Cyber Wars, book review: High-profile hacks, deconstructed
Tech journalist Charles Arthur picks apart some notorious cyber attacks, examining the nature of the security failures, their antecedents, and the lessons to be drawn from them.
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Driverless cars, book review: Do we know where we're going?
Christian Wolmar counters the widespread hype and optimism about autonomous vehicles with a healthy dose of measured scepticism.
A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs, book review: Insights from the VC world
This chatty but comprehensive book picks the brains of key investors and startup coaches to learn about investing in and running new businesses.
What You Know About Startups Is Wrong, book review: Puncturing the myths
VC and serial entrepreneur KP Reddy offers advice, anecdotes and common sense in this useful, if somewhat discursive, book.
Listening In, book review: Security, privacy and the role of government
Susan Landau examines the place of law enforcement in today's cybersecurity landscape, arguing that it needs 21st century capabilities to match those of its enemies and attackers.
The Future Computed, book review: AI and society, through a Microsoft lens
Now is the time to make sure AI systems are fair, reliable, and safe, private and secure, inclusive, transparent, and accountable, says Microsoft. That's because they're the next step in how technology is changing society -- and we all need to decide what we want that to look like.
Dawn of the New Everything, book review: VR, and decisions that cast long shadows
In an engaging memoir, virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier recounts an unusual childhood, charts the history of his company VPL, and offers opinions on the tech-driven world he helped to shape.
The Attention Merchants, book review: Charting the rise of ad-supported media
Today we're all familiar with the 'pay with data' business model, and its consequences. In this book, Tim Wu explores how your attention became vital for commerce.
Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy, book review: Inventions with unexpected connections
This book is fun to dip into for an unexpected insight or a bit of historical development. Everyone will know at least a few of the connections explored here, but few will know all of them.
The Future of IoT, book review: It's all about the data
This book argues that the key to the IoT for businesses will be the ownership and usage of the data generated by 'things'. Many angles are considered, but data protection law is a surprising omission.
Platform Strategy, book review: Business models for connected markets
This authoritative book explains how platforms connect different customer groups to enable transactions, allowing businesses to scale and create value.
Confident Coding, book review: A useful programming primer
This guide to coding will get you started on the fundamentals, but may not take you as far as you expect.
Life in Code, book review: The programmer's tale
The author of the seminal Close to the Machine charts the years in which the internet was commercialised and start-ups like Google and Amazon joined the ranks of the world's largest companies.
Tech books for Christmas: Food for thought
No trace of turkey is to be found in this quintet of seasonal reading choices.
Children online: Two books that accentuate the positive
'Screenwise' provides advice on guiding kids through the digital world, while 'Worried About the Wrong Things' urges more focus on the opportunities available to children online.
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