Paul Dempsey
@pmdempsey.com
Tech journalist. DC-based again after a decade in Asia. Occasionally cranky. Too much #AI, #semiconductors, #EDA, socmed, climate and way too much Sino-US rivalry. Dogs, horses and #MUFC.
Did some footy finance thing many moons ago.
Did some footy finance thing many moons ago.
Pinned
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A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
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A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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Blue Origin recovers its largest rocket booster in breakthrough.
Blue Origin launches its massive New Glenn rocket and manages to catch the booster for reuse, a technical breakthrough for the space company owned by Jeff Bezos
Blue Origin launches its massive New Glenn rocket and manages to catch the booster for reuse, a technical breakthrough for the space company owned by Jeff Bezos
November 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Blue Origin recovers its largest rocket booster in breakthrough.
Blue Origin launches its massive New Glenn rocket and manages to catch the booster for reuse, a technical breakthrough for the space company owned by Jeff Bezos
Blue Origin launches its massive New Glenn rocket and manages to catch the booster for reuse, a technical breakthrough for the space company owned by Jeff Bezos
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Telegram chief Pavel Durov is free to travel again after his arrest last year on organized crime charges.
France lifts travel ban on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
The tech entrepreneur has stepped up attacks on French authorities in recent months after his 2024 arrest.
www.politico.eu
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Telegram chief Pavel Durov is free to travel again after his arrest last year on organized crime charges.
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A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
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A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
1/5
A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
1/5
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Boy, if I were Donald Trump, I’d be pissed that my supposedly loyal Vice President has gone completely and totally silent on social media since these Epstein emails dropped. Vance always does this when it gets really bad—just disappears. Like Homer in the hedges.
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Boy, if I were Donald Trump, I’d be pissed that my supposedly loyal Vice President has gone completely and totally silent on social media since these Epstein emails dropped. Vance always does this when it gets really bad—just disappears. Like Homer in the hedges.
#AI First scan of the IEA forecast.
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A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
1/5
A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#AI First scan of the IEA forecast.
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A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
1/5
A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
1/5
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
1/5
A fifth of new energy projects supporting the AI data center boom risk delay, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 from the International Energy Agency, suggesting that capital costs could rise by 20-30%
It is the benchmark used by governments and NGOs in economic projections.
1/5
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Jack Huynh is on stage at AMD's financial analyst day to talk client, which will cover consumer as well as enterprise.
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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AMD PC GPU roadmap.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
AMD PC GPU roadmap.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
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Papermaster says AMD is launching next-gen Infinity Fabric today.
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Papermaster says AMD is launching next-gen Infinity Fabric today.
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AMD's Mark Papermaster announces/confirms Zen 6, Zen 7.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
AMD's Mark Papermaster announces/confirms Zen 6, Zen 7.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
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And SerDes roadmap as well.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
And SerDes roadmap as well.
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AMD is holding its financial analyst day in NYC, where CEO Lisa Su kicks it off and reiterates that datacenter is the most strategic business for AMD. No surprise here.
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
AMD is holding its financial analyst day in NYC, where CEO Lisa Su kicks it off and reiterates that datacenter is the most strategic business for AMD. No surprise here.
OK, so if they can bring Alice back - can't wait, by the way - why not just give Neil Cross the Bond gig?
Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson are reuniting as detective John Luther and his serial killer paramour Alice Morgan for a new Luther movie at Netflix.
Jamie Payne will direct from a script by franchise creator Neil Cross.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
Jamie Payne will direct from a script by franchise creator Neil Cross.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
OK, so if they can bring Alice back - can't wait, by the way - why not just give Neil Cross the Bond gig?
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Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson are reuniting as detective John Luther and his serial killer paramour Alice Morgan for a new Luther movie at Netflix.
Jamie Payne will direct from a script by franchise creator Neil Cross.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
Jamie Payne will direct from a script by franchise creator Neil Cross.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson are reuniting as detective John Luther and his serial killer paramour Alice Morgan for a new Luther movie at Netflix.
Jamie Payne will direct from a script by franchise creator Neil Cross.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
Jamie Payne will direct from a script by franchise creator Neil Cross.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Soccer players from Galatasaray and Besiktas are among 1,024 players suspended by the Turkish Football Federation as part of an investigation into betting.
Galatasaray, Besiktas players among 1,024 footballers suspended by Turkish FA in betting probe
It comes after the TFF suspended 149 match officials last month following their alleged involvement in a betting scandal.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Soccer players from Galatasaray and Besiktas are among 1,024 players suspended by the Turkish Football Federation as part of an investigation into betting.
Galatasaray, Besiktas players among 1,024 footballers suspended by Turkish FA in betting probe
It comes after the TFF suspended 149 match officials last month following their alleged involvement in a betting scandal.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Soccer players from Galatasaray and Besiktas are among 1,024 players suspended by the Turkish Football Federation as part of an investigation into betting.
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Among the many presidency-ending things it is Congress' job to police & it is failing to do, allowing the Mad King to incinerate our closest alliances is top of the list. It should have all ended w/ threatening to invade our NATO allies. Alas, we are not a serious country.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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The Trump regime is ruining America’s most valuable alliances and international partnerships.
The level of trust needed to do high level intelligence sharing is rare, and Five Eyes cooperation has been a major asset.
The US chose to throw it away, harming its own power and security. And for what?
The level of trust needed to do high level intelligence sharing is rare, and Five Eyes cooperation has been a major asset.
The US chose to throw it away, harming its own power and security. And for what?
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Among the many presidency-ending things it is Congress' job to police & it is failing to do, allowing the Mad King to incinerate our closest alliances is top of the list. It should have all ended w/ threatening to invade our NATO allies. Alas, we are not a serious country.
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NEW: I wrote about Nasa's rather incredible system for detecting tsunamis, in near real-time, by *analysing GNSS signals*.
Some tsunamis are so big, they cause ripples in the Earth's atmosphere big enough to affect GPS.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Some tsunamis are so big, they cause ripples in the Earth's atmosphere big enough to affect GPS.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
'It sounded kind of crazy': How ripples in the high atmosphere warned scientists of a tsunami in real time
Tsunamis are notoriously difficult to spot on the open ocean as they race towards shore. But in the summer of 2025, scientists watched one unfold as it happened.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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The same BBC board that responded too slowly to last week's outcry about an editing screwup now has to urgently deal with Trump's threat to sue over it. Full coverage in today's Reliable Sources newsletter: cnn.it/3XtmDjn
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The same BBC board that responded too slowly to last week's outcry about an editing screwup now has to urgently deal with Trump's threat to sue over it. Full coverage in today's Reliable Sources newsletter: cnn.it/3XtmDjn
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Trump's legal letter to the BBC reads like an attempt at a shakedown.
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Trump's legal letter to the BBC reads like an attempt at a shakedown.
Apart from the UK being morally right in doing this, it's worth noting that it does recognize the International Criminal Court in The Hague, and will have taken its position into account.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Apart from the UK being morally right in doing this, it's worth noting that it does recognize the International Criminal Court in The Hague, and will have taken its position into account.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...