Ashish Vaswani
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3 books
first published
20 Mar 2024
added 10 Sep 2023
super zip
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1 books
first published
21 Aug 2023
added 28 Dec 2023
Blake Lemoine
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3 books
first published
10 Jul 2023
added 27 Nov 2023
Alameda Research
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6 books
first published
10 Jul 2023
added 15 Aug 2024
quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm
NOVA classification
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1 books
first published
26 Jun 2023
added 24 Sep 2023
a food classification system categorising items by the extent and purpose of their processing
FTX
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16 books
first published
5 Jun 2023
added 9 Aug 2023
failed cryptocurrency exchange
Black Swan Protection Protocol
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1 books
first published
5 Jun 2023
added 5 Aug 2023
a financial risk management strategy designed to protect against unpredictable, rare events
Sam Bankman-Fried
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14 books
first published
5 Jun 2023
added 18 Nov 2022
disgraced founder and CEO of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange
ChatGPT
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17 books
first published
15 May 2023
added 3 Mar 2023
a conversational model developed by OpenAI, built on the GPT architecture
friendshoring
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2 books
first published
17 Oct 2022
added 6 Oct 2023
the practice of outsourcing to trusted countries
GitHub removed activity streaks
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1 books
first published
14 Sep 2022
added 23 Aug 2023
GitHub discontinued the feature that displayed continuous activity streaks, often seen as a controversial metric
Ron Watkins
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3 books
first published
5 Sep 2022
added 3 Sep 2024
American conspiracy theorist and imageboard administrator
Tim Haywood
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3 books
first published
20 Jul 2022
added 13 Sep 2022
a finance professional who faced controversy for his role in investment management
Pacto Ecosocial del Sur
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1 books
first published
4 Jul 2022
added 29 Sep 2022
an initiative aimed at creating a socio-ecological pact in Latin American countries
Osborne effect
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1 books
first published
18 Apr 2022
added 6 Jul 2022
a phenomenon where a company prematurely announcing a future product harms sales of current products
plyscraper
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2 books
first published
11 Apr 2022
added 3 Nov 2022
a skyscraper made primarily of timber, especially cross-laminated timber
The Great Resignation
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11 books
first published
11 Apr 2022
added 29 Apr 2022
a trend of a significant number of workers resigning from their jobs, especially noticeable in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
sheep dike
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1 books
first published
25 Jan 2022
added 12 Aug 2023
a structure used to contain sheep within a specific area, typically made of earth or stone
Ashli Babbitt
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6 books
first published
15 Nov 2021
added 27 Oct 2023
an insurrectionist killed during the 2021 United States Capitol attack
Eroom's law
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1 books
first published
2 Nov 2021
added 5 Oct 2023
the observation that drug discovery is becoming slower and more expensive over time, the opposite of Moore's Law
rubber-tired gantry crane
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1 books
first published
13 Sep 2021
added 18 Nov 2021
a mobile crane used in intermodal operations to ground or stack containers
GPT-4
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8 books
first published
29 Aug 2021
added 5 Oct 2023
the fourth iteration of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer, developed by OpenAI
wallstreetbets
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11 books
first published
2 Aug 2021
added 15 Aug 2024
subreddit dedicated to stock market and options trading
double empathy problem
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3 books
first published
2 Aug 2021
added 14 Jun 2023
the mutual misunderstanding that occurs between people of different dispositional outlooks or cultural backgrounds
Rainbow capitalism
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1 books
first published
2 Aug 2021
added 24 Jun 2022
the incorporation of the LGBT movement and sexual diversity to capitalism and the market economy, often critiqued for diluting the political agenda of LGBT rights
meme stock
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16 books
first published
2 Aug 2021
added 28 Oct 2021
a stock that gains popularity among retail investors through social media
Greensill Capital
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8 books
first published
14 Jul 2021
added 12 Sep 2022
a financial services company that specialised in supply chain finance and faced bankruptcy in 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse
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7 books
first published
7 Jun 2021
added 27 Dec 2023
former suspect in the killing of two rioters in Kenosha, Wisconsin
2021 United States Capitol attack
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58 books
first published
19 May 2021
added 2 Nov 2021
On January 6, 2021, a mob of 2,000–2,500 supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
David Vincenzetti
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2 books
first published
9 Feb 2021
added 7 Aug 2023
founder of Hacking Team, a company that provides offensive intrusion and surveillance capabilities
lab leak
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14 books
first published
15 Jan 2021
added 5 Oct 2023
a theory suggesting that a virus accidentally escaped from a laboratory, often cited in discussions about COVID-19
Bertram Gilfoyle
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1 books
first published
15 Dec 2020
added 13 Feb 2022
a character from the TV show Silicon Valley, known for his expertise in computer systems
15-minute city
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4 books
first published
5 Oct 2020
added 9 Jun 2023
