random stow
—
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)
—
3 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
—
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
March for Our Lives
—
16 books
first published
2019
added 5 Oct 2024
2018 and 2022 student-led demonstration in Washington, DC
non-fungible token
—
26 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
AlphaFold
—
20 books
first published
2 Nov 2018
added 11 Dec 2025
software by DeepMind
QAnon
—
81 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
—
10 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
—
30 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
supply-chain attack
—
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
NSO Group
—
17 books
first published
3 Sep 2018
added 8 Aug 2023
an Israeli technology firm known for its Pegasus spyware used to surveil smartphones
stablecoin
—
20 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
—
24 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
—
64 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
—
5 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
Timnit Gebru
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34 books
first published
1 Jun 2018
added 27 Mar 2025
computer scientist, specialising in AI ethics
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
sanewashing
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3 books
first published
23 Apr 2018
added 6 Sep 2025
act of minimizing the perceived radical aspects of a person or idea in order to make them appear more acceptable to a wider audience
David Dao
—
5 books
first published
14 Apr 2018
added 20 Jun 2024
Mastodon
—
13 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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24 books
first published
2 Apr 2018
added 28 Dec 2023
American billionaire family
Southville
—
2 books
first published
29 Mar 2018
added 6 Oct 2024
Occupy Mars
—
9 books
first published
20 Mar 2018
added 25 Oct 2025
Mars mission envisioned by SpaceX
Bellingcat
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31 books
first published
15 Mar 2018
added 2 Nov 2021
an independent online investigative journalism website
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
Peter Gregory
—
2 books
first published
13 Mar 2018
added 13 Feb 2022
a fictional venture capitalist character in the television series Silicon Valley
plant based meat
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19 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)
—
21 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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29 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
—
31 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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6 books
first published
6 Feb 2018
added 23 Jun 2022
co-founder of Zenefits, a software-as-a-service company for human resources
climate fiction
—
1 books
first published
16 Jan 2018
added 3 Oct 2023
a literary genre that deals with climate change and its impact on humanity
ByteDance
—
39 books
first published
15 Jan 2018
added 12 Oct 2023
a Chinese tech company, known for creating the social media app TikTok
AI guardrails
—
9 books
first published
15 Jan 2018
added 4 Mar 2024
Russian election interference
—
21 books
first published
5 Jan 2018
added 16 Aug 2023
efforts by Russian state actors to influence elections in other countries, notably the United States
Piers Corbyn
—
6 books
first published
14 Dec 2017
added 6 Oct 2023
a British weather forecaster and climate change sceptic, also known for his political activism
peak TV
—
10 books
first published
21 Nov 2017
added 15 Apr 2023
the idea that the number of scripted television shows has reached unsustainable levels
Greyball
—
18 books
first published
9 Oct 2017
added 23 Jun 2022
a software tool developed by Uber to identify and deny service to certain users
Housing First
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9 books
first published
9 Oct 2017
added 3 Jul 2022
a policy that offers permanent housing as quickly as possible to homeless people, and other supportive services afterward
Comet Ping Pong
—
15 books
first published
2 Oct 2017
added 5 Oct 2023
a pizzeria in Washington D.C., subject of a false conspiracy theory known as 'Pizzagate'
Zenefits
—
14 books
first published
30 Sep 2017
added 23 Jun 2022
a software-as-a-service company for human resources
Jessica Bruder
—
13 books
first published
18 Sep 2017
added 5 Jun 2022
journalist and author of 'Nomadland,' a book about modern-day nomads in America
Nomadland
—
10 books
first published
18 Sep 2017
added 5 Jun 2022
a 2020 film and book about older Americans who live as modern-day nomads
Sweet Equity
—
2 books
first published
15 Jun 2017
added 7 Sep 2025
Rainbow Mansion
—
2 books
first published
14 Jun 2017
added 31 May 2023
a co-living space in Silicon Valley known for its community of tech entrepreneurs and professionals
Ende Gelände
—
2 books
first published
12 Jun 2017
added 22 Feb 2025
jobs below the API
—
2 books
first published
29 May 2017
added 17 Aug 2023
roles where people have to do what the machine tells them instead of programming the machine
Jeff Seder
—
2 books
first published
8 May 2017
added 12 Oct 2022
CEO of EQB, known for applying data analytics to the selection of racehorses
The Brussels Effect
—
5 books
first published
7 May 2017
added 23 Sep 2023
the phenomenon where European Union regulations become the global standard due to market size
Stop de Kindermoord
—
7 books
first published
3 Apr 2017
added 24 Sep 2023
a Dutch activist movement that pushed for safer road conditions, notably for children
Sidewalk Labs
—
20 books
first published
3 Apr 2017
added 29 Sep 2022
an Alphabet subsidiary focused on urban innovation, particularly smart cities
Erlich Bachman
—
5 books
first published
31 Mar 2017
added 13 Feb 2022
a fictional character in the television series Silicon Valley, often seen as comedic relief
hustle culture
—
16 books
first published
31 Mar 2017
added 30 Apr 2021
a societal trend glorifying relentless work and entrepreneurial spirit at the expense of work-life balance
super pumped
—
18 books
first published
31 Mar 2017
added 18 Oct 2020
a colloquial term for extreme enthusiasm, also the title of a book about Uber
"Susan Fowler" uber
—
25 books
first published
31 Mar 2017
added 23 Jun 2022
Susan Fowler is known for her blog post that exposed systemic sexual harassment at Uber
rent gap
—
9 books
first published
7 Mar 2017
added 9 Aug 2023
theory that capital flows to the rate of highest return, and return is highest after a city has been economically drained and primed for gentrification
Amazon Picking Challenge
—
4 books
first published
28 Feb 2017
added 16 Apr 2021
a competition by Amazon to advance robotic manipulation technology for supply chain automation
Navinder Sarao
—
5 books
first published
14 Feb 2017
added 22 Nov 2022
a British trader convicted of market manipulation through 'spoofing,' contributing to the 2010 Flash Crash.
