Israel-based Spyware Firm QuaDream Targets High-Risk iPhones with Zero-Click Exploit

Threat actors using hacking tools from an Israeli surveillanceware vendor named QuaDream targeted at least five members of civil society in North America, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. According to findings from a group of researchers from the Citizen Lab, the spyware campaign was directed against journalists, political opposition figures, and…

Meeting the Power Grid’s Demands of Tomorrow

How digital twins and other emerging technologies are making grids work smarter. The electricity grid is a complex, critical infrastructure system, and globally, grids are under tremendous stress. Beyond the typical concerns of addressing reliability, resiliency, and capacity, experts say the grid needs to be “smarter.” How can utilities leverage technology to support the large-scale…

Nvidia RTX 4070 vs. AMD RX 6950 XT: a close call

Nvidia’s new release, the RTX 4070, shakes things up in the GPU market. After a long spell of only releasing overpriced graphics cards, Nvidia seems to have altered its pricing strategy for the RTX 4070. While it’s hard to call it cheap, it’s certainly affordable, and it offers performance that makes it a good midrange…

HBO Max and Discovery Plus merger live blog: All the details on new Max streaming service

Refresh 2023-04-12T14:08:46.199Z (Image credit: Warner Bros. Discovery) There’s also the question of the inevitable free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) option that was teased at the previous WBD event. If you’re unfamiliar with FAST services as a concept, you may know some of the more popular services: Tubi, Pluto, Plex and Freevee. These are some of…