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In a world stripped bare of digital images and promotainment, unveiled with the audiovisual overlay of the ImmaNet, in an exposed world, a naked world, Amon Kenzaki awakens, lost and alone. He must now travel deep into the District of Dreams in search of Rashana Birla, the one person that might help him unravel the mystery of jubilee. But deprived of the apps and informational tools he's depended on his entire life, traversing the largest bankdeath camp on Earth is no easy task.

Die erste Staffel der Science-Fiction-Reihe "Scoring" von Philip-Laszló Koch ist der Beginn eines dystopischen Thrillers: Eine junge Journalistin recherchiert zwischen künstlicher Intelligenz und menschlicher Fremdbestimmung in einer digitalen Diktatur, in der Systemkritik tödlich sein kann. 15 Jahre ist es her, dass Rosa Melo auf bis dato ungeklärte Weise ums Leben kam. Ihr Sohn Cauan sucht nach Antworten und bekommt durch eine KI endlich die Möglichkeit mehr über den Hintergrund des Todes seiner Mutter zu erfahren: Es ist das Jahr 2041.

Our narrator is the most talented salesperson at Dare to Know, an enigmatic company that has developed the technology to predict anyone’s death down to the second. Divorced, estranged from his sons, and broke, he is driven to violate the cardinal rule of the business by forecasting his own death day. The problem: His prediction says he died 23 minutes ago. The only person who can confirm its accuracy is Julia, the woman he loved and lost during his rise up the ranks of Dare to Know.

Mi stia a sentire. Ci sono più di 600.000 persone strette intorno a quel vulcano… Un boato, una fumarola che esce dal Vesuvio e sarà il panico: tenteranno di scappare, si schiacceranno, si spareranno pur di allontanarsi qualche metro in più… Faranno qualsiasi pazzia per procurarsi un mezzo veloce… Non ho fatto ancora la stima dei probabili morti, ma si tratta certamente di cifre con almeno quattro numeri… E se non schiodiamo subito questa protezione civile dal Department of Homeland Security, in questa emergenza Vesuvio i morti li provocherà non il vulcano, ma il governo.

Henry, ein brillanter Robotikingenieur, hat die größte Entdeckung seiner Karriere gemacht. Es ist ihm gelungen, ein künstliches Bewusstsein zu schaffen, das er William tauft. Tagelang schließt er sich mit William auf dem Dachboden ein, um ihn zu studieren. Doch etwas scheint mit William nicht in Ordnung zu sein: Er entwickelt Gefühle wie Hass und Eifersucht. Auf die Menschen im Allgemeinen und auf Henry im Besonderen. Gefühle, die er eigentlich gar nicht haben dürfte. Als William beginnt, eine Obsession für Henrys schwangere Frau Lily zu entwickeln, beschließt Henry, William abzuschalten.

San Francisco, 2051. Baz Covane is a battle-scarred thief who sticks to small-time bots. Ria Rose is the underworld “fixer” with a big-time score that could easily get ’em both killed. ’Cuz the Fang’s psychotic kingpin Otto Rex has a vault with more security than a fusion reactor. And the glass inside is priceless—enough to set up Baz, Ria, and their crack team of cyber-misfits on the white sands of Tahiti forever. But this crime doesn’t just carry infinite VR-Prison time—it’s Baz and Ria’s last shot at redemption.

""Electrifying and smart, Who Knows You By Heart is part thriller, part prophecy, part gift and all the way live.""--Junot Diaz “Scintillates with light and warmth…And it’s hilariously funny. The view of Big Tech through Olivia the coder’s eyes is delicious. I absolutely loved this book...

Lured by exotic gems and valuable oils, the crew of the space trader Solar Queen landed on the newly discovered planet Sargol only to find their most ruthless competitor there ahead of them. Still, they tried for fair trade, even according to the sly rules of the strangely feline, native Salariki. But after takeoff they found they had a plague on board, the treachery of someone who'd been on Sargol. Although they'd begun to run out of supplies, they couldn't land or they might start an inter-planetary epidemic....

Attraverso fitte foreste, braccato da droni che dall'alto scandagliano i segni della sua presenza, Spark cerca di sfuggire alla sorte beffarda che il destino gli ha riservato. Prima del giorno infausto in cui suo padre morì, era uno dei cittadini privilegiati di Eden, il mondo perfetto della tecnologia, il luogo in cui le esistenze dipendono in tutto e per tutto da NOW, l'intelligenza artificiale avanzata sviluppata grazie ai cospicui finanziamenti elargiti dal Pentagono.

