Probability chip n.
A microprocessor developed at MIT to calculate statistical likelihoods rather than binary certainties. Since the math is running on hardware instead of software, statistical computations—like the odds that an email is spam—are accelerated by as much as 1,000 percent.

Hajj mafia n.
Epithet for the Indonesian government officials who run packaged tours to Mecca, widely criticized for price-fixing and profiting off deposits from would-be pilgrims. A growing number of devout Muslims, unable to afford the $3,000 round-trip, are sneaking illegally into Mecca as “hajj backpackers.”

Cybercase v.
To scope out a joint using geotagged data written into digital photos posted online. By browsing images of luxury goods on sites like Flickr and craigslist, thieves can often glean the exact location of the loot and then plot a targeted break-in.

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