{
  "id": 826905,
  "title": "Books: Eight books that explain the tech revolution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/bucher-acht-bucher-die-die-tech-revolution-erklaren",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-14T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/buecher-acht-buecher-die-die-tech-revolution-erklaeren/100242173.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "You can tell when an era is coming to an end because the books change. Just three years ago, the majority of books on technology were explanatory pieces. How does a language model work, what is a blockchain, how do you disrupt an industry? The tone was curious, occasionally breathless, but essentially affirmative. Silicon Valley provided the future, Europe provided the interpretation. The 2026 crop reads differently. The authors gathered in this section no longer write about technology. They write about power, property, and sovereignty.\n\nNina Kolleck: The Battle in the Minds\n\nOne doesn't know what Nina Kolleck thought when the French parliament passed a social media ban for young people in mid-July. But the suspicion is close that Kolleck was half-pleased. This is because the educational researcher and political scientist, who has been a professor of education and socialization theory in Potsdam since 2023, sees a real danger for children and young people in the large social media platforms. At the same time, anyone who reads her book does not get the impression that a blanket ban solves all problems.",
  "summary": "Oligarchs in the White House, supply chains as a weapon, algorithms in children's rooms: the latest tech releases paint a rather bleak picture.",
  "key_points": [
    "Nina Kolleck's book explores the battle in the minds regarding social media bans for teenagers.",
    "French Parliament banned social media platforms for teenagers in mid-July.",
    "Kolleck suspects blanket bans may not solve all problems."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Books: Eight books that explain the tech revolution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/bucher-acht-bucher-die-die-tech-revolution-erklaren-867262",
        "published": "2026-08-14T11:06:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}