an urban planning concept where all essential services are within a 15-minute walk or bike ride
Ajeya Cotra
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3 books
first published
5 Oct 2020
added 31 Aug 2024
data philanthropy
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1 books
first published
14 Sep 2020
added 28 Jun 2023
the practice of companies sharing data for public good or social causes
Rishi Sunak
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24 books
first published
1 Sep 2020
added 24 Oct 2022
British Conservative Party politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer since February 2020
defund the police
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27 books
first published
1 Sep 2020
added 2 Nov 2021
a slogan that supports divesting funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources
contact tracing app
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13 books
first published
14 Aug 2020
added 14 Aug 2023
mobile application used to identify and alert individuals who have come into contact with an infected person
School Strike for Climate
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8 books
first published
18 May 2020
added 29 Sep 2022
a global movement where students skip school to protest for action on climate change, inspired by Greta Thunberg
data flywheel
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3 books
first published
11 May 2020
added 12 Oct 2023
a business model that leverages data to create a virtuous cycle of improved products, user engagement, and data collection
George Floyd
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136 books
first published
14 Apr 2020
added 27 Oct 2021
Black man killed in Minneapolis in 2020 during an arrest, sparking worldwide protests against police brutality
Gavin Belson
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4 books
first published
13 Apr 2020
added 13 Feb 2022
a fictional tech CEO in the television series Silicon Valley
anti-bias training
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5 books
first published
6 Apr 2020
added 27 Oct 2021
training programmes designed to challenge and address unconscious biases in the workplace or other environments.
Julie Ann Horvath
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1 books
first published
25 Feb 2020
added 25 Nov 2021
a software designer and advocate for diversity in tech, known for her experiences at GitHub
deplatforming
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34 books
first published
18 Feb 2020
added 17 Aug 2023
the action of preventing someone from using social media platforms, typically due to hate speech or other policy violations
GPT-3
—
21 books
first published
15 Jan 2020
added 29 Apr 2022
the third iteration of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer developed by OpenAI, known for its language understanding and generation capabilities
Keith Raniere
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5 books
first published
16 Sep 2019
added 16 Nov 2021
founder of NXIVM, convicted of federal crimes including sex trafficking
Andy George
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2 books
first published
4 Sep 2019
added 6 Dec 2023
Attention Is All You Need
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4 books
first published
14 Jul 2019
added 10 Sep 2023
AI scientific article about the transformer architecture, published in June 2017
Boeing 737 MAX
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34 books
first published
14 Jul 2019
added 15 Oct 2020
the fourth generation of the Boeing 737, a narrow-body airliner manufactured by Boeing
LuLaRoe
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3 books
first published
17 Jun 2019
added 17 Aug 2023
a multi-level marketing company selling women's clothing, known for legal controversies
Gail Bradbrook
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5 books
first published
12 Jun 2019
added 5 Aug 2023
co-founder of the Extinction Rebellion environmental movement
Peter Beck: Rocket Lab
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3 books
first published
10 Jun 2019
added 31 May 2023
founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, a private aerospace manufacturer and small satellite launch service provider. The company is known for its Electron rocket, designed to launch small satellites into orbit at a relatively low cost. Rocket Lab aims to make space more accessible, particularly for commercial satellite operators
monorepo
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3 books
first published
19 May 2019
added 1 Aug 2024
SpaceX Starlink
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16 books
first published
30 Apr 2019
added 16 Jun 2022
a satellite internet constellation being constructed by SpaceX to provide high-speed internet globally
lockdown
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256 books
first published
17 Apr 2019
added 5 Jun 2022
an emergency protocol that restricts movement, often implemented during public health crises like pandemics
Greta Thunberg
—
69 books
first published
15 Apr 2019
added 27 Oct 2021
a Swedish environmental activist known for her efforts to combat climate change
Extinction Rebellion
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35 books
first published
15 Apr 2019
added 27 Oct 2021
a global environmental movement focused on nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action on climate change
Shamima Begum
—
5 books
first published
5 Apr 2019
added 28 Mar 2023
British-born woman who travelled to Syria to join ISIS and was subsequently stripped of her UK citizenship
ghost gun
—
2 books
first published
5 Apr 2019
added 14 Nov 2021
a firearm made by an individual, lacking serial numbers and often avoiding regulation
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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8 books
first published
3 Apr 2019
added 27 Oct 2021
English actress and writer
Bearpit roundabout
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1 books
first published
1 Apr 2019
added 31 Oct 2023
roundabout and urban space in Bristol, UK
ultra-processed food
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8 books
first published
7 Mar 2019
added 23 Sep 2023
food products that have undergone extensive processing and contain artificial ingredients
Simple Sabotage Field Manual
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3 books
first published
1 Feb 2019
added 26 May 2024
sabotage book published by OSS in 1944 (at the end of WWII) and used later by CIA, united States intelligence services, compiling technics used by anarchists and communists against nazis.
