Brian Merchant

We know the iPhone as the device that transformed our world, changing everything from how we talk to each other and do business, to how we exercise, travel, shop, and watch TV. But packed within its slim profile is the fascinating, untold story of scientific, technological, and business breakthroughs--global in scope, sometimes centuries in the making, and coming from vastly different disciplines-

Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the YearThe "rich and gripping" true story of the first time machines came for human jobs—and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech and AI today (Naomi Klein) The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddi

No one except the family knew that boy was there, in fact, the entire neighborhood thought the family was so kind and sweet for taking that boy in. That boy sat in his cupboard, tears falling down his cheeks. You see, it had been the final day of school, it was his first year of schooling, and he

In Steve's freshman year, he sees Eddie standing at his locker, back hunched. Can't help but keep tabs, mostly because it's hard not to notice him. Quiet. With his dark clothes and dark eyes and the way he doesn't turn away when he sees Steve looking. They have Spanish class together the following

Lan Xichen is confused with the presents of a child. Lan Qiren is angry he broke even more rules and is even more angry this still had to do with Wei Wuxian. "Did you really leave to go find his body?! He's dead! Your obsession with him HAS to END. This is like some stupid one-sided teenage crush

Vortex then remembered what had happened, and frowned in anger.] (Those glitches of Blast Off and Hook! Frag! I'll destroy them!) *Vortex tries to get up, but is stopped by the repair table ties* Vortex , gritting his teeth in anger : (Frag!) *Vortex wiggles around trying to get free

Were He to count the seconds, could He be sure that time flowed forward? Would He actually be counting in reverse to the world's perception as opposed to his own? The blind perceptions of the smallest form in an infinite sea continued to scour the nothingness for purpose, for meaning, for some sem

"Oh really?" Jean just said while taking a sip of his ginger ale, raising his eyebrows and then letting Armin ramble on, who's blue eyes shone with glee as he talked so fast and without stopping that his soup became cold in the end. After that, he's never given Armin's words more thought. He just

Plenty more additions had been included since the first version, giving it a more personal touch versus the old costume he had in his first year. He leaned forward against the sink, his piercing blue eyes staring back from the reflection. With a sigh, Mitsue turned away and grabbed his two swords th

Not a lot happened, but some things did. I may be an average teenager, but that doesn't mean I can't do something to make a difference on this planet. My name's Aaron, by the way. My attire? Sure. I'm wearing a grey T-shirt, some jeans, black sneakers, and have an analog watch on my right wris

The time? Roughly 6 P.M. The feeling? Severe dread, if you ask Aizawa. Dealing with teenagers on Christmas is, no matter how much he cares about them, way too much to handle, especially since they all decided to stay in the dorms to celebrate together. What is he gonna do? Leave a highly publici