Jimmy felt his Technocock shrinking as everyone at the table pulled out their Droids and IPhones, while he could only check his email on his far less superior Lotus.
A company (like Google) that uses technology to create a monopoly in one area of commerce or society. Becomes so big that it is essentially the de facto government in that area. See also NSA and fascism.
Uber is a technopoly. Also, Google, Amazon, and Github are technopolies.
1. The hypothetical singularity moment when the advance of technology supercedes advance in relevant security by a margin so large that it results in unforseen catastrophic consequences for the entire planet.
2. The hypothetical scenario where we are inadequately prepared to deal with natural disasters such as solar flares crippling electronic, communications, financial and transport systems, that would effectively cripple the everyday functions of entire countries.
"Internet of Things is great and all, but when you're potentially arming hackers you might want to be more concerned about the technopocalypse."