random stow
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2 books
first published
28 Jan 2019
added 20 Nov 2021
a warehouse management strategy where items are stored in any available location, as opposed to a fixed or designated location.
electronic shelf labels (ESLs)
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2 books
first published
28 Jan 2019
added 3 Oct 2023
digital systems used in retail for displaying product pricing on shelves
John Darwin disappearance case
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2 books
first published
15 Jan 2019
added 15 Apr 2022
a British man who faked his own death for insurance money, later discovered living under an assumed identity
non-fungible token
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19 books
first published
23 Dec 2018
added 29 Dec 2021
non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain, a form of digital ledger, that can be sold and traded
QAnon
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62 books
first published
2 Nov 2018
added 18 Oct 2020
a disproven conspiracy theory alleging that a secret cabal of Satan-worshipping paedophiles is plotting against former U.S. President Donald Trump
Elaine Herzberg
—
8 books
first published
2 Nov 2018
added 7 May 2023
the first pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving car, in Tempe, Arizona, in 2018
BIPOC
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23 books
first published
10 Sep 2018
added 27 Oct 2021
an acronym for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour, used to describe individuals from non-white racial and ethnic groups
NSO Group
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17 books
first published
3 Sep 2018
added 8 Aug 2023
an Israeli technology firm known for its Pegasus spyware used to surveil smartphones
supply-chain attack
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9 books
first published
3 Sep 2018
added 28 May 2022
a cyber-attack that targets vulnerabilities in the supply chain of a product or system
stablecoin
—
19 books
first published
16 Jul 2018
added 11 Oct 2023
a type of cryptocurrency designed to have a stable value by being pegged to a reserve asset
crisis actor
—
21 books
first published
11 Jul 2018
added 16 Aug 2023
a conspiracy theory term for a person alleged to portray a victim in staged emergencies
deepfake
—
45 books
first published
11 Jul 2018
added 3 Oct 2023
a synthetic media in which a person's likeness is altered using artificial intelligence
stop buying avocado toast
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4 books
first published
25 Jun 2018
added 23 Mar 2022
a phrase used to criticise young people for poor financial choices, often viewed as oversimplification
Model rust
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1 books
first published
14 May 2018
added 14 Dec 2023
Mary Lou Jepsen
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3 books
first published
23 Apr 2018
added 8 Jan 2018
technical executive and inventor in the fields of display, imaging, and computer hardware. Her contributions have had worldwide adoption in head-mounted display, HDTV, laptop computers, and projector products
David Dao
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5 books
first published
14 Apr 2018
added 20 Jun 2024
Mastodon
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8 books
first published
4 Apr 2018
added 31 Jan 2024
free and open-source, self-hosted, and federated social network service
Sackler family
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18 books
first published
2 Apr 2018
added 28 Dec 2023
American billionaire family
Bellingcat
—
27 books
first published
15 Mar 2018
added 2 Nov 2021
an independent online investigative journalism website
Peter Gregory
—
2 books
first published
13 Mar 2018
added 13 Feb 2022
a fictional venture capitalist character in the television series Silicon Valley
Jian Yang
—
1 books
first published
13 Mar 2018
added 14 May 2023
a fictional character from the television series Silicon Valley, an entrepreneur from China
plant based meat
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17 books
first published
20 Feb 2018
added 21 Oct 2022
a food product made from plant ingredients designed to replicate the taste and texture of animal meat
Adam Neumann (WeWork)
—
18 books
first published
15 Feb 2018
added 17 Jun 2021
an Israeli-American billionaire businessman, co-founder of WeWork
Robinhood: mobile stock trading app
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25 books
first published
13 Feb 2018
added 11 Feb 2022
a financial services company that offers commission-free stock and cryptocurrency trading via a mobile app
replication crisis
—
26 books
first published
12 Feb 2018
added 19 May 2017
a crisis in some scientific disciplines where published results are difficult or impossible to replicate
Parker Conrad
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5 books
first published
6 Feb 2018
added 23 Jun 2022
co-founder of Zenefits, a software-as-a-service company for human resources