Book · 2021 · Computers
The Wires of War
Technology and the Global Struggle for Power
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Uh and the book uh the wires of war technology in the global struggle for power essential reading if you're in the industry or care about government the world or humanity.
Jason Calacanis · This Week in Startups · Oct 2021 Listen at 1:14:48 What they say about it
- Discusses details from the book“as i read in the book”3
The best things said about it
A great book that actually talks about um the impacts of like outside countries and our social media presence and digital presence in general is the wires of War by Jacob Helberg he was actually on the podcast to talk about it highly recommend if anybody else is interested.
Friend of the pod Jacob Helberg is on to talk about his new book, The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power. Great book.
Jason Calacanis This Week in Startups · Oct 2021 I could go on for hours so you got me all worked up here now at the end everybody go by the book uh if you're listening to my voice just pause the podcast go over to amazon buy the audio book by the the kindle book or the the hardcover.
Jason Calacanis This Week in Startups · Oct 2021 This is really yeah this is something you bring up in your time at google news uh you called it fire hosing in the uh book i remember this specifically.
Jason Calacanis This Week in Startups · Oct 2021 4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Wires of War by Jacob Helberg is a non-fiction book exploring technology and the global struggle for power, focusing on the new cold war and international digital conflicts. The book received significant attention across multiple episodes of This Week in Startups. Jason Calacanis hosted the author, introduced the work as essential reading for anyone who cares about technology, government, humanity, or world affairs, and urged listeners to pause the podcast and immediately purchase a copy in hardcover, Kindle, or audiobook formats. Calacanis also referenced specific concepts from the text, including information flooding and the concerning strategic actions undertaken by foreign actors such as Russia and China. Jules Terpak also recommended the book on This Week in Startups, highlighting it as a great read that addresses the impacts of outside countries on social media and digital presence, and suggested it to anyone interested in geopolitics. Additionally, Keith Rabois mentioned the book on the same podcast, noting that the author incorporated a fascinating partial interview involving the former head of the Mossad. Across these discussions, the podcast hosts and guests emphasized the critical importance of the book's themes surrounding foreign influence, national security, and the intersection of global technology.
Every mention
Jason Calacanis i could go on for hours so you got me all worked up here now at the end everybody go by the book uh if you'… 6
“okay today on the program a very important episode friend of the pod jacob hellberg is on to talk about his new book the wires of war technology and the global struggle for power great book”
“and we're really excited for his new book which you're going to love it's called the wires of war technology and the global struggle for power welcome back to the pod jacob”
“this is really yeah this is something you bring up in your time at google news uh you called it fire hosing in the uh book i remember this specifically”
“and that's why you know at the end of the day as i read in the book what the russians did is very very concerning and we shouldn't you know we should never mince words”
“uh and the book uh the wires of war technology in the global struggle for power essential reading if you're in the industry or care about government the world or humanity”
“i could go on for hours so you got me all worked up here now at the end everybody go by the book uh if you're listening to my voice just pause the podcast go over to amazon buy the audio book by the the kindle book or the the hardcover”
Jules Terpak a great book that actually talks about um the impacts of like outside countries and our social media presen… 1
“a great book that actually talks about um the impacts of like outside countries and our social media presence and digital presence in general is the wires of War by Jacob Helberg he was actually on the podcast to talk about it highly recommend if anybody else is interested”
Keith Rabois i remember my husband and i actually interviewed the former head of the mossad um or got to meet him and th… 1
“i remember my husband and i actually interviewed the former head of the mossad um or got to meet him and then he jacob uses a partial interview for the book he he wrote and uh the point he made was fascinating”
Jacob Helberg i don't think it's compatible i think this is a classic example of you know one company two systems which u… 3
“and i've you know as i write in the book i'm very much in favor of an outbound cities framework whereby the same way that the u.s government can review for on grounds of national security inbound investments into into the united states”
“i don't think it's compatible i think this is a classic example of you know one company two systems which uh the paradigm which is something that um i have said for some time and i read in the book”
“and actually um it's funny because every now and then some people on twitter when i post stuff about the book will say oh yeah but what about you know america's injustices towards native americans”
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“so uh one of the things that really uh makes me particularly passionate about this topic is that i genuinely think that and this is the reason that i wrote this book that china is probably the single greatest political force”