Matteo De Felice
@matteodefelice.bsky.social
(Climate) data scientist at RaboResearch. Formerly scientific officer at @EU_ScienceHub. Enthusiast R programmer. Dutch learner.
It seems that the demand for AI video-generation apps has been a bit overestimated. Sora, the OpenAI app, shows very low retention numbers... www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Enthusiasm for OpenAI’s Sora Fades After Initial Creative Burst
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ellen Huet reports on OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, after an initial…
www.bloomberg.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It seems that the demand for AI video-generation apps has been a bit overestimated. Sora, the OpenAI app, shows very low retention numbers... www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FT says that energy traders aren’t fully convinced that data centres will drive a big surge in electricity demand. Forward prices reflect this skepticism. Two reasons:
1. Future data centre growth might be overestimated.
2. Computing is getting more energy-efficient
www.ft.com/content/959f...
1. Future data centre growth might be overestimated.
2. Computing is getting more energy-efficient
www.ft.com/content/959f...
Why energy traders are sceptical of the data centre build-out
Some are questioning if electricity demands are being overstated
www.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The FT says that energy traders aren’t fully convinced that data centres will drive a big surge in electricity demand. Forward prices reflect this skepticism. Two reasons:
1. Future data centre growth might be overestimated.
2. Computing is getting more energy-efficient
www.ft.com/content/959f...
1. Future data centre growth might be overestimated.
2. Computing is getting more energy-efficient
www.ft.com/content/959f...
China’s energy story is full of contrasts: CO₂ emissions are likely to stay flat but at the same time new coal is built AND massive amounts of clean electricity is added. The China’s Climate Transition: Outlook 2025 seems to be a way to understand all of this: energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
China’s Climate Transition: Outlook 2025 – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
In 2025, China’s energy and emission trends moved closer to the pathways aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise: its total CO₂ emissions are projected to stay…
energyandcleanair.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
China’s energy story is full of contrasts: CO₂ emissions are likely to stay flat but at the same time new coal is built AND massive amounts of clean electricity is added. The China’s Climate Transition: Outlook 2025 seems to be a way to understand all of this: energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
Next time you hear one of the many AI evangelists preaching about data centers in space, make sure you’re ready: taranis.ie/datacenters-...
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.
There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.
taranis.ie
December 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Next time you hear one of the many AI evangelists preaching about data centers in space, make sure you’re ready: taranis.ie/datacenters-...
Maybe we won't need so many data centres, maybe. The pipeline of near-term power projects in Georgia (USA) decreased this quarter again: www.utilitydive.com/news/georgia...
Georgia Power’s large load pipeline shrinks by 6 GW
Georgia Public Service Commission staff testimony noted data centers are “underperforming expectations” due to lower materialization rates, project cancellations and delays.
www.utilitydive.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Maybe we won't need so many data centres, maybe. The pipeline of near-term power projects in Georgia (USA) decreased this quarter again: www.utilitydive.com/news/georgia...
An interesting article: could electricity become the currency of the future? electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
Electricity is about to become the new base currency and China figured it out
As we accelerate into an all-electric, all-digital age, the ultimate representation of productive capacity becomes the kilowatt-hour (kWh).
electrek.co
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
An interesting article: could electricity become the currency of the future? electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
I learn something new every day (lucky me!). Today’s discovery? There are "zombie fires" in the Arctic. Honestly, that’s one thing I wish I hadn’t learned: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests
Blazes that smoulder in the permafrost, only to reignite, are extending fire season though winter, leaving vegetation struggling to recover
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I learn something new every day (lucky me!). Today’s discovery? There are "zombie fires" in the Arctic. Honestly, that’s one thing I wish I hadn’t learned: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
You might have missed this: the Iranian president has warned that, if the drought continues, they may need to evacuate Tehran (a city of 15 million people): www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Tehran close to running dry due to 'water bankruptcy'
As Iran suffers through a drought and the president warns the capital could be evacuated, millions are worried about what the future will hold.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
You might have missed this: the Iranian president has warned that, if the drought continues, they may need to evacuate Tehran (a city of 15 million people): www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Reposted by Matteo De Felice
@nytimes.com style guide:
"When people we like kill people we don't like so much, the headline shall use the passive voice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
"When people we like kill people we don't like so much, the headline shall use the passive voice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
20 Killed in Israeli Strikes as Israel and Hamas Trade Blame Over Truce
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
@nytimes.com style guide:
"When people we like kill people we don't like so much, the headline shall use the passive voice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
"When people we like kill people we don't like so much, the headline shall use the passive voice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...
