Tom Whitehouse

Investment banker focused on industrial sustainability. The bee in my bonnet likes smart pesticides.

[James Meek @_jamesmeek]

@shashj I don't see it's such a logistical challenge - Ukraine is right there, at the end of decent transport links. Much more of a strategic and political challenge, espec. if deployed on the eastern side of the Dnipro - & a west-side only deployment would be worse than no troops at all

[The Spectator @spectator]

The question of Ukraine joining Nato remains unanswered. Zelensky's allies believe membership is the only way to protect Ukraine, but could it be a grave mistake?

@owenmatth | @lisa_haseldine

[Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta]

The story on electricity demand growth from AI and data centres is ridiculously overblown. Excellent graph from the new @IEA World Energy Outlook: data centres projected to drive about 5% of electricity demand growth. Please focus on the real challenges and tune out pundits who peddle this story. H/T @KingsmillBond

[Mark Miodownik @markmiodownik]

Calling materials scientists..fellowship programme available to work with government on waste and pollution issues. Apply here. 👍

[The Daily Mash @thedailymash]

Millennials want everything on a plate, says man who didn't pay for university https://t.co/JBja6lzkUL

[Tim Latimer @TimMLatimer]

If you’ve seen any of the @fervoenergy news this week, you know we are moving fast to get more 24/7 carbon free energy to market and geothermal only accelerates from here. We need great people to join us on this journey and have several open positions. https://t.co/DJHKTW1wrT

[Michael Liebreich - @MLiebreich.bsky.social @MLiebreich]

Looking for a podcast this weekend? Season 13 of @CleaningUpPod kicks off with @g__j CEO of @OctopusEnergy. It's got entrepreneurship, zonal pricing, electric blankets and the faint whiff of an IPO! With support from @CleaningUpPod's new Leadership Circle. https://t.co/t92YeRPD2C

[Alasdair Munro @apsmunro]

I have not one, but two houseplants with more charisma than Liam Gallagher

[Tom Whitehouse @Tom_LEIF]

@fharris2011 @AlisonMoyet Our cat about to scratch a new chair to its death despite the availability of a wall-mounted scratch pad right behind the chair. Fair enough.

[Tom Whitehouse @Tom_LEIF]

@MLiebreich Norway has great charging infrastructure. In so many countries charging is difficult

[Tom Whitehouse @Tom_LEIF]

@EdConwaySky @Waterstones @peterfrankopan @RachelReevesMP @matthewsyed @adamboultonTABB @Itwitius @markmiodownik @lewis_dartnell @DianeCoyle1859 @krogoff Can you say which branches of Waterstones and when?

[Ilan Gur @ilangur]

Latest from ARIA: Up to £500k to uncover a new technical path toward robots that can free humanity from under-resourced & undesirable labor. Simple 3 page proposal & you'll know if you're funded in 3 weeks 🚀 We're open to anyone including new entrants so please spread the word!

[Tom Whitehouse @Tom_LEIF]

@leecronin But aren’t the humans able to allow the AIs to make decisions without the humans’ permission?

[Tom Whitehouse @Tom_LEIF]

@edwardlucas Do you know anything that we don’t? We know that Kadiriv is ill but …

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

“More than a decade ago, the venture capital investor @pmarca famously declared that software was eating the world. But the hardware needed to power that software is still hungry, and growing hungrier.” @johnthornhillft https://t.co/zWcMxWw3NL via @ft

[Kristian Branaes @KristianBranaes]

We've looked at battery recycling in Europe for 2+ years, supported by VPs that built this industry in the US. It's a promising market, but replicating Redwood is likely not enough to deliver a venture-scale outcome. Find out why: https://t.co/ymM1aGKL6k

[Tom Whitehouse @Tom_LEIF]

@ckarapataki Pity to miss you. I hung out a bit with @enverid - v cool (and fresh)

[Tom Whitehouse @Tom_LEIF]

@GaryLineker Really? A somewhat more nuanced view is available from @RestIsPolitics, who are rather good. @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK