Obscura, an obscure new ransomware variant

Huntress analysts discovered a previously unseen ransomware variant, Obscura, spreading from a victim company's domain controller. Learn how Obscura works—and what it means for defenders—in this ...
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Interrupting encoder training in diffusion models enables more efficient generative AI

A new framework for generative diffusion models was developed by researchers at Science Tokyo, significantly improving ...
The Scientist

Researchers Decode How Protein Language Models Think, Making AI More Transparent

By spreading out tightly packed information in neural networks, a new set of tools could make AI protein models easier to ...
Variety

Oscar Predictions: Best Actor — Can Leonardo DiCaprio Win a Second Statue With ‘One Battle After Another?’

Oscars Best Actor Commentary (Updated Sept. 26, 2025): A very competitive landscape where big A-listers such as Dwayne Johnson from A24’s “The Smashing Machine” and Michael B. Jordan from Warner Bros’ ...
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Oscar Predictions: Best Picture — ‘One Battle After Another’ Debuts Another Awards Hopeful for Warner Bros.

Oscars Best Picture Commentary (Updated Sept. 26, 2025): “One Battle After Another” hits theaters, and with it, the beginning of the long overdue narrative surrounding its writer, director and ...