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States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity after Iran attacks small town…

FILE - This photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pa., Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. The hacked device was in a pumping booster station owned by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa. An electronic calling card left by the hackers suggests they picked their target because it uses components made by an Israeli company. (Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP) (AP) — The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in…

On Hydrogen Forklifts, Bitcoin Mining and Green Fertilizer

The common thread among the disparate things in the title is hydrogen, whether green, gray or pitch black. What, you might ask does hydrogen have to do with forklifts, cryptocurrency and green fertilizer? Read on. Let’s start with forklifts. Recently they splashed across screens again, as Amazon installed a hydrogen electrolyzer from Plug Power at one of its Colorado distribution centers to make hydrogen for 225 hydrogen forklifts that it’s oddly using. It’s worth unpacking this a bit. Are hydrogen forklifts a thing? Well, not really. There are about 50,000 of them in operation globally since the first was built 64 years ago. That…

Warren Buffett, James Simons and Phil Knight are among the top charity donors…

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totaled more than $3.5 billion in 2023. Four universities received big gifts in 2023, along with four scientific research institutes and a health-care system. The other gifts went to a family foundation and a racial-justice group. The list has 11 gifts because of ties. Eight of the donors are multibillionaires, and their combined net worth is $305.1 billion. Topping the list is a gift from the investment guru Warren Buffett, whose net worth is estimated by Forbes at roughly $119 billion. He gave 1.5 million shares…

EVs Take 63.1% Share In Sweden – ID.4 Best Seller

December saw plugin EVs take 63.1% share in Sweden, down YoY from the record 74.7 % of December 2022, which was boosted by a pull forward ahead of January incentive cuts. BEV volumes in full year 2023 were up 17.9% compared to 2022, though PHEV volumes fell. December’s overall auto volume was 29,274 units, down some 17% from the December 2022 pull forward. The Volkswagen ID.4 was the bestselling BEV in December, the Tesla Model Y was 2023’s bestseller. December saw combined EVs take 63.1% share in Sweden, with full battery electrics (BEVs) at 38.9%, and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) at 24.2%. These figures compare against 74.7 % combined,…

A home for $130,000? Australia’s cheapest suburbs revealed

Property prices are sitting at record highs in many parts of the country, however there remains an abundance of affordable suburbs and towns where buyers can secure an inexpensive home or unit. PropTrack economist Anne Flaherty says high interest rates in conjunction with continually rising property prices were pushing people to seek out these more economically viable regions. “Rental vacancy rates are at record lows and people are forking out a lot for rent each month, so many of these renters are deciding to transition to first-home buyers instead,” Ms Flaherty said. “These are the kinds of buyers that are really looking in the…