{"title":"Nick Srnicek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Srnicek\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the evolving landscape of technology, economics, and society with sharp analytical insight. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eAfter Work\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlatform Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e, engage critically with the digital age, examining how technological platforms reshape labour and capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending theory with contemporary examples, Srnicek’s books offer readers a thoughtful understanding of the intersections between innovation, power, and economic systems. Ideal for those interested in the future of work, digital economies, and socio-economic change within the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"silicon-empires-by-nick-srnicek-9781509550494","title":"Silicon Empires","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\nSince the emergence of ChatGPT, generative AI has been heralded as a technology poised to revolutionise our world. But beyond the hype and hyperbole, who truly wields power over this transformative technology?\n\nIn \u003cem\u003eSilicon Empires\u003c\/em\u003e, Nick Srnicek explores the geopolitical economy of artificial intelligence, revealing how a handful of powerful corporations and states are engaged in a monumental struggle to control its future. Srnicek moves beyond the headlines to lay bare the elaborate strategies that these silicon empires—from tech giants to great powers—are deploying to capture the immense value of AI.\n\nThis incisive analysis uncovers the deep-seated tensions between corporate ambitions and national interests, and the profound consequences of this new era of technological competition. As the race for AI supremacy accelerates, Srnicek compellingly demonstrates that the decisions being made in the boardrooms of Silicon Valley and the halls of government will shape the distribution of wealth and power on a global scale for decades to come.\n\nThis book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the critical battle for the future of AI.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871484530924,"sku":"9781509550494","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/78dc71584c4405bf15c26849fc922cf9.jpg?v=1759983896"},{"product_id":"after-work-by-helen-hester-9781786633071","title":"After Work","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoes it ever feel like you have no free time? You come home after work and instead of finding a space of rest and relaxation, you're confronted by a pile of new tasks to complete—cooking, cleaning, looking after the kids, and so on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this ground-breaking book, \u003cem\u003eAfter Work\u003c\/em\u003e, Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek lay out how unpaid work in our homes has come to take up an ever-increasing portion of our lives—how the vacuum of free time has been taken up by vacuuming. Examining the history of the home over the past century—from running water to white goods to smart homes—they show how repeated efforts to reduce the burden of this work have faced a variety of barriers, challenges, and reversals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharting the trajectory of our domestic spaces over the past century, Hester and Srnicek consider new possibilities for the future, uncovering the abandoned ideas of anti-housework visionaries and sketching out a path towards real free time for all, where everyone is at liberty to pursue their passions, or do nothing at all. It will require rethinking our living arrangements, our expectations, and our cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075848421612,"sku":"9781786633071","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2859753482824.jpg?v=1765187606"},{"product_id":"platform-capitalism-by-nick-srnicek-9781509504879","title":"Platform Capitalism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat unites Google and Facebook, Apple and Microsoft, Siemens and GE, Uber and Airbnb? Across a wide range of sectors, these firms are transforming themselves into platforms: businesses that provide the hardware and software foundation for others to operate on. 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This book will be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the most powerful tech companies of our time are transforming the global economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available as an audiobook.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597514588396,"sku":"9781509504879","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509504879-platform-capitalism.jpg?v=1777954772"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/nick-srnicek.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}