A map showing the difference in global emissions between 2024 and 2023, based on EDGAR 2025 data. The data with the methodology is here: edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu
October 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A map showing the difference in global emissions between 2024 and 2023, based on EDGAR 2025 data. The data with the methodology is here: edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Analysis reveals that that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles burn five times more CO2 than their manufacturers claim: eciu.net/media/press-...
PHEVs burn 5 times more CO2 than manufacturers claim: comment
Analysis reveals that that PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles) burn five times more CO2 than their manufacturers claim.
eciu.net
October 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Analysis reveals that that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles burn five times more CO2 than their manufacturers claim: eciu.net/media/press-...
Lloyds bank offers free heat pumps with mortgages in the UK: www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...
Bank offers free heat pumps with mortgages
Lloyds partners with Octopus Energy as public enthusiasm for the tech fails to meet Government targets
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Lloyds bank offers free heat pumps with mortgages in the UK: www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...
"Millions more homes in England, Scotland and Wales face devastating floods, and some towns may have to be abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Millions more homes in England, Scotland and Wales face devastating floods, and some towns may have to be abandoned as climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Independent: "England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows" www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows
Provisional Government data suggests a much worse harvest than experts had so far predicted.
www.independent.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The Independent: "England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows" www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
"One year’s worth of bread has been lost in the UK since 2020 due to extreme weather destroying harvests, a report has found." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
One year’s worth of bread lost in UK to wrecked harvests since 2020, report finds
Worsening droughts and floods have destroyed wheat for 4bn loaves of bread and forced record levels of imports
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"One year’s worth of bread has been lost in the UK since 2020 due to extreme weather destroying harvests, a report has found." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
CRAN, the R's central package manager is different from other package managers: when developers update their package, the system re-run tests also on all the packages depending on it. It's an interesting design choice: jtibs.substack.com/p/if-all-the...
If all the world were a monorepo
The R ecosystem and the case for extreme empathy in software maintenance
jtibs.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
CRAN, the R's central package manager is different from other package managers: when developers update their package, the system re-run tests also on all the packages depending on it. It's an interesting design choice: jtibs.substack.com/p/if-all-the...
"Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis
Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate action
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Fact-checking from CarbonBrief: "North Sea gas is not ‘four times cleaner’ than LNG imports" www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
Factcheck: North Sea gas is not ‘four times cleaner’ than LNG imports - Carbon Brief
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch announced a pledge to drill “all” the remaining oil and gas in the North Sea
www.carbonbrief.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Fact-checking from CarbonBrief: "North Sea gas is not ‘four times cleaner’ than LNG imports" www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
A new (exascale) supercomputer is born in Europe, its name is JUPITER and it's currently the most powerful in Europe, the 4th worldwide, and it's the most energy-efficient in the world. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages...
September 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A new (exascale) supercomputer is born in Europe, its name is JUPITER and it's currently the most powerful in Europe, the 4th worldwide, and it's the most energy-efficient in the world. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages...
Interesting modelling setup: 10-km downscaled CMIP6 models. Some results, though not always surprising, are clear: heatwaves will worsen, precipitation extremes will become more common. The high-resolution model has been used to provide local impact information. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Interesting modelling setup: 10-km downscaled CMIP6 models. Some results, though not always surprising, are clear: heatwaves will worsen, precipitation extremes will become more common. The high-resolution model has been used to provide local impact information. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The Economist explaining the current situation on rare earths and China's domination.
September 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Economist explaining the current situation on rare earths and China's domination.
NRC on the the battle for water in Sicily: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
De strijd om water is nijpend op Sicilië: ‘Ik moet bedelen om een basisrecht’
Italië: Opeenvolgende hete en droge zomers, in combinatie met slecht beheer, leiden op het eiland Sicilië tot ernstige watertekorten. „Ik heb geen fut meer. Na een kwart eeuw overweeg ik mijn…
www.nrc.nl
September 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
NRC on the the battle for water in Sicily: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Extreme rain in China caused $2.2 billion in road damage, further straining public purse: www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.reuters.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Extreme rain in China caused $2.2 billion in road damage, further straining public purse: www.reuters.com/business/env...
Iberian wildfires seen from space : www.esa.int/Applications...
August 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Iberian wildfires seen from space : www.esa.int/Applications...
Let's look at the numbers: how much do electric car batteries degrade? www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/electric-c...
How much do electric car batteries degrade?
Many electric cars will still have more than 80% of their initial capacity after 200,000 miles.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Let's look at the numbers: how much do electric car batteries degrade? www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/electric-c...