evil maid attack
—
3 books
first published
14 Feb 2017
added 22 Feb 2022
a security attack where an adversary gains physical access to an unattended device to compromise it
Blitzscaling
—
25 books
first published
14 Feb 2017
added 23 Jun 2022
a strategy for rapid business growth at the risk of operational scalability
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
—
13 books
first published
7 Feb 2017
added 8 Nov 2023
multinational specialty drugs company based in Laval, Quebec, Canada
Girl Boss
—
6 books
first published
6 Dec 2016
added 17 Aug 2023
a term popularised to describe ambitious young women, also a Netflix series and book
Didi Chuxing
—
33 books
first published
30 Nov 2016
added 11 Sep 2022
a Chinese ride-sharing company, similar to Uber
Bandra-Worli Sea Link
—
2 books
first published
8 Nov 2016
added 7 May 2023
a cable-stayed bridge that links Bandra and Worli in Mumbai, India
persistent metabolic adaptation
—
3 books
first published
18 Oct 2016
added 23 Sep 2023
the phenomenon where metabolic rate remains low after significant weight loss
Bottomless brunch
—
4 books
first published
3 Oct 2016
added 9 Aug 2023
a dining option where patrons pay a fixed price for unlimited food or drink within a set time
Bolivian navy
—
2 books
first published
21 Sep 2016
added 28 Oct 2023
the naval force of landlocked Bolivia, primarily active on inland lakes and rivers
Cambridge Analytica
—
147 books
first published
5 Sep 2016
added 13 Jul 2022
a British political consulting firm involved in data mining and analysis for electoral processes
electronic logging device
—
3 books
first published
5 Sep 2016
added 16 Aug 2023
a hardware device used in commercial vehicles to automatically log driving hours
Ben McKenzie
—
2 books
first published
11 Jul 2016
added 5 Aug 2023
an American actor known for his roles in 'The O.C.' and 'Gotham'
AlphaGo
—
115 books
first published
27 Jun 2016
added 3 Mar 2023
an artificial intelligence developed by Google's DeepMind to play the board game Go
Geneva Freeport
—
4 books
first published
17 Jun 2016
added 17 Oct 2024
large storage facility
FPV drone
—
1 books
first published
6 Jun 2016
added 5 Nov 2023
an FPV (First-Person View) drone is equipped with cameras, transmitting live video to goggles or a screen, giving the pilot a drone's-eye view, often used in racing and aerial filming
Paris climate accords
—
46 books
first published
23 May 2016
added 27 Oct 2021
an international agreement aimed at mitigating climate change by limiting global warming
robotic process automation
—
16 books
first published
23 May 2016
added 19 Apr 2021
the use of software robots to automate highly repetitive and routine tasks
reproducible builds
—
7 books
first published
15 Apr 2016
added 28 May 2022
a software development practice where the compilation process is deterministic
multi-armed bandit
—
9 books
first published
4 Apr 2016
added 15 Feb 2022
a problem in which a fixed limited set of resources must be allocated between competing (alternative) choices in a way that maximizes their expected gain, when each choice's properties are only partially known at the time of allocation, and may become better understood as time passes or by allocating resources to the choice
German Tank Problem
—
2 books
first published
4 Apr 2016
added 25 Nov 2023
mathematical problem
Martin Shkreli
—
27 books
first published
15 Mar 2016
added 1 Apr 2024
American businessman and convicted felon
Moravec's paradox
—
3 books
first published
7 Mar 2016
added 15 Jul 2017
the observation that tasks humans find simple are often the most challenging for AI
Wargames Reagan
—
9 books
first published
1 Mar 2016
added 7 Jul 2022
President Ronald Reagan reconsidered cyber warfare policy after watching the film 'WarGames'
data sovereignty
—
9 books
first published
19 Feb 2016
added 7 Oct 2023
the concept that data is subject to the laws and governance structures within a nation's borders
Black Lives Matter
—
334 books
first published
2 Feb 2016
added 5 Oct 2023
an activist movement advocating for the rights of black individuals
initial coin offering
—
40 books
first published
2 Feb 2016
added 5 Mar 2023
a type of crowdfunding using cryptocurrencies, often used as a capital-raising strategy for startups
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
—
87 books
first published
12 Jan 2016
added 15 Oct 2020
a non-fiction book by Robert J. Gordon, an American professor of economics at Northwestern University
digital twin
—
24 books
first published
11 Jan 2016
added 15 Oct 2020
a digital replica of a physical object or system used for simulation and analysis
parabiotic
—
6 books
first published
29 Dec 2015
added 23 Sep 2023
refers to the joining of two organisms to share circulatory systems, often for scientific research
William Bengen
—
5 books
first published
20 Dec 2015
added 6 Oct 2022
a financial planner known for his research on the sustainability of withdrawal rates in retirement planning
Frances Oldham Kelsey
—
8 books
first published
3 Nov 2015
added 5 Oct 2023
a pharmacologist known for refusing FDA approval of thalidomide, preventing a US tragedy
The Day the Music Died
—
3 books
first published
27 Oct 2015
added 2 Aug 2022
refers to the plane crash in 1959 that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson