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@FootnotesGuy This is exactly why the CIS cannot remain a black box. The public still deserves to see how a fund chaired by a former Labor PM bought a project six days before it received government underwriting. Secret bids and undisclosed payouts make trust impossible. Open the books.

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Excellent quick explanation of the power crunch behind AI data centres. Australia can win serious investment here if every new 24 hour load comes with firm supply from day one.

How AI Data Center's Are Getting Past The Power Bottleneck https://t.co/xBpVQ6TQLs

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@WorldNuclear Australia should treat uranium supply as strategic infrastructure. Reactor fleets need fuel planned years ahead. Australia exports the fuel while banning the technology at home. Ludicrous..

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@IEA The scale of AI investment is extraordinary, but electricity decides how much becomes real capacity. Australia has a huge opportunity if firm generation and transmission are approved with the data centres.

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@au_energy_prod @Tamboran_TBN @TheNTNews Good to see Beetaloo gas finally flowing into the NT grid. Reliable power for homes and businesses must come first. Australia should build firm supply before closing what already works.

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@renew_economy Strong regional leaders can make this work, but they need real authority and honest numbers. Consultation after project routes and contracts are settled is too late.

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@esdnews Australia can build AI infrastructure without handing households the bill. NextDC’s third straight year of worsening water and power efficiency shows why public reporting and new firm supply must be mandatory.

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@FootnotesGuy @australian Australians were told wind, solar and transmission would replace coal cheaply. Now the backup plan requires more gas stations than we can realistically build, so coal stays for another decade or two. Keeping nuclear banned while this unfolds is ludicrous.

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@Dogetothemoon Elon is right to draw this line. Optimus could become one of the most consequential technologies Tesla builds. Giving him 25% protects the mission from activist capture while shareholders retain the power to remove him if he genuinely loses the plot.

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@RositaDaz48 One trillion dollars in gross debt and Australians are still paying more for less. By 2028, voters will want accountability, not another list of excuses.

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@SkySportsNews Quite the ending to the Álvarez saga. Barcelona miss Álvarez, turn to Arsenal and pick up Jesus for €10 million. Great move for the player and useful wage relief for Arsenal, but nobody had this on the original transfer plan.

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@Yellowbull11 Europe absolutely needs nuclear, but Swedish uranium will not ride to the rescue. Low grades and local opposition make it a long term possibility at best. Germany should rebuild its nuclear capacity while Europe secures serious uranium supply agreements, including with Australia.

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@OrevaZSN I do not mind paying for a service that keeps delivering something new. I do mind buying a product and then paying forever to use features already inside it. Ownership should still be an option.

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@Teslaconomics Great opportunity! Enjoy every second and bring the rest of us along for the ride

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@DHughesy Albo owns the collapse in trust, but replacing him with another face from the same cabinet solves nothing. Labor needs honesty, accountability and a complete reset. I cannot see anyone in that bare cupboard capable of delivering it.

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I liked this because it gives Australia’s energy transition a proper scorecard, including the ugly parts. The section on expensive wind, transmission and weak transparency is well worth your time.

The Good, Bad and Downright Ugly of Australia's Energy Transition | Deep... https://t.co/BGZXM5YlIL

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@ctorobotics Blind balance and whole body control are exactly what humanoids need in the real world. This capability could keep robots stable on stairs, rough ground and busy worksites and working where vision is poor.

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@IEA Power purchase agreements are useful, but annual renewable contracts do not prove a data centre has electricity every hour. Hourly matching and new firm generation should be the standard.

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@GoogleDeepMind @FlowbyGoogle This looks like a strong step for generative video. Production teams need repeatable control, stable edits and clear version history. Deliver that consistently and tools like this become genuinely useful.