Contenidos :
Here come the robots. Welcome your new job takers and caregivers. The coming decade will see societies transform as humans learn to live alongside robots
The future of the human machine. The last trillion-dollar industry was built on a code of 1s and 0s. The next will be built on our own genetic code
The code-ification of money, markets, and trust. Is there an algorithm for trust? New ways to exchange are forcing a rewrite of the compact between corporation, citizen, and government
The weaponization of code. The world has left the Cold War behind only to enter into a Code War
Data: the raw material of the information age. Land was the raw material of the agricultural age. Iron was the raw material of the industrial age. Data is the raw material of the information age
The geography of future markets. World leaders take notice: the 21st century is a terrible time to be a control freak
Conclusion: The most important job you will ever have

Examines the specific fields that will most shape our economic future over the next ten years, including cybercrime and cybersecurity, the commercialization of genomics, the next step for big data, and the coming impact of digital technology on money, payments, and markets. In each of these realms, Ross addresses the toughest questions: How will we have to adapt to the changing nature of work? Is the prospect of cyberwar sparking the next arms race? How can the world's rising nations hope to match Silicon Valley in creating their own innovation hotspots? Ross blends storytelling and economic analysis to show how sweeping global trends are affecting the ways we live. Sharing insights from global leaders ranging from tech moguls to defense experts, Ross reveals the technologies ...and industries that will drive the next stage of globalization. --Adapted from publisher description