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<b>Do big government debts and fast rates of adding to them threaten our collective well-being? In this groundbreaking analysis, Ray Dalio, one of the greatest investors of our time and the #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Principles</i>, shares the reasons behind his fears for the US debt markets, answering some of the most important market and economic questions we now face: Are there limits to debt growth? Can a big, important reserve currency country like the US really go broke? Is there such a thing as a 'Big Debt Cycle' that can tell us when to worry about debt and what to do about it? </b><br/><br/> For decades, politicians, policymakers and investors have debated these questions, but the Big Debt Cycle that helps answer them is not talked about or well understood. With the US debt issue coming to a head, Dalio's <i>How Countries Go Broke </i>provides the first-ever detailed analysis of the Big Debt Cycle, explaining its implications and offering a surprisingly straightforward solution to getting debt problems like those faced by the US under control.<br/><br/> Dalio has built his career as a leading global macro investor by studying the patterns of history to develop unconventional perspectives on what's happening in markets and economies today. It was this approach that led him, in the years leading up to the 2008 Great Financial Crisis, to study the Great Depression and other past big debt crises and use what he learned to navigate the turbulent markets successfully. By looking closely at thirty-five cases over the past 100 years when governments have gone broke and studying the mechanics behind them, Dalio has developed a first-of-its-kind template for what to watch for and what to do when the threat is as significant as his measures show that it now is. He has discussed this template with treasury secretaries and central bankers from around the world and is now sharing it with the public to help bring urgent attention to the big risks the US and a number of other countries face - and to explain how to avoid the worst-case scenario.

<strong>A veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work.</strong> <br/><br/>Artificial Intelligence has been "just around the corner" for decades, continually disappointing those who long believed in its potential. But now, with the emergence and growing use of ChatGPT, Gemini, and a rapidly multiplying number of other AI tools, many are wondering: Has AI's moment finally arrived?<br/><br/>In <em>AI Valley</em>, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin brings us deep into the world of AI development in Silicon Valley. Over the course of more than a year, Rivlin closely follows founders and venture capitalists trying to capitalize on this AI moment. That includes LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, the legendary investor whom the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> once called, "the most connected person in Silicon Valley."<br/><br/>Through Hoffman, Rivlin is granted access to a number of companies on the cutting-edge of AI research, such as Inflection AI, the company Hoffman cofounded in 2022, and OpenAI, the San Francisco-based startup that sparked it all with its release at the end of that year of ChatGPT. In addition to Hoffman, Rivlin introduces us to other AI experts, including OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman and Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind, an early AI startup that Google bought for $650 million in 2014. Rivlin also brings readers inside Microsoft, Meta, Google and other tech giants scrambling to keep pace.<br/><br/>On this vast frontier, no one knows which of these companies will hit it big-or which will flame out spectacularly. In this riveting narrative marbled with familiar names such as Musk, Zuckerberg, and Gates, Rivlin chronicles breakthroughs as they happen, giving us a deep understanding of what's around the corner in AI development. An adventure story full of drama and unforgettable personalities, <em>AI Valley</em> promises to be the definitive story for anyone seeking to understand the latest phase of world-changing discoveries and the minds behind them.

<b>The story of our modern age, told through this groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web</b><br/><br/>The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of visionary. Born in the same year as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Berners-Lee famously shared his invention, the World Wide Web, for no commercial reward. Its widespread adoption changed everything - transforming humanity into the first digital species. Through the web, we live, work, dream and connect.<br/><br/>In this intimate memoir, Berners-Lee tells the story of his iconic invention, exploring how it launched a new era of creativity and collaboration, while unleashing a commercial race that today imperils democracies and polarizes public debate. Filled with his characteristic optimism, technical insight and wry humour, this is a book about the power of technology - both to fuel our worst instincts and to profoundly shape our lives for the better.<br/><br/>As the rapid development of artificial intelligence heralds a new era of innovation, Berners-Lee is the perfect guide to the crucial decisions ahead - and provides a gripping, in-the-room account of the rise of the online world. Peppered with rich anecdote and amusing reflections, <i>This is For Everyone</i> is an essential read for understanding our times, and a bold manifesto for advancing humanity's future.

All marketers aim to learn from the best in their sector. But that's easier said than done. Because every brand applies hundreds of tactics to grow. How can we tell which are responsible for their success? Those with the backing of behavioral science are the best place to start - we can predict what will work because there's evidence behind them. Here, we look through the lens of behavioral science to identify approaches that played a part in taking brands to the top. Brands can be mystifyingly successful. Customers are happy to pay premium prices for things that should be free - like water; things that should be cheap - like milk; and things that would do the same job at half the price, like vacuum cleaners. Why? Looking at 21 top brands, <i>Hacking The Human Mind</i> unpacks the mystery, so you can learn from the winners.

Flex Your Feelings [Bok / Häftad]

Från det romerska torget till digitala valutor hur har marknaden utvecklats under historiens gång och hur kan den komma att se ut i framtiden? Denna antologi gör en djupdykning i marknadsutvecklingen och tittar närmare på marknaders avgörande roll i att utforma samtiden men tar också upp den brännande frågan om hur vi ska navigera fram till en hållbar framtid. <br/><br/>I tankeväckande essäer skrivna av internationella forskare, politiker och sakkunniga utforskas marknadens dynamik under tre kritiska faser: i går, i dag och i morgon. Med utgångspunkt i det antika Greklands torg och i det medeltida Europas marknader undersöker författarna hur tekniska framsteg, konsumentbeteende och geopolitisk strategi till exempel den politik som utövades under Reagan-eran har format nutida marknader. Slutligen tar boken upp de utmaningar för stabiliteten på marknaden som utgörs av till exempel auktoritära stater och AI.

The AI paradox is that we humans are the greatest AI threat, not AI itself. For half a century, humanity has been exhausting our planet's health in an accelerating way. Our self-destructive nature is aligned with and amplified by our technological tools. AI, as the ultimate tool, will be humanity's ultimate test. <br/><br/>The coming years will be the most dangerous in human history. Powerful enterprises are investing astronomical sums to win global dominance in artificial intelligence. Market forces unfortunately reward AI companies that prioritize speed over security. A wall of AI transformation is rushing closer. <br/><br/>In the short term, AI will help us become more productive. After that, jobs will start disappearing at an exponential rate, especially when AI takes robotic form and starts reprogramming itself recursively. We humans will eventually lose our relevance and economic value. <br/><br/>What happens when people who have lost their jobs to AI realize that their only way to make money is by tasking their AI to commit automated fraud and hacker attacks? What happens when one angry person asks their AI to design a pandemic or a self learning computer virus for banks and infrastructure? <br/><br/>There is still time to discuss a safe road forward. What should an AI-governed world look like? What should the balance between safety and freedom be? Can the collective existential AI threat be a uniting force? This book is a sobering, solution-oriented guide to understand the coming wave and to save humanity from ourselves.