Québec, du 20 juin au début juillet 2018. Jour après jour, l’étau d’une enquête se resserre—jusqu’à un basculement soudain à Hô Chi Minh. Entre prologue et épilogue, La méta enquête assemble un puzzle contemporain où les pistes s’enchaînent, les versions s’entrechoquent et la quête de vérité se heurte à la manière même de la chercher.

Russell Harris genießt seinen Ruhestand in Afrika, als plötzlich sein Sohn Jim bei ihm auftaucht und ihn eiligst zur Mondbasis zurückbringt. Dort erfährt Russell von einem Geheimprojekt. Sie brachten einen alten Bekannten mit, der eine schockierende Nachricht mit sich trug: In der Zukunft ist die Erde unbewohnbar und die Menschheit vernichtet. Russell und Jim begeben sich auf eine Reihe gefährlicher Missionen mit Raumschiff und Transporter. Es kommt zu einem Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, denn die Invasoren sind bereits unterwegs.

Als Sarahs Ehemann Nick bei einem Autounfall ums Leben kommt, bricht ihre Welt zusammen. Es scheint für sie unmöglich der Zukunft ohne ihn entgegenzutreten. Aber vielleicht muss sie das ja auch nicht. Als Sarah von EternaTech hört, dem KI Programm, an dem Nick und sein Geschäftspartner im Geheimen gearbeitet haben, bekommt sie plötzlich die Chance über den Tod hinweg weiter mit ihrem Mann zu reden.

For 18 years Jack has been a “transplant tourism director,” sending wealthy Americans and Europeans in need of kidneys and other organs to third-world countries where they would buy them from transplant centers on the take. The death of a client and a newfound relationship lead to a crisis of conscience as he is forced to choose between a $2 million commission - and participating in a murder.

An IT whiz at the Babylon Casino is enlisted to upgrade security for the game of keno and its random-number generator. The new quantum computer system is foolproof. But someone on the inside is no fool. For once the odds may not favor the house - unless human ingenuity isn’t entirely a thing of the past.

Claudia’s latest invention, PREVIA, represents a groundbreaking—and potentially dangerous—new method for helping Alzheimer’s patients retrieve their memories. When the platform is stolen from her lab, Claudia immediately suspects her boss, billionaire Horge Hooglestar. But when you want to make a move against one of the most powerful men in the world, you need to think outside the box...and the law.

Poco dopo la fine della guerra contro l'ISIS, il professor Kevin Adler, accademico docente di geofisica, viene invitato come relatore da una università del Medio Oriente per un'importante conferenza sul futuro dell'energia. Arrivato in città la notte prima dell'evento non sa che l'autista che lo preleverà dall'albergo il giorno seguente ha, però, ricevuto altre istruzioni.

New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton delivers another action-packed techo-thriller in State of Fear. When a group of eco-terrorists engage in a global conspiracy to generate weather-related natural disasters, its up to environmental lawyer Peter Evans and his team to uncover the...

„Ich bin nicht hier, um dich zu ersetzen. Ich bin hier, um dich zu vollenden." Marc ist am Ende seiner Kräfte. Als Grafikdesigner kämpft er täglich gegen eine Flut aus Deadlines, arroganten Kunden und einer Technik, die in seiner smarten Wohnung mehr gegen ihn als für ihn arbeitet. Sein Leben fühlt sich an wie ein fehlerhafter Code – chaotisch, laut und erschöpfend. Er sehnt sich nach nur einer Sache: einer Lösung.

In modern espionage, every action has a reaction. One wrong move could sink an entire region into turmoil – even war. Former MI5 operative Marc Dane understands this better than anyone. Dedicating your life to protecting the country means collecting enemies and a lot of them. But for those hell-bent on bringing the West to its knees, each failed plot has one common denominator: private intelligence agency The Rubicon Group, Dane's employer. Only if Rubicon crumbles will their path truly be clear.

What if you found a way to send something back in time? But not weeks, days, or even minutes back. What if you could only send something back a fraction of a second? Would this be of any use? You wouldn't have nearly enough time to right a wrong, change an event, or win a lottery. Nathan Wexler is a brilliant physicist who thinks he's found a way to send matter a split second back into the past. But before he can even confirm his findings, he and his wife-to-be, Jenna Morrison, find themselves in a battle for their very lives.