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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

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.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Japanese manga series by Hirohiko Araki

May 2025 Viz Media releases the first volume of Steel Ball Run in North America.

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.

Star Trek

American science fiction media franchise

August 20 2025 A new video game, Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, is announced.

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.

Intensive care medicine

Medical care subspecialty

July 2025 United Nations Human Rights Committee confirmed that his 2020 conviction violated his fundamental rights and recommended adequate compensation.

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.

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.

Gundam

Japanese media franchise

June 2025 Announcement made that the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga would end in eight chapters.

Evidence-based medicine

Illness diagnosis

June 15 2021 Science-Based Medicine published a book review by founding editor Harriet Hall of Abigail Shrier's book 'Irreversible Damage', which discussed scientific concerns about drug treatments for gender dysphoria in children.

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).

Health informatics

Computational approaches to health care

June 13 2025 Passed away at the age of 55, as reported by colleagues on social media.

Pickleball

Racket or paddle sport

June 14 2025 Scheduled Special General Meetings for IPF and WPF to vote on the proposed organizational unification.

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.

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.

Power Rangers

American entertainment and merchandising franchise

May 2025 Amulet Books published 'Force of Chaos', a young adult novel focused on Trini Kwan from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, written by Diana Ma.

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.

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.

Arab world

Geographical and cultural region in Africa and the Middle East

October 2025 Greece introduced a proposal for a regional cooperation framework involving Libya, Egypt, Cyprus, and Turkey, suggesting a multilateral '5×5' approach for collaboration.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Transport Layer Security

Cryptographic protocols for securing data in transit

September 2025 Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol support analysis shows varied security levels across different protocol versions, with 75.3% considered secure and 100% dependent on cipher and client mitigations.

Star Wars

American epic space opera media franchise

June 2025 Mia Goth joins the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter.

LGBTQ

Initialism for 'lesbian"

October 21 2025 The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2025 was scheduled to be reintroduced in Parliament but did not proceed after early adjournment.

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.

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.

Particle physics

Study of subatomic particles and forces

March 2025 LHCb announced discovery of CP violation in baryon decays with a deviation from zero of 5.2 standard deviations.