Résultats pour "The Game" dans Technothrillers

When financial prodigy Tyler Rush stumbles upon a clandestine poker game where the world's elite manipulate global events, he's drawn into a treacherous world he never knew existed. Watching him closely is CEO Mike Hayward, a man hungry for global dominance, who sees Tyler as a pawn in his ruthless plan to unlock the Einstein Code-an AI algorithm that promises to reshape the future of intelligence and power.

It is fall. CIA analyst Jack Ryan, historian and former Marine, is vacationing in London with his wife and young daughter. Suddenly, right before his eyes, a terrorist group launches its deadly attack.

Across the globe, five strangers receive a horrifying message from an unknown number. The person you love most is in danger. To save them, each must play The Game—a sinister unknown entity that has a single rule: there can only be one winner. If you lose, your loved one will die. But what is The Game—and why have they been chosen?

Reno, Nevada, has long been the place where the fortunes of man—both good and evil—collide. Stretching across the Truckee Meadows from the Pah Rah to the Sierras, this high desert city stands guardian over the fastest route for men and material to travel from the San Francisco Bay, East, towards the Rockies. Chinese soldiers disguised as circus performers have successfully caried out Operation Wŭjù, a smaller element of the larger Christmas Eve attack known as Mongol Moon. They have seized the Biggest Little City, forcing Renoites into an impossible decision: raise the stakes or fold entirely.

When opposition MP Harry Colbey uncovers a corrupt plot between senior government ministers and a big tech organisation intent on enriching its owners, he finds himself the target of a strange form of harassment. His train pass and credit cards won't work, his phone won't get signal and every traffic light he comes to is red. Only his colleague, Esme Kanha, believes him. She's investigating the suspicious death of another anti-corruption MP.

New York City, 1972: A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an anonymous client who is trying to collect the pieces of an ancient chess service, purported to be in Algeria. If Cat can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous reward.

Ein atemberaubender Thriller aus der nahen Zukunft. Vom New York Times-Bestsellerautor Douglas E. Richards, dessen Bücher sich über eine Million Mal verkauft haben. Was wäre, wenn es möglich wäre, jahrelanges Wissen in wenigen Stunden in den eigenen Kopf zu laden? Ein Experte in mehreren wissenschaftlichen Bereichen zu werden, ein Arzt zu werden oder mehrere Sprachen zu lernen - an einem einzigen Tag? Der Nutzen für die Menschheit wäre immens. Aber das wären auch die Gefahren.

What if it were possible to upload years of knowledge into your mind in hours? To become an expert in multiple scientific fields, become an MD, or learn several languages - in a single day? The benefit to humanity would be immense. But so would the danger.... Rachel Howard is a brilliant neuroscientist trying to make this capability a reality. But when she crosses paths with Kevin Quinn, a Secret Service agent desperately trying to kill the president, she finds herself at the epicenter of an insidious plot.

Special Agent Adam Locke quits DEA and joins his brother's artificial intelligence company so he can care for his dying girlfriend, but when his brother is killed in a suspicious accident, Adam discovers life-saving technology can be also deadly. Being a special agent meant everything to Adam, but when his girlfriend is diagnosed with cancer, he resigns to be closer to home. He takes a job at his brother's AI start-up and works for an eccentric billionaire on Cuttyhunk Island, a tiny community near Cape Cod.

She’s a runaway in pursuit of a better life. Instead, she ends up as a floater in the Pajaro River. She won’t be the last. Others will follow. The ones left behind will remain slaves, hardly daring to hope for relief. FBI agent Claudia must identify the dead woman, but after being in the water that long, the body yields few clues. But this Jane Doe has a name, and her sister can no longer wait for rescue. She needs to take the same risks and make her own escape.

SPY GAMES: a rollercoaster of global espionage, suspense, seduction, and technological innovations. A 22nd century James Bond adventure, with a bold new twist. Spies are beautiful women who “burn hot”, and they want our hero (Bill Bailey) from 2017. He and his Android friend (Griffin) are building a clandestine Cyber Dome, and they can telepathically communicate and access human memories. China wants their secrets.

Solis created the Dawn Game, and it has captivated the world. Utilizing augmented reality, players are encouraged to explore the world in search of holographic treasure with real cash prizes as rewards. Giving away billions every month, it's widely regarded as the most generous and revolutionary act by a corporation. Individuals have quit their jobs to play the Dawn Game. The stock market has become drunk on euphoria. Ecstasy beams from every player as they win free money.

When evidence of the terrible past of one of the most powerful industrial leaders in Sweden is stolen during a burglary, Hugo Xavier is hired to contain the damage. As he races to retrieve the stolen material, he is given thirty-six hours before the secrets are revealed to the world. At the same time, a ruthless conglomerate pulls the strings to destroy one of their most feared competitors. But nothing is as it seems, and Hugo and his team are quickly drawn into a world where shadows rule and death lurks behind every turn. What deadly secrets are hidden in the past?

Saraya Osborn is a nurse, with no money, in the middle of a divorce. When someone kills her estranged husband and then tries to murder her at work, she has no idea who or why anyone would want to. With nowhere to turn, she seeks out the help of Trace Conner, a Ninjutsu teacher turned reluctant bodyguard.

In The Penguin Games, Nicole Reineke—a trailblazer in artificial intelligence with 40 patents—delivers a gripping tale of discovery, innovation, and the unforeseen consequences of pushing boundaries. Stella Everdeen, a gifted AI developer with a penchant for tackling the improbable, embarks on a dream project to revolutionize wildlife conservation in Antarctica. Partnering with National Scientific, she creates a neural network that identifies and tracks individual penguins, giving them unique identities and weaving their lives into compelling, humanized stories.

Cas Russell is good at math. Scary good. The vector calculus blazing through her head lets her smash through armed men twice her size and dodge every bullet in a gunfight, and she'll take any job for the right price. As far as Cas knows, she’s the only person around with a superpower...until she discovers someone with a power even more dangerous than her own. Someone who can reach directly into people’s minds and twist their brains into Moebius strips. Someone intent on becoming the world’s puppet master. Cas should run, like she usually does, but for once she's involved.

Deep in the American Heartland, a team of assassins goes to work. In short order, a Chechen scientist and double agent for the US government is dead. But the team didn't exactly finish the job. The man's teenage son is still alive. In possession of crucial and potentially lethal information, he's now on the run - and off the grid.

"Smart, propulsive and gripping, THE GOD GAME is an ambitious thriller and a terrifying examination of what could--and probably already is--happening in the world of artificial intelligence."—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away You are invited! Come inside and play...

Witness Their Greatest Game. Theren, the first synthetic intelligence, has risen to power as the Director of the International Space Agency. They have everything they need to push humanity toward final acceptance of its synthetic counterparts. Thousands of SIs live on Earth, the Moon, and throughout the solar system. Yet opposition remains to Theren's plans. Powerful foes rise, ready to strike back. Jill, the second SI, forges her own path into the future. Only together will Theren and Jill succeed, but both synthetics have targets painted squarely on their heads.

It's been almost a year since the Edenites and Jema took the British Isles on Chandra from the Kaerin. As the Edenites and Jema prepare for the inevitable counterattack, the Kaerin are desperate to develop new capabilities. The High Blood leaders are faced with a choice that could mean their salvation or doom all of Chandra. In desperate need of numbers, the Edenites consider turning to the one place they know they can find help—the spiraling disaster that is Earth. The battle for Chandra's future joins on land, at sea, and in the air.