The Stratus COVID-19 variant has been fueling a rise in cases across the country. Stratus is currently the dominant variant in the U.S. This variant is slightly more infectious than previous variants.

On 29 August 2025, Huntress analysts encountered a previously unseen ransomware variant called “Obscura.” This name was taken from the ransom note (README_Obscura.txt), which also made several ...

A US college student appears to have incriminated himself after allegedly confessing to acts of vandalism in conversations with ChatGPT. Ryan Schaefer, a 19-year-old sophomore at Missouri State ...

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt condemned vandals who defaced a newly painted graffiti mural in Charoen Krung Soi 30, calling their actions disrespectful to the artist and the city’s ...

A new COVID-19 variant — XFG, also known as Stratus — is spreading rapidly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. The South Carolina Department of Health does not track COVID infection ...

For this new set, Wizards of the Coast has released a series of Spectacular Spider-Man cards with a textured foil finish. There are five different versions going for a lot of money right now, and ...

The 25 trees were planted six months ago in Victory Park in Barnoldswick [Chris Church] All the fruit trees in a newly-planted community orchard in Lancashire have been vandalised. The 25 trees were ...

When Maria Branyas Morera died last year at 117 years and 168 days old, she was the oldest known person in the world. Before she died, she asked doctors to study her. Dr. Manel Esteller, chairman of ...

A new COVID-19 variant, XFG, is spreading across the United States, CDC data shows. Mufid Majnun via Unsplash A new COVID-19 variant has been quickly spreading across the United States over the last ...

Trend Micro has identified a new LockBit ransomware variant that is “significantly more dangerous” than previous versions and is being deployed in the wild. The notorious LockBit ransomware gang ...