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The Day AI Becomes God

The Singularity Will Save Humanity

by Tetsuzo Matsumoto ...

Translated by Waddle E. Richard ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rising in the public consciousness and discussion around its applications thrives—as do ideas of AI as a threat. Even Stephen Hawking warned that AI could destroy humanity.In The Day AI Becomes God, Tetsuzo (Ted) Matsumoto—a Former Board Director and Chief Strategy Officer of SoftBank Mobile Corp.—argues his belief not that humanity is doomed in a world under the ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rising in the public consciousness and discussion around its applications thrives—as do ideas of AI as a threat. Even Stephen Hawking warned that AI could destroy humanity.In The Day AI Becomes God, Tetsuzo (Ted) Matsumoto—a Former Board Director and Chief Strategy Officer of SoftBank Mobile Corp.—argues his belief not that humanity is doomed in a world under the
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"Careers in Information Technology: Quality Assurance Analyst"

GoodMan, #1

by Patrick Mukosha ...

Series Book 1 - GoodMan
"Careers in Information Technology: Quality Assurance Analyst" is a comprehensive guide providing valuable insights into the dynamic and crucial role of Quality Assurance (QA) analysts in the field of Information Technology. Written by an experienced IT professional, this book serves as a roadmap for individuals aspiring to pursue a rewarding career in QA.The book begins by offering a clear ... Read more

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"Careers in Information Technology: Quality Assurance Analyst" is a comprehensive guide providing valuable insights into the dynamic and crucial role of Quality Assurance (QA) analysts in the field of Information Technology. Written by an experienced IT professional, this book serves as a roadmap for individuals aspiring to pursue a rewarding career in QA.The book begins by offering a clear
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Software Engineering and Methodology for Emerging Domains

15th National Software Application Conference, NASAC 2016, Kunming, Yunnan, November 3–5, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Lu Zhang, Chang Xu ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 15th National Software Application Conference, NASAC 2016, held in Kunming, Yunnan, in November 2016.The 15 revised selected papers were selected from 38 submissions and focus on all aspects of software engineering, e.g. requirements engineering, software methodologies, software analytics, software testing and evolution, and ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 15th National Software Application Conference, NASAC 2016, held in Kunming, Yunnan, in November 2016.The 15 revised selected papers were selected from 38 submissions and focus on all aspects of software engineering, e.g. requirements engineering, software methodologies, software analytics, software testing and evolution, and
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Mastering Lumion 3D

by Ciro Cardoso ...

This book is designed for all levels of Lumion users; from beginner to advanced, you will find useful insights and professional techniques to improve and develop your skills in order to fully control and master Lumion. ... Read more

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This book is designed for all levels of Lumion users; from beginner to advanced, you will find useful insights and professional techniques to improve and develop your skills in order to fully control and master Lumion.
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Mastering Entity Framework Core 2.0

Dive into entities, relationships, querying, performance optimization, and more, to learn efficient data-driven development

by Prabhakaran Anbazhagan ...

Learn how to leverage the features of the new Entity Framework Core APIs and use them to build pure .NET Core applications.Key FeaturesLearn how to effectively manage your database to make it more productive and maintainable.Write simplified queries using LINQ to acquire the desired data easilyRaise the abstraction level from data to objects so teams can function independently, resulting in easily ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to leverage the features of the new Entity Framework Core APIs and use them to build pure .NET Core applications.Key FeaturesLearn how to effectively manage your database to make it more productive and maintainable.Write simplified queries using LINQ to acquire the desired data easilyRaise the abstraction level from data to objects so teams can function independently, resulting in easily
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Pro JavaFX 9

A Definitive Guide to Building Desktop, Mobile, and Embedded Java Clients

by Johan Vos, Stephen Chin, Weiqi Gao, James Weaver, Dean Iverson ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Use the JavaFX platform to create rich-client Java applications and discover how you can use this powerful Java-based UI platform, which is capable of handling large-scale data-driven business applications for PC as well as mobile and embedded devices. The expert authors cover the new more modular JavaFX 9 APIs, development tools, and best practices and provide code examples that explore the ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Use the JavaFX platform to create rich-client Java applications and discover how you can use this powerful Java-based UI platform, which is capable of handling large-scale data-driven business applications for PC as well as mobile and embedded devices. The expert authors cover the new more modular JavaFX 9 APIs, development tools, and best practices and provide code examples that explore the
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The Practice of Enterprise Modeling

