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Computer networking is an essential framework for the internet to work for most of us. The tech term can be overwhelming for some, but it exists in almost all homes, offices, businesses, and establishments that are connected to the internet. In this audiobook, we will discuss the most basic principles behind computer networking without the complexities of technical jargon (technical terms will be explained). Easy explanations will be provided to expound on the technical concepts.

In this brilliant, one-stop guide WIRED journalist Matt Burgess explains everything you need to know about AI. He describes how it works. He looks at the ways in which it has already brought us everything from voice recognition software to self-driving cars and explores its potential for further revolutionary change in almost every area of our daily lives.

By the end of this century, living beyond 100 will be the rule rather than the exception. What medical breakthroughs and new technologies will make this possible? In this brilliantly wide-ranging, one-stop guide, WIRED journalist James Temperton outlines the medical revolutions that are transforming healthcare. He looks at the burgeoning immune therapies that could one day cure such life-threatening diseases as cancer.

Man-made global warming is advancing inexorably. Are there ways to halt it? In this invaluable, one-stop guide Bianca Nogrady analyses the science of climate change and offers a concise overview of the ways in which our carbon emissions might be reduced. She examines the challenges posed by food and energy production and the cutting-edge technologies that could mitigate their polluting effects. She looks at initiatives to create green industry and transport. She explains the economics of emissions trading schemes and the practicalities of geoengineering plans to trap greenhouse gases.

While you may have never thought of networking in detail, this book will introduce you to the basics of networking, the different types of networks available, the types of network topologies that you will encounter, the concept of server virtualization, and details of how to handle network breaches.

In this brilliantly clear, one-stop guide, WIRED senior editor Gian Vopicelli explains everything you need to know about cryptocurrency. He outlines its development and describes precisely how it operates. He demystifies the jargon it has spawned, from blockchain, Bitcoin and stablecoins to mining, smart contracts and forking. He looks at the political and economic ideologies that drive it. And he addresses the central question: will cryptocurrency have the transformative economic and social impact that its champions claim for it?

With a global population estimated to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, we face a huge challenge in feeding everyone on the planet. How is that to be achieved? In this brilliantly insightful one-stop guide, WIRED journalist Matt Reynolds assesses the limits and drawbacks of current food production and looks at the ways in which they can be tackled.

Coming up: fake news in a post-truth world, Airbnb's plan to take on the whole travel industry and we find out why apps are dying...and what's about to replace them.

Topics include: the UK's dirty air, BlackBerry's demise, and the end of one of the most ambitious space missions and the start of another.

The audiobook Computer Networking Course will take you from a very bottom of basic or no knowledge about computer networking all the way up to good understanding and abilities to use all the necessary information presented in this book. Computer networking is definitely one of the fastest growing industries you have to have knowledge about if you care about your future.

Coming up: haunting artificial intelligence images, the rise of the Pirate Party, and we discuss Microsoft's latest hardware moves.

Coming up: hotel hacks, locked-in syndrome breakthroughs and news of the sack-like creature with no anus that may be your eldest ancestor.

Coming up: Snapchat's billions, Space X's moon mission and all the big news from Mobile World Congress.

Welcome to Uncanny Valley—an insider look at the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley. Join hosts Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Zoë Schiffer as they break down new stories or phenomena bubbling up in Silicon Valley. Whether it’s a pivotal decision made inside a tech company, a quirky, new habit of a CEO, or the overwhelming expansion of generative AI, we’ll explain why these matter and how they affect you.

Politics has never been stranger – or more online. Each week on WIRED Politics Lab, our reporters guide you through the exciting, challenging and sometimes entertaining vortex of internet extremism, conspiracies, and disinformation. Expect in-depth analysis and conversations based on facts and research. Plus, we’ll give you information you can actually use to lift the fog of disinformation we find ourselves in today.

Learn Python is the name of our new book, and it will teach you about the most popular computer programming language in the world. It’s a complete guide for beginners and more advanced programmers to expand their knowledge in Python language and how it can be used for machine learning. People these days are surrounded by technology and machines and usually don’t even think how these machines work, how the systems operate, how difficult it is to create and manage all the algorithms, how all that can be used to manage different kinds of businesses, and so on.

Coming up today: donkey cheese, cat tongues, solar planes, codebreakers and LingLong's DingDong.

Coming up: our verdict on Microsoft's HoloLens VR headset; what to expect from season three of Black Mirror; and DeepMind does the impossible by successfully navigating London's underground network.

Coming up: super-fast bats, what Donald Trump's election victory means for science and technology and, because we really need some good news, a very special snail finds love.

Coming up today: Facebook has rolled out Secret Conversations to all its Messenger users, we go inside Nasa, fish have accents, and Google announced a host of new products at its Pixel launch event.