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16 June

theconversation.comEurope wants to limit its reliance on foreign tech – but funding is limited and the proposed rules are weakEurope has now published its plans to secure its ‘tech sovereignty.

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youtu.beData Quality Scoring System for Datacenter IT Embodied Carbon AccountingYouTube video by Open Compute Project

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youtu.beThe Most Misunderstood Concept in PhysicsYouTube video by Veritasium

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youtu.beHow Huawei Just Built an Impossible ChipYouTube video by Dr Ben Miles

11 June

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11 June

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6 June

youtube.comWho Actually Creates Wealth? (It's Not Who You Think)YouTube video by Rutger Bregman

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28 May

friendsoftheearth.ieThe cost of data centre growth in IrelandRead our new report

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28 May

m.youtube.comThe Turing Lectures: Making AI (truly) sustainable - from environmental costs to social impactsYouTube video by The Alan Turing Institute

youtu.beHow the Worst Oil Crisis in History is BackfiringYouTube video by Undecided with Matt Ferrell

23 May

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youtu.beA post-American, enshittification-resistant internet (a speech at 39C3 in Hamburg on Dec 28, 2025)YouTube video by corydoctorow

22 May

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22 May

The Hidden Price Tag of the Data Center Boom www.linkedin.com/pulse/hidden...

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bbc.co.ukUnderstand - Rinsed - 2. Water Works - BBC SoundsThe centuries-old battle between public good and private profit still being fought today.

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reddit.comFrom the AIMain community on Reddit: Kevin O’Leary’s proposed data centre just got approved in Utah. It is estimated to consume 9GW of power per year eventually. More than double of the entire state o...Explore this post and more from the AIMain community

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youtu.bePowering The Internet is Becoming a Big ProblemYouTube video by The B1M

16 May

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youtu.bePowering The Internet is Becoming a Big ProblemYouTube video by The B1M

13 May

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youtu.beAmazing demonstration of data centre electricity use in Ireland - RTE, 2021YouTube video by Ketan Joshi

12 May

Why more than 20% of Irelands total electricity is used by Data Centres.... simply explained with Lego bricks youtu.be/6lHBq_e-Iws?...

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8 May

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6 May

thequietus.comEllie Wilson Explores a London River in New Work | The QuietusEllie Wilson has a new project devoted to a small East London river launching this week. The River Ching, beautifully described by Wilson as “a river with no airs or graces”, rises among the trees of ...

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6 May

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6 May

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1 May

carwow.co.uk930 Miles of range and 10-80% in under four minutes: China unveils the future of electric motoringAt the Beijing Motor Show, Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has made a major impact by unveiling technology that could transform the electric vehicle landscape. News editor Jamie Edkins tells you eve...

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30 Apr

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30 Apr

theconversation.comWhich bird has the best song? These experts think they knowWho makes the best case?

bbc.co.ukPlymouth WW2 bomb to be blown up as 1,200 homes evacuatedTeams are working through the night to limit most of the damage to the surrounding area.

30 Apr

Gaza news story in 2100 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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28 Apr

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youtu.beA Brief History of CO2 EmissionsYouTube video by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK

25 Apr

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youtu.beNew York City's greenhouse gas emissions as one-ton spheres of carbon dioxide gasYouTube video by Real World Visuals

25 Apr

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25 Apr

bbc.co.ukCountries meet in first global effort to phase out fossil fuelsSome 60 countries are meeting in Colombia as frustration grows with lack of progress in tackling climate change

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20 Apr

se-radio.netSE Radio 716: Martin Kleppmann Local-First Software – Software Engineering Radio

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20 Apr

youtube.comWhy I'm Deleting ChatGPT (And You Should Too)YouTube video by Rutger Bregman

youtu.beThe Man Who Designed 500 Chairs (And Never Found the Perfect One) | Hans WegnerYouTube video by Design Docs

13 Apr

One of my design heroes youtu.be/qcskSZE9U48?...

youtu.beThe Most Confusing Border in Europe | Baarle Belgium–Netherlands Explained 🇧🇪🇳🇱YouTube video by Nabz and Gio

13 Apr

Borders are human constructs and some are far more ridiculous than others. I have added some comments in the following video. youtu.be/svPcFWL8fBk?...

youtu.beSmall Modular NUCLEAR Reactors. Climate Solution or Costly Distraction?YouTube video by Just Have a Think

12 Apr

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12 Apr

theconversation.comFive tips to make your memory work more effectivelyFrom putting your phone away to getting better at ‘chunking’, a neuroscience researcher explains how to make your memory better.

11 Apr

Warning Sign: Climate Heating on bronze sculpture in Sheffield City centre

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11 Apr

6 Apr

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1 Apr

highamspark.londonListen to the River Ching - Highams Park PortalYou are invited to join the Ching Action Group for the launch of a new musical composition at […]

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1 Apr

theconversation.comHow Taiwan came to dominate the global chip industryThe nation’s semiconductor story is ultimately one of strategic foresight.

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31 Mar

Open Source is the catalyst for decoupling from US propriety lock-in, whilst achieving national sovereignty. Here is another example youtu.be/DrFc0LW0nL0?...