by using industry standard tools and recently popular methods in deep learningKey FeaturesA no-math, code-driven programmer’s guide to text processing and NLPGet state of the art results with modern tooling across linguistics, text vectors and machine learningFundamentals of NLP methods from spaCy, gensim, scikit ... Read more

    $22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Text Analytics with Python

    A Practical Real-World Approach to Gaining Actionable Insights from your Data

    Derive useful insights from your data using Python. You will learn both basic and advanced concepts, including text and language syntax, structure, and semantics. You will focus on algorithms and techniques, such as text classification, clustering, topic modeling, and text summarization.Text Analytics with Python teaches you the techniques related to natural language processing and text analytics, ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Text Analytics with Python

    A Practitioner's Guide to Natural Language Processing

    Leverage Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Python and learn how to set up your own robust environment for performing text analytics. This second edition has gone through a major revamp and introduces several significant changes and new topics based on the recent trends in NLP.You’ll see how to use the latest state-of-the-art frameworks in NLP, coupled with machine learning and deep learning ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Futureproof

    9 Rules for Surviving in the Age of AI

    by Kevin Roose ...
    A practical, deeply reported survival guide for the age of AI, written by the New York Times tech columnist who has introduced millions to the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence—now featuring a new afterword.“Artificial intelligence can be terrifying, but Kevin Roose provides a clear, compelling strategy for surviving the next wave of technology with our jobs—and souls—intact.” ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Wii Architecture

    Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis, #11

    Series Book 11 - Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis
    Even though the Wii lacked the state of art graphics its competitors enjoyed, new types of control and innovative software gave this console new areas to brag about.Here we will analyse every aspect of this console, from its already-familiar hardware to its overlooked security system, including its major flaws.Architecture of Consoles: A Practical AnalysisLooking at the evolution of video game ... Read more

    $3.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Deep Learning

    Series series Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning series
    An introduction to a broad range of topics in deep learning, covering mathematical and conceptual background, deep learning techniques used in industry, and research perspectives.“Written by three experts in the field, Deep Learning is the only comprehensive book on the subject.”—Elon Musk, cochair of OpenAI; cofounder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceXDeep learning is a form of machine learning that ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Xbox Architecture

    Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis, #13

    Series Book 13 - Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis
    It seems that Microsoft has decided to pick up where Sega left off. Their offer? A system with familiarities appreciated by developers and online services welcomed by users.Architecture of Consoles: A Practical AnalysisLooking at the evolution of video game consoles is fascinating. While conventional PCs tend to evolve 'incrementally', new generations of consoles introduce completely new ways of ... Read more

    $3.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • PlayStation Architecture

    Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis, #6

    Series Book 6 - Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis
    Sony knew that 3D hardware can get very messy to develop for. Thus, their debuting console will keep its design simple and practical... Although this may come with a cost!Architecture of Consoles: A Practical AnalysisLooking at the evolution of video game consoles is fascinating. While conventional PCs tend to evolve 'incrementally', new generations of consoles introduce completely new ways of ... Read more

    $3.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nintendo 64 Architecture

    Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis, #8

    Series Book 8 - Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis
    Nintendo's goal was to give players the best graphics possible, for this it will partner with one of the biggest players in computer graphics to produce the ultimate graphics chip.The result was a nice-looking console for the family... and a 500-page manual for the developer. Don't worry, I promise you this article will not be that long... Enjoy!Architecture of Consoles: A Practical ... Read more

    $3.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • GameCube Architecture

    Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis, #10

    Series Book 10 - Architecture of Consoles: A Practical Analysis
    Gone are the days of '3D-attempts', Nintendo's new offering consists of a clean and powerful break from its predecessor that will open the door to new, original and unseen content.It's worth pointing out that the design of this architecture led to one of the most compact hardware of this generation. This was emphasised by the lack of slims or lite revisions.Architecture of Consoles: A Practical ... Read more

    $3.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Read Write Own

    Building the Next Era of the Internet

    by Chris Dixon ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internet—and how that affects us all—from influential technology entrepreneur and startup investor Chris Dixon“A must for anyone who wants to better understand the real potential of blockchains and web3.”—Robert Iger, CEO, Disney“A compelling vision of where the internet should go and how to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Number Go Up

    Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

    by Zeke Faux ...
    The “rollicking” (The Economist), “masterfully written” (The Washington Post) account of the crypto delusion, and how Sam Bankman-Fried and a cast of fellow nerds and hustlers turned useless virtual coins into trillions of dollars—hailed by Ezra Klein in The New York Times as one of the “Books That Explain Where We Are”FINALIST: the Edgar Award (Fact Crime), the Porchlight Business Book Award • A ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Mental Models

    Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior

    by Indi Young ...
    There is no single methodology for creating the perfect product—but you can increase your odds. One of the best ways is to understand users' reasons for doing things. Mental Models gives you the tools to help you grasp, and design for, those reasons. Adaptive Path co-founder Indi Young has written a roll-up-your-sleeves book for designers, managers, and anyone else interested in making design ... Read more

    $30.99 USD