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Ransomware
Malicious software used in ransom demands
| May 2025 | A whistleblower using the alias GangExposed began publicly naming members of the Conti ransomware gang on Telegram, revealing key participants including Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev (leader), Vladimir Viktorovich Kvitko, Andrey Yuryevich Zhuykov, and Mikhail Mikhailovich Tsaryov. |
Mortal Kombat
Video game series and multimedia franchise
| May 2025 | exA-Arcadia announced a project to revive Tattoo Assassins using the original source code, including plans for bug fixes and new content. |
LGBTQ
Initialism for 'lesbian"
| November 2025 | The Supreme Court considered whether to hear an appeal from Kim Davis, a Kentucky court clerk, challenging the Obergefell ruling and potentially seeking to overturn the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage. |
Kabaddi
Contact team rural sport popular in South Asia
| June 2 2025 | Pardeep Narwal announced his retirement from kabaddi at age 28, after going unsold in the 2025 Pro Kabaddi Auction. |
Same-sex marriage
Marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
| August 4 2025 | Several high-profile LDP lawmakers formed the Parliamentary League for Protecting the Safety and Security of All Women and Ensuring Fairness in Women's Sports following the passage of the LGBT Understanding Promotion Act. |
Aerospace engineering
Branch of engineering
| March 2025 | Michael Waltz mentioned the term 'tiger team' in a leaked Signal chat regarding an anticipated strike against the Houthis. |
Pokémon
Japanese media franchise
| May 30 2025 | Scarlet & Violet: Destined Rivals set released, continuing the Trainer's Pokémon theme with popular trainers like Cynthia, Ethan, Arven, Misty, Marnie, and Steven. |
West Asia
Subregion of the Asian continent
| July 2025 | The Caspian Sea reached its lowest recorded level, falling to less than 29 meters below sea level, highlighting the ongoing environmental changes and potential ecological impact. |
Epidemiology
Study of health and disease within a population
| June 4 2025 | As of the current date, 8 infectious diseases have been recorded as eradicated or on the verge of eradication globally. |
Star Trek
American science fiction media franchise
| August 20 2025 | A new video game, Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, is announced. |
Gundam
Japanese media franchise
| October 31 2025 | Theatrical compilation film 'Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt – Path of the Little Challenger' premiered in Japan, announced as part of the franchise's 10th-anniversary projects during San Diego Comic-Con 2025. |
Space exploration
Exploration of space
| July 4 2025 | President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, allocating $10 billion to NASA, including $4.1 billion for SLS rocket development for Artemis IV and V missions, effectively indicating the program's continuation. |
Star Wars
American epic space opera media franchise
| June 2025 | Mia Goth joins the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter. |
Public finance
Study of the role of government within the economy
| February 23 2025 | Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced a new sovereign wealth fund called Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara), expected to manage $900 billion in assets, with an initial $20 billion targeting natural resource processing, artificial intelligence, energy, and food security. |
Pickleball
Racket or paddle sport
| June 14 2025 | Scheduled Special General Meetings for IPF and WPF to vote on the proposed organizational unification. |
Gross domestic product
Market value of goods and services produced within a country
| May 30 2025 | United States projected to be part of the Trillion Dollar Club in macroeconomics, representing a significant milestone in global economic status |
Human Development Index
Composite statistic of life expectancy
| May 9 2025 | Publication of HDI 2023 data report, ranking ASEAN countries' human development indices. Singapore leads with 0.946, followed by Brunei (0.837), Malaysia (0.819), and Thailand (0.810). |
DNA sequencing
Process of determining the nucleic acid sequence
| March 4 2025 | China's Ministry of Commerce prohibited the export of Illumina gene sequencers to China. |
FIFA Club World Cup
Association football tournament for clubs
| June 27 2025 | Beginning of period where clubs can make limited changes to their final player lists, contingent on their member association's transfer window being open. |
Silicon Valley
Technology hub in California
| June 2025 | Agency staff recommended terminating the Kiewit Shea Traylor contract due to cost disagreements, potentially adding 18 months of delay to the project. |
Investment management
Professional asset management of securities for the benefit of investors
| December 31 2024 | ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) reached a significant milestone of over 640 billion U.S. dollars in total assets by the end of the year, demonstrating the growing importance of socially responsible investing in financial markets. |
Emergency management
Dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies
| May 2025 | World Health Organization (WHO) Member States formally adopted the world's first Pandemic Agreement, establishing a global framework for preventing and responding to potential pandemic threats. |
Assassin's Creed
Video game series
| October 2025 | Marc-Alexis Côté left Ubisoft following the creation of Vantage Studios, a new subsidiary formed by Ubisoft and Tencent to handle Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six franchises. |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
International environmental treaty
| April 2025 | The Central Bank of Kenya, in partnership with the European Investment Bank, finalized national green taxonomy and climate disclosure standards to align financial flows with environmental goals. |
Grand Theft Auto
Video game series
| May 2025 | Rockstar announced the game was delayed to 26 May 2026. |
Public-key cryptography
Cryptographic system with public and private keys
| April 14 2025 | The CA/Browser Forum passed a ballot to reduce SSL/TLS certificates to a maximum 47-day term by March 15, 2029. |
Radio astronomy
Subfield of astronomy that studies celestial objects at radio frequencies
| October 4 2025 | New 35m antenna NNO3 (DSA 4) at New Norcia was inaugurated, scheduled to enter service in March 2026 to support missions like Bepi Colombo, Juice, and Euclid. |
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Four
2021–22 group of superhero films and television series
| July 2025 | The third season of Marvel Studios: Legends commenced, with the first episode focusing on Wakanda's War Dogs. |
Strategic management
Planning for a company's responses to external issues
| April 2025 | Osborne et al. published a comprehensive study examining open-coopetition in company-hosted open source software projects, focusing on AI frameworks PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Hugging Face Transformers. The research provided new insights into corporate collaboration dynamics in open source environments, revealing variations in project governance and contribution patterns. |
Health informatics
Computational approaches to health care
| June 13 2025 | Passed away at the age of 55, as reported by colleagues on social media. |
Ubiquitous computing
Concept in software engineering and computer science
| September 2025 | Meta announced a new partnership with sports eyewear brand Oakley to develop smartglasses for athletic applications, expanding the use of smart glasses in sports such as cycling, running, skiing, golf, tennis, and sailing. |
System on a chip
Micro-electronic component
| October 15 2025 | Apple announced the M5 chip alongside new iPad Pro, 14-inch MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro. The M5 is built on a third-generation 3-nanometer process, featuring up to 10 CPU cores (3 or 4 performance and 4 or 6 efficiency cores) and up to 10 GPU cores. |
Cooperative banking
Type of retail or commercial bank organized cooperatively
| July 11 2025 | BPER Banca acquired a majority stake of 58.49% in Banca Popolare di Sondrio, gaining control of the bank. |