The Day the Music Died
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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
Fairphone
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12 books
first published
27 Oct 2015
added 5 Oct 2023
a social enterprise company that aims to develop smartphones with ethical considerations, such as fair labor conditions and conflict-free materials
Charlie Hebdo massacre
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15 books
first published
19 Oct 2015
added 7 Aug 2023
a terrorist attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in 2015
r/findbostonbombers
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3 books
first published
1 Oct 2015
added 15 Aug 2023
a controversial Reddit thread that aimed to identify the perpetrators of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
Jeremy Corbyn
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149 books
first published
30 Sep 2015
added 6 Oct 2023
a British politician who served as the leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2019.
opioid epidemic / opioid crisis
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130 books
first published
28 Sep 2015
added 26 Oct 2021
a public health crisis involving the excessive use and abuse of opioid drugs
crewed spaceflight
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8 books
first published
27 Sep 2015
added 12 Mar 2023
space travel with human astronauts on board
Kintsugi
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16 books
first published
26 Sep 2015
added 5 Oct 2023
a Japanese art form where broken ceramics are repaired with lacquer mixed with precious metals
data is not the new oil
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6 books
first published
21 Sep 2015
added 21 Jun 2022
a phrase challenging the idea that data is the most valuable resource, emphasizing differences such as renewability and the ethical implications of data collection.
Valery Gerasimov
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13 books
first published
21 Sep 2015
added 13 May 2017
Russian General of the Army, the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and first Deputy Defence Minister
multi-sided market
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24 books
first published
14 Sep 2015
an intermediary economic platform having multiple distinct user groups that provide each other with network benefits
transport as a service
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6 books
first published
14 Sep 2015
the shift from personal vehicle ownership to on-demand transportation services
John Zimmer (Lyft cofounder)
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21 books
first published
14 Sep 2015
added 29 May 2022
an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the ride-sharing company Lyft
Yitang Zhang
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1 books
first published
17 Aug 2015
added 7 Nov 2022
a Chinese-American mathematician who made a significant breakthrough in number theory, specifically in the theory of prime numbers
Citymapper
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15 books
first published
17 Aug 2015
added 8 Nov 2023
public transport app and mapping service, providing route planning across various modes of transport like buses, trains, and cycling in cities around the world, integrating real-time data and user-friendly features
Social Justice Warrior
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60 books
first published
14 Jul 2015
added 8 Nov 2022
a pejorative term for individuals promoting socially progressive views, often used sarcastically
Wikidata
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3 books
first published
10 Jul 2015
added 27 Oct 2021
a free knowledge base that can be read and edited by humans and machines alike, linked to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects
robo advisor
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17 books
first published
14 May 2015
added 10 Nov 2022
an automated financial adviser that provides investment advice based on algorithms
null island
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3 books
first published
2 May 2015
added 21 Jun 2022
a fictional place located at zero latitude and zero longitude, often a default in mapping errors
side hustle
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99 books
first published
24 Apr 2015
added 28 Nov 2017
an additional job that a person takes in addition to their primary job in order to supplement their income
HBO: Silicon Valley
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39 books
first published
7 Apr 2015
added 30 Oct 2023
2014–2019 American television series
Richard Hendricks
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6 books
first published
7 Apr 2015
added 13 Feb 2022
a fictional character in the television series Silicon Valley, depicted as a software engineer
birth tourism
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6 books
first published
1 Apr 2015
added 31 Jul 2022
the practice of travelling to another country for the purpose of giving birth there
Mr. Money Mustache
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13 books
first published
19 Mar 2015
added 17 Oct 2022
a financial blog focused on achieving early retirement through frugal living and investing
transportation-network company
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20 books
first published
17 Mar 2015
a company that uses online platforms to connect passengers with drivers using their own vehicles
gig workers
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82 books
first published
17 Mar 2015
added 10 Jan 2024
Amazon Robotics
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22 books
first published
15 Mar 2015
added 22 Aug 2023
a subsidiary of Amazon focusing on automation solutions for its fulfilment centres
data storytelling
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6 books
first published
10 Mar 2015
added 17 Nov 2023
translating complex data analyses into understandable, engaging narratives, often involving visual elements like charts or graphs, to effectively communicate insights and findings to a broader audience
89up
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2 books
first published
12 Feb 2015
added 25 Oct 2025
Silicon Lagoon
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2 books
first published
10 Feb 2015
added 29 Dec 2023
ImageNet competition
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27 books
first published
3 Feb 2015
added 12 Jul 2017
an annual competition in computer vision where algorithms are evaluated on the ImageNet dataset
gigafactory
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38 books
first published
20 Jan 2015
added 28 Oct 2022
a term coined by Elon Musk to describe Tesla's large-scale battery manufacturing facilities.
