Scientists pull hydrogen from thin air in promising clean energy move [Thu Sep 8 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 8 September 2022 ***************************************************************** Scientists pull hydrogen from thin air in promising clean energy move Could replace fossil fuels in several energy-hungry industries in hot climates without water use ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Google CEO Pichai: We need to up productivity by a fifth Ideas include restructuring key goals and expunging needless meetings On-Prem * Apple Silicon takes a back seat at iPhone-heavy launch event We guess new chips are only for Pros * Judge tells Elon Musk he can't stall Twitter trial Tech billionaire can tap into Mudge whistleblower complaint, though * Apple debuts iPhone 14, Watch 8, other sparkly things With Crash Detection (no, not that kind) and satellite-powered SOS when cell service is absent * Amazon expands end-to-end video encryption to battery-powered Ring devices Whether this works as advertised is key * AMD admits its Ryzen mobile naming scheme is a mess, promises to clean it up Finding Zen just got a little easier * Australian quantum startup enlists GlobalFoundries to develop mass qubit production Company claims tech can detect quantum information at room temperature * Taking CHIPS Act cash? You're banned from planting advanced fabs on Chinese soil Rules apply for next decade, warns Commerce Department, which can claw back cash * Qualcomm targets mid-range and volume smartphones with fresh Snapdragon SoCs Both platforms based on Kyro semi-custom Arm CPUs * OVHcloud opens up Bring Your Own IP service for IPv4 failover Anyone planning to migrate to IPv6 then? Bueller? * Computational storage specs hit v1.0 after 4 years of work Emerging field now has baseline definitions for vendors to work with * Japan's NTT claims it's built 1.2Tbit/s optical comms that sip power Cloud and 5G mean the world needs beefier backbones and NTT thinks this could build them Security * US school year opens with reading, writing, and ransomware FBI warns that Vice Society threat group is ramping up attacks on the education sector * Mandiant links APT42 to Iranian 'terrorist org' 'It's hard to imagine a more dangerous scenario,' Mandiant Intel VP told The Reg * Cybercriminals target games popular with kids to distribute malware Kaspersky research finds Minecraft and Roblox have the most malicious files associated with them * As Cybersecurity Week begins, Beijing claims US attacked Uni doing military research National Security Agency apparently has tools that crack Solaris boxes * Pakistan politicians label government cybersecurity team 'incompetent' MP alleges taxpayer database – which holds personal info on millions – has come under attack Software * Microsoft warns of bugs after nation pushes back DST switchover Some of the hardest things in programming: Handling times and dates Offbeat * Scientists pull hydrogen from thin air in promising clean energy move Could replace fossil fuels in several energy-hungry industries in hot climates without water use * UK tech sector facing structural difficulties, says analyst firm Meanwhile, Federal Reserve sentiment sees US tech stock fall amid uncertainty * The answer to 3D printing equipment on Mars might lie in the Red Planet's dust Talk about dirt cheap * CERN draws up shutdown plans to save energy Particle accelerators could be next casualty of Russia's war on Ukraine ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2022 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: