Synced - by Tom Merrit (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In Synced, Tom Merritt, award-winning co-host of the Daily Tech News Show, busts past the shallow takes and misunderstandings to focus on the most interesting and important questions about technology in the world today. He'll cover everything from mixed reality and cybersecurity to the AI revolution and technology in government, as well as electric vehicles, the chip arms race, drones and the possibility of wireless power. He'll look at how we got here and speculate on the issues of tomorrow. What is an algorithm and how does it work? How does encryption keep my personal information personal? Why might cryptocurrency and blockchain be more than just get-rich-quick fads? You'll find out here.

As well as being a fascinating journey beneath the surface of a world that we usually take for granted, Synced will equip you with the methodological tools to understand future developments, allowing you to make positive choices and ensure that technology works for you - not the other way round.

About the Author

Tom Merritt is an award-winning independent tech podcaster and the host of tech news and information shows. Tom co-hosts The Daily Tech News Show, covering the most important tech issues of the day with the smartest minds in technology. He's a twenty-five-year veteran who started covering technology on the web in 1996, joined TechTV in 1999 and helped pioneer podcasting at CNET from 2004 onwards. He also hosts a science fiction and fantasy podcast and book club, Sword and Laser, with Veronica Belmont, It's a Thing with Molly Wood, A Word with Tom Merritt *with some of the smartest most interesting people on the planet, and *Know A Little More. You'll also find Tom as a guest expert on many TV, radio and Internet shows like ABC's Good Morning America, CBS Radio, NPR, This Week in Tech, The Phileas Club *and *more.