Anne Hidalgo
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25 books
first published
13 Jan 2015
added 27 Nov 2023
French politician, mayor of Paris
tech bro
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68 books
first published
5 Jan 2015
added 26 Oct 2021
a stereotype describing a young man in the tech industry with an arrogant or entitled attitude
chargemaster
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3 books
first published
5 Jan 2015
added 15 Jun 2024
gig economy
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234 books
first published
5 Jan 2015
a labour market characterized by short-term contracts and freelance work
earning to give
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17 books
first published
2015
added 15 Aug 2024
earning money to donate or give away
tiling window manager
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1 books
first published
2015
added 7 Nov 2020
a window manager with an organization of the screen into mutually non-overlapping frames, as opposed to the more common approach of coordinate-based stacking of overlapping objects that tries to fully emulate the desktop metaphor
William MacAskill
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23 books
first published
2015
added 18 Nov 2022
a philosopher and one of the founders of the effective altruism movement
cost per available seat-mile
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1 books
first published
10 Nov 2014
added 27 Oct 2021
a common unit of measurement used to compare the efficiency of various airlines
Brexit referendum
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172 books
first published
6 Nov 2014
added 25 Oct 2021
a public vote in the UK in 2016 that resulted in a decision to leave the European Union
stable marriage problem
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3 books
first published
4 Nov 2014
added 25 Mar 2022
a mathematical problem of matching members of two groups so that no pair would prefer another partner
deferred acceptance
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5 books
first published
4 Nov 2014
an algorithmic solution for matching participants in two-sided markets, such as students and schools
Dario Amodei
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15 books
first published
1 Nov 2014
added 20 Nov 2023
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011
cryptocurrency bubble
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22 books
first published
1 Nov 2014
added 5 Nov 2023
speculative bubble of cryptocurrency assets
Government Digital Service
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10 books
first published
17 Oct 2014
added 16 Jun 2024
Unit of the UK government charged with digital government services
distributed ledger
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64 books
first published
17 Oct 2014
a type of database that is spread across multiple sites and participants, commonly associated with blockchain technology
Planet Labs
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16 books
first published
17 Oct 2014
added 9 Jul 2023
an American private Earth imaging company that deploys small satellites to capture imagery of the Earth
Dominic Cummings
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45 books
first published
6 Oct 2014
added 15 Oct 2020
a British political strategist best known for his role as adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his involvement in the Brexit campaign
labour management system
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1 books
first published
29 Sep 2014
added 15 Oct 2020
software used to schedule, monitor, and manage staff, often in logistics and manufacturing environments
Blockadia
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2 books
first published
15 Sep 2014
added 26 Sep 2023
a term to describe non-violent direct action movements that aim to block new fossil fuel projects
renewable energy transition
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10 books
first published
15 Sep 2014
added 15 Oct 2020
the ongoing energy transition which aims at replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy
Fossil Capital
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13 books
first published
15 Sep 2014
added 22 Feb 2025
Rutger Bregman
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33 books
first published
13 Sep 2014
added 26 Jan 2023
a Dutch historian and author, known for books like 'Utopia for Realists' that explore progressive ideas such as a universal basic income
Liz Truss
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32 books
first published
3 Sep 2014
added 8 Sep 2024
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022
investor state dispute settlement
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18 books
first published
3 Sep 2014
a system that allows foreign investors to resolve disputes with host countries through arbitration rather than local courts
techlash
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25 books
first published
31 Aug 2014
added 14 Aug 2023
a term describing the public's negative reaction to and increased scrutiny of big tech companies
Kuwabatake Sanjuro: assassination market
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5 books
first published
20 Aug 2014
