Techno Thriller
Date Published: 03-14-2022
Publisher: Open Book
A high tech AI startup, the Russian mafia, and the downfall of a 'resident
adult.'
Professor Andrija Krstic is a bright man―some would say brilliant―with a
stellar and secure career at one of the best universities in the country,
teaching electronic engineering and pursuing leading edge research in
semiconductor technology. But when an opportunity for financing an
Artificial Intelligence high tech startup presents itself, he embraces the
offer even though the seed money comes from an odd and somewhat suspicious
Armenian oligarch.
It all seemed to be too good to be true, but the professor and his
cofounders take all the right steps and successfully grow their startup.
However, in parallel they also discover the truth behind the roots of their
benefactor’s wealth.
Krstic finds himself trying to balance two disparate worlds―that of a
high-tech Silicon Valley startup racing toward the twenty-first century's
technological future, and that of shady wealth rooted in the collapse of the
Soviet empire.
The professor knows he must do the right thing for his company. His
reputation and legacy depend on it, not to mention the livelihoods of his
colleagues and employees. And yet he must fend off the pressure from the
Armenian oligarch who has probably told him far too much.
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