18th IFIP Working Conference, PoEM 2025, Geneva, Switzerland, December 3–5, 2025, Proceedings

Edited by Hans-Georg Fill, Yves Wautelet, Jolita Ralyté, Jelena Zdravkovic ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th IFIP Working Conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modeling, PoEM 2025, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, during December 3-5, 2025.PoEM offers a forum for sharing experiences and knowledge between the academic community and practitioners from industry and the public sector. This year the theme of the conference is Enterprise Modeling for ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th IFIP Working Conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modeling, PoEM 2025, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, during December 3-5, 2025.PoEM offers a forum for sharing experiences and knowledge between the academic community and practitioners from industry and the public sector. This year the theme of the conference is Enterprise Modeling for
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Scrum for Teams

A Guide by Practical Example

by Dion Nicolaas ...

Scrum is an agile framework for completing complex projects. This book gives examples, tools, and tricks to do Scrum well. For each trick it is explained why it helps. The practices themselves may be worth trying, but by understanding why it works the readers will be able to come up with their own ideas that work better in their organization and situation.All the practical examples in this book ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Scrum is an agile framework for completing complex projects. This book gives examples, tools, and tricks to do Scrum well. For each trick it is explained why it helps. The practices themselves may be worth trying, but by understanding why it works the readers will be able to come up with their own ideas that work better in their organization and situation.All the practical examples in this book
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The Project Manager's Guide to Health Information Technology Implementation

by Susan M. Houston ...

Series series HIMSS Book Series
This book focuses on providing information on project management specific for software implementations within the healthcare industry. It can be used as a guide for beginners as well as a reference for current project managers who might be new to software implementations. Utilizing the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) methodology, process groups and knowledge areas are defined as they relate ... Read more

$59.99 USD

This book focuses on providing information on project management specific for software implementations within the healthcare industry. It can be used as a guide for beginners as well as a reference for current project managers who might be new to software implementations. Utilizing the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) methodology, process groups and knowledge areas are defined as they relate
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Requirements Engineering

by Elizabeth Hull, Ken Jackson, Jeremy Dick ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Using the latest research and driven by practical experience from industry, the third edition of this popular book provides useful information to practitioners on how to write and structure requirements. • Explains the importance of Systems Engineering and the creation of effective solutions to problems • Describes the underlying representations used in system modelling and introduces the UML2 • ... Read more

$67.99 USD

Using the latest research and driven by practical experience from industry, the third edition of this popular book provides useful information to practitioners on how to write and structure requirements. • Explains the importance of Systems Engineering and the creation of effective solutions to problems • Describes the underlying representations used in system modelling and introduces the UML2 •
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Edge Computing – EDGE 2024

8th International Conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2024, Bangkok, Thailand, November 16-19, 2024, Proceedings

Edited by Jing Zeng, Liang-Jie Zhang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Edge Computing, EDGE 2024, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during November 16-19, 2024.The 8 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions. The papers presented focus on various topics such as Edge Storage, Edge Connections, Edge Analytics, Edge AI, Edge Processing Engine, ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Edge Computing, EDGE 2024, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during November 16-19, 2024.The 8 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions. The papers presented focus on various topics such as Edge Storage, Edge Connections, Edge Analytics, Edge AI, Edge Processing Engine,
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Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms and Approaches for IoT and Blockchain Security

by Kavita Saini, B.B Gupta, Pethuru Raj ...

Series Book 138 - Advances in Computers
Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms and Approaches for IoT and Blockchain Security, Volume 138 the latest release in the Advances in Computers series, presents detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications. Chapters in this new release include Quantum-safe Cryptography Approaches and Algorithms, Quantum Computing : An introduction, BPSK-BRO ... Read more

$163.99 USD

Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms and Approaches for IoT and Blockchain Security, Volume 138 the latest release in the Advances in Computers series, presents detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications. Chapters in this new release include Quantum-safe Cryptography Approaches and Algorithms, Quantum Computing : An introduction, BPSK-BRO
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Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development

8th International Conference, MODELSWARD 2020, Valletta, Malta, February 25–27, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Slimane Hammoudi, Luís Ferreira Pires, Bran Selić ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes thoroughly revised and selected papers from the 8th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, MODELSWARD 2020, held in Valletta, Malta, in February 2020.The 15 revised and extended papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. They present recent research results and development activities in ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book constitutes thoroughly revised and selected papers from the 8th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, MODELSWARD 2020, held in Valletta, Malta, in February 2020.The 15 revised and extended papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. They present recent research results and development activities in
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短视频编辑与制作

by 王晓翠, 章慧云 ...