a prediction market where any party can place a bet using anonymous electronic money on the date of death of a given individual, and collect a payoff if they "guess" the date accurately
Cody Wilson
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11 books
first published
20 Aug 2014
added 14 Nov 2021
an American crypto-anarchist best known for promoting the 3D printing of firearms
nudge theory
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14 books
first published
21 Jul 2014
added 3 Oct 2023
a psychological concept that proposes positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions can influence behaviour
hyperscale
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18 books
first published
13 Jul 2014
added 9 Oct 2023
refers to computing environments that can quickly scale in response to demand, commonly used in large data centres
Kubernetes
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31 books
first published
13 Jul 2014
added 15 Oct 2020
an open-source container orchestration system for automating software deployment, scaling, and management
microservices
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47 books
first published
13 Jul 2014
added 15 Oct 2020
an architectural style where an application is composed of loosely coupled, independently deployable services
Marathon des Sables
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8 books
first published
1 Jul 2014
added 24 Dec 2023
six-day, 251 km ultramarathon
Yves Bouvier
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4 books
first published
14 Jun 2014
added 17 Oct 2024
Swiss art dealer
California high-speed rail
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7 books
first published
9 Jun 2014
added 27 Oct 2021
a publicly funded high-speed rail system under construction in the U.S. state of California
Wave and Pay
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4 books
first published
14 May 2014
a form of contactless payment using RFID or NFC technology
Wikivoyage
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3 books
first published
13 May 2014
added 27 Oct 2021
a free web-based travel guide, part of the Wikimedia Foundation projects
Silicon Allee
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3 books
first published
22 Apr 2014
added 29 Dec 2023
Hyperloop
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63 books
first published
22 Apr 2014
a proposed new mode of passenger and freight transportation using a sealed tube and reduced air pressure
Abacus Federal Savings
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1 books
first published
8 Apr 2014
added 30 Oct 2023
community bank primarily serving the Chinese-American community in New York City, known for its personal banking services, small business loans, and involvement in a notable legal case featured in the documentary "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail"
Chris Urmson
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23 books
first published
31 Mar 2014
Canadian engineer, academic, and entrepreneur known for his work on self-driving car technology
Caroline Criado-Perez
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22 books
first published
4 Mar 2014
added 24 Mar 2025
British journalist and author
decentralised finance
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22 books
first published
4 Mar 2014
added 7 Oct 2023
the use of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies to create financial systems that operate without central authorities
security information and event management
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4 books
first published
23 Feb 2014
added 9 Dec 2023
subsection within the field of computer security, where software products and services combine security information management and security event management
Jane Street
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8 books
first published
18 Feb 2014
added 2 Aug 2022
a proprietary trading firm known for using functional programming languages like OCaml
Rana Plaza
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20 books
first published
17 Feb 2014
an eight-story commercial building in Bangladesh that collapsed in 2013, causing widespread death and injury, highlighting poor working conditions in the garment industry
Jacob Silverman
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9 books
first published
11 Feb 2014
added 5 Aug 2023
an American journalist and author known for his writings on digital culture, including his book 'Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection'.
move fast and break things
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128 books
first published
4 Feb 2014
internal motto used by Facebook until 2014, as coined by Mark Zuckerberg
effective altruism
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54 books
first published
1 Feb 2014
a philosophy that uses evidence and reason to determine the most effective ways to benefit others
Ethereum
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93 books
first published
22 Jan 2014
added 15 Oct 2020
a blockchain platform that allows for smart contracts and distributed applications
Dogecoin
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44 books
first published
22 Jan 2014
added 25 Oct 2021
a cryptocurrency that started as a meme but has gained a large online following