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Anyone looking for a great, scientific explainer on why gender-affirming care is lifesaving for trans kids – listen to this:
open.spotify.com/episode/4Oe…
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Hi, I’d like to briefly talk about a teeny tiny, great detail in The Last Jedi. Please indulge me for this pretty nerdy thread:
We all know this moment from the movie. BUT have you ever noticed the extremely subtle visual effect? Go ahead and see if you can find it. [1/9]
Opus 4.5 is here and @AnthropicAI hasn't just gone for coding dominance - it's also a frontrunner at agentic tasks like tool use and browser automation đź‘€
Read my coverage here:
itpro.com/technology/artific…
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Cloud outages can be complex. Join our SVP & CTO James Kretchmar on @ITPro Podcast with @rorybathgate as they uncover the realities of resilience and keeping infrastructure online: ow.ly/aNiH50XtwhA
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NEW from me: CO2 emissions in China have now been flat or falling for 18 months, the first time that energy demand growth at or above historical averages doesn't drive emissions up, thanks to the clean energy boom. 🧵👇
🇨🇳 📰 NEW | Analysis: #China’s #CO2 #emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi…
@laurimyllyvirta w/ @CarbonBrief
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Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
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The government is not commissioning enough wind power to meet its clean energy pledge. Blog here
theguardian.com/politics/liv…
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October is #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, and with a number of recent cyber attacks having shut down global supply chains and pressured businesses with extortion attempts, it's never been more important to safeguard your organization.
@rorybathgate itpro.com/security/repeated-…
When AWS goes down, you realise how much is dependent on it đź‘€ follow our live coverage here:
itpro.com/infrastructure/liv…
Other key takeaways from this talk: Pichai predicts viable quantum in the next few years, confirms Google Glass will make a comeback now that AI has caught up with hardware
@sundarpichai confirms Google will release Gemini 3.0 in conversation with @Benioff at #dreamforce25
It's beyond clear that Google Cloud is closing any lead left in AI (and potentially pulling comfortably ahead of competition)
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I guess "energy abundance" means cancelling one of the largest energy projects in the US during a period of significant load growth.
I'm sure Republicans will assume responsibility for energy price increases in Nevada and nearby states in the years to come.
This just in: The Esmeralda 7 Solar Project — which would have generated a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power — has been canceled, the BLM says.
heatmap.news/sparks/esmerald…
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While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 64% of the National Grid's electricity demand. winderful.uk
ALT The winderful.uk dashboard showing that wind is generating 13,829 MW. That's enough to charge 2,765,800,000 smartphones.
Great rundown – I wrote about how little hope I have for data center SMRs earlier this year:
itpro.com/infrastructure/dat…
The US is making a $9B bet on small modular reactors (SMRs) to power AI data centers and cut emissions. Will the economics work?
Highlights:
- $6B+ US govt support since 2019, $3B+ private capital
- Past SMR efforts: delays + big overruns (NuScale canceled after +120% costs; operating SMRs abroad ran 3–4x over budget)
- Cost gap: independents peg ~$182/MWh by 2030 vs. ~$133/MWh for big nuclear, ~$126/MWh gas; wind/solar+storage ~1/3 cheaper than SMRs
- Fuel pinch: many SMRs need HALEU; supply dominated by Russia; limited US capacity
- Momentum: 32+ GW in deals since 2023 (many nonbinding)
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no and you did not create anything