本书结合短视频平台与短视频制作工具，详细介绍了短视频编辑与制作的各种实用技能，内容包括全面认识短视频、短视频内容的策划与定位、短视频的构图方法、短视频的拍摄准备与技巧、抖音短视频的拍摄与特效应用、使用剪映编辑与制作短视频、计算机端短视频后期制作等。本书内容新颖，实操性强，既适合作为高等院校网络与新媒体、市场营销、电子商务等相关专业的教材，也可供各行各业的新媒体运营人员和对短视频编辑与制作感兴趣的读者阅读。 ... Read more

$15.99 USD

本书结合短视频平台与短视频制作工具，详细介绍了短视频编辑与制作的各种实用技能，内容包括全面认识短视频、短视频内容的策划与定位、短视频的构图方法、短视频的拍摄准备与技巧、抖音短视频的拍摄与特效应用、使用剪映编辑与制作短视频、计算机端短视频后期制作等。本书内容新颖，实操性强，既适合作为高等院校网络与新媒体、市场营销、电子商务等相关专业的教材，也可供各行各业的新媒体运营人员和对短视频编辑与制作感兴趣的读者阅读。
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DevOps in Python

Infrastructure as Python

by Moshe Zadka ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Explore and apply best practices for efficient application deployment. This book draws upon author Moshe Zadka's years of Dev Ops experience and focuses on the parts of Python, and the Python ecosystem, that are relevant for DevOps engineers.You'll start by writing command-line scripts and automating simple DevOps-style tasks. You'll then move on to more advanced cases, like using Jupyter as an ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Explore and apply best practices for efficient application deployment. This book draws upon author Moshe Zadka's years of Dev Ops experience and focuses on the parts of Python, and the Python ecosystem, that are relevant for DevOps engineers.You'll start by writing command-line scripts and automating simple DevOps-style tasks. You'll then move on to more advanced cases, like using Jupyter as an
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Implementación e integración de elementos software con tecnologías basadas en componentes. IFCT0609

by Federico Huércano Ruíz, José Villar Cueli ...

Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "IFCT0609 - PROGRAMACIÓN DE SISTEMAS INFORMÁTICOS". Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño ... Read more

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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "IFCT0609 - PROGRAMACIÓN DE SISTEMAS INFORMÁTICOS". Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño
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Pro Data Visualization using R and JavaScript

by Tom Barker ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Pro Data Visualization using R and JavaScript makes the R language approachable, and promotes the idea of data gathering and analysis. You'll see how to use R to interrogate and analyze your data, and then use the D3 JavaScript library to format and display that data in an elegant, informative, and interactive way. You will learn how to gather data effectively, and also how to understand the ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Pro Data Visualization using R and JavaScript makes the R language approachable, and promotes the idea of data gathering and analysis. You'll see how to use R to interrogate and analyze your data, and then use the D3 JavaScript library to format and display that data in an elegant, informative, and interactive way. You will learn how to gather data effectively, and also how to understand the
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The DevOps 2.3 Toolkit

Kubernetes: Deploying and managing highly-available and fault-tolerant applications at scale

by Viktor Farcic ...

Learn from an expert on how to use Kubernetes, the most adopted container orchestration platform.About This BookGet a detailed, hands-on exploration of everything from the basic to the most advanced aspects of KubernetesExplore the tools behind not only the official project but also the third-party add-onsLearn how to create a wide range of tools, including clusters, Role Bindings, and Ingress ... Read more

$32.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn from an expert on how to use Kubernetes, the most adopted container orchestration platform.About This BookGet a detailed, hands-on exploration of everything from the basic to the most advanced aspects of KubernetesExplore the tools behind not only the official project but also the third-party add-onsLearn how to create a wide range of tools, including clusters, Role Bindings, and Ingress
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Android 6 Essentials

Design, build, and create your own applications using the full range of features available in Android 6

by Yossi Elkrief ...

Design, build, and create your own applications using the full range of features available in Android 6Key Features\[\*\] Learn how to utilize the robust features of Android 6 to design, develop, and publish better Android applications\[\*\] Get useful guidance on creating new apps or migrating existing apps to support features such as app permissions, app links, fingerprint authentication, etc\[\ ... Read more

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Design, build, and create your own applications using the full range of features available in Android 6Key Features\[\*\] Learn how to utilize the robust features of Android 6 to design, develop, and publish better Android applications\[\*\] Get useful guidance on creating new apps or migrating existing apps to support features such as app permissions, app links, fingerprint authentication, etc\[\
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Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases. Research Track and Demo Track

European Conference, ECML PKDD 2024, Vilnius, Lithuania, September 9–13, 2024, Proceedings, Part VIII

Edited by Albert Bifet, Povilas Daniušis, Jesse Davis, Tomas Krilavičius, Meelis Kull, Eirini Ntoutsi, Kai Puolamäki, Indrė Žliobaitė ...

Series Book 8 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This multi-volume set, LNAI 14941 to LNAI 14950, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the European Conference on Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases, ECML PKDD 2024, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, in September 2024.The papers presented in these proceedings are from the following three conference tracks: -Research Track: The 202 full papers presented here, from this track, were ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This multi-volume set, LNAI 14941 to LNAI 14950, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the European Conference on Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases, ECML PKDD 2024, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, in September 2024.The papers presented in these proceedings are from the following three conference tracks: -Research Track: The 202 full papers presented here, from this track, were
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Microservices: Novice To Ninja

Build, Design And Deploy Distributed Services

by Rob Botwright ...

MICROSERVICES: NOVICE TO NINJA Are you ready to level up your microservices game? Dive into the ultimate guide with our comprehensive book bundle, "Microservices: Novice to Ninja." BOOK 1 - MICROSERVICES 101: Embark on your journey into the world of distributed systems with our beginner's guide. Learn the fundamentals of microservices architecture, from decoupling to scalability. Perfect for ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

MICROSERVICES: NOVICE TO NINJA Are you ready to level up your microservices game? Dive into the ultimate guide with our comprehensive book bundle, "Microservices: Novice to Ninja." BOOK 1 - MICROSERVICES 101: Embark on your journey into the world of distributed systems with our beginner's guide. Learn the fundamentals of microservices architecture, from decoupling to scalability. Perfect for
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Emerging Technologies in Computing

5th EAI International Conference, iCETiC 2022, Chester, UK, August 15-16, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Mahdi H. Miraz, Garfield Southall, Maaruf Ali, Andrew Ware ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 5th EAI International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Computing, iCETiC 2022, held in Chester, UK, August 15-16, 2022.The 16 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Cloud, IoT and Distributed Computing; and AI, Expert ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 5th EAI International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Computing, iCETiC 2022, held in Chester, UK, August 15-16, 2022.The 16 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Cloud, IoT and Distributed Computing; and AI, Expert
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Diseño de sistemas

Una guía de información privilegiada. Segunda edición

by Alex Xu ...

Series series TÍTULOS ESPECIALES
Esta obra es una fuente de información privilegiada, basada en las preguntas que se realizan en las más difíciles entrevistas técnicas. Los entrevistadores piden a los entrevistados que diseñen una arquitectura para un sistema de software, que puede ser un news feed (noticias), una búsqueda en Google, un sistema de chat, etc. Las empresas adoptan las entrevistas de diseño de sistemas porque las ... Read more

$21.60 USD

Esta obra es una fuente de información privilegiada, basada en las preguntas que se realizan en las más difíciles entrevistas técnicas. Los entrevistadores piden a los entrevistados que diseñen una arquitectura para un sistema de software, que puede ser un news feed (noticias), una búsqueda en Google, un sistema de chat, etc. Las empresas adoptan las entrevistas de diseño de sistemas porque las
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Testing in Scala

Scala Tools for Behavior-Driven Development

by Daniel Hinojosa ...

If you build your Scala application through Test-Driven Development, you’ll quickly see the advantages of testing before you write production code. This hands-on book shows you how to create tests with ScalaTest and the Specs2—two of the best testing frameworks available—and how to run your tests in the Simple Build Tool (SBT) designed specifically for Scala projects.By building a sample digital ... Read more

$10.99 USD

If you build your Scala application through Test-Driven Development, you’ll quickly see the advantages of testing before you write production code. This hands-on book shows you how to create tests with ScalaTest and the Specs2—two of the best testing frameworks available—and how to run your tests in the Simple Build Tool (SBT) designed specifically for Scala projects.By building a sample digital
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